in the few days since he began his campaign, he launched a series of smears against president obama. first perry suggested that the military doesn t respect our commander in chief. o cf1 oer in chief. the powerful reasons i m running for the presidency of the united states is to make sure that every young man and woman who puts on a uniform of this country respects highly the president of the united states. but perry wasn t done. the next night he said president obama hadn t served his country. the president had the opportunity to serve his country. i m sure at some time, and he made a decision that wasn t what he want to do do. the same night perry questioned the president s patriotism. i don t know. you need to ask him. are you suggesting he does