Michele Bachmann is currently in hot water for her handling of Rick Perry’s “HPV” problem. However, she’s far from the first political opponent to consider that line of attack against the Texas governor.
Politico’s Ben Smith has surfaced a never-used ad from the campaign of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who in 2010 unsuccessfully challenged Perry in the gubernatorial primaries.
The 30-second spot includes creepy visuals of eerily empty schools and playgrounds while a little girl recites a variation of the “ABC” rhyme.
“A, B, C, D, H, P, V.
Perry mandated shots for me.
Cut a deal with the company
And a lobbyist who used to be
His Chief of Staff.
You do the math:
Donations same day came to pass.
Told my folks it was a must.
Still the Gov. defends this bust.
Now you know the ABCs
Of HPV and Rick Perry”
The ad then concludes with the image of a blackboard, on which is chalked: “Rick Perry. Wrong Then. Wrong Now.”
It’s not clear why the commercial was never aired.
