I heard the intervew too...he explained that statement obviously it wasn't to your satisfaction...Rick Perry will be the first to admit a mistake...
BTW, he used the very same phrase in an earlier debate...why didn't anyone say one little peep when he said it the first time?
In this debate the heartless label he used was much more clearly directed at those of us conservatives who do not agree with him on this.
I believe it was a mistake and will stand by that.
If Perry wins the GOP nomination, I will vote for him in a heartbeat over Obama or any DNC candidate. But in order for him to get that chance, he will have to get past this characterizatrion in my opinion. Other candidates are going to hammer him with it on the road and in debates. He cannot characterize a large portion of the base that he is going to have to depend on in this fashion and have it improve his chances IMHO...and, as I said, I stand by that.