Politics / Rick Perry Perry Offers Top 10 Excuses on Letterman Sample: Mitt Romney is so handsome, it's hard to concentrate By John Johnson, Newser Staff Posted Nov 10, 2011 7:10 PM CST Updated Nov 11, 2011 4:26 AM CST Copied Perry Offers Top 10 Excuses on Letterman Rick Perry presents his Top 10 excuses. (CBS) Rick Perry capped a day of brain-freeze damage control last night by offering up the "Top 10 Rick Perry Excuses" on David Letterman's show. Highlights below, or check out the full video in the gallery. "Actually, there were three reasons I messed up last night. One was the nerves, and two was the headache, and three ... um ... um ... oops." "I don't know what you're talking about. I think things went well." "Hey, listen, you try concentrating with Mitt Romney smiling at you—that is one handsome dude." "Uh ... El Nino?" "I just learned Justin Bieber is my father." If you're not tired of the original "oops" clip by now, here it is. (More Rick Perry stories.) See 1 photo Report an error