but i have the desire not to do that. and i look at the homosexual issue as the same way. yes, you heard that right. that s perry, in san francisco last night, comparing homosexuality to alcoholism. he was asked whether he thinks being gay is a disorder. there were gasps in the room of supporters according to press reports. perry said, quote, whether or not you feel compelled to follow a particular lifestyle or not you have the ability to decide not to do that. now this isn t just idle talk. the governor s incorrect beliefs here have consequences. in fact this past weekend his state s gop platform officially recognized quote, legitimacy and efficacy of counseling which offered repair tiff therapy and treatment for those patients seeking healing and wholeness from their homosexual lifestyle. when asked about the therapy last night. perry said he didn t know whether it worked. joining me now, an msnbc
off if rick perry is running for president, his political appearance in san francisco gives a hint at the tone he may set. and it s tone deaf. i may have the genetic coding that i m inclined to be an alcoholic. but i have the desire not to do that. and i look at the homosexual issue as the same way. yes, you heard that right. that s perry, in san francisco last night, comparing homosexuality to alcoholism. he was asked whether he thinks being gay is a disorder. there were gasps in the room of supporters according to press reports. perry said, quote, whether or not you feel compelled to follow a particular lifestyle or not you have the ability to decide not to do that. now this isn t just idle talk. the governor s incorrect beliefs here have consequences. in fact this past weekend his state s gop platform officially recognized quote, legitimacy and
thing. reporter: a love passed down to his two sons, perry and jimmy who, every year, made the trip with their father to the famed oshkosh air show. but last month, a family tradition turned tragic. perry inhofe crashed while flying a twin engine plane outside tulsa. he was one day short of his 52nd birthday. on final approach into tulsa international airport, runway 18 left. we don t know certain things, an engine that was down, but the last communication was garbled, so we don t know if it shut down or if he shut it down. that would make a difference in what happened. he knew it was going down. he avoided an area with houses and people and went into a wooded area. that s perry. he had a lot of training, just like you. he had a lot more training than me. my other son and i are not quite
about seven hours to do the same thing. reporter: a love passed down to his two sons, perry and jimmy who, every year, made the trip with their father to the famed oshkosh air show. but last month, a family tradition turned tragic. perry inhofe crashed while flying a twin engine plane outside tulsa. he was one day short of his 52nd birthday. on final approach into tulsa international airport, runway 18 left. we don t know certain things, an engine that was down, but the last communication was garbled, so we don t know if it shut down or if he shut it down. that would make a difference in what happened. he knew it was going down. he avoided an area with houses and people and went into a wooded area. that s perry. he had a lot of training, just like you. he had a lot more training than me.
so we don t know if it shut down or if he shut it down. that would make a difference in what happened. he knew it was going down. he avoided an area with houses and people and went into a wooded area. that s perry. he had a lot of training, just like you. he had a lot more training than me. my other son and i are not quite as meticulous as perry has always been about flying by the numbers, doing everything right. he was 100%. i have young kids. i ve got an 11-year-old and 8-year-old twins, and i think like any parent, you worry about them hurting themselves or, god forbid, them losing their lives. and perry was a grown man with a family of his own, but you have to be thinking like a young father, too, about this is your boy. how are you doing with that?