(CNN) – Rick Perry sought to defend a recent gaffe in an interview Wednesday, but in the same appearance made another.
On Tuesday, the Republican presidential candidate incorrectly said the voting age in the U.S. is 21 instead of 18 and that the 2012 presidential election is on Nov. 12 instead of Nov. 6, mistakes Perry characterized as human error.
"Look I'm a human being … I'm going to make some mistakes from time to time in my remarks," Perry said on Fox News.
He added that the focus on his missteps is an effort to distract from his policy proposals.
"When someone doesn't want to talk about the substantive issues, when they don't want to talk about the flat tax that I've laid out, when they don't want to talk about major overhaul of Washington, D.C. like going to a part-time Congress, which most of the states operate very well with, they want to find some little error that you've made and go talk about that," Perry said.
But in the same interview, in which Perry appeared from New Hampshire, the Texas governor incorrectly identified the state's early voting contest as "caucuses" instead of a "primary."
"Americans haven't decided yet at all who they want to lead the Republican nomination and we're going to be talking about that, we're going to be talking about it in harsh and strong terms over the course of the next four to five weeks are we get ready for those New Hampshire caucuses," Perry said.
New Hampshire will host the first-in-the-nation primary on Jan. 10, following the first-in-the-nation caucuses in Iowa, where Perry has focused the bulk of his energies, on Jan. 3.
Perry rocketed to the top of national and state-wide polls after his late entry into the 2012 race, but has since seen his support fall after disappointing debate performances and errors on the campaign trail.
A recent CNN/ORC International poll of Republican voters showed Perry in 4th place with 11% support behind former House Speaker Newt Gingrich with 24%, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with 20% and former pizza executive Herman Cain with 17%.
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President Perry's last quote: "Now... which of these buttons gets the guy to bring me more coffee, and which one launches the missiles? I never can remember..."
I am no Perry fan, but good grief, is this the best CNN can report on. This is so unnecessary to report on someone's every mispoken word. Let's talk about the real issues, we already know he is a DUFUS!
I take it back!
A box of rocks are smarter than his guy.
He just keeps going down hill. Time for him to head on back to Austin.
So, Perry thinks we should give nuclear weapons control to a person who consistently makes "human errors"? We're very lucky to have survived 8 years of that nonsense under Bush, and I don't think we'd ever want to take that chance again.
Not to mention his misuse of "Americans." Americans are not going to decide the Republican nomination. Registered Republicans, and in open primary states, Republican-leaning independents will decide. Neither I, nor any of my Democratic colleagues will have anything to say about it in closed primary states. Too bad that we don't!! What fun that would be!!! Would I "vote" for Ron Paul or Michele Bachmann?
I am no Perry supporter. Hell, asides for Huntsmen all of the GOP scare the heck out of me. But really, come on. Attacking Perry for this is kind of sad. Attacking him on the issues should be easy enough without picking out all of his flubs.
I've asked myself several times this past month the following question: What planet do these GOP candidates truly live on? and better yet... every single one of them in Washington. 99% of America will voting in 2012.
Why would I want to hear 'policy proposals' from someone who constantly makes mistakes?
What ever kind of water their drinking in Texas i past.
Why do these "candidates" keep proposing a new tax structure when what the people are really asking for is the rich to pay a fair share? Mr. Teflon of the 999, and flat Perry don't listen to anything but the drone of their own voices.
A public speaker with a bad memory for details learns to adjust his speech. The latest blowup could have been avoided by stating "If you're of voting age by November, I hope you'll vote for me..." it says the same thing as his gaffe without being specific (his weakness).
Considering how simple and basic this all is, it demonstrates how incompetent Perry is as a public figure. His college and political education certainly did not serve him well.
Because human error is what we're looking for in a President who has a big red button at his fingertips.
Does this guy know anything our our Constitution? He needs to go back to Texas, certainly not to Washington!
Rick: Quit already. I'm embarrassed for both of us.
wow this is pathetic give me more Ron Paul videos and interviews.
Where has perry been? does he read the news? this gop lead congress already works part time...as to his errors he is right everyone makes them maybe not as often as he seems too
" I have never once felt sorry for Texas in my 50 years,"Until Now?? "When this "Gooffy Guy" gets tired of traveling around the country making fool of himself, "You folks in Texas, get him back! Sorry, "I,m glad I,m not you?
"Look I'm a human being … I'm going to make some mistakes from time to time in my remarks," Perry said on Fox News."
Whoever comes up with the antidote for the "Oops, I Made A Mistake" GOPer super virus now in full swing will no doubt be heralded as next years Nobel Peace prize winner. Until then, it's gotten beyond funny. Herman Cain. Rick Perry. Michele Bachman. Mitt Romney. Newt Gingrich. It's downright embarrassing watching these idiots continue to stumble ... one right after another.
Just like Bush II – stepping in it and then smirking about it! Another Texas joke!
these guys and gals get fifty cents more than they need, an isolated group of supporters, think it qualifies them for president of the united states, lol
Yes, everyone does make mistakes, but if you want to be president, how are you going to deal with keeping complex issues straight if you can't even get the simple things correct.
from the article:
But in the same interview, in which Perry appeared from New Hampshire, the Texas governor incorrectly identified the state's early voting contest as "caucuses" instead of a "primary."
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So what. Maybe that is how the word is pronounced in Texas. Seriously, this is not a gaffe.
The difference between Cain and Perry is this:
Cain may flub an occasional answer to what Newt calls a "gotcha" question. All this proves is Cain is not a politician (which is a plus with some of us.)
When Perry screws up, it's usually during a topic HE started, in order to attack his opponent.
I do understand that people can mispeak and mixing up caucuses vs. primary is a bit of a stretch for a news story. But any "mispeak" which could result in less people voting due to them thinking they aren't old enough or they show up on the wrong date should be be taken very seriously. It could be an honest mistake, yes, but it could also be an underhanded attempt to supress votes. THAT story should be cleary reported so A) as many people as possible who listened to the original date and age realize the error and don't lose their vote as a result and B) so we can pay close attention and notice if it happens again. One time is understandable. Two, after already being publically corrected once, is too suspicious to let go. He gets a pass on this one, but we will be watching.
All hat,no cattle.....Watching this wannabe is more hilarious than Dan Ackroyd doing Julia Child.
Perry/Cain 2012: A laugh a minute tandem that will at least make you forget how bad you have it.If everso briefly.
Ah, that great aggie education.
Perry/Cain 2012: A laugh a minute tandem that will at least make you forget how bad you have it.If everso briefly.
well how y'all like our "guvner" from down here in great red state of Texas? Perry claims fame here but on the big stage is a total flop. I just can't beleve that the Almighty told him to run for POTUS. The voice he heard in his head that day was probably the radio he had left on all night.
"Look I'm a human being … I'm going to make some mistakes from time to time in my remarks,"
Human beings don't make a mistake very time they open their mouths, only you!
If the "almighty" called for Perry to run it was to add humor to the campaign, what a goof!
He never made a point! "When someone doesn't want to talk about the substantive issues, when they don't want to talk about the flat tax that I've laid out, when they don't want to talk about major overhaul of Washington, D.C. like going to a part-time Congress, which most of the states operate very well with, they want to find some little error that you've made and go talk about that," OK OK OK make your point! what about it? this is why you'll never be the president.
Ok this one is stretching it a bit far guys. Come on now.
Pretty silly to do a story about gaffes, CNN. How about one on Barry Obama`s gaffes?? Yesterday he stepped in it again, Referring to the British Embassy as the "English Embassy". Is Obama dumb?? I think so.
Watching the Republic fight is liking watching a movie titled "Dumb and Dumber, and Dumber Still, and Even Dumber Than That, and You Ain't Even Seen Dumb Yet."
There could only be one sequel to such a production: "Waiting For Palin."
I can't get enough of this stuff. Perry cracks me up. I'll miss him.
Is it an onset of Alzheimers
Another bone head from Texas.
You can't tell me Americans have forgotten the Bush catastrophe already.
Pack it up Ricky...
Your backers have already flushed millions down the tube.
It's difficult to concentrate on the "substantive" issues he speaks of and take him serioulsy when he's always opening his pie hole and inserting his foot. He can say whatever he wants, substantive or not, then trun around and retract it and make excuses for it later on Fox. The guy is an idiot!!!!
You can't come up with a POTUS with a DUFUS.
The only way America will ever be safe is with border security drones and fences to keep Perry on the south side.
Kind of reminds me of Obama without an telepromter, ah, err, ummm
It's back to Austintatious Mr. Perry. Oops, mean Austin, Teaxas.
Perry is about as smart as a brick,which qualifies him to be a GOP nominee.
This guy is totally unreal..its going to be Mittens vs The Newt (should be Huntsman he is the only intelligent sane one here) I guess thats why he is so far behind.The GOP is a joke this time around. If Obama loses to this band circus sideshow freaks what does it say about our country folks!
Facts are so overblown, making up stuff is far more interesting anyway.
Yeah, I heard the big DUFUS step on it again and said something stupid, further showing just how out of touch he is and that it seems he has a hard time grasping even to most simple issues... Can you believe Obama talked about the English embassy... there is no such thing, but how many of you know this. If the POTUS doesn't all I can say is what a DUFUS!
I always was curious to know why Perry refused to debate Bill White in the last Govenor election....well know I know why. Perry is a joke. We know it here in Texas and I am gald the rest of the USA is seeing it. The election must be rigged in Texas, how else could this guy keep getting re-elected????
Wait, aren't the GOP members constantly touting strict adherence to the Constitution yet he can't even remember one of the most fundamentals within it? It's the 26th Amendment, Rick. I am fine with a presidential candidate not knowing the nitty gritty details of our current foreign policies or economics. There are advisers to help with those things. But the Constitution? If there is one thing that a candidate should know, it is the Constitution and its amendments.
"Look I'm a human being … I'm going to make some mistakes from time to time in my remarks," Perry said on Fox News. Yikes! Let's hope he doesn't ever make a "human" mistake with the nuclear football.
If Rick Perry can find his way back to TX, he should go. I'm sure many Americans would be glad to point him in the correct direction.
@Dar President Obama can speak without a teleprompter, of course, but Perry isn't even clever enough to use Sarah Palin's Red Neck Teleprompter – write it on your hand, Rick!!!
New Game Show: Are you smarter than a Republican?
The man just opens his mouth to change feet!
Perry is Bush all over again.
Attention
Perry is really seeking attention to himself, but he is, unfortunately, seeking it the wrong way. He isn't deliberately making mistakes and gaffes, he just doesn't know better. He is not ready for the national stage, more so the international arena.
Perry is not even ready to be governor of any state. One continues to wonder if all the Texans who voted him in as governor were consuming excessive amounts of Jack Daniels or some kind of drugs!
OMG..people all over the country is simply tired of this nerd!
Perry is an error himself, Im not sure it is human though.
What's the big deal? President Obama is going to be re-elected by a landslide anyway. The most charasmatic and articulate President in US history.
When Obama went to England, he wrote in the wrong date and year in the Palace guest book. The media wrote that poor, super-brained Obama was tired, that's all. Not a moron, as he would have been portrayed were Obama a repub.
lol....love the photo, he looks like Shooter McGavin from Happy Gilmore
His stupidity obviously has no end. Even in Texas that must be pretty obvious by now.
Why doesn't Perry just drop out of the race, go back to Texas and work on his state's secession from the USA. Texas won't be missed. In fact, the nation's IQ would probably rise 10 points.
Perry is right. It's been well established that he's in over his head. No need to concentrate on every little mistake. I'm a registered, disappointed democrat, and I know piling on when I see it. Let's focus on facts and ideas, please. Then we can get this whole sad episode over with and give Obama four more.
Perhaps there are better news stories, but when a presidential candidate misspeaks every time they speak, it's probably worthy.
This is not really a mistake....Its a ploy to trick people who are young and dumb into not voting. Republicans do this to Democrats all the time....Its been done to me personally "as a joke" until I joke back "no you are wrong voting day is tomorrow silly ha ha ha"
I would think in this case Perry is trying to trick the Ron Paul crowd into not voting.
So this is just human error, but Obama saying 57 states means he is a muslim terrorist? Right-wing nutjobs are sick in the head.
Excuse me my language. Perry has what we call "empty coconut head"!
Now I understand why God told these people to run for President, he needed a good laugh and wanted the world to laugh with him. These people are an embarrassment to our country.
Was there a third thing he couldn't remember? You only listed two...
@Maryann in Orlando – and the biggest goof of all is your ever lovin' POTUS who cannot speak an intelligent sentence without his prompter! Careful about calling the pot/kettle!
We tried to tell our Republican friends here that Ricky was a few beers short of a six pack for the last couple of elections, but they would not listen. Hopefully it will cause people to vote for a person, not a party next time......
Yea, in Texas, rrrrrrright.....
If it was just a slip of the tongue he would have corrected himself. I think his sinking campaign is more than he can deal with and he's getting distracted. You want a guy who starts to lose it when the pressure is on for Prez?
Great, just what we need, another president suffering from memory loss. Is his wife anything like Nancy?
Dinak, nice try but utter fail; When Obama made that error there were just as many (likely including you) that overplayed it while not surprisingly those on the left downplayed it. Why is it you folks cant just focus on YOUR race – this is not about Obama yet, not for quite awhile till the GOP pick their candidate – so try to focus next time.
This is not a democractic or conservative issue for me, I don't won't a village idiot near the launch codes regardless of what party their with.
HA HA, even the Sturgeon General thinks Perry is an idiot!
'doh
smoke and mirrors have kept this fool in texas this long...the rich powerful "texans" like to keep their puppet well dressed for his appearances. in the real world, he is the fool that he is.
Perry is too stupid to trick anyone
I know three people who live in Texas. They're all bright, educated, and able to think. God, they must be lonely.
Next thing you know he'll mention the English Embassy! What a moron.
A part-time Congress? I'm pretty sure they are that now with all the vacations and breaks they take.
@Big George
And how about Du(m)bya's, "Fool me once, um, uh, shame on, um, me! Fool me twice, uh, um, shame on, um, uh, um,..." Well, you know the rest.
But at least our "lovin' POTUS" can in fact read the prompter.
Regarding the shift to a "part time Congress" thing. We already have one of those and it's not working. Any other bright ideas?
Georgie in Big D - Obama speaks just fine with or without a teleprompter. I clearly recall he beat up John McCain in debates. Speaking of debates, how y'all like Ricky Perry's debatin' skills (or lack thereof)???
Perhaps Ricky ought to refrain from speaking without a teleprompter. Oops.
Big George in Big D, its " teleprompter": please make sure you spell the words correctly before you start misplacing metaphors. Incidentally, Perry would get sliced and diced by Michelle Bachmann, so I can't imagine how he would fare against someone with a real intellect. Too bad he won't get the chance to humiliate himself further, since he's going to be gone after South Carolina.
Stepped in a pile of caucus?
Every time I see or hear Perry, I think of Chevy Chase as Gerald Ford: " I was told there would be no math".
GOP's disdain for anyone with intelligence is backfiring in a major way now; their entire field of candidates is unelectable.
George Bush was governor of Texas, Rick Perry is governor of texas. Clearly, mental handicap is no impediment to being governer of texas.
In Gov. Rick's defense, the 26th Amendment lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 was only recently ratified. Well, OK, it was ratified in 1971, but since that was the year Rick turned 21, you can easily see the source of his confusion.
My governor and his flat earth tax to dismantle reality.
Take that climate change and don't come back.
Perry's unrelenting fundamental errors show him to be an uninformed brain-dead airhead. And if he doesn't think such issues are relevant to the office of the Presidency, then . . . well, you guessed it . . . he's an out-of-touch blithering brain-dead airhead. He's the well-groomed 'pretty boy' with flashy suits and few brains, who spends more time "primping in front of the mirror" than he spends educating himself about the important issues this country is facing. He deserves to be consistently 'sinking' in the polls.
Barack Obama is the smartest President he have had since Teddy Roosevelt. People who disagree with him can truthfullly call him wrong, but come on Big George in Big D, you know you are letting your politics cloud your commeon sense. Intelligence is not the comain of one party or another. Newt Gingrich for example is one of the smartest guys in politics, he is tooo wrong and mean to ever get my vote but he is very smart.
@Big George in Big D – funny, I've heard the POTUS speak quite well without the prompter. But that's the best you guys can come up with, despite the fact that presidents have been reading their speeches from prompters or papers for years. I imagine you'd also want to know exactly what you were going to say if every word you spoke was analyzed for days by the 24 hours news networks.
Also, not a Perry fan, but this story is stupid. Who cares? The policies he's proposed and the general lack of comprehension of serious issues should be enough to take him out of the race. We don't need to hear about every minor gaffe he makes.
Keep talking Rick Bush.
oh boy- these republicans are like the 3 stooges- they are as dums as they get- you got dumb and dumber- barrack husein obama is gonna have a field day with these dorks.
I was going to say Rick Perry is as dumb as a box of rocks- but then again I would be insulting the rocks!!!! Who on earth would vote for this joker??? He doesnt know the voting age- nor the date for the election- and he is going to cut some departments out if he is President but cant remember which ones!!!! I didnt think anybody could be dumber than George W Bush- but Rick Perry just passed him!!!!
Darn. I thought he'd puulled another really good one. These are hardly worth mentioning. You have Cain saying he'd be a leader and not a reader and Perry making small mistakes but still. Is this what we really want in an workld where things get more complex by the day?
BW, it's gonna come up so I'll say it now. Obama's saying 57 states was a joke, it was meant to be funny. I don't think these two meant to be funny.
Oops, I pressed on the wrong button .... Sorry, China!
Poor Rick Perry....born stupid and has been losing ground ever since.
Okay CNN, he's dumb, we get it.
This guy is and always will be a dunce, a buffoon. His likelihood of becoming the "elected leader of the free world" is about the same as my being named Secretary General of the United Nations. Obviously, Paint Creek, Texas is missing its village idiot.
I'm looking in the CNN archives to find the "Obama steps in it again" from when candidate Obama said that he had "visited 57 states, 1 left to go" The "10,000" people killed in a Kansas tornado (it was 12 total), saying Iran posed no threat because it was a tiny country with a small defense budget...
Oddly, I can't find it.
Are these clowns doing this to entertain us until the NBA starts up..........You couldn't mke this stuff up
Dumb, dumber and dumbest
Huntsman is the only intelligent Republican candidate and that's why he doesn't have a ghost of a chance at getting the nomination. Not that he'd beat Obama, but he's the only one of them who might not destroy all the progress Obama's made in one fell swoop.
Perry IS a human error......
"When someone doesn't want to talk about the substantive issues". I would think Republicans would be very familiar with this. There are so many issues that need to be addressed right now (immigration, social security, taxes), and they are playing up to their fan base with votes on whether to keep "In God we Trust" and whether or not gays can marry. When it comes time to vote on spending cuts and raising taxes, they put their hands over their ears and scream "I can't hear you!"
We don't need Perry.
I don't really care if he remembers the exact date of the 2012 election. I'm not really sure if he has to know whether you can vote at 18 or 21.
But not remembering that New Hampshire has a primary, not a caucus, says he doesn't really care enough about New Hampshire to remember. And THAT is important - especially to those in New Hampshire.
This Tezas sized buffoon continues to entertain. And Texans have voted this wingnut into office more than once? Wow, this speaks volumes about the mentality of Texans in general then. What is it about these folksy, but really stupid types that rally the clueless? What a joke!
Rick Perry is the male version of Sarah Palin.Just wait???...................may be dumber than her . Ohhhhhhh.........I forgot to add an other dumber George W Bush.
I hope Republicans gave him all of the money that they had. Ok (most of them).
To all who have suggested that Perry go back to Texas... we don't WANT him back!
Rick was a cheerleader at Texas A&M. Need I say more?
Perry is just a little to "human" to be President.
That much is clear at this point.
He does make goober bush appear to be a genius, however.
Perhaps that is the purpose of Perry's run.
The rehab of junior bush's tattered image.
LOL
Big George in Big D
@Maryann in Orlando – and the biggest goof of all is your ever lovin' POTUS who cannot speak an intelligent sentence without his prompter!
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I guess, dimwit, that you never watched the presidential debate between Obama and McCain. The poor McCain could not even find his words while trying to debate Obama and was just walking around the stage like a mad man in search of something to say.
BTW, do you even know what a teleprompter is used for? Have you ever seen one? Have you ever used one? Let me answer for you: no, no and no.
Finally, has it even crossed the void between your ears that the reason your little friends keep changing their minds about the guy who is going to save the GOP is that they know very well that whoever you, idiots, send against Obama better be someone who (1) knows something beyond the size of his shoes (2) can think on his feet and (3) is articulate enough to be able of stringing at least ONE sentence free of grammatical errors. I understand, for all of you, these are real challenges.
No, Rick – the issue is whether the country can survive another incompetent, unfocused politician from the great poluted state of texas.
How can any more be expected when the whole criteria for Republican / Tea Party candidates' selection is "will they be a good, loyal "puppet" to perform as directed?" All of them fail to represent the majority (99%) and seek to gain the substantial financial, influential and powerful support of "the few" (1%) who will "pull their strings". It actually is an insult to the voters in their arrogantly and stubbornly thinking they can con the people and control public opinion to get these candidates elected ... but then they have been emboldened by past successes – 2000, 2004 and 2010.
Singularly, his gaffes are no big deal, but collectively... hmm... what's the word? Idiot.
Steve – Dallas
To all who have suggested that Perry go back to Texas... we don't WANT him back!
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What if we give you a discount? You can have Perry, Palin and Bachmann for the price of one.
The Perry campaign is a Paris Hilton reality show...
Really, this is newsworthy? Maybe our problem with politicians is that we expect them to be flawless, have all the answers, share our views 100% of the time and give us everything we want. In which case the problem isn't our politicians but rather too many voters that expect scripted, edited Hollywood performances. (Hello! Someone was supposed to write the Great Recession out of the last version of the American History script so we can all keep spending more than we make.)
I really do like Texicans but Perry strains the connection. About as eloquent as a fence post, as knowledgeable as a box of rocks and as truthful as Herman Cain, no more capable of being the POTUS than a billy goat. Yeehaw.
I think most 18-21 year olds vote Democrat. Telling them they are not old enough to vote or telling them the election is later than it really is is smart. Dirty tricks, of course, but not a bad idea.
Please people– don't judge ALL Texans by Rick Perry or his supporters. Some of us are pure-dee independants who would never vote for someone just based on their party affiliation. I personally think straight party ticket voting should be banned everywhere. Make voters actually be informed on each individual candidate instead of just casting a party vote.
That said, I am still appalled that voters in this state re-elected this doofus Perry last time even when he refused to participate in any debates. I hope they're just a little ashamed of how stupid they were now....
Rick Perry reminds me so much of George W. Bush. I thought he was an idiot and completely unfit to be President. We saw and are seeing the result of putting that imbecile in office. The trillions (yes, with a "t") he added to our debt with wars and tax cuts for his rich upper-class members have produced disaster for ordinary people. People would be insane to put another overt fool in office.
You know, if I am yapping around the water cooler and in the course of running off at the mouth I make this kind of mistake, I should be called out it and corrected. But I am not running for President. So why on earth is no one saying anything to this bozo? Do you really want the nuclear football in the hands of this fool? Do you really want to watch a debate that considers this chump to be a viable candidate, but a 4 time congressman, former Governor (Louisiana) can't be "allowed" on the debate floor because HE DIDN'T RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO QUALIFY FOR THE DEBATE!!! Go check out Buddy Roemer, the only republican candidate to face down OWS and Rachel Maddow.
And yet he's still a better choice than what we have now...
The only thing Tricky Ricky has going for him right now is he doesn't have 2 previous wives like Newt, women coming out of the woodwork like Herman, he's not a Morman flip flopper like Mitt, but there is something about him which reminds me of Michelle, maybe it's that dazed look in the eyes?
The GOP Comedy in Seven Big Acts–leaving out Ron Paul–is no longer getting laughs; it's become stupid beyond belief. Maybe they ought to brush Dubya off and bring him back as a guest puppet–he could read his much-thumbed copy of 'The Pet Goat'. That'll wow the audience.
wsest - fortunately the vast majority of clear thinking Americans beg to differ. Your candidates need to get better, don't be bitter.
Maybe the republican party would be better off sending all these candidates to "Survivor Island" and let them lie and cheat and pull nasty tricks on each other and vote the weak ones off. At the end we will know that we have at least gotten the best backstabbing, lying SOB to take on Obama.
Don't let the door hit ya' where the good Lord split ya'.
Ba-Bye now.
For god sake, can we just pull the completely unqualified ones off the stage; oh, I guess that would leave the GOP without a nominee.
Perry keeps proving over and over that he's another George W. Bush.
Ricky Ricky......time to get back to Texas and help brother George with his crosswords isn't it?
What does this say about those Texans who've been voting for this guy all these years?
At first I thought the error that he made had to do with this line:
"Look I'm a human being …
Rick Perry says "I drink Brawndo 'cause it's got electric lights".
Former Republican Now an Independent:
I hear it is really easy to find your way to Texas: Travel east until you smell it, and then south until you step in it.
this guy has made more verbal gaffes in a few months than Obama has in his entire presidential tenure
I studied Kennedy's speeches to the media when I was in college. The well spoken careful use of our language probably helped keep us out of World War III. Can you imagine a leader that can't get the facts correct trying to lead during the digital age? Very, Very Scary. This man is NOT better then what we have now!
"Well I don't think there is any question about it. It can only be attributable to human error. This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due ot human error." -HAL 9000
He didn't make a mistake. He knows that the DRINKING age is 21 and he understands that for anyone to vote for him, they would need to be drunk.
CNN completely leaves out all Obama's mistakes and he has glaring ones. Don't the reporters have something of substance to report.
Egads Perry! You're starting to rival our country's biggest gaff-O-matic, Crazy VP Joe Biden! Maybe Perry is really running for VP???
Waiting for CNN to run a story for 5 days on ANY gaffe made by President Obama or any other Democrat. Waiting........
Reporting on Perry's use of one word instead of another is not major news. Why not focus on the substance of the speech Perry just gave to the NH Legislature?
Gaffes like these aren't big enough to determine if someone's qualified to run for president. Perry's already made a huge fool of himself by being unable to answer policy questions, but these gaffes here are pretty nit-picky.
This blockhead would need the assistance of a tutor to watch "Schoolhouse Rock".
Funny, nothing here on CNN about Obama calling the Embassy in Iran 'English' Pretty sure we won't see that on the CNN ticker
.....and you guys thought "W" was dumb!
I've notice after reading 40 or so of these comments that Democants have nothing better to do than bash GOPs. Its sad you all have so much idle time on your hands. If you all was working like us Republicans, there wouldn't be 98% democants bashing GOPs on here.
Pretty petty to call him out on stupid things like this, 99 of Americans would not remember exactly which date the election is going to be on this far away. Especially when it comes from people stanchly in support of the President of all 57 states, with a Muslim/Christain faith.
I have never berfore seen anyone who had so much trouble getting ONE statement out without screwing it up somehow. !! GIVE IT UP Perry!!! Take the cowboy boots out of your mouth or just shut up!!!!
CNN.
Weak. I'm a Democrat that's going to vote for Obama, but these type of attacks are lame. Who cares if he got minor things wrong.
Now the Herman Cain Libya moment. That is important. It is important for a candidate to know what's going on in the world. This minor stuff in this story is not.
God help us ....This poor man just doesn't get the hint that he's
not ready for prime time or anything else.....There are no gotchya questions in play here
as he seems to insist either.....Voting age? Election date ? I know middle schoolers
that all over this information...Candidates really should be too.
I live in Texas.. which is an open primary state.. and I will be voting for Rick Perry..
Just for the fun of it.. keeping him in the race as long as possible is comic relief..
To compare this man "GAFFS" to any slip by another person is laughable. We all make mistakes but this clown can't talk without making them!!!!!
Jeff, this is the GOP bash Ticker from CNN, 99% of the readers are going to be Libs who can't defend O's policies and instead try to call their opponents stupid
Wow! A lot harsh words here from folks who would be begging for mercy if the shoe were on the other foot.
Southerner01, you really had to strain to dredge up 3 gaffes in 3 years. Perry, Bachmann, Romney, Cain, and Gingrich can manage that in a space of minutes, so what can you possibly say to defend such a lack of discipline? These are the people who want to repalce a sitting president: has the GOP really set the bar so low?
It is human to error but this happens way to frequently I'm starting to wonder is he in the early stages of Alzheimer
Gee N/A aren't you working? PS – I am a realistic voter that would vote for Romney but the GOP are too busy destroying him for flip flopping which Thomas Jefferson would actually have called compromise. What a concept! Compromise and work together...not a current Republican concept.
I think he's decided to try out for a guest spot on "Beavis and Butthead" and bag the presidential candidate thing.
Perry's lack of attention to detail is one of the reasons most of his policy ideas are stupid. As an American, I find it embarrassing that one of our major political parties is fielding such a group of incompetent, ignorant, backward, unethical ideologues for the highest office in the land.
This is just Perry's early Christmas present to late night TV comedians.
Real Tom Paine, were you aware that England now has its own Embassies?
This guy didn't step in it, he LIVES in it! he makes Bush look like a Rhodes scholar. do we really want another idiot from Texas running the country into the ground? we have an intelligent, caring, capable president now who is doing the best possible job considering the mess left him and the entrenched opposition from the people who made the mess. if we toss him aside for another rethug, we deserve to have this country go down the drain!!!
I think Mr Perry correctly assumes that a voter must be 21 so they can throw down a few before they punch that chad beside his name. He is a complete boob and another embarrasment to a once grand old party.
That's a brand he'll never shake he is so far out of his element and now he is just a deer in headlights...
Any chance this moron has/had, is small at best. If he gets the nod, then gets elected, none of us have enough bread crumbs in our pockets to mark a trail home.
Come on, this is more like Obama's "57 states" blunder than anything else. I'm going to give the guy a break on this one, and so should everyone else.
Yet the GOP never ceases to use the presidents full name, as if we are going to associate him with the the deceased ex-leader of Iraq. I will defend the Presidents policy to have the richest of the rich pay their fair share. I will defend the policy that health care should be a right and not a privilege that congress gets. I will defend the president's policy to go after OBL, and other top terrorists. I will defend the presidents going big on the deficit cutting...which by the way was scaled back by the GOP, I will defend the President's position on being a positive father role model.
Poor Rick Perry..................he needs to go to the doctor for his 'foot in mouth' disease.
Perry is an imbecile. I can't imagine that I would ever say this about anyone, but he's actually dumber that GW Bush. Seriously!
i think we should cut perry some slack. he is every bit as smart as cain, palin, bachmann and newt
"I've notice after reading 40 or so of these comments that Democants have nothing better to do than bash GOPs. Its sad you all have so much idle time on your hands. If you all was working like us Republicans, there wouldn't be 98% democants bashing GOPs on here."
This is a little something I like to call Irony Alert.
Another example of why Perry needs to leave the Dept of Education alone.
Wow. This is becoming a daily thing, his "human error." Maybe Texas can endure such a "human error," but this country needs stronger, smarter guidance. Time to head on home, now, Mr. Perry – your folks are calling you.
Brian2913, I very well aware of that: are you familiar with the term " relevant"?
I bet almost if not all of these college students know they can vote at 18 yrs old, now why doesn't this man who is running for president, if he has this kind of a memory how can he be our president on the world stage. where else would his memory fail him. Jane
President Preacher-Man visited all 57 states yet?
Corporations R. People II – Nothing for me to be bitter about, I didn't vote for yer boy Barak so I don't have the "buyer's remorse" the "vast majority of clear thinking Americans" have. Read some news once in a while. His approval ratings are the worst in history for a POTUS at this point, even worse than Carter's! Quite a feat. The vast majority doesn't approve of him. Eat that! Off you go now, you sad disillusioned speck.
we do have some smart people in texas , perrys just not one of them ..
Our previous president makes all of these GOP candidates look like Einstein – and we all know how smart he was. Cain doesn't know anything about Libya even though it’s been in the news for the last 8 months. Paul has some radical ideas like pulling the plug on the sick if they have no health insurance. Perry is from another planet, and can't remember what he will do if elected. The Newt is a total liar who no one will believe, and Bachman is a total wacco.. All of them are mean spirited, uncaring and vindictive. In 2012 I think I will stick with who we have now. At least he has a logical and clear thinking brain and CARES about the common man and not the ones in their ivory towers on Wall St.
While I hope he doesn't get nominated or elected, these things really aren't a big deal and if a candidate I liked made the same errors it wouldn't deter me from voting for them. He has made other larger mistakes, but these little things aren't a big deal.
Wow, almost as dumb as when soetoro said his bowling score might get him into the special olympics.
If to err is human, Perry must be the most human SOB on the planet
The political gravy train is pulling out of the $tation and it look$ like Rick Perry i$nt on it.
Are the people that voted in Texas for Perry dumber than he is? Or is it at the governor level he has a better speech. In any case...he is making me shake my head in wonder that anyone got as far as he did and is as dumb as he is.
Question of the day is who is dumber Rick Perry or Herman Cain? If this is the best the Republicans have, they are in a heap of trouble.
maybe Perry thinks he's on "Last Comic Standing" he sure is funny, not to smart though!
Perry, not ready for Prime Time like my man and fellow Moron er I mean Morman!
you know what the difference is between Aggie boots and cowboy boots? ,,,well with Aggie boots the crap is on the inside of the boots
"mistakes Perry characterized as human error" Hmm....everyone else would characterize them as stup idity! He sure knows how to relate to the typical republican voter!!!
wsest getting info from Faux Noise; sounding about as intelligent as his idol Ricky Perry too.
Bitter, ignorant, and uninformed is no way to go through life son (or daughter).
This Man is always pointing in one direction or another "mostly at the other candidates".... This really bothers me for some reason.... Were we taught NOT to point as it's a very rude gesture... Wouldn't vote for him just because of the finger...
Perry/Cain 2012....the dream ticket for comedians everywhere.
Dumb as a sack of hammers!
Details, details, who can be bothered with details?
It really is amazing to see how dumb Rick Perry actually is. His ignorance about such basic issues as voting age is truly colossal. One feels sorry for the people in Texas to be ruled by someone like him but, of course, it also shows that they are mostly as dumb as he is.
I find it odd. No article at CNN on POTUS calling the British Embassy in Tehran the English Embassy. I suppose they must have overlooked that foot in the moment.
Rick Perry: "Ten yars ago I could not spel Guverner, now I are one."
I find it odd. No article at CNN on POTUS calling the British Embassy in Tehran the English Embassy. I suppose they must have overlooked that foot in the mouth moment.
No mention of Obama's gaffe yesterday with calling the Britain's embassy the "English Embassy"? CNN again shows its true colors.
wsest – Just because some of us dont approve of his work doesn't mean we wont vote for him. Especially when the best the GOP can offer consists of the current group of clowns.. The GOP's cast is uninspiring and downright depressing.. most people feel that way including those who will hold their nose and vote ABO..
Which is why ABO people are still trying to get Palin, Ryan and Christie in the race..
If he chooses Dan Quayle has his running mate, we would have a perfect "Dumb and Dumber" ticket.
Someone criticized CNN for reporting this. He's a Presidential candidate. Basic knowledge of the voting age, caucuses, primaries and election dates should be common knowledge. He he is too lazy to review or too stupid to remember.
Perry, like Cain, has a mind like a steel...lump of steel.
It's really sad, when even I start feeling sorry for a Republican. Mr. Perry... stop, please. You're making even liberals embarrassed on your behalf.
Funny how the usual "why is CNN wasting their time on this?" crowd is out in full force, I mean the right wing media "never" puts out anything trivial such as sound bit mistakes, etc about Democrats (is there a sarcasm smiley around, just in case Republicans are too dense to figure out that this is a sarcastic remark)
Without the Republican lies and half truths mixed in, I think possibly it was a human error. I could give him the benefit of the doubt. Go Rick! I don't know a democrat that is not for you.
I am very amused that the best examples in these posts of mis-spoken phrases (words) our President has used are "57" and "English". Really, after three years of constantly being in the public spotlight, can 't you do any better than that?! And do you really believe that President Obama needs a teleprompter when answering questions and talking with the leaders of the world? Good grief! You most certainly don't have to agree with all or any of his policies, but to imply he needs a teleprompter is ridiculous.
Governor Perry is a very gregarious and ambitious man. There are many similarities between the physical appearance of the Governor Perry and President Reagan and probably that is important to Governor Perry. He has many of the same facial expressions. It is surprising that the media has not written about that. However, the governor does not have the same political prowess. Reagan appeared to be very relaxed all the time – his days as an actor helped him immensely.
Seems Perry and Bush have a few things in common. Perry can not speak without misspeaking, they both come from Texas after destroying the state's economy, and they have no idea how to lead.
Consistently DELAYED!
Some of these Texans must have been out in the sun too long.
Some verbal gaffes are to be expected from anyone. But if a presidential candidate can't get the voting age, or the DAY HE MIGHT GET ELECTED correct, he's got no business handling the much more serious job of running the country.
Every time Perry opens his mouth, we Texans sink lower in our chairs.
wait.......is this any worse than Obamas 57 states comment? Even though 'm sure Obama knows how manty states their are and he misspoke. Is Perry is just stupid? No. The grind gets to these people. I'm an (I) and I can see defending Perry (in this case).
How can Perry "step into it" again? He never stepped out of it.
I'm sure all those right wing nuts who criticized Obama's misstatement about 57 states are now doing the same with Perrry. Oh, wait. They're not? That's right. They're driven by hate of Obama, not facts.
How did he get elected Governor of Texas - oh yeah, he was GWs lieutenant Governor, guess he didn't seem so dumb by comparison.
When they make the movie will he be played by Chevy Chase ?
Rick Perry should just call It Quit, you think by now he be trier of sticking his foot In his mouth. And Proving just how dumb this man really Is. And the Republican party keep asking him to run until he say OK. They much really be hurting to keep going after this IDIOT.
I make errrors, too, Rick, but I'll never say the voting age in America is 21 or that New Hampshire has caucuses. This is why: I have enough intellectual curiosity - and I read enough - that I know the correct answers. The problem I have with you is that you don't. Obama can refer to the 57 states without a hue and cry - except by Republicans bound to dump on him no matter what - because we all know he knew better. Unfortunately, your long list of gaffes has made it clear that you know very little. Presidents should know a lot.
I thought there was a water shortage in Texas, so you can't say there must be something in the water that makes Perry so intellectually challenged. I spent some time in Austin and Dallas, where I found people to be smart and politically savvy, so I can't imagine how Perry (and Bush for that matter) ever got elected to ANY government office unless it was with money, money, money, because neither one has the sense that God gave a horny toad.
Barrack Husein Obama doesn't know how many states we have "57" he said. But yes we should def focus on perry and his wrong date. I bet he knows his religon too and dosent need a reporter to tell him like BHO did . Don't we have real issues to deal with in this country where is the real news . To busy trying to shape the elections ?
Perry needs to schedule an immediate medical appointment for a brain scan. something is terribly wrong...
TxJim- I think you misunderstood me. Any of the GOP's clowns are preferable to me than BO. ABO will get my vote as well. Personally I think Ryan would be the choice and would cancell out the ABO factor, but he's not running. I wonder why, but he's a smart guy and we'll see him somewhere down the road I think... Later...
Come on people. A presidential candidate with about as much sense as a texas horse making this many errors about these rather mundane piecs of info a grade school child would know makes me believe that if I was a republican I would be embarassed. If I was a supporter I would hide. Beyond that it seems too me that CNN is doing there job in reporting this, too show the republican Americans why they shouldn't want this dunce as their next President.
Gee, and he seemed like the PERFECT candidate- but that was before he actually had to say something and appear intelligent...
A lot of people at the top have fantastic memories and grasp of facts. Perry, not so much. He still might make good decisions if there is always someone to remind him of who is who and what is going on.
Perry clearly is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He is not going to win the GOP presidential nomination. But CNN and others in the media continue to demonstate their strong leftist bias by making mountains out of molehills in an attempt to discredit GOP presidential candidates. How did you respond to the many gaffes by Obama? 57 states ... give me a break.
CNN, Obama just talked about how the English embassy was stormed in Iran. This is like calling the US embassy the California embassy. But Rick Perry mis-stating the voting age is big news? None of this is important. LOL
Oh, I am sorry but what a straight "C" student who wants to become a president has for brain IS a "substantive issue"
Well, Perry, you need to get things right! Don't blame others because you keep stepping on your own "you know what"! It's not my bad(s) – you should get things RIGHT in the first place! Every day we learn something else you don't know – for goodness sakes! Do you want us to stop listening altogether or what? What?
I guess this is considered news worthy if it helps generate revenue. Good work reporting the important points in Perry's interview.
Not to worry, it'll all blow over by his inauguration on January 32!
OOPS...Perry has another brain fart...LMAO....MEMOREX ANYONE? what a joke, just like his counter part the sexual deviant Herman Cain.
The comments I have read blasting or ridiculing Perry have come from people I wouldn't let carry my teabag. They couldn't possibly cope with the pressure that any candidate Republican or Democrat, has to endure.
18 or 21 is not human error. It is just failed high school stupid.
The only mistake was when his mother decided not to have an abortion.
Gingrich, Romney, Cain, Perry...its funny, no Ron Paul yet hes been dominating lately and is most definatly at least above Cain and Perry, good reporting CNN. I'm not falling for your tactics. I will vote for whomever I please and am not voting for someone just because you report on them more and consider them the front runner.
Laverne- Obviously some people don;t know he's a "DUFUS" not only does he have poll numbers, but he is the longest sitting governor in Texas history.
The more we can expose ignorant politicians the better off we may be- and I don;t care which side they are on.
Remember Obama visiting all 57 States and he was going to visit the PRESIDENT of Canada.
Maybe we really should let TX secede from the union as Perry once wanted.
Who is sponsoring Perry anyway? Comedy Central?!!
It's official.....there's a three way tie between Tricky Ricky and Mr & Mrs Michele Bachmann for bozo of the year.
Come on, folks, you'd have to be dumb as a flattened shoe box to vote for any republican in 2012.
Make sure he is always close to a microphone...the more he talks the less likely he will EVER become President!
this is the SMART govenor from texas......
You all hate Perry so much for his mistakes. Lets just see what the voters of the 57 States think...
Perry is another G.W. Bush, just not as smart !!!
Bad News Texas! Looks like you'll be stuck with your Governor until 2014. Poor poor Texas.
And then there's the really scary part. This duffus has been elected 3 times as governor of TX. I'm hoping that the proud people of TX will finally smarten up and see that the sole reason for voting for him - that's he's a conservative - is faulty reasoning and doesn't serve the great state of TX .
I generally read almost every article about Michele Bachmann because, frankly, her gaffes and statements provide much humor. I now have to add articles about Rick Perry to my daily reading list because he has developed into a big a joke as good, old Shelley Bachmann.
Ahh, the circus sideshow continues to entertain us all! Politics have become something like a bad season of American Idol. What elections are these Republican candidates think they are running for now? High School Class President! I want some level of intelligence in a future possible POTUS. If anyone's policies that need listening to.....it is Ron Paul. Sadly, his serious proposals are only treated as a joke by everyone because he is considered "unelectable" when he actually does well in the polls in early voting states.
I would predict if Perry were elected, he'd soon have an accident involving beer, a pretzel, some carpeting abrading his face and a dog sniffing his butt while he's passed out in the White House.
Then of course we'd see a man the next news cast with a blemish on his face and gin blossoms about his nose.
We are going to talk about the substantive tough issues if he can remember what they are. Rick you got to be the ball to play in this league. It has to be part of you not something you read in a book. Now go practice your lines and for kreeps sake look in a mirror, you look like a politician.
i am so glad this guy shoots himself in the foot so often. the thought of another pair of cowboy boot either real or a pretend story of an actor in the white house makes me want to up chuck my dinner!
For all you right wingers that are complaining about people focusing on flub after flub from this mental midget, remember all the lies you tried to procreate about Obama: He's a Muslim (he's a lifelong practicing Christian), He was born in Kenya (we all know how that worked out for you) He's a Socialist (He is a Capitalist) and you finally dwell on one tiny misstatement he made while exhausted from campaigning, the famous 57 states slip. Pot, meet kettle.
Not that it seems to effect their electability, but what is it about these TX prez candidates being seemingly unable to keep foot outta mouth?
Perry wasn't paying attention much wasn't he when things were explained. He needs to have a prep session before he speaks. Maybe he should have people walking around with teleprompters so that he doesn't screw up anymore.
The dumbest candidates ever!!
Perry is a walking human error.
This guy can't even remember fundamentals like the legal voting age and whether he's participating in a caucus or a primary?
The fact that some Tea Party wackos think these are just "details" show why half wits like Perry and Bachmann are even considered as viable candidates in the first place.
Definition of "gotcha question": any question the candidate is too dumb to answer.
Perry is just a victim of the Texas educational system. The one to which he keeps cutting funds.
Can this guy wipe himself after using the toilet? Who still thinks this stuffed shirt is fit to be anything other than a coat rack?
wsest seems pretty bitter to me all because his boy "steps in it" so much he needs waders instead of those cowboy boots.
Stupid is as stupid does.
Perry/Palin 2012.....The Stupid Express...
Listen America we in Texas have been shamed for a very long time. It is like the family secret that no ones wants to talk about. Bad things have happened to us and we have been hurt. To help keep the rest of you from being hurt we have to admit our shame and accept personal responsibility for letting a monster loose on America. Just send Rick Perry back to Texas and we will try to keep him contained. Maybe even hand him his head on a platter in the next election.
At least he's still got the two dozen birther votes tied up, so long as Trump stays out of it.
Is the G.O.P intentionally trying to lose in 2012? Being the FrontRunner DuJour is only highlighting their shortcomings with zero answers about Jobs, Economy and ..........whatever the third thing was. ???
Oooooops!!!!, Ooooooops, Oooooops,
NUFF SAID
"He added that the focus on his missteps is an effort to distract from his policy proposals."
Parry is a buffoon and his policies are proven failures. Regarding the voting age, is was changed in 1971 ... maybe the problem is Parry has spent more of his time drinking (age 21) than voting (age 18). Just saying ...
@Maryann in Orlando – and the biggest goof of all is your ever lovin' POTUS who cannot speak an intelligent sentence without his prompter!
President Obama uses a teleprompter when he delivers speeches, which he prefers using over note cards (it allows him to read the speech without having to constantly bend his head down to read it off the cards).
There's nothing wrong with that. And if you still insist on believing that he can't speak without a teleprompter, then you haven't paid any attention to the hundreds of press conferences, town halls, debates, etc., that he's done without one.
President Obama taught Constitutional law and early in his presidency visited the Supreme Court, where he impressed ALL the Justices with his knowledge of it and our judicial system.
Parry can't remember that the voting age was changed to 18 by the 26th Amendment ...
We need an intelligent and knowledgeable president, not an autistic senile zombie; we already had one for eight years.
Rick Perry is the reason I started voting at the age of 31 (back in 2006). He needed to get out of office then, and still does now. The man is a joke (a bad joke).
If Gov Perry wins, he'll provide so much fodder for Jay Leno, Fallon, Kimmel, Letterman and Conan McO'Brien.
No wonder Gov. Perry makes so many mistakes..."He is an ATM Aggie!" Wah ha ha ha!
Democratic Obama-Clinton 2012 supporter here...but I agree with some of the comments on here...the guy is human and not that smart to begin with...so if he messes up a few dates and stuff that's ok...when u have so much u are trying to remember it's quite easy to mix up some stuff as President Obama did when he said 57 states. Hell people forget more important dates than elections...how many men forget their own anniversaries or worst their children's birthdays each day? Lets stop jumping at every little mistake and making it seem as if it's such a big deal...now if it's something that is vital, that's something else...like if he slips and give out information that is vital to national security...than that's different