Rick Perry questions election of first openly gay Texas A&M student president [View all]

[TexasTowelie]

Twenty days after being sworn in as U.S. Energy Secretary, Rick Perry is weighing in on Texas A&M University's recent election for student body president, questioning the motivation behind support for the first openly gay student to serve in the position.

Former Texas Gov. Perry said he was "deeply troubled by the conduct of A&M's administration and Student Government Association" in an op-ed published online Wednesday by the Houston Chronicle following the disqualification of candidate Robert McIntosh.

The opinion piece -- which described A&M allowing an election to be "stolen -- garnered attention from media across the country, including The Washington Post and CNN. The Dallas Morning News was quick to point out that McIntosh's mother, Alison, is a Dallas-based Republican fundraiser whose other children are featured in Facebook photographs with Perry.

Before the student-led panel at Texas A&M made its election night ruling in February, the final vote count had McIntosh with 51 percent compared to his closest opponent, Bobby Brooks at 49 percent, according to SGA documents. The difference between the two was 262 ballots in the election that drew more than 12,100 students to vote in that race.

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[font color=330099]Gee Rick, were you deeply troubled by the conduct of Republicans when a national election was stolen?[/font]