Sorry, dude. This is 2011. There's Muslims in America, and they vote. Ain't no candidate, Pubbie or Dem, that isn't going to make a nice speech about Muslims inventing geometry 1100 years ago to try and get some of their votes.
Salon had a hit piece about it, see link in my post 290.
But when they asked Perry, here is the reply (from article I mentioned above):
“In an email to Salon, Perry spokesman Catherine Frazier affirmed that Perry “has a good relationship with the Muslim community in Texas.” Asked about his views on Shariah, she wrote: “Gov. Perry took an oath to uphold the U.S. and Texas constitutions, and the principles enumerated in those documents are what guide his leadership.”