It’s less that he’s ignorant of clocks, more that he doesn’t know how metaphors work.
Perhaps the saying should go, “a broken metaphor is still right once every conservative convention”?
Perry don’t cotton to no fancy book learn’un!
FACT!
He said CLOCK, not WATCH… sheesh…
isn’t there one other thing he’s forgetting?.. oops!
Or he’s simply half as effective as a broken clock.
Not knowing stuff is how the rich show that they are just like you and me.
Randi Rhodes called him “The Little Dumber Boy”. Bingo. I miss you, Randi.
Maybe he means this kind.
Rick Perry, like every good Republican, only keeps military time.
You mean… every night?
Perry takes a ticking, and keeps on licking.
Between understanding clocks and the tides, it’s no wonder the space program has been floundering.
Don’t worry, the Republicans have a great idea for how to save money on space launches via the “just push 'em off the edge” approach.
Maybe he’s French, and so uses a 24-hour clock.