Perry’s ‘Oops’ Recalls Previous Presidential Debate Gaffes
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Texas Governor Rick Perry’s “oops” moment in Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate will secure him a prominent place in the annals of political mishaps.
Perry was stymied after offering to list three federal agencies he would eliminate in a cost-cutting drive as the nation’s chief executive. “It is three agencies of government when I get there that are gone,” he said, preparing to repeat a line he has uttered on the campaign trail innumerable times. “Commerce, Education and the -- what’s the third one there? Let’s see.”