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Perry on Trump's claim he's dropping out: 'A broken clock is right once a day'
The Hill ^ | 9-3-2015 | Bradford Richardson

Posted on 09/04/2015 2:10:42 AM PDT by smoothsailing

September 03, 2015, 03:58 pm

Perry on Trump's claim he's dropping out: 'A broken clock is right once a day'

Bradford Richardson

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday gave a puzzling response to Donald Trump’s assertion that he is dropping out of the presidential race.

“You know, a broken clock is right once a day,” Perry told Fox News’s Gretchen Carlson.

The saying, typically used to describe someone who finally gets something right, is "a broken clock is right twice a day."

“The bottom line is I’m still here and I’m still working and we need to be talking about solutions and not just rhetoric out there,” Perry later added. Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, said Thursday during a press conference in New York that Perry is “getting out of the race.”

“Perry attacked me; now he’s getting out of the race,” Trump said. “He was at 4 or 5 percent, now he’s getting out of the race, he was at zero.”

Perry’s campaign has been struggling in recent weeks, with fundraising woes forcing him to lay off paid staffers. His Iowa chairman quit the campaign and joined Trump’s.

The former Texas governor, like other GOP candidates, has traded barbs with Trump in public.

Perry has previously called for Trump to drop out of the race and compared him to cancer.

Trump said that Perry should have been forced to take an IQ test in order to qualify for the first Republican primary debate.


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To: McGruff

I agree. There is good he could do, but he’s just spinning his wheels now.

I’d like to see him be a full time advocate for veterans and take on the VA health care debacle. Do it as a private citizen, not as a politician. As a veteran himself, I think that would be a good fit.


21 posted on 09/04/2015 3:18:44 AM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

Great example of why Gardisil Rick — who on paper should be a great candidate — can never catch on.
He’s just plain dumb...


22 posted on 09/04/2015 3:22:38 AM PDT by rhinohunter (Freepers aren't booing -- they're yelling "Cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuz")
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To: catfish1957
I took a virgin heffer night riding for a while...
23 posted on 09/04/2015 3:26:17 AM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing
Here is a scene from Perry's last 2016 debate appearance........

Perry: As far as my opponent Mr. Trump, a clock is right twice a day. There's a.m., and then there is uh...uh...uh...uh...uh...uh..uh....uh...uh..

24 posted on 09/04/2015 3:31:32 AM PDT by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: catfish1957

LOL, you brute! B^)


25 posted on 09/04/2015 3:49:02 AM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

Perry was in the Air Force and was likely referring to a military clock.


26 posted on 09/04/2015 3:56:32 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines (Obama loves America the way OJ loved Nicole)
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To: smoothsailing

27 posted on 09/04/2015 4:04:06 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: smoothsailing

A sixth of one, a dozen of another.


28 posted on 09/04/2015 4:18:01 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: hosepipe

“A broken military clock is correct ONCE, a day..”...

Problem with a military clock is, the hands have to go around twice to be correct ONCE a day.


29 posted on 09/04/2015 4:24:06 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: smoothsailing

Too stupid to be President even if he wasn’t a cheap labor importer


30 posted on 09/04/2015 4:26:04 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: smoothsailing

It’s a military clock?


31 posted on 09/04/2015 4:33:46 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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To: smoothsailing

A stopped clock is right twice a day not a broken clock. Even the article got it wrong.


32 posted on 09/04/2015 4:43:44 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: smoothsailing

When you are running for president and the only news you can make is to say you are not dropping out...


33 posted on 09/04/2015 5:06:31 AM PDT by odawg
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To: smoothsailing

Rick, if you’re reading this please take note!

You will NEVER, EVER be POTUS.
You will NEVER, EVER be POTUS.
You will NEVER, EVER be POTUS.


34 posted on 09/04/2015 5:30:06 AM PDT by Original Lurker
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To: miss marmelstein

Good point. A broken clock could keep perfect time, just have a busted cuckoo bird! 8^)


35 posted on 09/04/2015 5:54:23 AM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: smoothsailing

Rick Perry might not be dropping out ...but his campaign is going nowhere......just a matter of time!!!


36 posted on 09/04/2015 8:35:35 AM PDT by ontap
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To: smoothsailing

Rick Perry who wants us to subsidize college tuition for children of illegals, that Rick Perry? I have no use for anyone who loves illegals. Bush, Rubio, Kasich, Perry are crossed off on my list for that reason.


37 posted on 09/04/2015 1:29:35 PM PDT by entropy12 (Trump is incorruptible. He is the only candidate without rich donors.)
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To: entropy12

dittos


38 posted on 09/04/2015 1:44:40 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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