Watch The Excruciating Agony As Rick Perry Gets Confused, Forgets His Own Plan Mid-Sentence

[ProSense]

TPM: Watch The Excruciating Agony As Rick Perry Gets Confused, Forgets His Own Plan Mid-Sentence

Rick Perry, already under widespread criticism for his listless debate performance, found a way to dig himself into a deeper hole on Wednesday night by forgetting which executive branch departments he would eliminate mid-answer. Even in a campaign loaded with cringe-worthy debate moments, this was easily the low point for any candidate.

The Texas governor drawled through his plan to cut three government agencies, but then stumbled and admitted that he couldn’t recall which ones they were.


“And I will tell you, it is three agencies of government when i get there that are gone,” he said. “Commerce, education, and the — what’s the third one there? Let’s see.”

He proceeded to struggle a bit while his rivals and the moderators tried to jog his memory.

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Daily Kos:

OMG, Rick Perry just said he would eliminate three agencies of the Federal government if he gets elected. He started to name them...and then forgot the third. Completely drew a blank. Whoa. He just screwed himself good.

Think Progress:

...Quote of the night: “Oops.”

Rick Perry: “Commerce, education, and the umm, what’s the third one there? Let’s see… The third agency of government I would do away with – education, uh the, commerce, and let’s see, I can’t. The third one I can’t. Sorry. Oops.”

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...Let’s not let pass that Perry’s plan to cut the Commerce Department, the Education Department, and a department to be named later would mean an end to the federal student loan program.

:rofl:

[izquierdista]

1. It's all in the plan

Makes him look more like St. Ronnie of Alzheimer's

[Worship Money]

3. Love it

Seriously, I love that epithet for Ronnie boy, that drooling sack of dogshit. Stealing it...

[opihimoimoi]

2. Premature dementia?? OMG...it only gets worse......

[Occupy_2012]

4. I think he's drinking (again) to relax during these debates.

Or taking drugs. Smoking pot maybe? I bet he doesn't realize how badly he comes across until later.

[awoke_in_2003]

31. I bet he was thinking of syrup...

and just got all aflutter :)

[Pisces]

5. He is done.

[bigdarryl]

6. DAMN!!!!! Rick you need to get checked out for possible onset of Alzheimer's

[Laura PourMeADrink]

7. Alheimers is a horrible way to die. Please don't make light of it. nt

[ProSense]

11. Perry

doesn't have Alzheimer's, and, you're right, it's nothing to make light of.

Perry is just a kook.

Think Progress:

“I’m glad I have my boots on because I sure stepped in it tonight.” — Rick Perry in spin room

:rofl:

[Twinguard]

32. Exactly.

There is nothing funny about Alzheimer's. Nothing.

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[lordcommander]

10. Now the only question will be is...

How many EVs Obama will get???

[ProSense]

9. "What a spectacular failure by Perry...

Daily Kos:

What a spectacular failure by Perry. He managed to a lose a debate in which not a single opponent criticized him.

:rofl:

[Kahuna]

12. Some gems from freerepublic.....

Not this generation’s Einstein by a long shot.
Slow brain IMO.
He’s done, was already done IMO.



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To: South40
Bad moment for him. Good for Herman as the media will be showing Perry’s brain freeze incessantly for the next few days, giving Herman a break.



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To: South40
I felt sorry for him. He really sucks at debating, but was trying so hard to do it well. And then he couldn’t remember the name of the third department he would cut. It was like watching a kid at a school play forget the lines . . .



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To: South40
Great, a candidate that can’t remember his own ideas.
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And then he couldn’t remember the name of the third department he would cut. It was like watching a kid at a school play forget the lines . . .
Yes. Very presidential.


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To: South40
Just wow. We all warned them but they just wouldn’t listen.

How long now til he officially quits the race?


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To: BAW
Agreed. I came out against Perry and caught huge Shi@t. Not proud at this moment.



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To: South40
He was rolling along just fine. I thought he was having his best debate performance ever. Then...BAM!

It was painful to watch. I felt bad for him.

[ButterflyBlood]

13. Even the GOP primary electorate can't continue with Perry now

He is totally done.

[spooky3]

14. Can you IMAGINE what would happen if the Dems ran crazies and idiots like this?

[mwb970]

20. As far as I can tell there is NOBODY on the Dem side as goofy as these "candidates".

A Foxbot would probably bellow "Barnie Frank!" (or even "Soros!") at this, but I'm sorry, we have no Rick Perrys. We have no Cains. No Bachmanns, no Palins.

There is no equivalency here, false or otherwise. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of the lunatic politicians on display right now are members of the republican church. They are worshipped by their acolytes, but people with brains see a gaggle of fools and tools, nothing more.

[phleshdef]

15. I'm sure he meant to say the EPA. How bad is it when you can't remember your hatred for the EPA?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. i agree. I think I've heard him say EPA before.

[phleshdef]

26. Actually after watching it, they brought up the EPA and he said that wasn't it.

I'll bet its the CFPA.

[Nancy Waterman]

16. Umm.. Isn't his whole campaign about his energy policy?

Get rid of all the regulation and focus on unearthing all the resources of the country.
That is his jobs plan. Pretty funny he forgot he wants to be rid of the Department of Energy to do it.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

18. You just made me want to look up Dept of Energy and see exactly

what they do.


The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material. Its responsibilities include the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy conservation, energy-related research, radioactive waste disposal, and domestic energy production. DOE also sponsors more basic and applied scientific research than any other US federal agency; most of this is funded through its system of United States Department of Energy National Laboratories.

[mwb970]

19. When I'm talking to people I never say "here are my three points" or anything like that.

A strange little thing I have observed in myself and others (including Perry) is that if I say "Here are the N things I am talking about" and then try to list them, I will invariably only be able to remember N-1 of them. This happens over and over (and over).

At first I tried remembering an extra thing, so when I forgot one I would have a spare, but that doesn't always work.

The only way to avoid this silly problem is to never set yourself up for epic failure in public by saying "There are five points I want to make" or anything of the kind. No numbers!

This is probably why Palin wrote her (seemingly obvious) talking points (N=3) on her hand that time. Why didn't Perry try that trick?

[jumptheshadow]

21. What was the third department, anyway? Anybody know? (nt)

[Inuca]

22. Energy n/t

[Number23]

28. How the hell could the gov of freaking Texas forget the Dep of Energy??!

:crazy: :crazy: :wtf: :crazy: :crazy:

[Inuca]

30. That, my friend, is THE question :-) n/t

[Inuca]

23. "Unless Perry happens to leap in front of a bullet intended for Nancy Reagan

there’s simply nothing he can do to atone for the cumulative damage he has done himself." http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/11/rick-perry-commits-suicide-on-stage-at-debate.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+nymag/intel+(Daily+Intelligencer+-+New+York+Magazine)

Article ends with:

"Ultimately, Rick Perry is going to be remembered as the man too stupid to win this Republican nomination. That is a remarkable feat."

[yellowcanine]

25. "Ultimately, Rick Perry is going to be remembered as the man too stupid to win this Republican

nomination. That is a remarkable feat."

:rofl:

[yellowcanine]

24. Once again, you can't make this sh*t up. I can't wait to see SNL, Stewart, Colbert on this.

Rick Perry is the gift which keeps on giving.
Herman Cain is the gift which keeps on giving.
In fact, the Republican Presidential Primary race is the gift which keeps on giving.

:rofl:

[madmom]

27. maybe he needs a teleprompter?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

29. maybe it broke down in the middle of his answer?

[talkinghand]

33. :-)

I actually caught that on YouTube it was hilarious!