Video: The obligatory “Jan Brewer freezes up during the debate” clip
posted at 3:55 pm on September 2, 2010 by Allahpundit
Via Ben Smith, it’s well and truly painful — but endearing too. Reminds me a little of that “singing candidate” from Rhode Island, in fact, minus the nuttiness: As much as you might cringe, we can all relate to the goofy humanity of the moment. Alternate headline: “Jan Brewer to win reelection by 15 points now instead of 20.”
Actually, she sounds a bit like a beta male out on a first date. Or so I’m told. Ahem.
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Honestly now… what explains this?
greggriffith on September 2, 2010 at 3:56 PM
She could have danced the tarantella nude on the coffee table during the debate and still have won.
amerpundit on September 2, 2010 at 3:56 PM
I would still vote for her for governor if I lived in AZ. This lady has guts, lacking in some men!
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letget on September 2, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Those sticking points happen. Dust yourself off and move on, Jan, you’ve obviously proven that you are looking out for Arizona. Just blame it on your TOTAZ….or your lack thereof….that’s what Chrissy Matthews is doing these days…
TOTAZ: teleprompter of AZ
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 3:58 PM
Let those that vote for Obama throw the first stone….
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Brain freeze.
Still like her.
conservative pilgrim on September 2, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Awkward. But at least she didn’t call anyone bitter or antipathetic.
TexasDan on September 2, 2010 at 4:00 PM
I’ll take the halting speech of a patriotic American over the polished delivery of an anti-American anyday.
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:01 PM
Should have written crib notes on her hand.
tru2tx on September 2, 2010 at 4:02 PM
How is Brewer any different from Obama when he is not speaking from TOTUS?
Lance Murdock on September 2, 2010 at 4:03 PM
Yeah that was pretty bad.
crr6 on September 2, 2010 at 4:03 PM
I think it’s amazing she didn’t devolve into hysterical laughter after Larry, Barry, and Carrie.
Jaynie59 on September 2, 2010 at 4:03 PM
Considering how much I’ve heard of this, am I to assume the rest of the debate was unremarkable?
frankj on September 2, 2010 at 4:03 PM
She’s human. My God, whatever will we do.
The Mega Independent on September 2, 2010 at 4:04 PM
She’s always been an embarassing public speaker. But she gets the issues right.
Scrappy on September 2, 2010 at 4:04 PM
Show me a remotely comparable clip from a debate Obama participated in.
crr6 on September 2, 2010 at 4:04 PM
3 words of advice to Gov. Brewer:
Telepompter
BobMbx on September 2, 2010 at 4:05 PM
She’s been under a wee bit of stress. Poor thing – she must be feeling just awful today.
gophergirl on September 2, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Uhhh, well, she, ummmm, doesn’t fake it, uhhh, as well as, uuuuhhhhhh, Obama.
conservative pilgrim on September 2, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Probably true, but…Now, if only I could stab out my minds eye with a fork. Thanks for the visual.
rollthedice on September 2, 2010 at 4:06 PM
Women in the menopause years tend to have that forgetfulness that comes with hormonal changes. Since I just had one of those moments the other day, I totally sympathize with Gov. Brewer.
texasconserv on September 2, 2010 at 4:06 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgcgUHC-bE4
duh…uh…there are threats…duh..uhh…security..prosperity
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:06 PM
She’s changed “everything”? Why seek another term?
myrenovations on September 2, 2010 at 4:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpM_Pv430Qg&feature=related
uhhhhh uhhh i don’t think that uhhhh
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:07 PM
FIFY, AP
Knott Buyinit on September 2, 2010 at 4:08 PM
When your intent is to not answer a question, you don’t have to think about an answer. You just start rambling. The only thing you have to remember is to make sure you say “the United States of America”, “create jobs”, and “reduce spending”.
Check, check, and check.
BobMbx on September 2, 2010 at 4:08 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJSVPAx8xc&feature=related
townhall obama TOTUS uhhh breathalyzer…uhhhh…I haven’t had enough sleep and I’ll just fill in the gaps on the teleprompter with some stupid uh uhhhs and other dumb sh!t
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:08 PM
http://tiny.cc/0bqzh
joejm65 on September 2, 2010 at 4:09 PM
I did find the clip endearing, though. She’s not polished and I don’t mind.
myrenovations on September 2, 2010 at 4:09 PM
Are you serious???? Barry needs TOTUS for EVERY speech he gives!
Lance Murdock on September 2, 2010 at 4:09 PM
Really? You’re going to hold up Obama as unassailable in the realm of stammering speech?
Good heavens you’re dense.
TexasDan on September 2, 2010 at 4:10 PM
..things a little slow there in the office, AP?
The War Planner on September 2, 2010 at 4:10 PM
the oraltator in chief doing very well when faced with challenges of TOTUS….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt5dY3vVoZ0&feature=related
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:10 PM
Just for reference, George W. Bush totally bombed out in his debate against Democrat Garry Mauro when he was running for re-election in 1998, and the debate was only about 3 1/2 weeks before the election. And as a result of the verbal flubs, Bush only won the race by a 49-point margin (of course it didn’t hurt that the debate was in El Paso, on a football Friday and aired on Texas PBS stations — he probably could have gone out on stage and done 60 minutes of armpit noises and still beaten Mauro by at least 45 points).
jon1979 on September 2, 2010 at 4:11 PM
A lack of teleprompter is her menace.
Disturb the Universe on September 2, 2010 at 4:11 PM
Barry fills the air with noise, meaningless noice. Jan Brewer just had a temporary brain freeze.
fourdeucer on September 2, 2010 at 4:12 PM
We get to see Barack off-prompter next Friday!!!!
http://twitter.com/markknoller/status/22826303306
Friday? Really?
Abby Adams on September 2, 2010 at 4:12 PM
Not having anything to say is not very politiciany. Strange. She’s not a very good politician. She should go back and do what she’s good at.
Governing.
BobMbx on September 2, 2010 at 4:12 PM
I’ve frozen before, it sucks because it just hits you all of a sudden. Next time she should write a few words on her hand, haha.
El_Terrible on September 2, 2010 at 4:12 PM
In addition to ted c’s vid linked above, check out your Lord Barry away from the pressure of a debate, merely trying to talk to constituents…..
Patrick S on September 2, 2010 at 4:13 PM
booya! agree
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:13 PM
Well, that’s crr6 off into the sunset (or should I say sunrise) for another night (day).
The Mega Independent on September 2, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Been there, done that…only someone naive and inexperienced would consider this a major mistake, or someone who is anti-Brewer.
Everyone who has ever spent time speaking to groups, this has happened, and it doesn’t matter how “smart”, experienced, professional, sometimes you just go blank.
Usually you have an “out”, an established line or joke that takes the edge.
As a stutterer, or at least a reformed stutterer, we have our little “nuances” to get us through those rough spots when speaking.
I can spot a stutterer, who has overcome his/her stutter, in minutes of a speech. Bill Walton is a great example, he has several “outs” that he uses when he falters. But people like Jan, who seldom stumble, get caught off guard.
right2bright on September 2, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Thats right her actions speak louder than words.
fourdeucer on September 2, 2010 at 4:16 PM
If Arizona voters (or US voters, for that matter) put speechmaking skills above actions, we have worse problems than I thought. I couldn’t care less if a politician stutters worse than Jimmy Stewart, as long as they pursue the right policies.
Vashta.Nerada on September 2, 2010 at 4:17 PM
You mean this is normal? Thank the Lord I thought I was getting Alzheimers.
Lily on September 2, 2010 at 4:18 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVdzA_cRQs8&feature=related
dayumn. Where you at crr6? we can do this all night…We’ve got townhall’s, we’ve got debates, we’ve got campaign stops, we’ve got plain ol’ soggy speeches….we certainly ain’t got many news conferences for sure, but we are just getting started….
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:18 PM
We’ve got two years in the bag as proof that public speaking isn’t the best qualification a candidate can have.
Stutter away, baby.
12thMonkey on September 2, 2010 at 4:19 PM
That’s not from a debate and it’s heavily edited.
Next please.
crr6 on September 2, 2010 at 4:19 PM
She is an idiot that uses cheap tricks to stir up the darkest regions of human nature. She is not a conservative. No Substance
conservador on September 2, 2010 at 4:20 PM
Also not from a debate and not even close to being as bad as Brewer’s gaffe.
Next please.
crr6 on September 2, 2010 at 4:20 PM
sure Crr6….how’s this…we’ve got the ‘uhhh count’ from Letterman.
Enjoy it baby!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThEAO0lt4Dw&feature=related
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:21 PM
Obama did 90 minutes or so without a prompter fielding questions from the House GOP at their retreat a few months back. The TOTUS thing is a fun goof, but you’re kidding yourself if you think it’s a serious critique.
Allahpundit on September 2, 2010 at 4:21 PM
Good point…as I posted, every good speaker has his “outs”, Obama just tells lies…he has a bunch of them.
I will not raise taxes
They are bitter people clinging…
Afraid of a black man
I will reduce unemployment
The economy is going in the right direction
…but his best is he just crosses his legs, and giggles, or laughs nervously.
right2bright on September 2, 2010 at 4:21 PM
I just wish we could clone her, guts and all.
ziggyville on September 2, 2010 at 4:22 PM
Y’all are making excuses (menopause?!) because you like her politics. Fine. But that was abysmal.
YYZ on September 2, 2010 at 4:23 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHgH5i8ug6E&feature=related
AP’s right, I’m just goofing… but there’s a gold mine worth of goofing to be had on TOTUS.
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:23 PM
See how that works? Lance Murdock compares Brewer to off-prompter Obama. Crr6 says no, no, I want to play this game with you but I insist that my little legalistic goalposts can only be five inches apart. You need to find a time that Obama screwed up in a debate.
Missy on September 2, 2010 at 4:25 PM
Yet he laughed nervously with Bill O, and in the 60 Minute interview they asked if he was “punch drunk”. He makes a habit of laughing when he gets cornered…an “out” or tactic to shift the focus away from him stumbling.
A great communicator he is not!
right2bright on September 2, 2010 at 4:26 PM
well…how else can the meme of the gilded-orator-in-chief be maintained unless the rules are manipulated by the Party faithful???….or maybe I meant, mirage…
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:27 PM
More Obama oratory brilliance, sans teleprompter:
“Punished with a baby…”
“Hold up! I can’t hear myself!” (to a dead crowd)
ynot4tony2 on September 2, 2010 at 4:30 PM
She gets a pass from me. Too much emphasis is put on bad moments. She’s already proven herself to be an outstanding Governor, in my opinion.
sinsing on September 2, 2010 at 4:30 PM
UltimateBob on September 2, 2010 at 4:34 PM
I truly believe that she was desperately trying not to burst out laughing…
mjbrooks3 on September 2, 2010 at 4:34 PM
How did you get Allahpundit out in the bleachers with the peeps..I like It!..:)
Dire Straits on September 2, 2010 at 4:35 PM
Has there ever been another political candidate that had taken his teleprompter to a rodeo? or to a sixth grade speech to 30 kids?
Really, a grammar school, talking to a sixth grade class and he uses a teleprompter (actually two).
right2bright on September 2, 2010 at 4:35 PM
Sometimes AllahP likes to do a little crowd surfing. AP usually stays clear of the mosh pits, though.
BobMbx on September 2, 2010 at 4:36 PM
heh.
MMKirPow
??
short list.
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:36 PM
George, puhleaze, the fact that you looked up the definition of a tax tells me you’re stretching.
El_Terrible on September 2, 2010 at 4:36 PM
Who hasn’t had this happen to them while talking in front of a large group of people.
It’s certainly happened to me ….like a deer in headlights.
She handled it pretty well IMO.
The Ugly American on September 2, 2010 at 4:36 PM
Or, to borrow a phrase recently used by Ed Morrissey, into the “cheap seats.” :-)
UltimateBob on September 2, 2010 at 4:38 PM
+1..You are right!..:)It has happened to everyone..:)
Dire Straits on September 2, 2010 at 4:38 PM
Actually I saw that and wasn’t impressed. He gave a speech and then the answers to the questions often were “I’ll take a look,” I’ll read that..” filled in with lots of the same things he said in the State of the Union speech just before that. But if you were impressed that’s nice.
Deanna on September 2, 2010 at 4:38 PM
This was the event that cannot be defended in regards to the TOTUS. There’s insecure, and then there’s this.
BobMbx on September 2, 2010 at 4:39 PM
I pounded crr6 into a pink froth with hilarious vid clips of the koolaid dispenser in chief muttering unintelligibly about stuff he knows nothing about. AP was intrigued b/c he thought for sure I’d step over the line and he could administer the final coup de grace’ on me once and for all. I sensed his growing desire to level the Mighty BFH and beat a hasty tactical retreat to the luscious confines of Comedy Gold Forest.
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:40 PM
LOL..I have enjoyed it!..It keeps it real..:)
Dire Straits on September 2, 2010 at 4:40 PM
LOL..Be careful with crr6..You know she/he is Bishop’s Legal team..;)
Dire Straits on September 2, 2010 at 4:42 PM
easy there…. careful how you say that.
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Oh for heaven’s sake, what difference does it make. So she ‘freezes up’. So what. When did being glib or not determine how good a manager one is. Doesn’t in the case of Obama either–it’s what one does or does not DO that counts.
jeanie on September 2, 2010 at 4:43 PM
BLT huh…. thought that was a sandwich..
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:43 PM
Was she hearing something in her ear buds? Or not hearing something?
PattyJ on September 2, 2010 at 4:43 PM
LOL!..You are right about staying out of mosh pits..:)
Dire Straits on September 2, 2010 at 4:44 PM
You are on a roll!..:)
Dire Straits on September 2, 2010 at 4:45 PM
someone hacked into it and said, “you look really hot in yellow…..”
ted c on September 2, 2010 at 4:45 PM
So there’s no reason to believe that there was a medical explanation for her pauses?
hawksruleva on September 2, 2010 at 4:45 PM
That performance was not near as bad as some of the comments here made it out to be. It was an obvious brain freeze. What’s the big deal? It’s not like she hasn’t proven her governing abilities in addition to her love and concern for Arizona and its citizens.
There’s nothing to see here – really.
KickandSwimMom on September 2, 2010 at 4:51 PM
Oh the horror.
I’m sure you will agree that this was even worse.
carbon_footprint on September 2, 2010 at 4:57 PM
Or here.
carbon_footprint on September 2, 2010 at 4:58 PM
Or here.
carbon_footprint on September 2, 2010 at 4:59 PM
Or here.
And I could really go on and on but this, like you, has become boring.
carbon_footprint on September 2, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Oh, and crr6:
Count it!
carbon_footprint on September 2, 2010 at 5:01 PM
I like Barry’s rapidfire “uh-uh-uh-uh-uh” brainfarts you hear a lot when he’s about to respond to something.
Shelley did say he’s gassy.
Christien on September 2, 2010 at 5:02 PM
What did you expect? Did you think a bad performance would overcome being right on the issues? People probably wouldn’t give TOTUS such a bad time if he hadn’t been sold as the greatest orator since Abraham Lincoln, brilliant, great disposition and oh yeah, nice crease in the pants.
Cindy Munford on September 2, 2010 at 5:02 PM
Stuff happens. You still da bomb, Jan.
promachus on September 2, 2010 at 5:03 PM
crr6
Cindy Munford on September 2, 2010 at 5:04 PM
Why didn’t Matthews call mom jeans his menace?
WAI?!
Christien on September 2, 2010 at 5:10 PM
It just goes to show that many are invited but few are chosen.
Brewer was projected as either a presidential or VP candidate recently ahead of Sarah Palin.
Brewer is not untalented but this clip proves that not many people are talented enough to run for President or VP.
technopeasant on September 2, 2010 at 5:13 PM
That was hard to watch. Poor lady.
Terrye on September 2, 2010 at 5:35 PM
Hey, no one is pluperfect.
Oh, wait…
pain train on September 2, 2010 at 5:42 PM
Confirmation you are insincere, an ignoramus, or both.
Inanemergencydial on September 2, 2010 at 5:52 PM
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