10 Dec 11, 11:34AM
Unfortunately elections are often a referendum on the current status of the economy and not whether the candidate is reasonable. Whoever is least like the president receives the most attention. At one point Herman Cain was projected to defeat Obama and Cain's ideas were batshit.
Regarding the video, Perry does not say DADT should be reinstated or that gay people should not serve but contrasts the right of gays to serve with the right of students to pray in school. AFAIK there is no school in the country that does not permit prayer. In fact, my middle school had optional prayer gatherings each morning on the lawn of the school for anyone who wished to attend(As long as it was over before school officially began at 8:00), and my elementary school had a program where students could go to the church across the street to receive bible lessons during school hours. That being said I think it's clear what he was implying.
Regarding the video, Perry does not say DADT should be reinstated or that gay people should not serve but contrasts the right of gays to serve with the right of students to pray in school. AFAIK there is no school in the country that does not permit prayer. In fact, my middle school had optional prayer gatherings each morning on the lawn of the school for anyone who wished to attend(As long as it was over before school officially began at 8:00), and my elementary school had a program where students could go to the church across the street to receive bible lessons during school hours. That being said I think it's clear what he was implying.