Parody: Jan Brewer debate video goes viral

PHOENIX - It will go down as one of the more painful openings to a political debate in recent memory, and the Internet is taking notice.

Governor Jan Brewer stumbled through her opening statement during a televised debate Wednesday night, suffering through an embarrassing, cringe-eliciting pause that lasted more than 10 seconds.

On YouTube.com and across video sharing sites, the moment has been archived and so have several parodies.

With her hands clasped in front of her, Brewer looked at the camera, then down, possibly at notes, and back up at the camera.

She smiled, let out a loud exhale, then resumed her statement with a pronouncement of her record as governor.

Here's the original video:

Here's a parody that compares the Arizona governor to Miss. South Carolina:

CBS late night host Craig Ferguson decided to add some sound effects to the video to have some fun:

There's also this man, who decided he'd slip on a wig and yellow jacket. The video tells the rest of the story:

Here's a parody that suggests Governor Brewer had an earpiece: