Ron Paul’s consistently strong anti-war message is one that resonates with many U.S. troops today. Hundreds of active duty troops, veterans, and Paul supporters marched from the Washington Monument to the White House this afternoon. Sick of fighting seemingly never-ending wars overseas, troops that took part in the march say they are ready for radical change. Liz Wahl spoke to veterans that say their only hope for that is getting Paul into the White House.[jwplayer mediaid="8623"]
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Video: Comedy – NewsBusted Show – November 15, 2011
NewsBusted show 11/15/11
–Rick Perry is still thinking of a third federal agency he’d like to eliminate
–Rick Perry’s recent brain freeze certainly was embarrassing, but we here at NewsBusted want to remind everyone that our current president won’t speak to sixth graders unless he has two teleprompters
–Last week, one of Herman Cain’s sexual harassment accusers held a press conference featuring graphic and horrifying details
–The protesters at Occupy Denver have chosen a Border Collie as their leader
–Mexican gunmen invaded Texas last week before being chased out by an American SWAT team
–Eddie Murphy decided he will not be hosting the Academy Awards this season
–Dr. Conrad Murray may be sentenced up to four years in jail
–Kate Middleton may be pregnant
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Video: “Top 10 Rick Perry Excuses” Rick Perry laughed about his debate performance with Letterman
Republican presidential contender Rick Perry laughed about his debate performance with David Letterman, gamely poking fun at himself Thursday by giving the “Top 10 Rick Perry Excuses”.
Analysis: Rick Perry Crashes On The Big 2012 Stage – May Never Recover
Seeking to control damage, Perry made light of the mistake on Thursday during a round of morning television interviews. "I think I made an error last night. I stepped in it. All of us make mistakes. I'm a human being," he told the CBS "Early Show."
Analysis: Perry crashes on the big 2012 stage
Steve Holland
Reuters US Online Report Politics News
Nov 10, 2011 07:59 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry crashed on the big stage on Wednesday and may never recover.
The Texas governor had already been on the ropes, trying to come back after a series of shaky debate performances that knocked him out of the front-runner position and into the second tier of candidates.
Then came his “Oops” moment at a CNBC-sponsored debate in Michigan. He stood on stage with his rivals and struggled badly to remember all three government agencies that he would eliminate if elected in November 2012.
“Oops,” he said after naming the departments of Education and Commerce as two of his targets but failing to name the third. His mental lapse lasted an embarrassingly long period and rival Ron Paul finally came to the rescue to try to remind Perry of his own talking points.
A little later in the debate Perry thought of the answer — the Department of Energy.
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Gaffes are a part of presidential debates and regularly separate the wheat from the chaff.
Seeking to control damage, Perry made light of the mistake on Thursday during a round of morning television interviews.
“I think I made an error last night. I stepped in it. All of us make mistakes. I’m a human being,” he told the CBS “Early Show.”
He also sought to dispel doubts about his future as a candidate: “There is a day to stay in the fight. This is it. So, you bet, I’m going to continue on.”
In 1976, Republican President Gerald Ford suffered a major blunder at a presidential debate with Democrat Jimmy Carter, saying Poland was not under the domination of the Soviet empire when in fact it was.
What Ford wanted to get across is that the Poles would never knuckle under to the Soviets. But it came out wrong, and Ford never recovered, losing the election to Carter.
In Perry’s case, he was laying out a line from his standard stump speech, that he would get rid of the departments of Commerce, Education and Energy if he were to win the White House.
That he could not repeat a oft-stated line at a debate is likely to underscore to Republicans that he would have trouble in a debate against Democratic President Barack Obama next fall.
The Perry campaign tried to put on a brave face.
“We had a stumble of style but not substance,” said Perry communications director Ray Sullivan on CNBC. “It was good he was wearing his boots tonight because he stepped in it … We’ll get through this.”
ROMNEY STRONG
Perry has been the conservative candidate that Republican front-runner Mitt Romney has been watching warily. This has been the thinking in the past two months despite former pizza executive Herman Cain’s rise in the polls.
Perry raised more money than Romney in the third quarter and has been offering an upbeat message in Iowa. A win or strong finish in Iowa would give him a head of steam heading into the important New Hampshire primary and turn the race into a two-man contest.
That was the view before Perry’s stumble in Wednesday’s debate.
“Perry can end his campaign right now,” tweeted Tony Fratto, a deputy press secretary under Republican former President George W. Bush.
What this means is that Romney looks just a little stronger in his slow drive to the nomination.
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Video: A Really Bad Night? Rick Perry ‘agencies’ gaffe at GOP debate – Oops!
Oops! Rick Perry 'agencies' gaffe at GOP debate
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Presidential candidate Rick Perry struggled to remember the names of three federal agencies he has promised to eliminate. “The third agency of government I would – I would do away with, Education, the…Commerce and, let’s see. I can’t. The third one, I can’t. Sorry. Oops,” he said, forgetting for a moment that he wants to abolish the Department of Energy.[jwplayer mediaid="4673"]
