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Rick Perry gets U.S. voting age wrong in New Hampshire
WaPo ^ | 11/29/11 | Rosalind S. Helderman

Posted on 11/29/2011 12:46:49 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm

At a town hall meeting at the Institute of Politics at New Hampshire’s Saint Anselm’s College Tuesday, Rick Perry asked that all of the college students in the crowd who will be 21 by Nov. 12 support his bid for the presidency.

Say what?

The voting age in the United States is, of course, 18. And the 2012 election will be held on Nov. 6, 2012. (The New Hampshire Republican primary, which brought Perry to the state, will take place on Jan. 10).

“Those who are going to be over 21 on November 12th, I ask for your support,” Perry said, eliciting a few chuckles from the crowd.” Those who won’t be, just work hard. Because you’re... counting on us.”

The gaffe can be easily chalked up to a slip of the tongue. In fact after the event Perry spokesman Mark Miner said simply “the governor misspoke.”

But whiffing on electoral basics will hardly help Perry as he struggles to recover from a series of gaffe-filled and lackluster debate performances (the most memorable of which was the “oops” moment during a Republican debate when Perry failed to recall the third government department he would eliminate as president).

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


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Iowa; US: New Hampshire; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: amoronspeaks; anotherseniormoment; captaingardasil; clueless; doh; duh; dumb; goaway; heartless; idiot; larazarick; loser; moron; perry; rickperry; stupid
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1 posted on 11/29/2011 12:46:52 PM PST by perfect_rovian_storm
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To: shield

Perrys not an idiot? ping.


2 posted on 11/29/2011 12:48:50 PM PST by Grunthor (pro-illegal alien "conservatives" piss me off.)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

Maybe he was thinking of states 51 thru 57.


3 posted on 11/29/2011 12:49:09 PM PST by all the best (`~!)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm
Minor gaffe...similar to "57 states".

But the GOP guy will get laughed at more at every blip, of course.

Blips have happened...and will continue to happen...they're normal.

4 posted on 11/29/2011 12:49:47 PM PST by Siena Dreaming
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

At least he knows how many states are in the USA.
(Unlike the current occupant of the White House)


5 posted on 11/29/2011 12:50:38 PM PST by GeorgeTex (Obama-Four M President (Mendacious Manchurian Muslim Marxist))
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

As an orator, Gov. GoodHair is making George W. Bush look like William Jennings Bryan.


6 posted on 11/29/2011 12:51:19 PM PST by twister881
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

It has only been 40 years since the voting age changed. Perry hasn’t kept up with the latest news.


7 posted on 11/29/2011 12:51:51 PM PST by iowamark (Rick Perry says I'm heartless.)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm
Breaking News . Slow Joe Biden watched FDR on Tv during the depression. At least that's what he said. Maybe he borrowed it from Neal Kinnick .
8 posted on 11/29/2011 12:52:15 PM PST by fantom (,)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm
I am so fed up with the "Gotcha" game state-controlled media plays.

They only play it with non-Liberals.

But useful-idiot non-Liberals take the bait every single time.

9 posted on 11/29/2011 12:52:27 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("The very idea of a community organizer is to stir up a mob for some political purpose." Ann Coulter)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm; org.whodat; cripplecreek; TADSLOS; BobL; raybbr; fieldmarshaldj; ...
Rick Perry Live at the Improv ping!

It's called the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the US Constitution, Rick, and it's been the law of the land for 40 years. Look it up.

10 posted on 11/29/2011 12:54:00 PM PST by South40 (Just say NO to pro-ILLEGAL alien RINOS!)
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

Lets hope this guy isn’t the GOP nominee. He’ll be surrounded by a non-stop circus (mostly of his own doing) rather than substantive, adult debate. He reminds me a good bit of Carter. The voters of GA seemed to like the guy but he was completely UNFIT for any higher office esp one that would have such wide reaching ramifications. Guess Perry is going to play the slow learner tho and make a fool of himself at a national level.


11 posted on 11/29/2011 12:54:13 PM PST by 556x45
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To: perfect_rovian_storm

“What? Over? Did you say “over”? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!”


12 posted on 11/29/2011 12:55:01 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: Grunthor; perfect_rovian_storm; shield
The gaffe can be easily chalked up to a slip of the tongue

yep, alot of that going around...Photobucket

13 posted on 11/29/2011 12:55:22 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: South40

whoa. That one is pretty bad. heh


14 posted on 11/29/2011 12:56:54 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Grunthor; normy

I’m not going to argue with you. No, Perry is far from an idiot...would you like me to list all the foul ups Cain has said? And those fouls up are as serious as a heart attack compared to voting age.


15 posted on 11/29/2011 12:59:03 PM PST by shield (Rev 2:9 Woe unto those who say they are Judahites and are not, but are of the syna GOG ue of Satan.)
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To: GeronL

Is stand-up comedy part of the 6th Rick Perry comeback? If so, it’s no wonder the first 5 attempts failed.


16 posted on 11/29/2011 12:59:46 PM PST by South40 (Just say NO to pro-ILLEGAL alien RINOS!)
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To: South40

Memory and Fact Coach- Toughest job on Team Perry.


17 posted on 11/29/2011 12:59:46 PM PST by TADSLOS (Lexicon Genetics- Rick Perry's Solyndra Moment)
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To: TADSLOS

lol! Rick Perry is the Pat Paulson of presidential politics.


18 posted on 11/29/2011 1:02:20 PM PST by South40 (Just say NO to pro-ILLEGAL alien RINOS!)
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To: twister881

Good one!


19 posted on 11/29/2011 1:03:38 PM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25 percent more sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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To: iowamark
It has only been 40 years since the voting age changed. Perry hasn’t kept up with the latest news.

New tagline ...

20 posted on 11/29/2011 1:05:21 PM PST by EternalVigilance (2012 is musical chairs at the circus. The only question left is which clown will be left standing.)
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