Oops: Rick Perry Forgets Which Criminal Charges He's Facing

[kpete]

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) erred when trying to name the criminal charges he's facing during his recent visit to New Hampshire ahead of a potential 2016 presidential bid.

"I’ve been indicted by that same body now for I think two counts, one of bribery, which I’m not a lawyer, so I don’t really understand the details here," he said, as quoted by ABC News on Friday.

In actuality, Perry was indicted on one count of "abuse of official capacity" and one count of "coercion of a public servant." Not bribery.

The word bribery is not mentioned in the language of either of the two statutes.



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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/rick-perry-criminal-charges-oops



update to add toon:

[napi21]

1. HA! And this dumba** wants to be President!!!!!

Im surprised he doesmt get lost trying to find his house from his office!

[KurtNYC]

2. His memory is declining. In 2012 Perry could remember 2 out 3 agencies in his talking points

Now he is 0 for 2.

Classic Perry at 1:00 here:

[Cirque du So-What]

3. Please proceed, Governor!

What else do you have on your guilty conscience? Rhetorical question, considering that (p)Rick Perry has a conscience at all. Still, these Freudian slips are amusing.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. Please tell me this is satire....

I made that joke a week ago, and it would break my heart to see truth emulating fiction.

[annabanana]

5. Anyone too dumb to know what charges he's facing is CLEARLY

not up to the top job!

[unblock]

6. you just keep talking, rick, that's what you're good at!

"also I never killed anyone and there are no bodies buried in my backyard. no point at all in digging *right over there*, nothing under there but dirt!"

[deminks]

7. SSSoooo, goodhair, tell us more about bribery...

is there something else we should know about? Hmmm?

[bullwinkle428]

8. Polling at around 4.5% with Iowa Republicans at the moment.

Good luck with that, Goodhair!