This website has made no bones about its disdain for Texas Gov. Rick Perry … repeatedly deriding him as the latest in long line of big government crony capitalists whose record is starkly at odds with his rhetoric.
Of course that doesn’t make him any different from most “Republicans,” which is one reason our nation finds itself in such dire fiscal straits.
During Wednesday night’s GOP presidential debate in Michigan, however, we actually felt sorry for Perry.
How come?
Well, during an exchange with U.S. Rep. Ron Paul – whose budget-cutting plan would eliminate five federal agencies – the one-time GOP frontrunner boasted that he would get rid of three agencies upon arriving in Washington, D.C.
The only problem? Perry couldn’t remember which agencies he wanted to get rid of …
“I’ll tell you: it’s three agencies of government, when I get there, that are gone: Commerce, Education and, the –uh — what’s the third one there? … Commerce, education and the uh, the uh…”
“The EPA?” Ron Paul offered.
“EPA, there you go.” Perry responded.
Pressed by the debate’s moderator to name the third agency, Perry’s rumbling, bumbling and fumbling continued.
“The third agency of government I would do away with — Education, the, uh, Commerce, and let’s see — I can’t. The third one, I can’t. Sorry. Oops.”
Here’s the clip …
Wow …
Fifteen minutes later, Perry’s brain fart ended.
“By the way, that was the Department of Energy I was reaching for a while ago,” he said.
At that point the damage had already been done, though. In fact, Perry’s stumble was so bad that many commentators immediately declared his presidential aspirations officially kaput.
“Perry is now a dead man walking,” wrote Mark McKinnon of The Daily Beast. “He’ll go through the motions to save face, but he won’t get a single new voter. And he will quickly lose the ones he had. Once they’re laughing at you, you’re finished.”
“We never say never in politics but at first glance it’s hard to see how Perry recovers from what happened on the Michigan debate stage,” wrote Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post.
“To my memory, Perry’s forgetfulness is the most devastating moment of any modern primary debate,” tweeted veteran political analyst Larry Sabato.
Ouch …
After the debate Perry acknowledged as much.
“I’m glad I had my boots on tonight,” Perry said, adding that “I stepped in it out there.”
By ? November 9, 2011 at 11:41 pm
At least Rick Perry looked to the right man to answer the question.
By baker November 10, 2011 at 12:02 am
Has Mick Mulvaney stood by his support for Rick Perry? I figure he might move on.
By rick's a dick November 10, 2011 at 12:26 am
I think he came out looking like a moron after he threw all those stones at romney from his glass house.
By scmajor November 10, 2011 at 2:45 am
LoL!
Perry, a typical republickan intellectual powerhouse.
The republicks have given 2012 to Obama flirting with these unelectable loons. Hopefully the tea baggies are revived in Obama’s last term so a whole other crop of loonies poison any chance for repukes gaining ground in 2016.
These debates are comedy gold!!
By RINO November 10, 2011 at 5:17 am
Almost on the lines of when Ford said that the Poles were an autonomous people.
By BigT November 10, 2011 at 6:00 am
1) He still has a War Chest…
2) The pertinent campaign will be vs Obama…so he’ll look like a genius…..
By Capitol Dome Piegon November 10, 2011 at 6:12 am
What would you expect from a dunce like him.
After all he hired Elinor kitzman. Remember her? The disasterous former Executive Director of the SC Budget and Control Bd., which undern her six month dictatorship, was known as the “Bitch Controlled Bd”.
Look at the local officials who supported Perry, BAFOONS ALL.
Just another confirmed sighting!
By Mr. Dixie November 10, 2011 at 6:19 am
Goodbye Mr. Perry.Give your war chest to Mr. Cain. He is going to need it to pay off all those women.
By Groundball November 10, 2011 at 6:39 am
… and the beat goes on!
By Old Bike Dude November 10, 2011 at 6:46 am
Yeah let’s do away with the Energy Dept. We don’t need no stinking nuclear regulations.
By Dubya November 10, 2011 at 7:24 am
Mr. President, the bombers are ready – who do we attack?
“Well, uh, Iran, eh, Pakistan and uh you know, that other place? Wait a minute, it’s got lots of sand….oh yeah, Arizona!”
By Robert November 10, 2011 at 7:31 am
Perry can go back to Texas and know he had his 15 minutes…..
Cain needs to come up with more than his “bold” plan as an answer for every issue.
Paul is correct on many issues, but very out of touch on others.
Bachman can join Perry in the 15 min club.
Newt is just an asshole. Always has been. Its why his career ended years ago.
Santorum and Huntsman are not worth mentioning.
Romney is the only decent candidate. He is calm and never gets flustered. I don’t mind that he is called a flip-flopper. Real people with intelligence know that sometimes you do change your mind.
Mitt is the GOP’s only chance.
By Robert November 10, 2011 at 7:32 am
And by the way Perry, aren’t you old enough to take off that class ring? Geez, I never understood men that want to wear their college rings for all their life. Just as stupid as grown men wearing team jerseys at a ball game. Grow up.
By BigT November 10, 2011 at 8:04 am
Perry screwed up, but the unemployment rate is still miserable w/ no end in sight. Houses are worth a fraction of the value, w/ none selling. Inflation is out of control. Consumer onfidence is abysmal and the mood of the nation is depressed…
Not sure who is going to fix it…but if you are for Obama, you look very Un-American.
While it is uncertain who the GOP nominee will be….it is CERTAIN Obama is an Abject Failure. America is sick, and Obama is the disease…
If you are not demanding a Total change in direction, you need to carry your Ass to Egypt, Venezuela, Iran or Russia to live. We don’t want you..and we don’t need you…
We Need true Americans right now. We have anti-Americans tearing us down.
Do you want to be an asset to your country, or an Obama-democrat supporter???…The choice is yours, but we canot afford you, if you are not wise enough to do the right thing. Your Greed has broken us. There is no more room for your ignorance.
By jimlewis,owb November 10, 2011 at 8:04 am
“Oops”
Hands down the most intelligent damn thing the Fucktard has uttered.
By eggaday November 10, 2011 at 8:10 am
Robert, a college ring is good for life if you actually graduated. My dad is 91 and has worn his Citadel gold hunk all his days on earth since he got it.
By snodgrass November 10, 2011 at 8:12 am
Rick Perry has tried to imitate George W. Bush since the beginning. I think last night was his best effort yet.
By BigT November 10, 2011 at 8:22 am
So snod, are saying Perry will Kick the democrats’ Ass twice???…like Bush did???
You may hate Bush, but he slapped the democrat party upside the head so hard, you ignorant dumbasses still have loose teeth…
And like it or not, I’d LOVE to get back to the prosperity we all enjoyed under Bush. And you are one stupid, America-hatin’ MoFo if you wouldn’t.
By Repblican Voter November 10, 2011 at 8:30 am
He’s dumber than Bush. That’s saying a lot. We need a candidate with an actual brain.
By Still Wear Mine November 10, 2011 at 8:36 am
“By Robert November 10, 2011 at 7:32 am
And by the way Perry, aren’t you old enough to take off that class ring? Geez, I never understood men that want to wear their college rings for all their life. Just as stupid as grown men wearing team jerseys at a ball game. Grow up.”
Spoken like a true community college graduate. Or am I giving you too much credit?
By snodgrass November 10, 2011 at 8:44 am
“And like it or not, I’d LOVE to get back to the prosperity we all enjoyed under Bush.”
BigT, it was all that so-called “prosperity” that served as the precursor to this financial meltdown.
Either you have a very selective memory when it comes to Bush, or you’re gargling so much of his sperm that it’s cutting off the oxygen to your brain.
By jimbo November 10, 2011 at 8:47 am
Rick Perry needs a teleprompter.
By jean November 10, 2011 at 8:54 am
Early onset Dementia.
Perry needs a teleprompter, I concur.
By jean November 10, 2011 at 8:56 am
When he boasts of travelling to all 57 US STATES and then refers to Navy Midshipmen as “CORPSE”-MEN, I’ll be even more concerned…
By BigT November 10, 2011 at 8:59 am
Snod: Don’t be an IDIOT…the housing market crashed on the liberals’ demand that banks give money to un-qualified borrowers….and that crash sunk everything else…(research Community Re-Investment Act)….
Now Obama has thwarted oil, coal and nuclear…and expensive energy drives the price of everything up…as does the looming Obama-care mandate and corporate tax rates so high, it’s better to do business overseas…
Knowing the TRUTH is the first step…but it’s difficult to MAKE DUMBASSES adhere to it. Snod proves that….
I’m to the point, you better stay the F^&K out of my face. It’s obvious what the problems are, and who caused it…yet there are still people so ignorant, they want to keep failing. I just won’t tolerate it. My family means too much to me, for them to suffer at the hands of the intellectually vapid.
By Jackie November 10, 2011 at 9:19 am
Snod … Big T … calm down. You two remind me of my five years olds when they’re quarrling. Except without the potty-mouths.
By BigT November 10, 2011 at 9:26 am
Jackie: unfortunately…too many people have been talked out of their outrage.So NO….I’ll covet mine…and turn it into change that I can be proud of.
Liberals have all but destroyed our country by dis-arming the productive. We may have one more chance to save it…So if you’re weak-kneed you might better sit back, away from the fray. If you ain’t ready for a bloody fight. This is not for you….
My guess is: the greedy liberals who want to take something from others will cower once they are challenged. And I bet I’m right.
By CNSYD November 10, 2011 at 9:30 am
OBD, thankfully you see beyond the grandstanding statements. DOE has many functions no one seems to realize. SRS, Los Alamos, etc. How about Pantex? Maybe we can just turn over all that nuclear weapon work to China. Few people seem to know about NNSA.
By Mr. Dixie November 10, 2011 at 9:43 am
eggaday
“Robert, a college ring is good for life if you actually graduated. My dad is 91 and has worn his Citadel gold hunk all his days on earth since he got it”
My son also wears “The Ring”, and I hope he is wearing it long after I leave this world. But you have to undertand something. There is a lot of difference in gradating from the Citadel and Texas A and M. At the Citadel they teach you a lot more than how to stick your arm up a cow’s ass.
By Funny November 10, 2011 at 9:45 am
I was waiting for Perry to break into song:
“If I only had a brain.”
The GOP debates would be a lot more fun if they went to a musical format.
Perry could be the scarecrow, Romney the tin man, and Cain the cowardly Lion that constantly has his hand up Bachmann’s (who plays Dorothy) skirt.
By CNSYD November 10, 2011 at 9:56 am
Mr. Dixie, exactly what did The Citadel teach Thomas Ravenel? Also I see spelling was your major at The Citadel. “gradating”?
By Common Sense November 10, 2011 at 9:58 am
Big Turd still seems to find reality an elusive room..”So snod, are saying Perry will Kick the democrats’ Ass twice???…like Bush did??? well the first time it was the supreme court that put him in office with the court saying bush won Florida by 200 votes..200..not even close to kicking anyones ass..but you have very selective memory and lie over and over again as i have proved beyond a doubt..still waiting for your small America hating mind to show me the proof of those things you swore Obama said..wheres the proof you simpleton?
“You may hate Bush, but he slapped the democrat party upside the head so hard, you ignorant dumbasses still have loose teeth…”..again provably false..another lie from the tiniest turd.
“And like it or not, I’d LOVE to get back to the prosperity we all enjoyed under Bush. And you are one stupid, America-hatin’ MoFo if you wouldn’t.” again Tiniest turd must insult people to try and make his point like a small child..first off who is “we” and second off Bush took unemployment from 4.2 to 7.8% when he left office, took a surplus into the biggest deficit in US history, the collapse of the economic market, the housing market and depleted the great US fighting force in an unnecessary war in Iraq, and bungled Afghanistan like a 3 year old..yeah bang up job W!
Big T you have become a total joke on this site..and the others that have banned your pathetic rants. YOu spend all day every day posting on numerous websites because you obviously have no life. You jsut insult half the country, call them names and make up lies to proof your point. YOu are a sorry, pathetic excuse for a man. With the hatred you have for this country and its citizens you should move to another country with a theological govt full of over weight no nothings who think the cause to the worlds ills is a specific political party. Tool!
By Common Sense November 10, 2011 at 10:05 am
Oh and the tiniest turd..wheres is the proof? Ive been waiting ever since you lied and i called you on it..where is the proof to back those comments? If you are a man you will supply the proof without hesitation or excuses and i will apologize..if you dont have them and you ignore yet again it proves what a small little boy you are who must lie to make his points..wheres the proof?
By TontoBubbaGoldstein November 10, 2011 at 10:09 am
Mr Dixie, Perhaps now is not the best time to throw stones at other universities concerning sexual perversions among their alumni. *cough… Skip Reville… Cough * Just sayin’…….FWIW tho, I’ve been wearing my Clemson ring for over 20 years and counting…. Go Tigers and Go Dr Paul!
By BigT November 10, 2011 at 10:29 am
FITS: when you can equal my ability to provoke radical leftists…you may have accomplished something meaningful…
While I tip my hat to you for drawing hits, if what you claim is true….You will never be able to create to this level w/ the same amount of insight….especially note that it is material that runs counter to the liberal establishment.
I am REALLY proud of the reaction I get. Liberals need to see that there are people out here who can think for ourselves. It is not presented to them very much.
By Robert November 10, 2011 at 10:48 am
There is a difference between a military academy ring and a ring from most any other university.
The ring from a military academy signifies much more than you passed Econ 201. It means you went to an institution that invokes honor as well as education.
But the other rings from other institutions are merely chunks of overpriced gold from overpriced universities issuing over-valued degrees.
By Robert November 10, 2011 at 10:52 am
And yes, Perry did graduate from Texas A&M (with 2.5 GPA) with degree in animal science. He was in the Corp of Cadets. Not sure how a 2.5 gpa stood up in the corp.
Then he goes to Air Force and becomes Captain due to his college service. But only serves his one tour.
Sorry, I’m not overly impressed.
By Blammo! November 10, 2011 at 10:55 am
lol…BigT threatening Snod is funny as hell. Internet tough guy is getting a little bent out of shape.
Time for more creatine BigT! I know you’re getting good rates on the stuff since it’s multilevel marketing type style that you sell for extra cash. You gotta pump yourself up for the big fight! There are dirty liberals everywhere so you better bring your guns and lots of ammo too!
Good thing the Air Force doesn’t have psyche and roid testing on a regular basis huh?
No one is going to “stay the F^&K out” of your face. Everyone is gonna remain here despite your ravings.
In fact, you’re whiney ass is gonna keep coming back here for more because you’re obsessed and borderline unstable.
I for one love watching you threaten and harass people when it reality your gonna do a “Jim Carey” and piss and moan like an impotent jerk and then take it up the tail pipe.
By BigT November 10, 2011 at 11:10 am
Blammo: Keep it about me. But it’s about the country….
Even if you people could eliminate one voice of sanity like mine…there are a million more. If not, we would not be America…
By Blammo! November 10, 2011 at 11:12 am
lol…nice Jesus complex. Obviously the med mix isn’t right yet…or maybe you’re one of the troublesome inmates that refuses meds…
It’s not about the “country” T, it’s all about you, bless your heart.
By Common Sense November 10, 2011 at 11:15 am
t..answer the question or do you admit you are a liar and coward..wheres the proof little boy. if you are the voice of the other side then it lies and cant answer direct questions..you can keep your side..lol
By Staffer November 10, 2011 at 11:20 am
Big T is going to ride the ship until its completely sunk.
By CNSYD November 10, 2011 at 11:37 am
The Citadel is not a military academy in the sense that, for example, West Point is. All students in a real military academy are already sworn into the US military. Is that true of The Citadel? Honor? Shall we start a list of names of The Citadel graduates? I will start with Thomas Ravenel. Your turn.
By tomstickler November 10, 2011 at 11:53 am
Only a credulous fool continues to believe the zombie lie that the Community Reinvestment Act was responsible for the financial collapse in the housing market. That has been debunked by every analysis, yet it survives in the alleged minds of Obama-haters.
Only one of the top 25 subprime lenders in 2006 was directly subject to the CRA, which has been in existence since 1977. If the CRA was responsible, why didn’t the crisis occur sooner?
Thanks to decades of financial deregulation, capped by President Bush’s decision to appoint Wall Street regulators who believed their job was to help banks rather than curb banking abuses, financial giants were able to turn the mortgage market into a high-stakes casino. As Congress’ Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission has shown, it was deregulation mixed with irresponsible and potentially illegal practices by private firms on Wall Street that caused both the bubble and the collapse.
But, some commenters here will never wise up.
By Crooner November 10, 2011 at 11:57 am
He’s dumber than Big T.
By CNSYD November 10, 2011 at 11:58 am
Robert, interesting how twice you refer to the “Corp”. Has Obama been writing your material?
By Forrest Gump November 10, 2011 at 12:03 pm
Y’all dont’ make fun od Ric Perry.
After Bubba and Lutenant Dan, he’s my berry best fiernd.
When we al go huntin we al hepl echh othre out.
Sometime Ric forgets to lood hib shot gun and we’ll remind him!
(Ric sez, OUCH, sombich got way.)
When heb make that mmistake, Bubba he’ll shoot the deer anyway and share the vensun wib Ric.
By Mr. Dixie November 10, 2011 at 12:23 pm
CNSYD
Firstly, I am not a Citadel graduate. I would never have made it there. I was not Citadel material because I had a problem with authority, I would fight at the drop of a hat, and I drank beer like it was water. I would not want to cast a shadow over this fine institution by having people falsely think I was ever a Cadet there.
So you can see why spelling is not my forte, although I remember what one of our colorful presidents, Andrew Jackson, once said. He said he never thought much of a man who could only think of one way to spell a word.
If you ever attend a graduation at the Citadel you will find the Cadets that chose a military career are wearing their bars on graduation day, just as the Cadets at West Point. Every graduating Cadet from these schools may not always act honorably, but it is not because these institutions did not try to instill the qualities that would make them honorable men.
By CNSYD November 10, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Mr. Dixie, growing up in Charleston I am familar with The Citadel. As a very young person I thought they were all in the military and they were all commissioned upon graduation. Only when I became older did I find out that was not true. Another revealation for me was to find out that in the main the instructors were not in the military either. I, as a young person, was thrown off by the fact they wore military uniforms and had “rank”. Only later did I learn, from Citadel cadets, that they were SCUM, as in South Carolina Unorganized Militia. I should have been clued in by those instructors who were very obese.
I have had my views of The Citadel tempered by their treatment of VADM Stockdale. Stockdale spent 7 1/2 years as a POW in Vietnam and was awarded the Medal of Honor. He butted heads with the Board of Vistors over hazing. You know the hazing they say doesn’t exist but does (see Lords of Discipline). Stockdale thought it was total BS and they ran him off after a year on the job. That doesn’t sound very “honorable” to me.
By Rick Perry November 10, 2011 at 12:55 pm
Dear American:
Okay, lookit, there are three things I forgot to mention last night.
Firstly, you should never drink before a debate. Right after that danged thing was over I had to stick my head in the porcelain throne and that lawn gnome Ron Paul had to hold my hair. This morning my head hurts like it was hit with a hammer in one of those movies with Larry, Curly, and… Larry, Curly, and what’s the other one? Ah, shit.
Now here’s B: the American people have to decide what’s worse, forgetting which agencies you plan to get rid of or forgetting which ladies you tried to nail when you were running the National Restaurant Association. I can tell you this, if somebody asked me if I remembered who I’d sexually harassed I could sure as shit tell you their names. But please don’t ask me that.
And finally, number 3: what the hell was number 3 again? I’ve got it on the tip of my tongue. Nope, I’ve lost it. Oops.
Vote for me,
Rick Perry
By Longtime Republican November 10, 2011 at 1:46 pm
BigoT,
Perry is the result of the dumbing down of the Republican Electorate. You and your tea party are anti-education, anti-intellectual, narrow minded people who are scared of a candidate that’s well educated, and well spoken. Just because Obama’s well educated, you distrust everyone with a brain.
Watching Perry melt down was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. He’s toast.
By Ralph Hightower November 10, 2011 at 2:44 pm
Rick Perry is Sarah Palin with an XY chromosone.
By TontoBubbaGoldstein November 10, 2011 at 4:21 pm
Crooner : “He’s dumber than BigT.” No. Way.
By Godslayer November 10, 2011 at 4:49 pm
Perry should have written his talking points on his hand the way Sarah Palin does. This officially makes him even dumber than Sarah Palin.
By MOJO November 10, 2011 at 8:43 pm
TEACHER: NOW RICK, WHAT’S 10 PLUS 10?
RICK: A HUNDRED !!
TEACHER: NOT QUITE, RICK, TRY AGAIN.
RICK: NINETY NINE !!
TEACHER: NOT QUITE, RICK, TRY AGAIN.
RICK: A THOUSAND AND TEN !!
TEACHER: WELL, OK, RICK, THAT’LL DO.
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