A rambling idiot with a sleep disorder ...

[MindMover]

Rick Perry Was a Terrible Candidate Because He Had a Sleep Disorder, Says New Book

Remember Rick Perry's presidential campaign? Me neither. But at one time the Texas Governor was the GOP frontrunner. Then, through a combination of gaffe-laden debates and behind-the-scenes disorganization, his campaign imploded. James Carville went so far as to call it "the worst presidential campaign/candidate in American history." In an except from his new book, Texas Tribune reporter Jay Root, who spent months following the Perry campaign, gives an explanation for Perry's cringe-worthy debate performances and general campaign mismanagement: he was just very sleepy.

According to Root, Perry had a previously undiagnosed sleep disorder, which caused him to make mind-blowing statements in debates like this:

http://gawker.com/5945643/rick-perry-was-a-terrible-candidate-because-he-had-a-sleep-disorder-says-new-book

[Flashmann]

1. Sleep Disorder,huh.....

I suppose that theory is more plausible than his conscience was keeping him awake......Heh..I made a funny....Rick Perry....Conscience.......HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!

[aquart]

2. Pfui. My BIL has that disorder and he always made sense.

Bad puns, but perfect sense. Try again, Ricky.

[hedgehog]

3. Didn't he actually fall asleep at one of the debates?

[Jennicut]

4. I will be fair to him. It sounds like he had a real issue and sleap apnea is nothing to mess around

with.

From the author that wrote the book:


"Perry had kept in touch with his medical team, and by early October, days after the Florida fiasco, he had urgently consulted sleep specialists. After conducting overnight tests on Perry, they produced a rather startling diagnosis: He had sleep apnea, and it had gone undetected for years, probably decades. The ailment, which affects one in 10 men worldwide and becomes more common as people age, causes loud snoring and temporary lapses in breathing that disrupt normal sleep."

-From “Oops! A Diary From the 2012 Campaign Trail,” by Jay Root.

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-people/rick-perry/sleepless-orlando-oops-diaries/

I would say his performance in the debates though was down to the fact that he was just a really, really poor debater. And not very intelligent.

[Indpndnt]

5. He wants to run for governor again, so he has to have an excuse.

His approval ratings in Texas are plumbing new depths.

[Iggo]

6. Sleep disorders make you stupid?

I hadn't heard that. Sounds dubious.