Guardian UK: Oops, I Did it Again

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Rick Perry goes into meltdown when he forgets which government agencies he said he'd abolish during debate


11.18pm ET: In summary: this was a cosmically awful debate. To talk about winners and losers here makes no sense. Like the Battle of the Somme, any gains were measured in inches.

Except that there was a clear loser: Rick Perry, who botched an answer so badly, when he failed to remember a list of three things, that it stopped being bad and actually turned funny. The Perry record now has too many gaffes and brain freezes, that the only thing he's running for now is to retain his dignity.

Let's review the tape, shall we? Unable to remember a major policy plank – the three government agencies he was going to boldly abolish and save many billions of dollars – Perry was reduced to doing an excellent impression of a goldfish tipped out of its tank. Mitt Romney even helpfully chipped in with some suggestions. Oh, the ignominies!

It may be fatal because Perry had already used up his lives with his awful botched attack on Mitt Romney a few debates back. One huge debate flub may be regarded as a misfortune; to make two seems like a campaign's death knell. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/10/gop-debate-michigan-herman-cain

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1. ...

[Jackpine Radical]

2. I don't get what's wrong with Perry's performance.

It's not like he sighed at his opponent's stupidity, or like they got him on a directional mike yelling out at the crowd or anything serious like that.

[Javaman]

3. you're kidding, right? nt

[Fumesucker]

5. Weapons grade snark.. n/t

[Javaman]

8. no kidding.

it's hard to tell these days. so many new clueless members, so many old members that appear to be coming out of the political closet.

without the sarcasm tag, I have to check sometimes.

cheers!

[n2doc]

9. T-baggers approve because he's 'just like them'

Not arrogant and uppity like Gore and Dean.

[seabeyond]

4. so, what is the other agency he wants to get rid of? tht was uncomfortably

funny

[Jackpine Radical]

6. Defense.

Actually, he's a crypto-pacifist & didn't want to blow his cover. It wasn't that he couldn't remember his plan to eliminate the Defense Dept.--he just suddenly remembered he wasn't supposed to reveal his intentions.

[seabeyond]

7. lol. i really have not been listening to these people. i was surprised to hear edu and commerce

i cannot imagine anyone truly suggesting that. it is so very stupid. but defense. lol. wow.

thanks