Max Cleland: Next Week ‘The Bullshit’ Stops On Hagel Nomination

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62. What a load of horse puckey. Among other things you miss the actual point that Hagel was not

simply opining, he was actively discriminating and that was his stated reason for doing so, that being gay is an 'inhibiting factor' to representing American values.
He did not, as you try to claim, say that other less tolerant nations might have qualms, no. He said "And I think it is an inhibiting factor to be gay — openly, aggressively gay, like Mr. Hormel — to do an effective job." An inhibiting factor to be gay. He does not mention others, he says gay people can not represent America. Calls being gay an inhibiting factor to doing an effective job. And you think that's just fine. But you refused to answer if you'd think it was fine if said about Muslims or Jews or women or blacks. You simply pretended that question was not very specifically asked of you. But you are not alone, all of the pro Hagel folks, when asked, refuse to answer that question.
Chuck's bigotry was carried out in his vote against Mr Hormel. It was not just some hot air, it was Chuck discriminating against Hormel because of the reasons he states, being gay inhibits a person from doing a good job.
Show me any Democrat saying 'the same' about Powell or Condi Rice. I dare you to. It did not happen. No one said being black was 'an inhibiting factor to doing an effective job' and you know that if they had, they'd have been rightly shunned by society.