Did Perry just half admit to personal scandal?

[RandySF]

The Texas governor offered a candid description of a time when he “wrestled with God,” saying that at age 27 after serving as an officer in the Air Force he felt “lost spiritually and emotionally… and I didn’t know how to fix it.”

“My faith journey is not the story of someone who turned to God because I wanted to,” he said. “It was because I had nowhere else to turn.”

Perry, whose grades at Texas A&M were far from sterling, also appeared to push back against those who question the intellect of an animal science major with a transcript peppered with Cs and Ds.

“Managing to balance between being a cadet and being a student, preparing for that life in the military while trying to focus on the variety of subjects that would prepare me for life after the military,” Perry said of his life at Texas A&M. “It wasn’t always easy. Quite frankly, I struggled with it. I fully admit that.”

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/09/14/7761194-perry-on-god-i-was-lost-spiritually-and-emotionally?GT1=43001

[monmouth]

1. Pandering to the fundys. They love an "I saw the light and repented" story...n/t

[HereSince1628]

3. I agree.

[vets74]

7. Or did he have an all-nighter with an NBA star ?

Kinda trendy for GOPer sinnning................

[HereSince1628]

8. Like TV evangelists and pastors of superchurchs

without the telling of the "Hitting Bottom" and "Finding God" folks like Perry would never keep the religious right entertained.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

2. Or he's just anxious to bring God into the discussion

Didn't El Chimpo use his troubled past as a prop to talk about being born again? Perry just might have some problems in his past (don't we all) or he could just be looking for an excuse, any excuse to talk about his faith.

[yellerpup]

4. There are much more screeching skeletons in his closet.

Someone is saving it up for a big embarrassment. If he runs, you'll hear it.

[markpkessinger]

5. So they say ;)

[yellerpup]

10. So they shall say not in whispers but with a megaphone.

/;^)

[NNN0LHI]

6. Sounds like he is preparing for something to come out

[TlalocW]

9. Dennis Miller, when he was somewhat entertaining

Had a bit about guys like Perry (or in his act, Chuck Colson from Watergate) finding Jesus, and it's only because Jesus didn't see them first. "Oh, shit, it's that asshole Colson... TAXI!"

TlalocW

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. They ALWAYS fall back on the religion bullshit...because their based is so stupid and falls for it.

They've all been saved and are some of the most hateful people on the planet. It's all bogus bullshit.