VIDEO: Rick Perry Was On A Religious 'High'

Rick Perry may be out of the race, but his former campaign manager is still defending the candidate's eyebrow-raising speech he made in New Hampshire last year.

Many accused Perry of being drunk or on drugs during a speech he made to conservative group Cornerstone Action last October. (Watch highlights here).

He denied being under the influence during the speech.

Former New Hampshire campaign manager Kerry Marsh explained his actions at a panel hosted by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.

Marsh said that Perry had just met with a small group of evangelical leaders and left on a religious "high" after speaking and praying with them.

"That is his core; he holds God really close to him," she said.

She said that what viewers saw in the video was the "true Rick Perry" and that he was having a "very good time."

This story was one of the many inside tidbits shared at the "How They Manage: A Campaign Manager's Perspective of the 2012 NH Primary" held at the college Wednesday night.