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(11-13-2011 10:33 PM)Brian Wrote:  

sometimes people make mistakes, even the messiah himself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws

This is the problem conservatives have right now: their politicians are just far more prone to making bigger and more notable gaffes, and they refuse to acknowledge it.

Obama said he visited 57 states (he actually meant 47). This is a minor slip of speech, akin to a typo, which is why nobody is making a big deal out of it. We all know he knows how many states he really visited. This is a Freudian slip.

Perry did not make a mere mistake of that sort. What he displayed is a fundamental lack of knowledge on a pretty important policy topic (one that he is allegedly campaigning for). This actually is a big deal, and does look quite a bit worse. Unlike in Obama's case, it is clear that Perry really DOESN'T know what he is talking about (in this case, his own policy). He doesn't even appear remotely composed or knowledgeable.

There is a big difference between that and a Freudian slip.

Palin and Bush Jr. were also very prone to making these types of errors (give credit to McCain, he didn't do this very often). People make a big deal out of them because they actually look much worse, not because of a leftist conspiracy.

The Republican Party needs more competent and composed representatives. You cannot put a guy like Perry next to Obama and expect anything good to come out of it.