same here

and I mean EVERYONE has gaffes.Bachmann with her “John Wayne Gacy” gaffe,Cain confusing the Declaration Of Independence with the Constitution ,Chinas Nuclear capabilities,Amendments being signed by Presidents,Right To Return,and his Medicare flub,Romney with his constant flip flops,even Reagan gaffed during his debate with Mondale:
http://articles.sfgate.com/2000-10-01/news/28577043_1

Stand up to pressure

Televised debates, then, can become a test of whether the candidate can stand up to the pressure of being president in the modern, televised world. Remarkably, there were no presidential debates until the John F. Kennedy-Richard Nixon debate in 1960, when the TV networks figured out it would be a great stunt.

Serious concerns were raised about 73-year-old President Ronald Reagan’s leadership abilities during his 1984 debate with former Vice President Walter Mondale. Reagan flubbed his lines and appeared confused. The debate raised questions about Reagan’s ability to function under pressure.

It was Reagan’s “greatest humiliation as a public figure,” Schroeder writes about the debate. “This guy is gone,” Mondale told an aide immediately after the debate, as quoted in Schroeder’s book, “It’s scary, he’s not really up to the job.”

Reagan recovered in the second debate, saying he would not exploit “my opponent’s youth and inexperience” after a moderator essentially asked Reagan whether he was losing his grasp on reality. Mondale, in a new PBS documentary on debates, said that right after Reagan’s quip, he had known he’d lost the

election.
Come on,now,to call it over for Perry is absurd.

Zero has had a bullseye on Texas and we are sick and d— tired of it.

Closing drilling and refineries, EPA is there every time you turn around over some dumb lizard where there is a new shale find. No disaster relief for floods and wild fires! and no help on the border, you name it.

He no longer will let ICE deport an illegal. What are we supposed to do with them??

And….after he treated our Governor like dirt our Governor treated him like a gentleman and met his plane in Austin on an uninvited trip. Governor Perry tried to hand him a letter about immigration and The Great One would not even do him the honor of taking it. Instead, he treated Governor Perry like a messenger boy and made him had it to an aide and kept walking.

I am not sure Obama ever spoke to him.

I will say it again. Perry will rise to the occasion because he wants to save this country from Obama.

Don’t Mess with Texas.

Perry’s response in the “spin room” about stepping in it was a good one.

Why is it that there never has been a question about Tort Reform from moderators in these “debates”?

Even with no income taxes, the recent growth in Texas would not have occurred without tort reform. This is the one area which has caused more manufacturing to move overseas than unions or taxation. It is a serious problem with not only ambulance chasers going cha ching, but also the law firms with represent the defendants.

Who pays in the end? The employees without work, and all the places in the economy which circulate those bucks.

I suggest that William F. Buckley would have been elected twice.

Perry may have stumbled at the debate but he wasn’t the first candidate to ever do so and he won’t be the last! Obama is suppose to be a “good speaker ” and look at the shape the country is in !! Mitt Romney also “speaks well” and he can’t decide where he really stands on most issues!!
Perry looks to be the most conservative of the candidates and thus we will continue to support him.

I feel the same way as the above comments.

Even if I were going soft on Perry, Romney is the absolute last candidate I would switch my support to. I like for there to be at least one issue my candidate has not “evolved” on. Since being in office.

Perry can come out of the “oooops” moment just fine. He is affable and humble enough to laugh it off and it just may add to the “I’d like to have a beer with him” factor.

Everyone makes mistakes, sure. And this is a big one. Heck, I felt sick when he made the mistake and even worse when I was checking out my twitter feed after. But he recovered and held his own for the rest of the debate – almost unfazed.

But had that happenned during the main debate with Obama in the election it could have killed his chances. Better now than later!

who has gaffed and flip flopped and has a terrible record in office for far less time than Perry. We’ll see how he fares but even the media know all politicians draw a blank at times as do the media. Without a teleprompter, Obama would have never been elected, his debates were terrible.

I think large crowds effect Perry’s performance. He does well discussing and debating on tv. His debate with O’Reilly and with others are quite impressive. Grade Perry on his track record, don’t forget Romney was 47th in job creation in an UP ECONOMY!!!

because of this. I will always vote for the man with the best record in governing and Perry has the best one by far. Perry had a human moment last night and we all know that he is a bad debater and he even admits that he is a bad debater. Presidents do not and should not govern in 30 seconds sound bites and 3 second zingers. May be those who think this way are now a rare breed in the electorate but it is what it is.
If Perry or to lesser degree Gingrich is not the nominee then I am not voting for President. No other candidate deserve to be President. If that would the case then I will only vote for Congress.

Why did the Republican Party set up these numerous debates with liberal moderators? I would never vote for someone based on these debates. Perry has walked the walk and talked the talk in TX. I know his record and he can beat Obama and the teleprompter. He does fine in a one to one. Obama has insulted him and has tried to destroy the state of TX in anyway he could. Liberals are out to destroy Perry, because that is who Obama fears. I will not change my support for Perry based on these debates, which are laughable.

but dang it! Governor Perry has got to be prepping a lot better for these debates.

I think he has the potential to actually be a good debater. Read an article on his attack on Romney for hiring illegals to do his lawn (a cheap shot, but in a righteous cause) and was really rather impressed. It had been planned in advance, because they’d determined that attacking Romney on his private hiring choices for his own house would be the most likely to rattle him. And it worked.

I’m not saying he should keep going negative on the other candidates — but if they put that much thought into developing a strategy for every debate and prepare thoroughly for every likely question we’ll soon be talking about whether it’ll be Perry or Gingrich rather than Romney or Cain.

Last night was like an actor going up on his lines. Actors don’t generally do that because they’re stupid or incapable of giving a performance — it’s just a matter of not knowing them well enough. You have to make sure you know your part cold — to be certain nothing will throw you off.

Perry just needs to prep a lot more. Learn his own plans so well that he can recite any part of it while under pressure, or even under attack. Know his record so well that his strongest accomplishments are always fresh in his memory and ready to be mentioned should an appropriate opportunity arise.

These debate performances are giving an inaccurate impression of the Governor. They’re unforced errors and there’s no excuse for it.

Debates are a big part of how a lot of the electorate decides who they think should be President. The Perry Camp needs to take that seriously and give them a LOT higher priority.

When it comes down to it, do we want a telegenic smooth talker? I think the nation got that in Obama. How is that working out for you?

Rick Perry is still the only guy who can do the job and do it as a movement conservative. I am not wavering on him.

A true note on Brain Freezes: I got my wife’s name wrong during our wedding vows and I wasn’t even close. Her name is Janell and I called her Elaine. Yes, she still married me and we are coming up on our 27th anniversary.

If my wife can keep me after a gaffe like that, I’ll keep Perry. Thank you very much!

I forgive him for the 53 seconds or whatever it was. He just didn’t have the redundant processor greenlighted when Processor 0 had a cache fault. Tough to keep those in synch when the lights are hot, I think his heat sink paste was faulty there. Not a big deal.

I am encouraged by things said on this website for Perry. I thought he had a good debate and has handled his gaffe with humor. We need his leadership and experience as Gov. for our nominee. He is a conservative. We are the party of family values, 2 of our candidates don’t qualify in my opinion. Romney is not a conservative and what does he stand for on the issues that we care about.
Go Perry!!

http://www.redstate.com/wonkish1/2011/10/03/3-new-state-polls-in-for-the-primaries/#comment-207

I think he should, even though he’ll probably wait for the caucus night to get out of the race.

He just lacks the talent to be a national candidate. This was accepted by everybody, including his inner circle, till a few months ago. I still don’t understand how people suddenly started convincing themselves of the opposite. Perry is a machine man and those guys are also useful. And they can win elections in one-state parties in most situations. But running for President? That’s a whole different league.

Nice use of humor to make your point.

Perry is not a machine. That little metaphor should go to Romney. I am going to assume that you, thirsty boots have a human side. Have you ever made a mistake…ever? Have you ever gone blank? I have. Do you know why I did…because I was trying to perform to the audience instead of myself. I got too much into other people’s impression (which btw is sick today) than just spelling it out. Do you want someone that tells you the truth or someone that tells you what you want to hear?

Romney – He tells you what you want to hear…eight ways to Sunday.
Cain – He can’t keep his stories straight and misquotes ALL THE TIME…but we give him a break BECAUSE HE IS BLACK. Darn sure didn’t give Perry a break when he had a gaffe…did you or they.
Bachmann – She is not strong enough…will probably be a VP pick…and she knows it. She panders to Romney and that makes me sick.
Santorum is trying to resurrect the mid 1900′s wherein he claims that our manufacturing can compete in the world and subsidizes all manufacturing by having them pay no taxes. Guess who pays for them.
Paul – Way too radical with foreign affairs for me. We do need a military…I wonder if Paul would have one for President.
Huntsman – Very smart…but he is not Conservative. I will tell you this…he does stick to his convictions…whether I agree with them or not…and that is why he is better than Romney.
Gingrich – Too much baggage out there. Besides a segway to Cain’s asserted mess…Last night…$$$ from Fannie and Freddie. No…No…No. I don’t want the Bushie’s and their spending back in DC.

Jeez I’ve watched debaters and people at press conferences practically fold themselves in half at the podium and they dust themselves off and come back and they’re OK.

Let’s look beyond this debate and ask the next pertinent question:

Who do you think would do well one-on-one against Barack Obama in a debate?

I think Rick Perry would actually do better 1-1, by a lot, than he’s done so far. It’s just a hunch, but it’s a strong hunch, that he’d be very strong there. I think he’s just got to small a space on the stage, as it were. He’s a man who is tempermentally more well suited to the kind of debate that happens after the Republican Primary, where he’s on the stage debating the guy whose job he intends to win. It’s just a feeling I have about him but everything I see so far is that he’s really interested in the Main Ring, not so much the sideshows.

Romney, of course, is just always extremely well prepared. I’d expect nothing less of him at this point. It’s his forte.

when quizzed by Harwood. Perry named Education and then drew a blank on the last two agencies. Another candidate helped him out with “Commerce.” His own supposed political platform and it was up to the other candidates to feed him his own information. WOW!

Sorry, he’s done.

I think he is handling this amazingly well. He is diffusing all of the vitriol by laughing at himself. It makes him human and likeable.

By going on all of the talk shows he is setting his own narrative. The truth is that everyone knows Perry knew exactly which three agencies he would cut, he just blanked out. He is reinforcing that it was a brain freeze and not a lack of knowledge. I have to admit, I am impressed.

The reality is that all of us have had “one of those moments.” One of my brain freezes came when I was talking to a patient and their caregiver. It was a pleasant conversation, except for the fact that during the entire conversation I called the patient the WRONG name. After I stopped talking, the caregiver politely corrected me. It was totally embarassing. There was nothing I could do but apologize.

and made a donation today.
I hope that other Perry supporters will go and make a donation also.
Our society has become a 60 second news flash.
It saddens me with a good portion of Americans never get involved, never go on the internet to check out the canidate, never watch a debate.
They will simply turn on to the media outlet of their choice and pick up what the media decides are the highlights of an event.
Then based on that 60 second sound bite make a choice on who they want as the next president.
Then when things like our economy goes down the tubes they wonder how they got it so wrong.
Let us not get it wrong this time.
Take a stand and FIGHT!

I don’t care about the brain freeze. I still think Perry has the best policies, both the energy plan and the flat tax. I also think he has a proven track record as a Conservative and executive experience as Governor. I was happy to see him step up and say “yup, I stepped in it”. He didn’t throw anyone else under the bus and he took responsibility. He explains his policies and beliefs fine one-on-one.
Also, there are no sex scandals in his closet to be exploited.
I donated to his campaign this morning.

Let’s keep it rolling, and make your donation for Perry today.

Go Gov.!

He has consistently done worse and worse in every poll, both of primary and general election voters, and both nationally and in key states. He polls worse than Ron Paul in many states right now.

I honestly don’t get it. This is indeed a bizarre race. I don’t see any meaningful differences among any of the candidates (except possibly Ron Paul). Debbie Wasserman-Schultz may have been correct that they are “interchangeable Legos,” even if her reasoning was faulty. I likely won’t get a say in the primary living in Texas, and it is just as well because I have yet to see anything that would compel me to participate in it if I did.

Obnoxious woman?
She is an idiot, and I would not waste my time repeating her dribble.
They are not all the same.

Millions upon millions of voters will make their electoral decision based on how the candidates match up in a head-to-head exchange of policy and style during the presidential debates.

Perhaps it shouldn’t be that way. Perhaps the American people should care enough to do their own research and not rely on the packaged and presented extravaganzas. But that’s not the real world.

When support of a candidate in spite of their flaws devolves into making excuses for them repeatedly for the same weaknesses, one needs to look at their motivation for support. Perry may have been a fine governor for Texas. But it is painfully clear that when we need him to shine in a contest against Barack Hussein Obama, he will fail to shine. Because he’s dim.

is really about leadership isn’t it? And, if so, we all have to decide if Perry is the kind of leader that can take the financial problems of this country and turn them around. He’s human. He’s sincere, he’s capable and willing.

Isn’t that what we need? A capable, willing and sincere candidate dedicated to the idea that big government and big business are the problem and not the answer?

that I have read in quite a while. Totally agree.

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/tv-zone-1.811968/letterman-top-ten-rick-perry-excuses-1.3312392

We need to get behind Perry , he has some flaws but, he has the record to do us all a lot of good.

I have some more insights to Perry’s campaign in my diary,
http://www.redstate.com/libertywins/2011/11/11/an-analysis-of-governor-perrys-campaign/

Enjoy!

And, other than Defense, State and,er, ah…

…ah, er..

…Interior..

I frankly don’t care WHICH three departments Governor Perry would choose to eliminate. ANY three would be fine. Fold the important functions of whichever department he eliminates into the remaining ones, fire the bureaucrats, sell the office furniture, and rent out the buildings. Fine by me.

I have a sense that Governor Perry’s instincts are solid, conservative and good. Furthermore, I understand he may be suffering a bit on his feet for prolonged periods by virtue of back surgery. But, the fact remains that the nomination was his to be had right after he announced, and his inability to articulate his principles has shredded his campaign. I don’t know what he can do to fix it at the moment, except to concentrate on how to debate, and master it as a skill. It can be done.

But remember the famous words of Gerald Ford at his second debate with Jimmy Carter: “There is no Soviet Domination in Eastern Europe, and under a Ford Administration, there never will be!”. Oops. Pat Caddell can tell you what happened after that…

Watching Perry against Obama would be a constant wince-fest at this juncture, and Conservatism would be the fatality. Debating is part of the process, and he’d better get damned good at it– Quickly.

which plan do you like best? Or is this just the lamestream media?

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/10/the-charts-you-must-see-now-about-gop-tax-plans/247652/

he won this debate tonight!

Home Run!

from a tweet I got earlier:

Team Rick Perry
Tomorrow morning, @GovernorPerry will unveil his government reform plan. Catch a preview-9:35AM ET on Glenn Beck Radio

I can’t wait to see this plan. His jobs and tax plans were great so I expect this reform plan will continue the reasons why we support Rick Perry.

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We (constitutional conservatives) need an UNDAMAGED candidate who can compete with a smooth-talking, forked-tongue man such as Obama. A candidate who performs poorly in debates, no matter how qualified, is unfit to compete in the general election.