Perhaps the most incredible moment was when a young man approached Perry and handed him his cellphone. On the other end, the man explained, was his wife who was going into labor at literally that very moment. He was on the way to pick her up but wanted her to talk to Perry first.
“Hello, Crista, how are you doing?” Perry said into the phone.
“She said ‘come NOW,” Perry told the man. Then back into the phone: “This is Rick Perry, hopefully your next president, but you take care of yourself — but, ok — NOW, got it. Come NOW.