Rick Perry Hits the Airwaves in South Carolina

Trying to get back in the race after ignoring the New Hampshire primary, Texas Gov. Rick Perry unveiled a new ad on Wednesday hitting the airwaves in South Carolina which holds it primary on Jan. 21. Perry plays up his service in the U.S. Air Force in the ad which features veterans praising the Lone Star State governor.

"The decorated military veterans in this TV ad speak strongly for Governor Perry's character, faith and leadership," said Ray Sullivan, a spokesman for Perry, in a statement on Wednesday. "These vets know Rick Perry's pro-American, pro-job and pro-veteran record. Additionally, Governor Perry is the one true Washington outsider left in this race and has an unparalleled record of job creation, having created more than 1 million net new jobs while in office."

"Washington's broken. Replacing one Washington insider with another won't change a thing," Perry says in the ad. "I'm the outsider who's willing to step on some toes. We can surely recapture what is great about America. And we can restore this nation to its pre-eminence in the world as a beacon of individual liberty and economic prosperity. And there is no greater cause in our time."