Texas Governor Rick Perry admitted debates aren't his "strong suit." Let's say he's no Revolutionary War buff either.
The presidential candidate headed over to the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house at Dartmouth after last night's GOP debate for a press conference. (Keg stand!!!) When discussing the founding fathers — because that's what you do at a frat party, duh — he told a mix of reporters and students the Revolutionary War occurred in the 16th century. You know, just 200 years before the colonists fought for independence from England.
"Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of fact they were very much afraid of that because they’d just had this experience with this far-away government that had centralized thought process and planning and what have you, and then it was actually the reason that we fought the revolution in the 16th century was to get away from that kind of onerous crown if you will."
You can see the eye-rolls and squirming around the room after his mix-up.
This gaffe blew up Twitter, with users tagging #PerryHistory to their tweets. And they were not kind to the Texan.
He's not the only Republican to gloss over the historical record this past year. Fellow candidate Michele Bachmann mixed up her states, touting New Hampshire as the location of the "shot that was heard round the world." Sarah Palin fumbled her account of Paul Revere's midnight ride, saying he was warning the British and he, like, rang some bells and yelled some stuff about not taking guns away.
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I really don't know who the Republicans think they are kidding out here. The Republicans are a Disgrace to Democracy. The GOP Candidates are the biggest joke in the 21st Century.
The benefits of a Texas A&M education.
yuppers he seems to be 100% in competent to be President.
the pilgrims must have fought a real guard type of battle while on the mayflower.
awww you got to like History by stupid book.
It amazes me that they still have an audience . . .short of SNL.
How stupid they do not even make an effort to learn American History while in the states that were formed immediately after the Revolution not almost two hundred years later The misunderstanding of the Real Boston Tea Party,where the shot that was heard around the world really was,Paul Revere ringing those bells to warn the British, Now this clown that doesnt know what century the Revolution was in. Got to wonder if they were elected would they represent us as a whole I really believe he doesnt read anything for himself He obviously doesnt read the Bible