GOP presidential debate audience boos US soldier serving in Iraq because he’s gay

[sakabatou]

If a Democratic debate audience had done this, it would be the only thing we heard about for the next 14 months. They just booed a US soldier serving in combat. Think about that. This is what the Republican party has become. A bunch of far-right bigots and extremists. The Tea Party and the evangelical nuts run the entire thing now.

And watch Rick Santorum not say a peep when these right-wing freaks are booing a US soldier serving in combat.

Here's the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwoh6g05hj4&feature=player_embedded


http://www.americablog.com/2011/09/gop-presidential-debate-audience-boos.html

[yankeeswin]

1. That wasn't even the worst part

Frothy mixture said that "any type of sexual activity has no place in the military." WTF? So people in the military aren't allowed to have sex? Incidentally, I didn't see those boos as booing the soldier, just the question and the policy.

[sarge43]

2. No, they didn't boo the soldier; they booed teh gay because they

can not, they will not, wrap their tiny minds{sic}around the fact that gays and lesbians honorably serve and always have. To them gay soldier is an oxymoron.

"any type of sexual activity has no place in the military." :wtf: indeed. That noise you heard right after that foot in mouth was millions of noncoms laughing their asses off. "Listen up. Don't do it in the streets and scare the lieutenants."

[sinkingfeeling]

3. So that's how 'super pariots' act?

[cbayer]

4. The audience's reaction and Santorum's response made me nauseous.

I guess I should not have been surprised, but I was appalled at the overt bigotry displayed both by the audience and the candidate.

Disgusting.

[Kurska]

5. I can't watch the republican debates at all.

They make me want to put my head through the nearest wall.

[cbayer]

6. It was appalling. After this incident and the Cain response to the "obamacare" question, I had to

turn it off.

OTOH, it's reassuring to see that they don't appear to have a viable candidate in the bunch.

:hi:

[NOMOREDRUGWAR]

7. Republicans have to prioritize their beliefs...

On the one hand, they're vehemently anti-gay. On the other hand, they hold themselves out as being incredibly pro-military. We saw on Thursday night which one they care more about.

[Amimnoch]

8. For me, a combination of shocking and not shocking.

I'm not suprised at all that he was boo'd. Conservatives are a generally hateful bunch. I'm also not suprised at all at Santorum's response.

What is kind of shocking, to me, is did you notice how FEW people actually boo'd?? At a Rethug debate?? It sound like maybe only 2 to 5 people total booing. Even for the applause given to Santorum's response, while there was applause, when the camera panned over the audience, the applause wasn't very big for the size of the audience.

I was shocked that the volume of hatred seemed much more muted than I'd have expected at a conservative event.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

9. Fuckin' Asshats...

Sadly, that is just what I expect from them.