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To: BfloGuy

What happened to Perry in the debate has happened to people of high intelligence many times. It’s not a sign of stupidity. It could be caused by anxiety (aggravated by being bashed for prior poor performance in previous debates), or possibly by early manifestations of senile dementia. I don’t really think Perry is Presidential material, and his positions on immigration are awful, but his ability to laugh at himself raised him in my eyes. So did his speech in NH, which some thought sounded drunk, but I see as a folksy, countrified person being himself. We could do better, but we could do worse.


35 posted on 11/10/2011 3:16:42 PM PST by hellbender
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To: hellbender

They laughed at Harry Truman, too, the little haberdasher from Missouri. But he beat Dewey in the upset of the century.


44 posted on 11/10/2011 3:35:14 PM PST by varina davis (Life is not a dress rehearsal)
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To: hellbender
What happened to Perry in the debate has happened to people of high intelligence many times. It’s not a sign of stupidity. It could be caused by anxiety (aggravated by being bashed for prior poor performance in previous debates)

Good God, I hope it was not something as simple as anxiety - this man is running for the most powerful position in the world, a responsibility that entails quick decisions under stressful circumstances. I'd rather just think he doesn't practice all that much or is just not committed to it.

We could do better, but we could do worse.

This is true. If Perry managed to come back somehow, the majority of FReepers would vote for him over Obama. The only way we aren't going to support the GOP candidate is if it's Romney.
60 posted on 11/10/2011 4:10:45 PM PST by af_vet_rr
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