Texas Governor Rick Perry Delivers His Top Ten Excuses On David Letterman
Nov. 10 2011, Published 2:00 p.m. ET
Breaking Celebrity News Staff Writer
Texas governor Rick Perry continues to try and make lemonade out of lemons.
The longest-serving governor of the Lone Star State mocked his own tongue-tied performance in Wednesday's GOP debate by delivering David Letterman's Top 10 Rick Perry Excuses on Thursday’s show.
And they were:
10. "Actually there were three reasons I messed up last night. One was the nerves, two was the headache and three was, and three, uh, uh. Oops."
9. "I don't know what you're talking about. I think things went well."
8. "Hey, I was up late last night watching Dancing With the Stars."
7. "I thought the debate was tonight."
6. "Hey, listen. You try concentrating with Mitt Romney smiling at you. That is one handsome dude."
5. "Uh, el niño?"
4. "I had a five-hour energy drink six hours before the debate."
3. "I really hoped to get on my favorite talk show, but instead I ended up here."
2. "Hey, I wanted to help take the heat off my buddy Herman Cain."
1. "I just learned Justin Bieber is my father."
As we previously reported, when Perry was asked what three federal departments he would eliminate during Wednesday’s debate, he replied, "Commerce, Education and the -- what's the third one there? Let's see ...â€