Ridiculous!
Perry : Rams Gardasil down taxpayer throats in the name of crony capitalism —> goof
Bachman : Possible overstep in debate —> jumped the shark
Whatever!
“Perry : Rams Gardasil down taxpayer throats in the name of crony capitalism —> goof”
Yeah, Rush is definitely “downplaying” Perry’s overt departure from conservatism.
A little disappointing.
Did you just choose to ignore the fact that nothing was rammed down any throats?
Bachman : Possible overstep in debate —> jumped the shark
Well, sure. This is gaffe-oriented, gotcha journalism.
What you say or do in the debates counts more than what you said or did before.
Whatever you already know gets dismissed as "old news."
The "old news" is still around and can still hurt a candidate, but it's more of a slow leak than a rapid puncture or blow-out.