Rick Perry made it though the debate with no major missteps, but during a post-debate event at a Dartsmouth frat house, reporters caught this slip up.
“Our Founding Fathers never meant for Washington, D.C. to be the fount of all wisdom. As a matter of fact they were very much afraid if that because they’d just had this experience with this far-away government that had centralized thought process and planning and what have you, and then it was actually the reason that we fought the revolution in the 16th century was to get away from that kind of onerous crown if you will,” Perry said.
Of course the American revolution was fought in the 18th century, not the 16th.
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Perry’s unfortunate gaffe was gleefully mocked by liberals on Twitter, many of them suggesting that Perry had sealed the end of his campaign. Speaking with reporters afterwards, Perry admitted, “debates are not my strong suit.”
