It was reported on September 1, 2014 that someone with access to Texas Governor Rick Perry’s Twitter account publicly bashed Lehmberg for being the “most drunk Democrat in Texas” and further stating that “I don’t always drive drunk at 3x the legal blood alcohol limit… but when I do, I indict Gov. Perry for calling me out about it”. The tweet was almost promptly deleted and Perry stated that it was unauthorized and that he doesn’t condone it and that he took it down himself. The whole issue has become infamously titled, Rick Perry Deletes Drunk Driving Tweet by almost every media source covering it.
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