Yelp Mocks Rick Perry in iPhone App Update

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Yelp Mocks Rick Perry in iPhone App Update
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So says the app's latest update page, which pokes fun of Rick Perry's inability to recall the third federal government agency he would eliminate if he were president.

Perry drew the blank Wednesday night during CNBC's "Your Money, Your Vote" GOP debate and stumbled for more than 40 seconds on the question before resorting to "oops."

It's not just Yelp that has been drawing attention to the incident since then.

A video clip of the memory lapse has made the top spot on the YouTube Politics channel's list of Top 5 Hot Political Videos. YouTube news and politics manager Ramya Raghaven wrote that the video is the most-viewed video in both Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, two key Iowa cities for GOP hopefuls with eyes on the Iowa Caucus in January.

As the gaffe quickly became an Internet meme, Perry joined in on jokes from Yelp and others with a poll on his website: "What part of the federal government would you like to forget about the most?"

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