an estimated 33,000 people who filled up half of houston's reliant stadium for perry's prayer event. the event was mired. the original schedule had hagee speaking immediately after governor perry, but that was reshuffled at the last minute. instead, hagee and a spanish translator took to the stage an hour and 18 minutes after governor perry had finished, but that didn't stop hagee from mentioning his friend, rick perry. >> we pray for our governor, rick perry. who has had the courage today to call this time of fasting and prayer just as abraham lincoln did -- [ speaking in a foreign language ] -- in the darkest days of the civil war. >> hagee was not inspired to repeat his previous statements