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ANALYSIS: Struggling for traction in the Republican contest, Perry is gambling that the religious conservatives who typically dominate Iowa’s kickoff caucuses will warm to his candidacy if he appeals to them with a socially conservative message. He’s also drawing a contrast with rival Mitt Romney — whose Mormon faith gives many evangelicals pause — and Newt Gingrich, who recently converted to Catholicism but has been divorced twice and has acknowledged infidelity in his first two marriages.

But this ad, which attacks President Barack Obama on gay rights and religion, is misleading and inaccurate.

rebecca’s notes:
while this is hardly the worst we’ve heard from rick perry (his track-record for executions holding that title), it is still incredibly absurd and incredibly offensive. implying that allowing gays to serve openly in the military is wrong is one thing—but to imply that it is their fault this supposed ‘war on christmas’ has occurred is both incorrect and maddening. it is people like this—people with access to the attention of millions of americans—who continue the spread of sexual-orientation-based (or racial, for that matter) intolerance.