Perry Defends His Debate Gaffe on Federal Agency Name
Gov. Rick Perry is in damage control mode this morning, reminding supporters of gaffes by other candidates who became presidents after a painful stumble in last night's Republican primary debate in which he could not name one of three federal agencies he has vowed to abolish.
Perry listed Education and Commerce but couldn't come up with the last one during an excruciatingly long exchange. “I would do away with the Education, Commerce and, let’s see,” Perry said, prompted one last time for an answer. “I can’t. The third one I can’t. Sorry. Oops.”
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Vickie Brekel via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry fumbles over and over and over and over........
Vickie Brekel via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry fumbles over and over and over and over!!!!!! OMG.
Karri Peterson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I hope he keeps going.
Lee Dunkelberg via Texas Tribune on Facebook
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Donald Dickson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The three most embarrassing Texans are Bush, Perry, and, umm...I'm sorry, I can't remember the third one.
Gary Skaggs via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Where there's froth, there probably was beer.
Chris Zoboroski via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Why do we have TX leaders that make the rest of us look like idiots?
Tim Thurston via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The red phone rings in the Kremlin. ... "get those troops out of ___________ or else we'll be forced to .... uhm, we'll be forced to... Who is this again?"
Alicia Butler via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Human moment? This incident ought to dispel any notion this clown cares or knows about the actual effects his "policies" would have. Who's writing his cue cards? Are they based on anything other than focus group testing?
Sam McGowan via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Perry had a brain fart. We all have them and those who are making a big deal out of this are hypocrites. This is just one more reasons why debates are worthless. They've only been part of the political process since 1976. Go after Perry (and every other candidate) on their record, not media moments.
Sam McGowan via Texas Tribune on Facebook
@Donald, the other presidential Texan who was embarassment was LBJ. But we've also had other embarrasments, such as Jim Hightower (we've still got him.) Jim Wright also caught a lot of flak.
Kim Burkett via Texas Tribune on Facebook
More than a brain fart...Perry can't put a coherent thought together and has shown it in nearly every debate performance. If that doesn't concern a voter, you're either not paying attention or need to re-evaluate your standards for the highest office in this country.
Bill Kerr via Texas Tribune on Facebook
He don't need no stinkin' Tele-Prompter!
Dana McCullough Brewer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
When you are talking about the three federal departments that you want to dismantle, you don't get a pass at forgetting the name of one of them. Good grief.
Cynthia Tannehill Faulk Ryland via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"They" say, with Alzheimers, memory's the second thing to go...
Nirav Patel
#forgetmenot Don't forget about how he denied Bill White a debate.
Jack E. Wardlow III via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Thats okay Mr. Perry, we all make mistakes. We, the voters of Texas, keep making the same one over and over....
Cris Sleightholm
This man is a natural born clown, and a sorry one at that.
S Kay Nash via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Only Republicans are allowed to have Human Moments, silly people.
Texascattleco
I had a comment I wanted to make but I forgot it while looking at the other comments.
Vibeke Mendonca Lee via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Everybody is allowed an occasional mistake - it is when they keep coming and become increasingly idiotic that you have to question the source. When thoughts and ideas are your own, you are not likely to forget them. When they have been planted by others to simply regurgitate you have "brain freezes".
Vicki Stegall Edwards via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Duh! What was that third one:(
Tom Walker via Texas Tribune on Facebook
It's painful to watch this slow motion train wreck of a campaign.
d f
Now the rest of the country is finding out what Texans have had to endure for far too long. An arrogant bully who thinks he does not need to prepare or be worried about silly things like debates. Never had to woury bout that before. Not gonna wury now. Why, back in Tixis, folks down there don ker bout how much of a dandy you look like or sound like. All they ker bout is somebody with good hair struttin around in silly cowboy boots and imitation camo, who storms and fusses about the gummit, dadburnet. Here's wha I'm onna do, fer sure, rat now. Jes as soon as I get back from my huntin lease. You know, like I'm purtty good at killin dem hogs and coyotes and sech. With a sniper-scoped, high-powered rifle from a couple hunnerd yards.Sittin in my $50,000 high-rise huntin stand with a few of my right-wing lunatic crony frens. Yup. That's wha Amurcans want in a president. I might jes skip all the rest of them goofy debates. Make more personal "speeches," whur I kin kozy up to more bottles of maple serp. That'll make 'em think I'm presidential.
Ronnie Odom via Texas Tribune on Facebook
He could be running on the slogan,"Perry, smarter than Bush."
Erika Holzinger via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Oh the people that texans elect to office.
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Salvation, God works in many strange and wondrous ways.
When Mr. Perry prayed for rain, God sent fire.
Whem Mr. Perry was trying to detail the damage he would do to our Union of American States, God would not let him speak.
Thank you God.
Rudy Gonzales
Sadly, I knew Perry was going to flop since he flopped in the debates where Medina trounced both he and Hutchinson! Sadly, Texas still remains a one party state!