Rick Perry Does Letterman Top 10 List
Rick Perry's "oops" moment may have closed the door on his presidential ambitions but it has opened the window for a promising career as a comic.
Rick Perry’s “oops” moment may have closed the door on his presidential ambitions but it has opened the window for a promising career as a comic.
ABC News (“Rick Perry Pokes Fun At Self with Top 10 List on Letterman“):
Rick Perry attempted to get in front of his debate gaffe Thursday by appearing on eight television shows, including a cameo reading the Top 10 List of Best Rick Perry Excuses on the “Late Show with David Letterman:”
10. Actually there were three reasons I messed up last night. One was the nerves. Two was the headache and three um … uh … oops.
9. I don’t know what you’re talking about, I think things went well.
8. Hey I was up late last night watching “Dancing with the Stars.”
7. I thought the debate was tonight.
6. Hey listen you try concentrating when Mitt Romney’s smiling at you. That is one handsome dude.
5. Uh, El Nino?
4. I had a five hour energy drink six hours before the debate.
3. You know I really hoped it would get me on my favorite talk show, but instead I ended up here.
2. I wanted to help take the heat off my buddy Herman Cain.
1. I just learned Justin Bieber is my father.
During Wednesday’s debate, Perry failed to remember the name of a third agency — the Department of Energy — which he would eliminate as he restructured the government if he becomes president.
David Letterman took the opportunity to ridicule the Texas governor for the debate flub, calling it a “test of the emergency alert system” and a “George W. Bush Junior moment.” Letterman also delivered a veiled swipe at Republican candidate Herman Cain, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment. ”It’s nice to see a guy running for president who’s only groping for words,” Letterman joked.
I took he liberty of highlighting the jokes that were actually funny.
UPDATE: Here’s a video of the appearance, courtesy David Kurtz:
Number 9 gave me a chuckle as well. The rest of the unhighlighted…meh.
#7 was serviceable.
It was certainly insufficient to resurrect his Presidential hopes on its own, but I thought it was an excellent way to respond to the previous night’s debacle. It shows a good bit of resilience on his part.
Absolutely the best way Perry could have responded.
Maybe Gingrich will pick him as VP.
Did anyone notice that Letterman called him “Senator” Rick Perry at the end?