While White House Press Secretary and former Colorado resident Dana Perino (for Michael Roberts's profile, see "New Forecast") fields hundreds of questions from a ravenous Washington press corps every day on subjects that span the globe, her father, Leo Perino, took questions from Westword during a busy day at his Lincoln Market on East 25th Avenue.
He wouldn't talk politics -- though he does give a shout-out to Barack Obama's read-to-your-children focus -- but discusses his daughter's Belt
George W. Bush's recent press conference in Iraq has gotten a lot of attention for obvious reasons; a journalist chucked not one but two shoes at the president during the session. But less attention has been paid to the fate of White House press secretary Dana Perino, who reportedly suffered a minor eye injury during the subsequent scuffle -- and that's wrong! Not only does she deserve some sympathy. She deserves a Purple Heart.
You've read about Perino's Colorado ties in two Westword offeri
