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CNN DADT report misses the point

February 02, 2010 11:56 am ET by Jamison Foser

CNN just spent nearly 8 minutes on a segment about Don't Ask, Don't Tell and whether gays should be able to serve openly in the military. Incredibly, in all that time, CNN never once so much as alluded to the fact that the current policy is discriminatory. 

Instead, they talked mostly about money and logistics, with CNN journalists repeatedly parroting the Republican non-sequitur that the current economic uncertainty makes this a bad time to allow gays to serve openly in the military.

Eight minutes, and they didn't once mention the fundamental question at hand.

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    • Author by Jurgan (February 02, 2010 12:27 pm ET)
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      "The current economic times" has officially replaced "it's a free country" and "we're at war!" as most inane excuses of all time. At least until the recession's over, anyway.
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    • Author by MickD (February 02, 2010 12:31 pm ET)
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      Any support of gay issues is an open invitation for the f**king stupid liberal media canard and the spineless jerks in the CNN board room know that and capitulate to it. Weasels!
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    • Author by Vic (February 02, 2010 12:46 pm ET)
         
      At this point what the hell difference does it make what the reasons are? It needs to go. So what if the given reason doesn't allow for a victory lap for some advocacy group.
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    • Author by mk3872 (February 02, 2010 12:49 pm ET)
         
      Well, I'm sure that once John McCain declares the recession to officially be over, the Repubs will then give the OK to the gov't to spend resources on DADT, jobs and healthcare ... LOL!
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    • Author by DellDolly (February 02, 2010 1:30 pm ET)
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      If there's a problem with gays in the military, the problem is NOT the gays. It's the homophobes.

      I've made this point before. And it's this point that CNN misses too - the problem is that some people who want to be able to continue to discriminate against gays will behave badly.
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    • Author by terrapin53 (February 02, 2010 2:19 pm ET)
         
      What does the current economic times have to do with gays in the military? Am I missing something here?
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