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Remembering When Not A Single GOP Presidential Candidate Stood Up For Active Military
He turns off his TV. Because of the early hour, it is possible most of the soldiers have missed the debate. Somehow, he harbors the hope that he can escape with his anonymity and melt back into the ranks.
He lines up for breakfast in the chow hall. There are jumbo TVs mounted all over the walls. His face is on every one of them.
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At a dinner speech, President Obama remarks on the Republican candidates' silence amid the boos: "You want to be Commander in Chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, even when it's not politically convenient."
On "Face the Nation," Sen. John McCain who fought fiercely to keep "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" says: "We should honor every man and woman who is serving in the military."
On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart flashes an image of Hill and says: "If this guy turned into the Hulk, his arms would stay the same size. They would just turn green."
On HBO's "The Newsroom," a fictional news anchor says: "The only president on the stage last night was Stephen Hill. Godspeed, Captain Hill, and come home soon. A grateful nation is waiting to say thank you."
Not a single GOP candidate stood up for a military man serving in a combat zone.
How could any self-respecting person have voted for any of those schmucks?
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Audience Boos Gay Soldier At GOP Debate, Santorum Promises To Reinstate Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell | ThinkProgress
G.O.P. Debate: A Brave Soldier : The New Yorker
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Boos Heard At GOP Debate After Gay Soldier Asks About 'Don't Ask' : The Two-Way : NPR
Stephen Hill joined the Army just out of Upper Sandusky High School in north-central Ohio. He hoped to pay for college, because in the Hill family you paid your way. And he hoped to win the respect of his father, a former Marine who had come home from Vietnam with scars from the sharp elephant grass, and a hundred stories of peril and friendship. When he put on his fathers combat helmet, it swallowed his head and his large ears.
In basic training at Ft. Sill, Okla., people knew Hill as the spindly, guarded kid who quoted Scripture and never cursed. One night he found himself on fire watch with another recruit, who began to cry and confessed that he was gay.
Stephen relaxes at home with his dogs Macho, a beagle-pug mix, and Gizmo, a boxer. Josh sent one of Machos chew toys to him in Iraq as a reminder of home.
Hill didn't know any gay people, but he knew they were definitely not tough enough for the U.S. Army, and so he said, sternly, "You can't be here." Soon after, the gay soldier was gone.
Are you cheering for this soldier because he is an Active Duty military, or because he is gay? Think we all know the answer to that.
Do you really think the GOP isn't praising or defending this man because he is in the military, or because he is gay and wants the rules to be changed just for him?
You liberals on this board don't have a problem attacking other members that are veterans/active duty especially if they are conservatives. Does that mean you liberals don't stand up for the military?
I attack whom I want, but I'm not running for President under the guise of being more patriotic than the next guy or woman.
sure it's lost on you
