Republican Candidates Silent After Obama Criticizes Their Gay Soldier Booing Silence

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-candidates-silent-obama-criticizes-gay-soldier-booing/story?id=14652645

Republican presidential candidates were mostly quiet today after a tongue lashing from President Obama about their failure to stick up for soldier booed at a GOP debate because he was gay.

Only Herman Cain went on the record after Obama's scathing speech before the Human Rights Campaign annual dinner.

"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," the president told the crowd in reference to a recent Republican debate.

At the debate last month, an openly gay Army soldier asked on videotape, "Do you intend to circumvent the progress that has been made for gay and lesbian soldiers in the military?"

From the audience came a couple boos, but none of the candidate said anything about them.

[Ian David]

1. It was more than "a couple" boos. n/t