A Cartoon Perry Tells Texans How To Follow Him On Twitter

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Politicians are all over social media these days, but Rick Perry’s apparently been at the game for a while.

In a web video released in 2009 during his race for Texas governor, Perry and his intern team slapped together a kitschy animated spot telling his supporters how to connect with him on Twitter and Facebook.

It’s hard to say what’s more entertaining: the choppy animation; Perry’s halting, step-by-step instructions (“Go to the search bar and type in my name”); or the noodling guitar playing atop the whole sequence.

To quote Perry, “enjoy yourself”:

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