Rick Perry says he'll cooperate with Congress on Ukraine questions

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/02/politics/perry-ukraine/index.html

By Gregory Wallace and Kylie Atwood, CNN, Updated 3:48 PM ET, Wed October 2, 2019

Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who has met on at least three occasions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Wednesday pledged to work with lawmakers looking into a whistleblower's allegations about President Donald Trump's communications with Zelensky.

"I'll just briefly say we're going to work with Congress and answer all their questions," Perry said at a department event on artificial intelligence and energy.

Perry has met with Zelensky at least three times while in office, including when replaced Vice President Mike Pence in leading a US delegation to Zelensky's inauguration last spring. On Tuesday, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations committee, sent a letter questioning Perry about that trip as well as his second meeting with Zelensky, a June 2019 dinner.

Energy Department spokeswoman Shaylyn Hynes told CNN, "Regardless of subject, the Department is always willing to work with Congress in response to requests that follow proper procedures."

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1. If he does cooperate, then maybe his glasses did make him a bit smarter.

I can't help posting this again, apropos of nothing:

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[rurallib]

2. I will believe it when I see it - until then .............

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3. Dancing with the Republicans

https://www.tvinsider.com/809019/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-political-bias/|

But is Spicer’s casting in the ballroom battle that surprising? Our cursory review of the full slate of DWTS contestants reveals other big names in Republican politics.

The parquet floor has hosted Tucker Carlson, a conservative commentator currently hosting a Fox New shows; Rick Perry, the former Texas governor who ran for the Republican presidential nomination twice and is now Secretary of Energy; Tom DeLay, the former Republican Party House Majority Leader; and Bristol Palin, daughter of former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Then you have some openly Republican celebrities who competed on DWTS — e.g. Geraldo Rivera, Melissa Joan Hart, Candace Cameron Bure, Antonio Sabato Jr., and John Schneider.

To be fair, Hollywood has a reputation of being overwhelmingly liberal, so the list of Democrat DWTS alums is likely much longer than that of alums aligned with the GOP. But how many of the left-leaning contestants have built their career off being liberal?

Plus, to our knowledge, not one Democratic politician or commentator has battled for the Mirrorball Trophy.

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4. Did GOODHAIR pro ounce it "ccop-a-rate"?!1