“We know from the social science that children do best with a mom and a dad,” Perkins claimed at one point.
“Since MGP whiskey is [more than] 80 percent of my revenues, it might be silly to wean myself off of that,” Perkins says.
Ordinarily, the possibility of a Perkins run for office would be about as thrilling as a vigorous tooth flossing.
Considering the deep red bent of the district, Perkins would have a strong partisan edge.
When challenged to say, in 60 seconds, how he would change the world, Perkins made a playfully controversial response.
The Italian, overcome by the sight of so much wealth, fell captive to the eloquence of Perkins.
"No, I don't," snapped Mandy, who could understand neither the previous laugh nor that which greeted Perkins' sally.
Perkins at the Dalles mission (see ante, note 208) had attempted to reach the Indians gathered at the Cascades.
Until the summer of 1829 the most important of the American houses was that of Perkins & Co.
Mr. Perkins was a close manager but not stingy with his wife.
