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Posted on 11/10/2011 1:29:31 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
We’ve all been there, which may have been what made Rick Perry’s gaffe during Wednesday night’s televised Republican debates extra grimace-inducing. In a media interview on Thursday morning, the Texas governor defended his failure to recall the name of the third government agency he wanted to abolish – a glitch punctuated by an embarrassing “oops” – by pointing out that “All of us make mistakes. I’m a human being.”
But what’s actually happening in our brains when we screw up?
....When our brain becomes narrowly focused – as Perry’s brain was when it was suggested that the name of the forgotten agency was the Environmental Protection Agency – it becomes even more difficult to perform these more analytical functions and incorporate information from a variety of sources.
“With Perry, he gets two of his three things that he’s trying to remember and he gets a miscue and can’t remember,” Dr. Fenske says. “And then even worse, someone gives him EPA as a target so now he locks onto that, further inhibiting the correct one he’s trying to bring to mind.”
So what to do if you find yourself mangling an all-candidates debate? Dr. Fenske says forget continuing to search for the answer – your best bet is to move on to another subject. “If you’re Rick Perry, redirecting and talking about something else for a little while will allow that information to come back, instead of continuing to try to think about it.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theglobeandmail.com ...
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It was Paul who slyly suggested EPA.
Or moving in with Dubya.
It's being reported that Mitt Romney did the deed.
If Rick Perry is the nominee you will not vote for him?
I had a senior moment at the grocery store 20 minutes ago - 10% senior discount on 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month!
Agreed. Nobody else to blame but Perry.
I kind of felt bad for him, but he just isn’t bright enough.
How many mulligans do you give a guy before you decide he ain’t so good. LOL
Ouch, but funny.
So what? Is it Paul’s job to help Rick over the finish line?
How about having a core set of beliefs and say the truth....when you tell the truth, you never have to worry about keeping your story straight.
Uh huh, it freezes whenever he is in the company of those more intelligent and better prepared than he is.
Poor baby. Sometimes life ain’t fair.
Really classy title....
Index cards.
I really don't think I'll have to worry about that happening, but I suppose I'll vote for whatever conservative runs against Perry and Obama.
He wasn’t helping him. The sly smile on Paul’s face suggests that he knew he was leading him off track.
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