VIDEO: Perry delivers ‘Top 10 Rick Perry Excuses’
Republican presidential candidate Texas Governor Rick Perry (L) makes a point as U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-TX), listens at a debate hosted by CNBC and the Michigan Republican Party at Oakland University on November 9, 2011 in Rochester, Michigan.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry decided to be the butt of his own joke when he appeared Thursday Night on "The Late Show" to deliver "Top 10 Rick Perry Excuses."
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His appearance on the late night show came in the heels of the recent CNBC GOP presidential debate gaffe where Perry struggled for nearly a minute to recall the third federal agency he would cut. The Republican presidential candidate's propensitiy for public blunders have caused a stir among social media users and news outlets.
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Perry has since appeared on multiple media outlets in an attempt to do damage control and salvage his viability in the presidential race.
Perry's mental lapse in the recent debate was a source of comedic relief for other late night sketches. "Conan" broadcasted a Perry spoof campaign ad available below.
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