[martosko]

Saturday Night Live writers, start your engines.

[JosephMama]

Someone should have suggested eliminating the VA. He probably would have loved the idea.

He is in no way qualified to be president of the US.

[dfwgator]

I was excited when Perry first announced, but he clearly is not POTUS material. He throws red meat out there, but there’s nothing there to back it up.....as they say, “All hat and no cattle.”

[chris37]

Everything will end everyone’s campaign.

The only one who is inevitable is Obama.

[mnehring]

[7beuties]

what a bumbler.

[yetidog]

Since he hasn’t been that sharp during the whole process, his senior moment may have a bigger negative impact than it otherwise should have. Its Newt or Mitt.

[YankeeDoodleRebel]

I caught a lot of Shi*t. Perry is a losseerrr,! Newt rules the day.

[cripplecreek]

Bump in the road?

Think of the episode of the simpsons when homer tried to jump Springfield gorge. (In the series not the movie)

[Apercu]

Not a big Perry fan - but c’mon - everyone has a brain cramp now and then. I would still vote for ANY of those candidates over Barry the Kenyan - even the crazy uncle Ron Paul.Gingrich is by far the sharpest knife in the drawer and would eviscerate TOTUS Obamao in a debate.

[ClearCase_guy]

I was more impressed by Admiral Stockdale.

[Georgia Girl 2]

I ran out of the room screaming OMG!!! LOL!!!

[smoothsailing]

I like Perry, but that was painful to watch.

[Sudetenland]

Non-event and anyone who claims it as proof of him not being an able candidate is a hypocrite beyond belief. Who has not had one of those oops moments when something you have discussed over and over again simply escapes you for a moment?

I think he recovered from it when he answered the next question and receive laughter--everyone, including him, enjoyed the joke on him. To be sure, the MSM and the Perry-haters will jump on it and blow it out of all proportion, but it was really nothing and no fair minded--objective observer--will even care about it.

It may damage him because the play it will get in the MSM, but it was nothing.

[dragnet2]

I was going to say something, but I forgot.

[montag813]

Stupid is as stupid does. $55 million in cash from his Houston crony capitalists and illegal alien employers can’t fix Perry’s level of stupid. Perry will stay in the race, and never again rise above 9.99% in the polls.

[farmguy]

Instead of speaking from the heart, he tried to recite a sound bite and along the way he forgot where he was going.

[MattinNJ]

I am a fairly competent trial attorney. That being said, I performed at a mock trial that was going to be videotaped. I was fine until that light went on. To this day, I can’t bring myself to look at that tape. His record should be what counts, but it won’t be. That was awful.

[GatorGirl]

I had to go pick up a kid at 9pm but I started watching it and was most impressed by Perry, Cain and Gingrich. Sorry to hear Perry slipped up but I seriously doubt many people were watching CNBC. The crowd seemed lively and were giving the mods a lot of trouble from what I saw.

[biggredd1]

I will give Perry a string to tie around his finger to remember to cut the dept of energy.

[samtheman]

I’ve been saying for weeks that he’s the Great Non-Communicator.

Tonight, though, he looked better than he ever has.

And then the moment. I felt bad for him. I really did. I like the guy. I really do.

If it happened to anyone else, no big deal.

But with his previous communication problems, it’s going to add negativity atop negativity.

I don’t want to pile on the guy. I wish he hadn’t suffered that flub. I feel bad for him still.