Okay, Rick, the presidential race is not an IQ contest, but it is a contest where folks expect you to know a bit about your country and public policy. Voters are often so picky that they like for a candidate to make sense when he speaks (nitpickers).
So, just a bit of a reminder. Here are some of Governor Good Hair’s (a big shout out to Molly Ivins, whom we all miss dearly) comments on governance and such.
"Those of you that will be 21 by November the 12th, I ask for your support and your vote." —Rick Perry, flubbing the voting age (which has been 18 since 1971), as well as date of the Nov. 6 election
"The reason that we fought the [American] Revolution in the 16th century — was to get away from that kind of onerous crown, if you will." —Rick Perry, getting the date of the American Revolution wrong by two centuries
"No greater example of it than this administration sending millions of dollars into the solar industry, and we lost that money. I want to say it was over $500 million that went to the country Solyndra." —Rick Perry
"I trust those independent school districts to make those decisions better than eight unelected and, frankly, unaccountable judges." –Rick Perry, getting the number of Supreme Court justices wrong (there are nine)
"Is it the Mitt Romney that was on the side of — against the Second Amendment before he was for the Second Amendment? Was it — was before — he was before the social programs from the standpoint of — he was for standing up for Roe v. Wade before he was against first — Roe v. Wade?” -Rick Perry, fumbling over his attack lines against Romney at a GOP presidential debate, Sept. 22, 2011
Thanks to http://politicalhumor.about.com/...