Jan Brewer's Arizona governor election debate meltdown

[Peikko 1,575]

Jan Brewer, running for re-election as Arizona governor, suffers not one but two televised debate car-wrecks

Jan Brewer's debate car-crash moment number one Poor Jan Brewer, the current governor of Arizona and a hero to the anti-immigration movement in the US. Taking part in her one (and, we can safely assume, only) candidates' debate before the election in November, she suffers not one but two televised meltdowns.

The first, above, occurred during the debate itself, while she was making her opening statement and was attempting to list her accomplishments. That should have been the easiest part of the debate. But no. "It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory," noted NPR.

Yesterday, Brewer commented: "It certainly was the longest 16 seconds of my life. I'm human, I'm human."

The second, below, came after the debate when she was confronted by reporters asking about her previous claim that decapitated bodies of illegal immigrants had been found in the Arizona desert – although there is no evidence to support Brewer's claim.

Jan Brewer's post-debate car-crash moment number two Repeatedly asked to explain her claim – which she had used as an example of why Arizona needed its controversial new anti-immigration law – Brewer simply refused to open her mouth, before fleeing the scene to annoyed groans from the assembled journalists.

Her performance will presumably be some help to her Democratic challenger, Arizona's state attorney general Terry Goddard, who challenged Brewer to recant her statement on the beheadings during the debate. But Brewer enjoys a huge opinion poll lead and her twin meltdowns seem unlikely to make enough of a dent.

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Another who didn't eat their Wheaties for breakfast?

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Her supporters don't care.

[TyandAllie 17]

Her supporters don't care.

True.

[Peikko 1,575]

I'm sure they don't, but I found it quite an extraordinary performance - of course, I agree, she is only human

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I'm sure they don't, but I found it quite an extraordinary performance - of course, I agree, she is only human

This will actually help her by making her look like less of a slick Washington-type.

[Peikko 1,575]

This will actually help her by making her look like less of a slick Washington-type.

So that's the 'Palin' attraction? Now I know...

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So that's the 'Palin' attraction? Now I know...

Hey, what's not to trust about a woman who sounds dumber than your retard cousin? Everyone trusts a retard.

[Danno 1,228]

Jan Brewer, running for re-election as Arizona governor, suffers not one but two televised debate car-wrecks

Jan Brewer's debate car-crash moment number one Poor Jan Brewer, the current governor of Arizona and a hero to the anti-immigration movement in the US. Taking part in her one (and, we can safely assume, only) candidates' debate before the election in November, she suffers not one but two televised meltdowns.

The first, above, occurred during the debate itself, while she was making her opening statement and was attempting to list her accomplishments. That should have been the easiest part of the debate. But no. "It will go down as one of the most painful openings to a political debate in recent memory," noted NPR.

Yesterday, Brewer commented: "It certainly was the longest 16 seconds of my life. I'm human, I'm human."

The second, below, came after the debate when she was confronted by reporters asking about her previous claim that decapitated bodies of illegal immigrants had been found in the Arizona desert – although there is no evidence to support Brewer's claim.

Jan Brewer's post-debate car-crash moment number two Repeatedly asked to explain her claim – which she had used as an example of why Arizona needed its controversial new anti-immigration law – Brewer simply refused to open her mouth, before fleeing the scene to annoyed groans from the assembled journalists.

Her performance will presumably be some help to her Democratic challenger, Arizona's state attorney general Terry Goddard, who challenged Brewer to recant her statement on the beheadings during the debate. But Brewer enjoys a huge opinion poll lead and her twin meltdowns seem unlikely to make enough of a dent.

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Another who didn't eat their Wheaties for breakfast?

[Peikko 1,575]

Yes Danno, I read everything - your point?

Hey, what's not to trust about a woman who sounds dumber than your retard cousin? Everyone trusts a retard.

Apparently, there is so much evidence that this is true.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Her opening made me cringe. God that woman looks haggard.

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Sure, she'll still be elected. I plan to enjoy her examples of incompetence anyway. My theory is that it's difficult to express yourself naturally when you're making things up. She must not have completed her pod person-like transformation into a pure sociopath yet and is still experiencing those inconvenient story gaps that happen as you try to keep track of your lies. It's the dregs of integrity protesting. Once the transformation is complete, she'll be able to spew untruths more smoothly, with fewer of these inconvenient physical symptoms that happen when you're talking out of your ####. The body doesn't lie and it doesn't react well when we try to funnel fakery through it. That'll pass.

It's like the first time you have a sip of beer, your body's like, "Ew, dude." But if you really dedicate yourself, you can short circuit that response and effectively numb yourself to oblivion. You can even develop a craving for a substance that isn't much good for you. I'd say more but I left something in the fridge I need to see about.

[DEDixon 39]

Her opening made me cringe. God that woman looks haggard.

OMG, so sexist. shame on you!

meltdown .... yeah, right. like a freckin' hiccup is a meltdown. MC playing to the media... LOL!

[Peikko 1,575]

OMG, so sexist. shame on you!

meltdown .... yeah, right. like a freckin' hiccup is a meltdown. MC playing to the media... LOL!

I did not write this piece, not necessarily the word I would have chosen, but the inability to articulate anything at all instead of producing a perfectly straightforward list of accomplishments from her most recent post is hardly a 'hiccup'.

[DEDixon 39]

an "Awkward Pause" is basically a hiccup.

[Peikko 1,575]

an "Awkward Pause" is basically a hiccup.

It was not simply an awkward pause, an awkward pause would have been a gap followed by a swift resumption of what she needed to say. She didn't manage to say anything articulate even when she started talking again. That is not a fricking hiccup, that's a monumental failure to convey a simple message.