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Rick Perry on debate gaffe: 'I stepped in it'
Polutico ^ | Wednesday November 9, 2011 | Alexander Burns

Posted on 11/09/2011 8:30:08 PM PST by Bigtigermike

Rick Perry swiftly came to the spin room after the end of the GOP debate Wednesday night and directly told reporters that he screwed up on stage.

"I'm glad I had my boots on tonight," Perry said. "I stepped in it out there." Continue Reading

Perry froze up on stage as he attempted to list the three federal departments he planned to cut, naming Education and Commerce but forgetting the Department of Energy.

Said Perry: "I may have forgotten Energy, but I haven't forgotten my conservative principles."

Asked by a reporter if that moment was embarrassing, Perry said: "I stepped in it, man. Yeah, it was embarrassing. Of course it was."

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012; 2012debates; 2012gopprimary; brainless; debates; gaffe; gop; heartless; oops; perry; perry2012; rickperry
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To: txhurl

The next debate is Saturday night....just three days from now. I don’t know what the format is.


121 posted on 11/10/2011 5:56:33 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: Bigtigermike

I don’t care what anyone thinks about Perry politically.In the end Obama will lose and at least Perry has the basic decency to admit he messed up.Holder and Obama need to take some lessons from Perry on this.Has anyone heard Holder apologize for NOT apologizing to the Terry Family or taken a lick of responsibility?Has anyone heard a word from Obama about his live microphone gaffe dissing the Jewish vote and Israel?No, because the MSM won’t allow it.They want Perry in the news.


122 posted on 11/10/2011 6:06:44 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: normy
Except for one thing, he’s never lost an election.

In the primaries, in 2002 he had no Republican competitors, in 2006 his biggest competitor was a Texas secessionist who didn't even crack 10% of the vote, and in 2010, his biggest competitor was Kay Bailey Hutchison who phoned in her campaign for the most part and who was relying on advertising to put her over the top.

In the general elections, in 2002 he faced a Democrat who had already been gutted and cleaned by another Democrat in their primary, in 2006 he faced a clown car of candidates that allowed him to run away with 39% of the vote, and in 2010 he faced a Clinton insider that he was able to avoid debating.

These did not prepare him for a truly hostile media and for going up against several other Republicans who are prepared to go toe-to-toe with him on a near-daily basis.

For those who say that his debate performances don't matter, they should explain exactly why they think he has dropped since his first debate.

You have to be able to walk into the lion's den (in front of the media), you have to stare the lion down and you have to explain what you believe and why you believe it, and you have to explain why you think Conservatives should be the ones governing. You can't do it from a script either.
123 posted on 11/10/2011 6:12:03 AM PST by af_vet_rr
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To: napscoordinator

I am not a diehard Perry supporter at this moment but he should not drop out.It is a debate for Godsakes.Obama dissed Israel on a live microphone and Holder gets a media pass from what should be his resignation and or impeachment? But Rick Perry is being tried for a brain fart? A lot of Presidents may not be the king of debates.Porky Pig could beat Obama in a debate.Calling for Perry to get out of the race because of this is just plain wrong.


124 posted on 11/10/2011 6:13:48 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: onyx
Oh yeah, and get out of the UN - that was Governor Perry’s GOOD MENTION during the previous debate.

A good point, except that Ron Paul has been pushing bills in Congress to get the US out of the UN for the last 30 years. I'm not a Ron Paul fan, but give him credit for actively pushing this in Congress long before Perry came onto the scene.
125 posted on 11/10/2011 6:16:07 AM PST by af_vet_rr
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

No comparison. Obama is the President not a candidate (yet). Perry is in a job interview and screwed up horribly. We can use the gaff from Obama next year when he is job interviewing again. Right now it is all about picking a Republican nominee. I know you love Perry but my recommendation is get as much as you can from watching Perry now because he will not be the nominee under any circumstances. Well I guess the other 7 could drop out and leave him the nominee by default, but that is highly unlikely.


126 posted on 11/10/2011 6:19:06 AM PST by napscoordinator
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To: napscoordinator
Excuse and pardon me a thousand times as I do not want to appear rude or argumentative but what part of the first sentence in my reply to you that I stated that I am not a Perry supporter at this time didn't you get?I think it is unwise if Perry drops out now.
127 posted on 11/10/2011 6:29:32 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Bigtigermike

He ‘stepped in it’ when he called us ‘heartless.’


128 posted on 11/10/2011 6:32:35 AM PST by dfwgator (I stand with Herman Cain.)
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To: Allegra

True dat and then some.


129 posted on 11/10/2011 6:40:12 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: MHGinTN

Shame on you.

An ethical doctor *wouldn’t* make a diagnosis as you did, and most of us *couldn’t* with any confidence that we’d prevail at court, and we’d be destroyed at a seminar/M&M.

Regardless of ethics, the observed behavior - the gestalt - does not come anywhere near pathological or indicative of a syndrome. There would be other deficiencies in evidence - although those deficiencies might require an actual examination by a practicing, experienced physician to certify with any sort of professional competence.


130 posted on 11/10/2011 7:20:08 AM PST by hocndoc (WingRight.org Have mustard seed: Will use. Cut spending, cut spending, cut spending, now,now,now!)
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To: hocndoc

Watch out for the fall from that high horse you’re trying to ride.


131 posted on 11/10/2011 7:51:22 AM PST by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: Ron H.
""""You can always go over to DU if you feel you need to get away from all us so real conservative Cain supporters."""""

No, I will stay right here where I have always been as a True Conservative and yet one with Civility. Do you see Cain EVER bashing another, no because he is CIVIL, yet you are reflecting on him as a spokesman.

The point is the vicious bashing of Perry in favor of Cain, really reflects on Cain. Cain is a gentleman, and I doubt if he would approve of all the vicious bashing of another candidate or the Perry supporters on F.R. Would he?

Sometimes it seems as if the Cain people on here, would like to see Perry "Black Hawk Downed", that is how vicious it has become. Who's next, when & if Perry folds?

Now tell me where you think I am a Perry Backer? ROFL.

132 posted on 11/10/2011 8:43:32 AM PST by annieokie
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To: normy
Herman Cain has zero record to base his words on.

Perhaps he has no political record, but he's certainly got a long and impressive resume. Yes, he's got a record. Just not in politics.

The last poll I saw had Cain and Romney tied at 21% and Perry and Newt virtually tied at around 11-12 percent.

You must not have been watching the race all that closely for the last month or so. All of those numbers have shifted drastically. Cain is running around 30%, Romney around 24%, Newt about 21%, and Perry's around 8%.

Perry is sliding into oblivion because of his terrible debate performances, and because voters have had time to do their own vetting. He's just not doing a good job selling himself, and voters aren't all that impressed with what they're finding on their own.

133 posted on 11/10/2011 8:47:42 AM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: MHGinTN

I can’t fall or fail by pointing out good medical ethics.


134 posted on 11/10/2011 8:49:12 AM PST by hocndoc (WingRight.org Have mustard seed: Will use. Cut spending, cut spending, cut spending, now,now,now!)
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To: Norm Lenhart

Well said, bud. I hate revisionists.


135 posted on 11/10/2011 8:52:15 AM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: hocndoc
So from your high-horse you aren't even aware you toss foolish comments like 'Shame on you' at someone with anything not 100% positive regarding your Rick Perry? Figures ... self-imposed blindness to any flaw in the object of your adoration is a hallmarks of hero worship.

After your assault on Herman Cain's integrity as 'not pro-life enough' for you, I realized I no longer valued your opinion, so you can understand why your 'shame on you' rings hollow, very hollow.

136 posted on 11/10/2011 9:02:58 AM PST by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: Junior_G

My criteria for memory lost that’s normal or depression vs. organic/Alzheimer’s/brain damage: if it doesn’t get in the way of your life, no worries; if it bothers you, it’s probably not Alzheimer’s or a stroke; if you aren’t bothered by getting lost/starting fires, forgetting to bathe, you probably have an organic brain disorder.


137 posted on 11/10/2011 9:03:34 AM PST by hocndoc (WingRight.org Have mustard seed: Will use. Cut spending, cut spending, cut spending, now,now,now!)
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To: Eaker

Well said. hahahahaha


138 posted on 11/10/2011 9:08:20 AM PST by annieokie
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To: MHGinTN

I said “shame on you” because due to our years of conversation on this board, I know that you have a normally high sense of ethics.

The problem with Cain is his inability to explain or his lack of understanding of the roll of government and governors in laws and regulations when it comes to abortion. In July on Stossel and in October on CNN and everywhere on the following day, he made contradictory and extremely poor comments on abortion. He finally said - both in July and recently - that he meant that government shouldn’t interfere if a woman or families choose an illegal act.

Cain makes these “gaffes” over days and months, not on the spur of the moment. This leads me to believe that his thoughts and beliefs are the problem.


139 posted on 11/10/2011 9:16:27 AM PST by hocndoc (WingRight.org Have mustard seed: Will use. Cut spending, cut spending, cut spending, now,now,now!)
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To: txhurl
OK, but if you’ve been around Texas for long, you know he doesn’t pick battles he don’t think he can win. He’s not the type to run for POTUS so he can brag about it, and you know it.

Now there's some tribal support, if I ever saw it. I think Perry supporters have nothing left, but to simply circle the wagons and soldier on because he's their favorite son. He's certainly not giving anyone else a compelling reason to support him.

Perry's record and stance on the issues was already enough to ping the radar of most well-informed conservatives, but his onstage gaffes sealed his fate. He will not recover from these public fumbles.

140 posted on 11/10/2011 9:21:31 AM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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