Rick Perry Does Damage Control

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Good evening I'm Bret -- it's pretty hard to turn on the TV today and not seed Texas governor Rick Perry.

From early morning news shows too late night talk shows the Republican presidential candidate is in full damage control mode.

Following a major slip up in last night's debate.

Chief political correspondent Carl Cameron looks at Perry's fall and the fallout.

Last thing he just didn't look Rick Perry appeared on every network he could today trying to put behind it is admittedly embarrassing inability to -- called a third agency.

Cut as part of his own plan to shrink government I stepped in at last night that's for sure there's some.

Agencies of government that I would like to forget and I certainly forgot one last night in the Department of Energy.

It was perhaps the most off port 53 seconds and televised presidential debate history it's.

Three agencies and government when I get there that are gone.

Commerce education.

And the what's the third woman what's -- the third agency of government I would I would do away with the education.

The -- -- -- -- -- the commerce.

Panel -- see it I can't but there -- camps -- the groups Perry appears on Letterman tonight -- attend Saturday's debate in South Carolina Newt Gingrich again got raves for ridiculing the media's questions and debate rules.

I tried to explain in simple state to the American people what he would do after you repeal the president's health care legislation in thirty seconds.

Take the time he needs to act take time what do you think what I mean these guys -- -- up you want.

The audience who didn't grow that questions about sexual harassment allegations against Herman -- -- we're focusing on character and on judgment.

Even as CEO.

The American people deserve better.

-- Someone being tried in the court of public opinion based on unfounded accusations.

Political -- Outvoted without -- and -- today they don't care about the character assassination.

He raised three million dollars since the allegations surfaced -- nine million dollars in the last six weeks.

With supporters in Kalamazoo today McCain supporter appeared to joke about Anita Hill.

The woman who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment -- his Supreme Court confirmation hearings in the eighties and came jump back.

-- -- -- The lawyer for -- accuser Karen Kraushaar says he has not yet been able to arrange a joint news conference with the other women who complained about gains alleged behavior or no major gas from Mitt Romney last night but he slipped up a little when grilled on his record of flip flops.

I think people understand that I'm a -- of us that in us and constancy.

I don't think you're gonna find somebody who has more those attributes and I do have been -- the same woman for.

Putting -- -- should be cut I get in trouble for 42 years.

If that's the worst kind of trouble Mitt Romney had that debate may be the best night he's had on the campaign trail all year right.

Carl Cameron live -- Troy Michigan Carl thank you the -- to.

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