Jan Brewer’s Very Worst (Ever) Opening Debate Statement In American Political History

There’s an old joke that not much history can be made since so much has been made already — but we have had some seen made now in Arizona. That’s where incumbent Gov. Jan Brewer — a padlock, dried in cement, superglued definite to be re-elected after riding the wave of Tea Party-type positions on immigration and other issues — gave what political observers now call the very worst opening debate statement in political history. Chris Matthews ran a timer to show the 13 minutes of virtual dead space to when Brewer seemed to draw a blank.

Is this due to poor preparation? Campaign burn out? A sign that she really is not someone who should sit in the governor’s chair? Or just drawing a blank like someone running for student council in high school might draw, or momentarily flinching, or simply just losing a train of thought due to the intensity of the moment and being tired from the campaign? View it yourself: