McCain & Levin Debate Hate Crimes & DADT

[rhogy]

McCain said here that he would wait for the military survey before debating the issue, and in december, it was published by Pentagon... 70% in the military is okay for openly gays to serve. But still, he's against the repealed. SHAME on you McCain, I LOST my respect for you. Good that DADT was repealed!!! I think his wife and his daughter are smarter than him... MY GOSH! SHAME, SHAME, SHAME!

[jckfmsincty]

John, it's becoming a bit too obvious as to why you are so frightened by homosexuality. 

[spu00trb]

DADT was introduced in a defence authorization bill. Where better to repeal it than where it was introduced?

This is not even the actual vote on the bill. This is the attempt to discuss the bill. The republicans now won't even allow discussion before they vote no on a bill. Every one of them is a disgrace. I bet if they do gain seats in the senate they will be swift to complain continually if the democrats block their agenda in even the smallest way, after they have destroyed this country.

[gaddez]

I fail to understand why it is that Gay's cannot serve openly.

[NRG4X15QZ]

@gaddez

Fear........ It's the fear that gay soldiers might actually shoot straighter than the straight soldiers.

Nothing probably more humiliating to a straight guy, than to get his a** kicked by a queen

[Ganzerino]

@NRG4X15QZ Look its not the gay soldiers who carry hate for the straight soldiers, its the straight who do. so if there's the risk of someone shooting other person i put my hands on fire as it would be a straight homophobic soldier shooting the gay soldier. SAd, but true

[SkreetGil]

McCain has sold his honor; for so little too.

[p4rry]

Shameful, he speaks of soldier morale as if heterosexual soldier morale is all that matters. What about GAY soldier morale?

[DownAzzGirlE]

You know what, I am a 100% straight female, but why in the world is the military jobs able to discriminate against gay people. IF YOU APPLIED AT WALMART AND THEY SAID SORRY NOPE YOU ARE A LESBIAN, you would have a HELLUVA law suit on your hands. *Shakes head* DADT makes no sense.

[GraceiamSAVED]

I am proud of McCain for standing up to these liberal loons!!!! Keep fighting and never NEVER give up! Attaching the stupid hate crimes bill to a defense bill was deplorable and dishonorable!!! Democrats have lost their minds, lost their way, and lost their MORAL compass! They are disgraceful and I believe will have a high price to pay one day....I have no doubt in that. First chapter of Romans! Why aren't they spending more time on the economy and JOBS???

[110452ND]

@GraceiamSAVED The reason they aren't spending more time on the economy and jobs is because the Republicans are forcing Cloture votes on practically all legislation, even legislation that they agree with. The Republicans have brought the Senate to a halt just so they can play obstructionist, now that is what I call dishonorable. And also, social issues don't get thrown to the side simply because there is a recession. Social issues matter just as much as the economy.

[soybase]

We are just lucky he didn't freak out while he was president. Thanks God he stayed where he was in the Senate. Actually, I think he will help our cause...smart people, people who still have healthy and non-brainwashed minds will see what sort of minds are fighting our future. A hundred and forty or so years ago, he would be arguing for slavery. He would have demanded some sort of a study. In conclusion, I am just thankful he's not in the White House now.

[COLDWIND8282]

what has happened to john? i hope he comes back next year.

[MoBushin04]

hisemineencegris bears false witness and lies about wife/daughter. Though they are supportive of gay rights, you lie when you say dinosaurs. That's what you fascist Margaret Sanger worshippers do - LIE! You fascists spit in the face of your ancestors attempting to redefine marriage. Call it a union son because marriage is man and woman. Not man and dog or woman and woman.

[Lttlrvrt09]

how does this DADT have anything to do with defense budget?????? The DADT is a social issue.... Democrats have a war room for everything except an actual war.

[slaternsd]

@Lttlrvrt09 Um hi, if you knew anything, you would know that DADT was passed in the Defense Budget back when it originally passed. So it is perfectly appropriate to repeal it using the SAME exact method (bill)

[Lttlrvrt09]

Heres a clear example of SOCIAL AGENDA being jammed down the Americans throats. BHO and the Dems (Progessive) are destroying this Republic.

[AztecaHaztaLaMuerte]

whats up with his glasses?

[KaptinObvious]

I served in the military and I could care less if I'm in a shower and a gay soldier is eye balling my junk. But if the som bitch can't shoot straight I'll string his ass behind my tank. That goes for straight soldiers too! So what's the problem with homosexuals?

[Yosemitemoon]

the only emotion displayed here between these two is trying to look and sound genuine.

[Keithed200]

Haha. I remember in the 90s when McCain used to be a moderate Republican I used to sort of respect. What a hateful, spiteful asshole he eventually turned out to be.

[GordonHM]

The Greeks and Romans practiced Homosexuality in the military. They were successful up to a point. But when immorality became the order of the day, no one wanted to fight anymore to protect them from the Barbarian tribes. How much lower will we go before moral men and women refuse to commit their lives to the defense of a bankrupt nation. Homosexuals may serve in the military under DADT, they just need to keep quiet about their lifestyle.

[dantheaggie]

I'm hoping that DADT is repealed so that anyone who wants to give their lives for our country can do so.

[FallenAngelIII]

Why does he keep fidgeting? Does he still have a smidgen of a conscience left that keeps trying to make itself heard, yet he keeps suppressing it? Republicans tack on unrelated bills to popular bills all the time. What a flying hypocrite.

[BetrayerOfHope77]

This man was almost President of the United States.

[ctube001]

Mc. Vain does not speak for the u.s military.

[cathmanderson]

@Jaimetud, no, you can't legislate hate & that's not what's being done. Legislation is put into place so there are legal ramifications if someone acts on their emotions in a way that harms another. Humans may not be able to control emotion ( debatable ) but they sure as hell cancontrol their actions .

[DixonRants]

The fact that homosexuals have limited rights in the military, and the fact that they have to keep their identify secret in the "Land of the Free" is very wrong, and those that approve the limitation of homosexuals rights are either misguided, bigoted, blinded by their religion, or all of the above. Although stats show that an overwhelming amount of soldiers don't care if openly gay soldiers serve our country, that should be irrelevant! Discrimination is wrong!

[rg0057]

Social agenda? DADT repeal is perfectly aligned with Defence Authorization (certainly more so than hate crimes) and further is something that MOST Americans want to happen, and expect to happen.

McCain is WAY out of line.

I know what he can do with that tree though.

[cowboyneok]

Guess what?... Hate Crimes passed along with the Defense Authorization bill so suck it, McCain.

[hiseminencegris]

An angry old man thinks equal rights are a "controversial issue." Even his own wife and daughter think he's a dinosaur now.

[mmm413]

McCain has never gotten over losing the election to a scary, black man.

[scheis123]

I feel so sorry for Senator McCain. He is so desperate to be reelected that he has thrown out all his principals in order to pander to the extremist fringies of the conservative Republican Party. He may end up being reelected, but at what cost? I respect him for his service to America, but I can never take him seriously again.

[SpinachSalad01]

Current members of the Repiglican party are the largest sponsors of hate and fear mongering that this country has ever seen in its entire history

[HenhousetheRed]

DADT needs to go.

[ShawnBlarg]

You're saying that social issues should go after issues on "defending our nation?" It is the minorities that need defending!!! As for the survey, all you need to do is look at the countries that allow homosexuals to serve openly: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Ireland Israel Italy Lithuania Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland UK Uruguay There's your survey!!!

[azas1949]

move on, McCain. If it happened last year, move on and quit having temper tantrums.

[Jaimetud]

I appreciate you guys putting a fuller context of the statements being made in this video. But does Carl Levin really believe that government legislation can stop hate? It's a natural human emotion. It should be up to the individual to decide that. No legislation can control that.

[ttmfg]

He obviously learned nothing from his imprisonment. Perhaps more time would have taught him what it means to honor gay vets.