Rick Perry says repealing ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ was ‘irresponsible’ (Be sure to read comments)

[WillParkinson]

Rick Perry says repealing ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ was ‘irresponsible’

Rick Perry said it was "irresponsible" for President Barack Obama to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that banned gays from serving openly in the military.

In an ABC News/Yahoo News interview, Perry called don't ask, don't tell a "workable policy." The Texas governor and Republican presidential candidate accused Obama of playing politics with the military.

"(Obama) wanted to make a political statement, using the men and women in the military as a tool for that," the Republican presidential candidate told ABC's Christiane Amanpour. "I truly believe that he did it to respond to his political base."

But Perry refused to say whether he would reinstate the policy if he were elected president. He told ABC/Yahoo that he would be "comfortable" going back to the policy.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/rick-perry-calls-don-t-ask-don-t-165621562.html

[Cirque du So-What]

1. Go away, (p)Rick!

Your 15 minutes on the national stage are up. Who the feck cares what you think anymore? Don't you have death-row prisoners to torment while you still can?

[bullwinkle428]

2. Sure, DADT was a "workable policy" - if you're a big fat homophobe.

:mad:

[bowens43]

3. Seriously, make sure you read the comments.

Perry is seriously out of touch with reality....but we already knew that......

[BillStein]

4. I knew that

But I was still surprised by the comments- surprised and very pleased