[apillar]

My main problem with Perry is that listening to his debate performances is like getting a tooth pulled, it's painful. He seems to have a difficult time stitching two coherent sentences together. Heck, he's so bad even George W. Bush seems like Shakespeare by comparison. I just don't see how he could successfully debate Obama if he can't even manage to put in a competent debate performance against his fellow Republicans.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I must have been watching a different debate than you were.

Perry shined.

[bigoil]

What is there to debate?

Obama sucks.

Film at 11. [tape delayed to 11:45]

[World'sGoneInsane]

Let's just get this straight. George W. Bush was elected TWICE. You go ahead a keep comparing his oratory skills to Perry. Perry is hitting his stride now. He has character and values, and I'd like to see that comparison on stage with the current resident of the WH.

[World'sGoneInsane]

[Kenny]

What he needs to do is develop a personal debate style, not try to debate like Newt. If he’d go with simple statements to the voters/audience and not engage the others on stage, I think he’d do well.

[altura]

If you’re waiting for Perry to sound glib and fast talking like Newt, or be as smooth and non-committal as Romney, don’t even bother.

Most people are pretty happy with Perry’s last couple of debates and extremely happy with all his interviews and appearances on various shows, including Leno.

But if that’s what’s important to you, vote Newt.

[txroadkill]

My main problem with Perry is that listening to his debate performances is like getting a tooth pulled, it's painful. He seems to have a difficult time stitching two coherent sentences together. Heck, he's so bad even George W. Bush seems like Shakespeare by comparison. I just don't see how he could successfully debate Obama if he can't even manage to put in a competent debate performance against his fellow Republicans.

Watch for Perry to blow you away tomorrow night. People did not realize that he was just recovering from a Lamonectomy (Spinal fusion) when he entered the race. Having had two of them (the first one failed had to do it again) I can tell you from experience that when he was on the stage in the earlier debates the only thing he was thinking about was how much pain he was in how uncomfortable the turtle shell back brace he was wearing is and how much longer he had to stand there.

He is back to the Perry us Texans know who destroyed Kay Baily in the debates. look for him to mostly attack Obama and get under Mitts skin. Perry figured out that Mitt is a loose canon when he is mad, he doesn't like Perry and Perry will capitalize on it.

Perry also has a debate style where he tends to ignore the question if he thinks it is a stupid one and just talk about something else. If the mods challenge him on it, he will unload on them and say something like, "look, I know it's your job to ask the questions, I'll answer them any way I see fit".