Rick Perry Forgets The US Voting Age, Election Date

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) wants to be president, but he just can't remember when the election is or how old you have to be to vote. At a campaign stop at St. Anselm College Institute of Politics Tuesday, Perry didn't seem to know that Americans

By David Edwards

11/29/11 02:30 pm

dismissed the error, saying "the governor misspoke."

But some are sure to see the slip as part of a pattern.

At a Republican presidential debate in early November, the Texas governor could not recall which three agencies of government he wanted to eliminate.

"The third agency of government -- I would do away with Education, the, um, Commerce and let's see...," Perry said, glancing down at the podium. "I can't. The third one, I can't. Sorry. Oops."

Rick Perry Forgets The US Voting Age, Election Date

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