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Historical context, what tonight reminded me of more than any other debate, the first kerry/bush debate, where john kerry took the battle to george bush. and bush, the president, seemed very uneasy, didn't seem comfortable and like he wanted to be challenged. that's what i felt tonight. the challenger, mitt romney, seemed more presidential than the president. more in command of his facts, his arguems and his principles. i thought the answer on the government, re-- referring back to the constitution, veryesquive. obama seemed nervous, ill at ease and off his game and because of the fact that ro...

Will texas governor rick perry be allowed into that debate? on the surface it appears he does not qualify. to qualify for the debate here's what cnn says you have to do. you need to either place in the top four in iowa or new hampshire. there's no question that rick perry didn't do that. he was fifth in iowa. he was sixth in new hampshire. but cnn says you either need a first, second, third or fourth in iowa or new hampshire to qualify to be in the debate. or you can get in if you have an average of 7% in at least three national or three south carolina polls released this month. rick perry als...

Presidential candidates. will texas governor rick perry be allowed into that debate? on the surface it appears he does not qualify. to qualify for the debate here's what cnn says you have to do. you need to either place in the top four in iowa or new hampshire. there's no question that rick perry didn't do that. he was fifth in iowa. he was sixth in new hampshire. but cnn says you either need a first, second, third or fourth in iowa or new hampshire to qualify to be in the debate. or you can get in if you have an average of 7% in at least three national or three south carolina polls released t...

Presidential candidates. will texas governor rick perry be allowed into that debate? on the surface it appears he does not qualify. to qualify for the debate here's what cnn says you have to do. you need to either place in the top four in iowa or new hampshire. there's no question that rick perry didn't do that. he was fifth in iowa. he was sixth in new hampshire. but cnn says you either need a first, second, third or fourth in iowa or new hampshire to qualify to be in the debate. or you can get in if you have an average of 7% in at least three national or three south carolina polls released t...

Trying to put behind him his admittedly embarrassing inability to recall the third agency he'd cut as part of his own plan to shrink government. >> i stepped in it last night, that's for sure. there are agencies of government i'd like to forget and i forgot one last night. >> reporter: it was the most awkward 53 seconds in televised debate history. >> three agencies of government when i get there that are gone. commerce, education and the -- what is the third one? let's see. i'd do away with education, commerce. and let's see. i can't, the third one i can't. sorry. oops. >> perry appears on le...