He's just proven himself to be exceptionally stupid. He should be a shoe-in.

This is just so much fun to watch. I knew the GOP primary was going to be a freakshow, but goddamn, if I'd known it would be this bad I would have gone to Sam's Club for popcorn.

I'm calling this as his "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" moment.

"Nooobody expects the modern GOP! Our chief weapon is fear...loathing of taxes and fear...fear and loathing of taxes.... our TWO weapons are fear and loathing of taxes...and anti-abortion laws.... Our THREE weapons are fear, loathing of taxes, and anti-abortion laws...and an almost fanatical devotion to Ronald Reagan.... Our four...no... amongst our weapons.... amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, loathing of taxes.... I'll come in again."

I liked him better when he was drunk.

Shostie: I'm calling this as his "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" moment.

My thoughts exactly.

On Fox News this morning, he said: "You know what today is, it's the 236th birthday of the of United States Marine Corps. If there was a day to quit, this isn't it. We're going to continue to work."

Exactly. Make like a tree and leaf on Arbor Day.

"There are three herps I would like to derp. 1) Herp. 2) Derp. And 3)...uh...shoot, I forgot the third herp. No, wait! It was herpa-derp! That one always gets me."

Get rid of the Department of Education: obviously this is a good idea. What did the Department of Education ever do for people like Rick Perry? Not much. 77 billion dollars a year down the drain.

Get rid of the Department of Commerce: Who really needs to foster trade with other countries? Patents? Those are for suckers. This department costs us 8.8 billion dollars a year.

Get rid of the Department of Energy: Like nuclear plants need federal regulators breathing down their necks, making sure that they handle nuclear materials responsibly! History has shown that corporations can police themselves quite well. 29 billion dollars a year just wasted for nothing.

Now if you take that 115 billion dollars, and multiply it by 10, then you'll have enough money to balance the budget. I am a freaking economic genius. I should be President.

"What's that 'multiply by 10' part?" Ah, I see you are some kind of math major. The best way to multiple that 115 billion dollar savings into 1.15 trillion dollars is to invest it into the stock market! I tell you, this Groupon thing is going to go nuts. We'll be guaranteed to make huge bank off of IPO's like that.

It's one thing to work overtime invoking the spirit, hair, and wrinkles of Ronald Reagan. But dude...The Alzheimer's came LATER.

Shostie: I'm calling this as his "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" moment.

It couldn't be painted any clearer if he was wearing a tanker's helmet and spelling "potato" to school children while he was up there.

Oops...

I loved watching the morons at FOX News making excuses for him this morning.


They like 'em dumb in the GOP.

"Oh, my God, it was just horrible. Just horrible," said Hamilton County GOP Chairman Mark Greenfield, who has endorsed Perry. "I felt very bad for him. It happens. But it shouldn't happen when you run for president. It was very embarrassing for everyone."

The whole GOP primaries are embarrassing for everyone.

Because People in power are Stupid: He's just proven himself to be exceptionally stupid. He should be a shoe-in.

I'm sorry, what's this about his shoes?

/there really needs to be an angry flower for this

Is it ironic that Perry's *failure* to say something stupid turns out to be his undoing?

impaler: "Oh, my God, it was just horrible. Just horrible," said Hamilton County GOP Chairman Mark Greenfield, who has endorsed Perry. "I felt very bad for him. It happens. But it shouldn't happen when you run for president. It was very embarrassing for everyone."

The whole GOP primaries are embarrassing for everyone.

I can only hope that aliens from outer space are not watching this. If I were them, I'd destroy our planet for fear of our stupid spreading to other systems.

Lando Lincoln: I can only hope that aliens from outer space are not watching this. If I were them, I'd destroy our planet for fear of our stupid spreading to other systems.

I, for one, welcome our stupidity-eradicating alien overlords.

Eddie Adams from Torrance: Is it ironic that Perry's *failure* to say something stupid turns out to be his undoing?

It's a reversal of expectations so...yeah, I could see that being ironic.

Lando Lincoln: "Now if you take that 115 billion dollars, and multiply it by 10, then you'll have enough money to balance the budget. I am a freaking economic genius. I should be President.

"What's that 'multiply by 10' part?" Ah, I see you are some kind of math major. The best way to multiple that 115 billion dollar savings into 1.15 trillion dollars is to invest it into the stock market! I tell you, this Groupon thing is going to go nuts. We'll be guaranteed to make huge bank off of IPO's like that.

Obviously, you haven't been paying attention. The way to multiply it by 10 is to cut taxes on the wealthy by 10 times that much! After all, they're the job creators, and if you cut their taxes some more they'll create the living shiat out of a bunch of jobs and we'll all get rich too! It's simple economics, which you LIEberals clearly don't understand.

Cyberluddite: The way to multiply it by 10 is to cut taxes on the wealthy by 10 times that much!

No, you just stick another zero at the end of that. That's how you multiply something by 10.

Quasar: On Fox News this morning, he said: "You know what today is, it's the 236th birthday of the of United States Marine Corps. If there was a day to quit, this isn't it. We're going to continue to work."

Wasn't he in the Air Force? shouldn't he quit on whenever there birthday is?

Do they have a Birthday?

Soup4Bonnie: I don't really understand why Perry is in this race. Did he really think we were going to elect another Texas governor that is even dumber than that last catastrophe?

Apparently so. Remember that he surged to the lead of the Republican pack as soon as he entered the race. This, of course, was before he made the huge mistake of opening his mouth and spewing out his usual herpaderp..

what_now: Wasn't he in the Air Force? shouldn't he quit on whenever there birthday is?

Do they have a Birthday?

US Army Air Corps: July 2, 1926

United States Air Force: September 18, 1947

what_now: Quasar: On Fox News this morning, he said: "You know what today is, it's the 236th birthday of the of United States Marine Corps. If there was a day to quit, this isn't it. We're going to continue to work."

Wasn't he in the Air Force? shouldn't he quit on whenever there birthday is?

Do they have a Birthday?

"Only 3 arms of the US military celebrate a birthday. I believe the Marines, Navy and the......ummm....the......they wear hats and also have guns....they got that famous poster with that guy...the Marines, Navy (dd I say Marines?) and the...not Boy Scouts (but they should have a birthday or do but that's not it, by brother was a Boy Scouts BTW). It is the Marines, Navy and the................................................................... .......hmmm........................................................... ................ No. I can't do. Oopers-Poopers, I made a fudge sunday in my undies."

Even if he had named the third department he wanted to get rid of, the fail level would have been about the same.

sweetmelissa31: Even if he had named the third department he wanted to get rid of, the fail level would have been about the same.

Pretty much...

Soup4Bonnie: Did he really think we were going to elect another Texas governor that is even dumber than that last catastrophe?

Yes.

And it's still not too late. They like 'em ignorant.

This wouldn't have happened if he had written the answers on his hand.

AdolfOliverPanties: This wouldn't have happened if he had written the answers on his hand.

Wher telepromtr? Whar!?

mrshowrules: what_now: Quasar: On Fox News this morning, he said: "You know what today is, it's the 236th birthday of the of United States Marine Corps. If there was a day to quit, this isn't it. We're going to continue to work."

Wasn't he in the Air Force? shouldn't he quit on whenever there birthday is?

Do they have a Birthday?

"Only 3 arms of the US military celebrate a birthday. I believe the Marines, Navy and the......ummm....the......they wear hats and also have guns....they got that famous poster with that guy...the Marines, Navy (dd I say Marines?) and the...not Boy Scouts (but they should have a birthday or do but that's not it, by brother was a Boy Scouts BTW). It is the Marines, Navy and the................................................................... .......hmmm........................................................... ................ No. I can't do. Oopers-Poopers, I made a fudge sunday in my undies."

Fark you... now how the hell am I supposed to get all of this coffee out of my keyboard?

Mr. Perry, which programs would you cut?

"All of them"

Romney's going to win.

Or RON PAUL!

the_geek: Vote (for someone else) based on the substance.

Yeah, the substance is that he can't decide whether to abolish the EPA or not. Energy and Education? Gone.

The fact that he would casually eliminate entire departments of the government is much worse than the fact that he can't even remember which departments he would casually abolish.

He should have just dropped and Tebowed when he knew he was drawing a blank.