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John McCain issued a formal response to Obama's reiteration of his plan to repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell.
"In his State of the Union address, President Obama asked Congress to repeal the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy. I am immensely proud of, and thankful for, every American who wears the uniform of our country, especially at a time of war, and I believe it would be a mistake to repeal the policy.
This successful policy has been in effect for over 15 years, and it is well understood and predominantly supported by our military at all levels. We have the best trained, best equipped, and most professional force in the history of our country, and the men and women in uniform are performing heroically in two wars. At a time when our armed forces are fighting and sacrificing on the battlefield, now is not the time to abandon the policy."
But apparently, in the haste to get McCain's response published in a timely manner, his people forgot to include the ENTIRE statement, which I, cutting edge bloggy journalista, have managed to acquire from my top secret sources otherwise known as the voices in my head.
Here it is, in its entirety:
"In his State of the Union address, President Obama asked Congress torepeal the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy. I am immensely proud of, andthankful for, every American who wears the uniform of our country except for the gay ones because they have those gay cooties that glow in the dark and make them easy to spot by the enemy on nightraids,especially at a time of war which, if were President instead of Obama, would be ALL the time, and I believe it would be a mistake torepeal the policy because I am a huge bigot.
This successful policy, and by successful I mean of course in terms of the way that we have both been able to kiss up to the religious "Right" and also send as many young men and women as we can get our hands on - metaphorically speaking - to try to get cheap oil even if they have to die trying has been in effect forover 15 years, and it is well understood and predominantly supported byour military except the ones with even the tiniest shred of intelligence or dignity or life experience at all levels. We have the best trained, best equipped,and most professional force of closeted homosexuals who are forced to deny their very identities so that old, white men like me can be more comfortable watching parades in the history of our country, and the menand women in uniform are performing heroically in two wars. At a timewhen our armed forces are fighting and sacrificing on the battlefield,now is not the time to abandon the policy because , as I believe I have already stated and now illustrated, I am a huge bigot. Thank you, God Bless You, and God Bless the United Straights of America."Maureen Dowd, who, let's be honest, sometimes makes even the most liberal among us (that would be me, I'm afraid,) go "HUH? Say wha now?" took up this issue today in the NYTimes. Go there. Read it. Don't be lazy. Do it. NOW. Seriously. What are you waiting for?