Day After "Accident" Remark, Perry Strikes Somber Tone

[TexasTowelie]

WASHINGTON — A day after stirring controversy for referring to the Charleston shootings as an "accident," former Gov. Rick Perry at a social conservative event here on Saturday repeatedly called the massacre a “hate crime."

“We must look at this and understand and respect that this was a clear hate crime,” he told reporters after a Faith and Freedom Coalition event in the morning.

Perry — who is said to have little room for error in his 2016 presidential bid after his gaffe-filled campaign four years ago — found himself at the center of a firestorm on Friday when he described the shootings as an accident and speculated prescription drug abuse as a cause.

The Perry campaign on Friday quickly clarified his statements, saying he intended to say “incident.” But the flub drew comparisons on social media to Perry’s 2011 “oops” moment, possibly inhibiting his intensive, years-long image rehabilitation effort.

Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/perry-calls-south-carolina-shootings-hate-crime/

[gwheezie]

1. I think he's smarter than Jeb! though

And I'm stunned I even said that.

[LuvLoogie]

2. Hell, George is smarter than Jeb.

And both are more charismatic.

[awoke_in_2003]

5. my morning constitutional is smarter than Jeb

[CTyankee]

3. I am amazed that after all these "soul searching" exercises that the GOP supposedly

has gone through after 2012, they still can't seem to get the message.

Jeez, how much does it take?

[question everything]

4. Another oops moment (nt)

[Wounded Bear]

6. I think Gov Perry lives an "OOPS" life.

It's more newsworthy when he doesn't screw up. It happens less often.

[Aristus]

7. "Oh goodness gracious me! Did I say 'accident'?

I meant 'hate-crime'! My bad!"

[apnu]

8. A lot of Republicans bash Hillary for being "poll driven"

Meaning she's calculated and "triangulating" her language based off what she thinks people want to hear.

Yet, here's Perry doing the same thing.