Rep. Hunter: Repealing 'Don't Ask' Will Hurt Military...

[bridgit]

The playback is only 4:39 - at 0:51, at the top of Hunter's bigoted, homophobic mind-scape are "trans-genders" "hermaphrodites" then "gays & lesbians" a momentary glimpse into such twisted republican mind-thoughts ala Saxby Chamblis and many others and for which Hunter was politely called-on

After stumbling it becomes clearer and clearer: Duncan Hunter's mind is a repressed jumble of lurid fantasy

Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) says repealing the law that bans gays from openly serving in the military will hurt the cohesiveness of the armed forces. Duncan, who served in the Marine Corps in both Afghanistan and Iraq, says most people in the military would be uncomfortable if the "don't ask don't tell" policy were repealed.

Top Officer Calls For Ending 'Don't Ask' Policy

Enlarge Manuel Balce Ceneta/APDefense Secretary Robert Gates (left) and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday to testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee.

Manuel Balce Ceneta/APDefense Secretary Robert Gates (left) and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday to testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee.

February 2, 2010

The nation's top uniformed officer told lawmakers on Tuesday that repealing the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that bans openly gay people from serving in the military is "the right thing to do."

"No matter how I look at the issue," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen said, "I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."

His statement followed an announcement that the Pentagon would review the law with an eye to repealing it.

Mullen, who appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee alongside Defense Secretary Robert Gates, emphasized that he was speaking for himself in calling for an end to the controversial policy, which dates back to 1993.

"For me, personally, it comes down to integrity — theirs as individuals and ours as an institution," Mullen said.

http://ww.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123287737

[spanone]

1. bullshit mr hunter

[bridgit]

2. No doubt, Hunter is a shit-talking thunder storm of phony patriotism

[jmowreader]

3. And tomorrow morning, we'll hear about the NEW scourges!

Saxby says if we open the door to homosexuals this...



and this...



so I'm certain tomorrow someone will bring up the notion that allowing gay soldiers to serve openly will cause bestiality to break out all OVER the place! Well...hopefully one of the Defense Department witnesses will go off on the senator who tries it--homosexuals are no more likely to engage in sheep fucking than heteros (possibly LESS likely as it's we straights who come up with all the bizarre sexual shit) and Article 120 of the UCMJ already covers bestiality.

[Duke Newcombe]

4. Why do the GOP slander our fighting boys and girls?

Why do they think them to be stupid, selfish people incapable of professional behavior, unable to follow the orders of their chain of command, who would put their own personal feelings before duty and country?

Why do they hate America? :sarcasm:...or maybe not so much :sarcasm:

[Obamanaut]

5. Or men and women? n/t

[Solly Mack]

6. Codswallop

[bridgit]

7. There can be no doubt about it - the follow-up at NPR today was that listeners...

were not happy in the least with the random, incendiary, cods-walloped obfuscatory homo-erotic fantasies of 29 Palms favorite phony patriot: Duncan Hunter, sad really...that most DUer's seen fit to un-rec this tiny little insignificant mention to where most would never see it but hey!

Maybe they're working for Hunter and the RW meme machine could be a way to go for some I am quite sure even here :kick:

[Hippo_Tron]

8. The fact that Admiral Mullen supports this is crucial

The Joint Chiefs do not speak for the President on political matters and his decision to support the repeal is entirely on his own. I would speculate that the reason Obama waited until this year to seriously push the repeal was that he was working behind the scenes to get Mullen on board.

Republicans have been using the "military doesn't want it" excuse to continue supporting this ridiculous policy. Now that the highest ranking military official in the country has come out against it, they have a serious problem. Of course Saxby Chambliss, who hasn't served a day in uniform, will still claim he understands the concerns of the military better than a four star admiral.