"Some People Might Say Rick Perry Was Drunk When He Gave This Speech,"

[villager]

Rick Perry’s strange stump speech in N.H.

Rick Perry has already suggested that his campaign may scale back on planned debate appearances. To judge by the latest Perry video now going viral, he might want to consider reducing his campaign appearances across the board.

The Texas governor--who's already suffered plenty of criticism for substandard debate performances and his awkward stump style--was effusively expressive (some might say giddy) and went off on several prolonged tangents during a speech Friday night in Manchester, N.H. Perry spokesman Mark Miner responded to the Huffington Post Saturday that Perry was simply being "passionate."

Others went further. "Some People Might Say Rick Perry Was Drunk When He Gave This Speech," New York Magazine's Daily Intel declared. "It is the strangest Rick Perry video I have ever seen," wrote Mother Jones' Tim Murphy.

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http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/video-rick-perry-strange-stump-speech-n-h-141358760.html

[TwilightGardener]

1. Getting picked up by real news outlets, now. This is good.

[redqueen]

2. I saw a few minutes of that.

It was actually uncomfortable to watch.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. so, he can count on the stoner Iowan vote?

[seabeyond]

9. i only watched a couple minutes, too, lol. i hear ya. nt

[redqueen]

12. I'm going to try to watch the rest tonight.

It was almost painful... I wonder how those in the audience felt. *cringe*

[TwilightGardener]

19. I agree, I almost felt bad for the guy--same as I'd feel bad for anyone who was

clearly in the midst of some sort of addiction or mental breakdown.

[SharonAnn]

13. AT first, I thought it was a Saturday Night Live spoof! Then I was horrified to realize it was real

[Ernesto]

17. My reaction too! nt

[redqueen]

18. There's a lot of things I love about this state.

The politics down here is not one of them. :(

I miss Molly Ivins.

[louis-t]

3. Sounded more like he was stoned.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. not just drink. we're talking vicodin or Oxy speech.

[SomethingFishy]

23. I was thinking Dexedrine or Meth...

the guy looked to me like he was gacked up on speed. That was for sure not a drunk rant...

[2pooped2pop]

6. drug test him and take away his welfare

like insurance and pension that WE pay for. I mean if it's a good policy for people trying to get food stamps....

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. Works for me! Smug a$$hole that he is, deserves that.

[Arugula Latte]

7. Boy, this guy really is doing his best to mimic Dubya in every way, isn't he?

[Art_from_Ark]

33. I think he's actually trying to "out-Dubya" Dubya!

[FarLeftFist]

8. These GOP cyborgs circuits have been acting haywire.

[tosh]

11. Hot Yellow Kool-Aid!!! nt.

[Ganja Ninja]

14. Another Texas frat boy.

I don't think this guy is on anything. This is just raw unadulterated Rick Perry. The silly little rich spoiled frat boy mentality exposed for all to see.

And just think at least half of the GOP candidates are even less suitable for the office of the presidency, including the front runner Herman Cain.

[LynneSin]

15. I can assure you I'd have to be drunk to sit thru a Rick Perry speech

But to save on my liver I just avoid watching the guy!

[joeybee12]

16. The media was right...Perry IS Bush on steroids!

More drinking, more of the time!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

20. I love the smell of a burning Repug campaign in the morning.

Especially when the Repug going up in smoke is Perry. :smoke:

[A Simple Game]

21. I for one apologize to Rick Perry.

He is clearly a happy drunk. I would have bet he was a mean drunk.

[madinmaryland]

32. Bush is the mean drunk.

[NNN0LHI]

22. I know shit faced

And that was shit faced.

Don

[Ilsa]

24. Even Moaning Joe Scab was pickingon Ricky this morning over this

Video. Joe doesn't like Ricky as a candidate.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

25. Ya think?

:crazy:

[Rex]

26. Drunk? No. High on some kind of drug. Yes.

I don't know what he is on, but he was definitely high on some kind of narcotic.

[Liberal_in_LA]

27. wow. He DOES seem drunk. I thought people were exaggerating. Thanks for the link to the vid.

[Rowdyboy]

28. Thanks for posting this....I hadn't seen it before

What a train wreck.

[Dover]

29. Like a scene from The Office... A Steve Carell character

awkwardly trying so hard to seem like just 'one of the guys'. Only there's nothing endearing about Perry to empathize with.
He's far too mean spirited. Probably needed something to lubricate his natural rigidity.
Saturday Night Live ought to get Steve Carell to play Perry in a spoof of this speech.

[renate]

30. try watching it with the sound off

That guy looks pretty damn "passionate."

I'm surprised his handlers didn't get the hook out and gently pull him offstage.

[mojowork_n]

31. It's obvious something is wrong when you see the video w/out sound.

Rachel had the clip going in the background while she talked about it with a guest.

Perry is beyond Looney tunes. It's Tex Avery territory.

Tex Avery did a lot of cartoons and is probably best known for "Droopy" the Dog (Joe Lieberman),
but the bug-eyed wolf is more typical of his frantic, hyper-active character style: