Rick, Rick, Rick.
"In a reminder of the gaffes that have plagued his campaign, Perry initially struggled to remember Sotomayor’s name — “not Montemayor,’’ he said — and also misstated the number of justices on the court, lamenting the court’s “eight unelected’’ judges. There are nine justices....
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"In latest gaffe, Perry errs on the voting age" November 30, 2011
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Falling in the polls, Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry cannot afford to discount any voters, let alone a bloc between 18 and 21 years old. But that is what the Texas governor seemed to do in a speech yesterday at Saint Anselm College.
At the end of his stump speech, Perry said, “Those of you that will be 21 by November the 12th, I ask for your support and your vote. Those of you who won’t be, work hard.’’
The legal voting age is 18, not 21. The date of the 2012 general election is Nov. 6.
It was the latest in a series of campaign gaffes Perry has made - most notably, forgetting in a debate the name of the third federal agency he wants to cut.
Perry had intended to use the event to take a hard line on an issue that has proven problematic for him: illegal immigration.
To emphasize his toughness, Perry shared the stage with Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is known as a hardline enforcer of immigration laws and a proponent of stiffer measures. Arpaio, saying he liked Perry’s policy on controlling the border with Mexico, endorsed him yesterday.
The Obama administration is not doing enough to secure that border, Perry said in his speech. In contrast, Perry said that as governor, he spent $400 million on border security and sent ranger reconnaissance teams and the National Guard there.
“The problem is no state has the resources available to patrol and secure that border,’’ Perry said.
“What we need is a president who has the courage, who has the will to implement and send the resources to that border to secure it.’’
As president, Perry pledged to secure the border with Mexico within a year. He said he would deploy thousands of National Guard troops immediately, while training border patrol agents to be a permanent guard.
Perry said the country must first shut down the border before talking about what to do with illegal immigrants who are already here. But he added: “My policy will be to detain and deport every illegal alien who is apprehended in this country.’’
Perry has lost some conservative backing over his support for in-state tuition discounts for illegal immigrants. He backs the policy as a compassionate solution that offers the students a stake in their future and a chance to become productive members of the community. Rival Mitt Romney and others have denounced the plan as a magnet for illegal immigration.
Arpaio, of Maricopa County, calls himself “America’s toughest sheriff.’’ Numerous lawsuits have been filed against him for the conditions of his jails, and he has been the subject of federal investigations.
Related: I Sued the Sheriff
Arizona's Number Comes Up
“I decided to endorse Governor Perry because he’s out there right now. He’s not just talking, he’s doing the job,’’ Arpaio said, pointing to the resources Perry sent to the border to fight drug trafficking and illegal immigration. “Nothing against all the other candidates, but they’re not boots on the ground right now. He’s the only one.’’
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Gives one hell of a stump speech though.
"Beleaguered Perry delivers stirring stump speech
CONCORD, N.H. - At least yesterday was a good day for Rick Perry.
The Texas governor, facing new questions about turmoil within his mistake-prone presidential campaign, was repeatedly interrupted by applause as he delivered a booming speech to the New Hampshire House of Representatives. For 14 minutes, the state glimpsed the candidate once considered a front-runner in the race for his party’s presidential nomination.
“He looked and sounded presidential,’’ said Josh Davenport, a Republican state representative from Newmarket....
But one good day does not revive a campaign stuck in neutral, especially as Perry faces new questions about a staff shakeup, fundraising struggles, and scathing criticism from one of New Hampshire’s most prominent conservative voices, the Union-Leader newspaper.
Staffers privately cite internal finger-pointing. And Perry himself acknowledges a shift among his senior staff. He said he’s asked Joe Allbaugh, a veteran of the George W. Bush and Rudy Giuliani presidential campaigns, to play a prominent role in his operation.
He also helped Joe Lieberman steal the 2006 Senate election in Connecticut.
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Related: Following in Bush's Footsteps
Also see: The Wrath of Bush
Politics is all crap. The crime family has every angle covered.
Debate comments:
Perry gave props to Paul for getting him interested in investigating the Federal Reserve. The guy may be out there a bit, but he just rose a bit in my eyes.
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