'Almost as good as a mic drop!' Rick Perry is on a 'last-name basis' with Chuck Todd [Vine]

Was Texas Gov. Rick Perry messing with Chuck Todd this morning or does he just not care enough about the MSNBC lapdog to get his name right?

Rick Perry calls @chucktodd "Todd"….twice. https://t.co/Llpv1Zq5GQ

— Tyler Jones (@TylerMJones) November 8, 2013

Almost as good as a mic drop! RT @NolteNC: RT @samsteinhp: "thank you Todd" — perry upon ending the @chucktodd interview!!!!

— John Hayward (@Doc_0) November 8, 2013

They are on a last name basis. RT @samsteinhp: "thank you Todd" — perry upon ending the @chucktodd interview!!!!

— Robert Harding (@RobertHarding) November 8, 2013

Perry had plenty to say to Todd …

https://twitter.com/matthewhurtt/status/398818382415294464

https://twitter.com/KevinWGlass/status/398817711507005440

TX @GovernorPerry: "The American people do not trust Barack Obama"

— José @ MSNBC (@JDBmsnbc) November 8, 2013

.@GovernorPerry says putting more people on Medicare is "tantamount to putting more people on the Titanic"

— José @ MSNBC (@JDBmsnbc) November 8, 2013

… not that the “real journalists” were interested in that stuff. (But the president simply “misspoke,” right?)

https://twitter.com/elisefoley/status/398817023859245056

https://twitter.com/samsteinhp/status/398817025520574464

#Oops RT @aterkel: RT @RalstonReports: "Good morning, Todd, how are you?" — Rick Perry greets @chucktodd just now.

— Sarah Boxer (@Sarah_Boxer) November 8, 2013

Perry concludes interview with @chucktodd, "Thank you, Todd."

— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) November 8, 2013

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Appreciate this, Murray RT @mmurraypolitics: Perry concludes interview with @chucktodd, "Thank you, Todd."”

— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) November 8, 2013

Another one for the clip reel "@mmurraypolitics: Perry concludes interview with @chucktodd, "Thank you, Todd.""

— michael viqueira (@mikeviqueira) November 8, 2013

https://twitter.com/CarrieNBCNews/status/398818326991749120

Omg AND "thank you Todd!!" Happy day.

— Ali Rogin (@AliRogin) November 8, 2013

Oops. @GovernorPerry just called @chucktodd "Todd" on @msnbc. He is so prepared to run for president again.

— Richard Wolffe (@richardwolffedc) November 8, 2013

Or maybe …

https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/statuses/398819134005579776

There just might be a reason for this:

https://twitter.com/LilPicture/status/398823419397279745