Rick Perry And The Republicans

bostonphil I am not sure who I will vote for yet but I think mistakes like this can show the character of a person in how they handle it. Obviously Perry is not the smooth talker that Romney is or Newt is..both of them have a lot more experience in public debating in politics.

Perry did botch it a bit, he forgot some of his talking points. But if you watch it, you would see a much better debate than has been shown lately. No mudslinging, this is my biggest pet peeve. But rather than slingin mud, they actually kept complimenting each other and contrasting other candidates plans with their own. I would recommend watching it.

How short memories are. The media is having fun with the Republicans but they seem very forgiving of the Democrats flubs up. There was the 57 state comment, for which the media offered more excused than Senator Obama,; there was Senator Biden "stand up Charlie" and Charlie was in a wheel chair; lest we for get the "clean, articulate young black for which the media gave very little play but when President Bush shad he was a very articulate man he was called a racist. Gov. Perry has said from the beginning that he was not a debater. President Reagan was criticized for using note cards when he gave a speech but President Obama is considered a great speaker even though he can't give a speech with out a teleprompter and then even flubs it up. Instead of looking at the times someone makes a mistake lets look at what they are saying and at their record.

What else can I say? Last week I told fellow Texans we had better pull Rick Perry out. My governor is not a debater (though I did not know of his memory lapses) and for years avoided all debates in Texas. I think governor Rick Perry just cannot function under pressure. I do not understand why he was allowed to continue after the Las Vegas brawl with Mitt Romney - http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2591361.aspx?p=1#2_22947575 If I were Rick Perry or a member of his wagon, I would advocate that all monies raised for his presidential bid be invested in worthy nationwide community services. Rick Perry is under too much pressure than he can bear. You tried, governor Rick Perry; and there is nothing wrong with trying. As a matter of fact, it is always good to try and fail than never trying at all.

You'd think with the thousands of examples and mispeaks we have of the presidents, we would finally realize that, while they are good fodder for late night comedians and opposition fun, they are nothing to base a vote on. Also, to me, the only people who would hold Romney being a Mormon against him would probably have gladly participated in Missouri's "Mormon Extermination Act" back in the 1800s.

Being a good leader does not depend on his religious affiliation but on his principles, honesty and integrity...

Well, I guess that's what happens when you start stealing talking points from other candidates. This isn't even his original material, it's Ron Paul's. In fact, I noticed a trend of this with many candidates in the last few debates, it was more obvious than...well...something that is really obvious. Everything from "sound money" to "eliminate agencies" to "audit/end the FED"...all originally Ron Paul material. For a party that can't stand Ron Paul, they seem to be trying an awful lot to sound like him. Should be interesting in tonight's foreign policy debate to see how much they try to do this, considering NONE of them are even close to Dr. Paul's positions on foreign policy.

I'm curious as to why you think all the other candidates (you've already given your reasons about Perry and Cain and Newt) look bad except Romney,