As video of the staged fights in a Corpus Christi State School hit national television, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is wasting no time placing blame. Her campaign put out this statement on Tuesday:

“The fight clubs that took place at one of Texas’ State Schools are a sad chapter in Texas history and further proof of Rick Perry’s failed leadership as Governor of this state. Perry was first notified that the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating allegations of abuse in the state school system over four years ago. Since then, the problem has only gotten worse and Perry has done nothing to address it. All Texans deserve better than this appalling failure of leadership but specifically those who are the most vulnerable among us.” — Rick Wiley, Texans for Kay Campaign Manager

Meanwhile, Gov. Perry is looking to recapture some of his momentum from the Texas Tea Parties by participating in “Tea Party 2.0.” That’s right, no one can accuse the twitter-hooked Governor that he’s not keeping up with the times. Along with Gov. Mark Sanford of S. Carolina, Perry will host a tele-town hall Thursday. The Republican Governor’s Association expects about 30,000 people to participate by calling in listening to brief speeches by Perry and Sanford. They will then get to ask questions during a 1 hour long Q&A session.