Rick Perry 'ain't' quitting presidential race after gaffe

CBCNews ^ | Nov 10, 2011 | staff

[BarnacleCenturion]

Rick Perry said Thursday "it ain't a day for quitting nothing" after his big "oops" during the Republican presidential debate the night before.

"Oh, shoot, no," the Texas governor said Thursday morning during a series of media appearances, when asked if his debate gaffe would propel him to pull out of the race.

On Wednesday, Perry was on stage with rivals Herman Cain and Mitt Romney in Rochester, Mich., when the debate sponsored by CNBC turned into a comedy of errors.

Perry was discussing the three government departments he wanted to cut but forget one of them in a major flub that left some of his supporters declaring his campaign was over.

[petercooper]

Happens to everybody. He doesn’t need to be ridiculed over it.

[SoConPubbie]

He's Dead Jim!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Couldn't help but think of this...

Cardinal Ximinez : NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise!

(Cardinal Ximinez of Spain regards them with a nasty grin. He is flanked by Cardinal Biggles [in aviator's helmet] and Cardinal Fang.)

...Surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our three weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.... Our four...no..

[Titus-Maximus]

The press is killing him because he forgot his debate notes....? That makes him inferior, that means he cannot lead? NOT!

And we have a president who uses a teleprompter to talk to 7 year olds. Gimme a break!

[I Drive Too Fast]

If you are going to forget one perhaps the Department of Education should have been the last one. He could have said, "See, it isn't working since I can't even remember it".

I guess everything IS bigger in Texas; especially the gaffs.

[StolarStorm]

I’m not so sure he should continue. If he can’t handle the pressure of debates, do we want him in the White House? I’m starting to lean to Newt. Sure, he has baggage, but his mind is razor sharp, and isn’t that what we need in these crazy economic times?

[MNJohnnie]

That would be absurd. Quit before a single vote is cast?

Come on, let us focus on the issues, not the media silliness.

[Grunthor]

If Rick Perry quit the race everytime he said something stupid...

Uh, wait a minute....

[texas_mrs]

If he’s planning on doing away with these departments, it would be important enough to remember which ones, notes or no notes.

[Lou Budvis]

But it happens to him all the time. It’s obvious he doesn’t have what it takes upstairs to be president.

[isthisnickcool]

Bump in a long road. A road paved by cash which Perry has piles of....

[bwc2221]

It's pretty bad when a candidate's debate performance is deemed successful if he doesn't totally make a fool out of himself on stage.

I had viewed Rick Perry as my fall-back candidate if Sarah Palin chose not to run, but unfortunately I have discovered that he isn't nearly as conservative or as smart as I was led to believe.

[Vigilanteman]

I'm no fan of Perry, but does anyone out there believe that ObaMao isn't prepared for his rare debate performances by being fed probable questions and maybe even actual questions from his media handlers?

Considering the moderators, the venues and even the audiences are packed with sycophants, I would not be at all surprised if he has no surprises going into one of these debates media events.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

If Perry had had an epileptic fit on-stage, drooled and vomited all over his podium,
mooned the audience, spit on RINOmney's shoes, farted and belched while his mike was on,
and then said China was in South America and Russia was a bunch of commies, I'd still
prefer him to Willard RINOmney...

[Mouton]

I admit I was a Perryfile before the debates started. During them, watching his less than artful mannerisms, I moved on to Cain. Regardless, Perry has no chance of becoming president whether he wins the nomination or not so he should just be an old soldier and simply fade away. Perhaps he could take a few more with him so the anti Romney crowd is not split amoungst a horde of candidates.

[bwc2221]

“The press is killing him because he forgot his debate notes....?”

Isn’t that kind of like a soldier going into battle and forgetting his rifle?

I’m sorry, but this guy isn’t ready to be President. I’m still trying to figure out how he became governor.

[texas_mrs]

I’m sorry, but this guy isn’t ready to be President. I’m still trying to figure out how he became governor.

I have voted for Perry every time. He was the lesser of two evils. He's a hold-yer-nose candidate.

[Cicero]

I’m less worried about the constant gaffes than I am about the things he does on purpose, like giving favors to illegal aliens and insulting conservatives if they object.

Or has everyone forgotten about his strong support for the Texas-Canadian North American Union Highway? He was in lockstep with Bush on that one, and committed Texas transportation dollars to back it.

[bwc2221]

Meg Whitman spent $160 million and where did it get her?

Ford spent a fortune launching the Edsel about 60 years ago. If a product is a lemon, people aren’t going to buy.