[iontheball]

The real problem with this type of gaffe, is that it discloses that the candidate really does not own the statement. It is a manufactured policy statement that Perry has not deeply studied or thought hard about. This is the same problem Obama has when he is off teleprompter. He has not spent serious time thinking about any of the issues he talks about. Contrast that with Newt, who must spend most of his awake hours pondering issues of the day. He owns his thoughts on each one and it clearly shows.

[The Sparrow]

I agree with everything you said.

I feel very badly for Perry & his supporters today. I know it wasn’t the hugest thing in the world (though it’s close today). We’ve all had brain cramps. However, if it’s something you’re truly passionate about, you simply do not forget. It would be like me forgetting my kid’s name. It just wouldn’t happen. It was obvious this was a plan crafted by others, and Perry got lost reciting it. It showed exactly what iontheball said. Perry doesn’t own the statement.

Twice now he’s come across “high” on stage. In NH his meds were too fast. Last night, they slowed him down & made him foggy. Whether or not he needed some medicinal help, we’ll never know. But the US absolutely cannot take a chance on this guy. Not now.

Again, I am very sorry to the Perry supporters. I don’t mean to rub it in. He may be a nice man with some good ideas. But he needs to drop out now. That was more than a gaffe, and it was irrevocable.