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  • If Only Shrillary Had Some Courage To Defend Her Gay General

    Posted by Andy on November 30th, 2007

    OK, so now we all know CNN is run by useless idiots for Democrats. Multiple “questioners” were in fact supporters and or staffers for Democratic candidates which was uncovered with google in 10 minutes by one person. CNN meanwhile has hundreds of researchers with journalism skills.

    But they got duped, or simply played along and let Democrat supporters try to hammer the Republicans on National TV. The most agregious was the “Gay” General which CNN not only flew in but allowed him to have a mic and give a little speech live.

    Anyways, that guy is a Clinton campaign committee member, and I think there is some angles to pursue.

    1. Was allowing an audience member to ask a question with in the rules of the debate?
    2. Did the guy act at the behest of the Clinton Campaign, or on his own?
    3. Did they suggest he send the video?
    4. If not, did they know he was going to?
    5. Who came up with the unbiased idea to fly in a gay General to try to embarass the Republicans? CNN? The Gay General?
    6. Did CNN just decide this one guy might be good, or were they “influenced” by a certain person, group, or campaign?
    7. Once the arrangements were made, did the gay General alert the Clinton campaign about how he was being given preferential treatment?

    Where is the media to try to figure out who is behind this? CNN is now trying to attack their way out of this one, hmmm, the politics of personal destruction? Maybe the Clintons are helping them make decisions afterall.

    T ake a look at this exchanged from the CNN debate transcript. Does it seem that Cooper is forcing the issue?

    Cooper: Governor Romney, you said in 1994 that you looked forward to the day when gays and lesbians could serve, and I quote, “openly and honestly in our nation’s military.” Do you stand by that?

    Romney: This isn’t that time. This is not that time. We’re in the middle of a war. The people who have…

    Cooper: Do you look forward to that time, though, one day?

    Romney: I’m going to listen to the people who run the military to see what the circumstances are like. And my view is that, at this stage, this is not the time for us to make that kind of…

    Cooper: Is that a change in your position…

    Romney: Yes, I didn’t think it would work. I didn’t think “don’t ask/don’t tell” would work. That was my — I didn’t think that would work. I thought that was a policy, when I heard about it, I laughed. I said that doesn’t make any sense to me.

    And you know what? It’s been there now for, what, 15 years? It seems to have worked.

    Cooper: So, just so I’m clear, at this point, do you still look forward to a day when gays can serve openly in the military or no longer?

    Romney: I look forward to hearing from the military exactly what they believe is the right way to have the right kind of cohesion and support in our troops and I listen to what they have to say.

    (Audience booing)

    Cooper: All right. General Kerr is — as I said — is here.

    Please stand up, General. Thank you very much for being with us.

    Did you feel you got an answer to your question?

    Kerr: With all due respect, I did not get an answer from the candidates.

    (Applause)

    Cooper: What do you feel you did not…

    Kerr: American men and women in the military are professional enough to serve with gays and lesbians.

    For 42 years, I wore the army uniform on active duty, in the Reserve, and also for the state of California. I revealed I was a gay man after I retired.

    Today, “don’t ask/don’t tell” is destructive to our military policy.

    Every day, the Department of Defense discharges two people, not for misconduct, not for the unit cohesion…

    Cooper: Wait, the mike is — you’ve lost me. Is the microphone not working? Please, just finish your — what is your question?

    Kerr: Not for the unit cohesion that Congressman Hunter is talking about, but simply because they happen to be gay.

    Cooper: OK. Senator McCain …

    KERR: And we’re talking about doctors, nurses, pilots, and the surgeon who sews somebody up when they’re taken from the battlefield.

    Cooper: I appreciate your comments.

    He hammered Romney as a flip flopper, so I gotta love that, but is sure seemed like he kept twisting the knife and giving this one guy preferential treatment. Now if this was Tim Russert asking Hilliary Clinton if she changed her mind, or what she really stood for, the media would be in an uproar.

    I think it is time for Republicans to fight fire with fire. They need to boycott any appearances on CNN. The Democrats do it, and get away with it. Time to fight fire with fire and out this leftist POS “news” network for the Democratic operatives that they really are.

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