GOP Presidential Debate on Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Candidates respond to a question about the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that weakens our national security during a CNN televised debate on June 5, 2007.

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[guardian22222]

You're regurgitating bullshit. The majority of the military are young and they understand people don't choose their sexuality just as they didn't choose theirs - and they don't care. All they care about is whether or not their comrades can perform as soldiers. And even if they have their own prejudices, they're US Soldiers, professional enough to manage their own behaviors and take care of business. What planet are you from?

[krissy4nik]

They are side stepping they keep talking about conduct but the question wasnt are you going to aloow us to have gay sex . The question was will you allow me to serve without hiding my gay identity. Why is being openly gay a threat to our military . We need as many soldiers as we can get right now and they are detering some viable soldiers.

[hargemouch]

None of them will allow for homosexual conduct in the military.

They all just lost my vote.

Obama in 2012.

[emily100094]

@boatstaylor BEING GAY ISN'T A CHOICE!

[boatstaylor]

@JaquieSmiles I had the choice of being straight or homo just like everybody else and I chose to be straight. DADT was repealed but it won't ever cause a draft because we have an all volunteer force, the number of gays in the service is a very small number. DADT was repealed but it probably will come back within the next couple of years.

[JaquieSmiles]

@boatstaylor what was there to understand about your sexuality? Did you actively decide that tho you felt homosexual tendencies, you were going to follow that path that you PERCIEVED nature mandated?

[boatstaylor]

@JaquieSmiles I understand my own sexuality and I did make a choice to be what nature wanted me too. It's my biological destiny just like the rest of mankind.

[Metasand]

Throwing people out of the military just because of sexual orientation is wrong in my view. The people who believes homosexuality is against their values in the miltary still has to try to be tolerant if gays are in the military.

[JaquieSmiles]

@boatstaylor First of all, to say that homosexuality is a choice you must admit that you have considered being homosexual to come to the conclusion that it is not the CHOICE for you. Second of all, if DADT was repealed and caused a draff... who's fault woul that be. There wouldn't be a shortage of willing americans, just too many bigots more concerned of themeselves rather than the safety of their country.

[PHILIBOYLONDON]

Thanks alot ron paul for basically devaluing everything else you stand for, for that piece of shit excuse against dont ask dont tell.

[boatstaylor]

has nothing to do with civil rights. A person's sexuality isn't a skin color or a race! It's a choice! These people don't belong in the service and the policy works with DODT. The repeal is gonna cause a lot of problems and gonna force a draft. What a bunch of crap!

[Gabizzle3]

it's ucmj, uniform code of military justice... ucmc?...