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Posted on 12/01/2011 12:49:43 PM PST by shield
Chances are, you haven't forgotten that oft-mocked moment from a recent debate where Rick Perry tried to name the three federal departments he'd eliminate but could only name two. Neither has Perry.
Tonight, he'll be appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. At the top of the show and immediately following it, viewers in Iowa will be treated to a new campaign ad in which Perry makes light of the flub.
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I really wish Perry and his people would stop trying to make a joke about his flub. It had it’s minute of fame and is getting old now.
That is Perry’s sense of humor coming out. The others are whiny and blame everyone else for their screw ups. Perry takes it to himself. As Sheriff Arpaio says, he’s only human not some type of robot.
Your point is well taken. The gaffe is old news and has no bearing on Perry’s ability to lead and govern.
They probably are just trying to show that Perry is at ease with himself and can laugh along with everyone else. There is a certain endearing quality to this ad. He really comes across as a likable, down to earth guy.
You know, MM...I'd go right along with you, except nobody else has let it go, yet.
It's still an object of ridicule by the Perry-haters, et al.
Handling it this way diffuses it.
Right! Anything to try and keep Perry off message and Quyale him.
He’s going to press on.
Yes, it is a very smart move by Perry and his team.
It’s only running tonight in Iowa to bracket his appearance on Leno.
better him that his competition doing it.
Bah, the ad’s just damage control done up by Madison Avenue type handlers. Newt’s got a better sense of humor, a sharper mind and wit. That kind of stuff can only be appreciated in impromptu answers. The fat guy from New Jersey is probably the best funny man... as shown when he put some whiney reporters in their place. Not as refined as Newt, but very earthy and real.
Love that ad! His charisma and down to earth persona will start to resonate more and more with voters.
"Hi, I'm Rick and I speak fluent Mexican... nyuk nyuk."
I agree it’s a good ad.!
He’s very likeable and a real Washington Outsider who has a great record of job creation during our recent economic crisis.......No one else can match that record.
I want a repairman like Perry....not a motivational speaker!
I see the Keyword trolls are still playing their games.
I am, of course, talking about Newt Gingrich. I am, quite frankly, in a state of shock at the stupidity of support for him. He is a mean, insufferable, arrogant, pompous Rockefeller Republican, an ethanol-subsidizing global-warming crony-capitalist ludicrously hypocritical pretend conservative.
Here is just the start, just a hint, of his anti-conservative actions (provided by a friend):
04/02/1987 - cosponsored the 1987 Fairness Doctrine
10/22/1991 - voted for an amendment that would create a National Police Corps.
03/--/1993 - voted for sending $1.6 billion in foreign aid to Russia.
1/27/1994 - supported the GATT Treaty giving sovereignty to the U.N.
08/27/1995 - suggests that drug smuggling should carry a death sentence.
04/25/1996 - voted for the then single largest increase on federal education spending ($3.5 billion)
04/10/1995 - supported federal taxdollars being spent on abortions.
06/01/1996 - helped a Democrat switch parties in an attempt to defeat constitutionalist Ron Paul in the 1996 election.
09/25/1996 - introduced H.R. 4170, demanded life-sentence or execution for someone bringing 2 ounces of marijuana across the border.
01/22/1997 - Congress gave him a record-setting $300,000 fine for ethical wrongdoing.
11/29/2006 - said that free speech should be curtailed in order to fight terrorism, called for a "serious debate about the 1st Amendment."
02/15/2007 - supports Bush's proposal for mandatory carbon caps.
09/28/2008 - says if in office, he would have reluctantly voted for the $700B TARP bailout.
09/30/2008 - releases his book A Contract with the Earth which embraces man-made global warming.
12/08/2008 - paid $300,000 by Freddie Mac to halt Congress from bringing necessary reform.
03/31/2009 - says we should have Singapore-style drug tests for Americans.
11/15/2010 - defends Romneycare
01/30/2011 - lobbies for ethanol subsidies.
01/30/2011 - suggests that flex-fuel vehicles be mandated for Americans.
02/13/2011 - criticizes Obama for sending less U.S. taxdollars to Egypt.
03/09/2011 - blames his infidelity to multiple wives on his passion for the country.
03/15/2011 - says that NAFTA worked because it created jobs in Mexico.
03/19/2011 - has no regrets about supporting Medicare drug coverage. (now $7.2T unfunded liability)
03/23/2011 - completely flip-flops on Libyan intervention in 16 days.
03/25/2011 - plans to sign as many as 200 executive orders on his first day as president.
04/25/2011 - admits he is a paid lobbyist for federal ethanol subsidies.
07/15/2011 - his poorly managed campaign is over $1 million in debt.
08/01/2011 - hires a company to create fake Twitters to appear as if had a following.
11/16/2011 - revealed he actually received $1.6 million lobbying for Freddie Mac, vs. his previously stated $300,000
This list could go on and on. Here's more. Further, he has no executive or private business experience whatever. Until he cashed in with lobbying contracts after he resigned from Congress in 1999, he never worked a day in the private sector. Like Zero, he taught at a state school (University of West Georgia) until becoming a professional politician (Congressman from Georgia 1979-1999). He is an ultimate Washington insider.
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