Bob Perry

Swift Boater Keeping Blunt-Connected Committee Afloat

Randy Turner flagged an interesting pair of hefty campaign donations yesterday:

Texas home builder Robert Perry, who bankrolled the Swift Veterans for Truth campaign that gunned down John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, is meddling in Missouri politics again.

A 48-hour report filed today [link] with the Missouri Ethics Commission, shows Perry and his wife Doylene donated $100,000 to the Seventh District Congressional District Committee.

On March 3, 2008, the Perry contributed $100,000 to the Missouri Republican Party which funneled the money through various district committees and eventually into the successful re-election campaign of Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, and the unsuccessful campaign of attorney general candidate Michael Gibbons.

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Meet Blunt's Biggest Donor: "Swift Boat" Bob Perry

The man behind the slanderous anti-Kerry "Swift Boat" ads rears his head in Missouri politics.  Bob Perry (aka "Swift Boat" Bob), a Texan homebuilder, apparently is looking to bring his brand of politics to Missouri.  On March 4, Perry and his wife, Doylene, EACH contributed $100,000 ($200,000 total) to Matt Blunt's re-election (?) campaign.

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