You are the best advocate that perry could ever have hoped for on FR, but perry needs to put down the shovel, ask for a ladder and climb out of the hole.
He is probably a very good governor for Texas, and since it's his third term, the people of Texas must agree with that.
Under the pressure of these game show debates, he cracks, and it's not just last night, it is every single time.
I think he loses his train of thought because he doesn't have core beliefs in what he is saying, he is trying to repeat some lines that sounded good in a practice debate, and the heat and lights and stress make him forget his lines that sounded so good in practice.
It's just like his first major gaffe, "heartless" he said it because he believes it, and when he found out how conservatives felt, he was out on a limb, and the stumbles and mumbles began.
The msm is doing their best to wear Herman Cain out, but perry is doing it to himself.
I was {among other things} a VP of sales and on many occasions had to speak {from a script} in front of a very large {but friendly} audience and it was always high pressure.
Public speaking under the best conditions is not that easy, but in an adversarial surrounding, with the candidacy for President of the USA on the line, must be unbelievable.
I was {among other things} a VP of sales and on many occasions had to speak {from a script} in front of a very large {but friendly} audience and it was always high pressure.I gave many lectures to large audiences at universities and I know the feeling. They were always friendly audiences, but that feeling in your stomach in the 30 minutes, 15 minutes, 5 minutes leading up to the start of the lecture.... wow. I remember that.Public speaking under the best conditions is not that easy, but in an adversarial surrounding, with the candidacy for President of the USA on the line, must be unbelievable.