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Video: Perry Fields Questions at N.H. Town Hall

A little more than a week after his embarrassing debate performance, Rick Perry this weekend got back to doing what he does best — pressing the flesh with voters.

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A little more than a week after his embarrassing debate performance, Rick Perry this weekend got back to doing what he does best — pressing the flesh with voters. Perry held four town hall meetings in less than 24 hours. In this video from Friday, Sept. 30 in Derry, N.H., Perry fends off a hostile question about global warming, talks about his plans for Social Security and displays his trademark Texas swagger.

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