Cindy McCain Speaks Out Against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

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Wow Jan.
Ridiculous. This is what happens when you stereotype people. Not all homosexuals are flamboyant. Do you honestly believe that the flamboyant ones will join the military? No, following your train of thought, they would be too afraid of getting dirt under their nails.
Good job Cindy. It's about time the Republicans speak out against their ridiculous social platform. Unless they change that, the Republicans can expect to get way less votes as soon as the younger generation grows up.
Socially liberal, politically conservative. A perfect combination.

Linda of SD 4:21AM December 29, 2010

Except for her money (extracted from selling beer to the underclass of Arizona) and her willingness as a young woman to run off with a married man, we would not have had her erratic husband, John, in our politics.
Who really gives a hoot what she says or thinks? She has caused more than enough trouble already.

Muser of NM 12:03AM November 14, 2010

The thing that is not being said is that the majority of people in the armed forces at the non-officer level are minority. And the majority of minority men DO NOT want to serve under openly gay superiors.
Don't ask don't tell serves two purposes - it does not ban homosexuals from serving and it ensures that young men from minority backgrounds will still enlist.
In war time straight men are concerned that homosexual men will act less than bravely and will endanger their very lives. When you see homosexual men in their parades and how they are portrayed in the media, how can you blame them? They are portrayed and act like screaming, whining, bitchy, Ru Paul's. It will disintegrate the military to have openly flamboyant gays serving.
Keep don't ask don't tell as a policy. And tell Cindy McCain to lay off the sauce. She is obviously off her nut. Clinton's policy should stand.

Jan Rosenbaum of AZ 5:23PM November 12, 2010

Cindy, why ARE you married to this dinosaur?

Janie of NY 4:11PM November 12, 2010

We need more heroes like her, that despite the obvious trouble she will create within her own family, had the courage to speak her human convictions.
If it makes sense for our Government to kick out of the Military soldiers just for being -Homosexual- regardless of their achievements and medals, so GREAT is their insult for just being, would it make sense then to cut the benefits of Gay Veterans of previous wars, in essence kick them out of the Military system as well? Should they go back all the way to the Civil War and remove any medals and decorations bestowed on gay soldiers since then?
Where exactly is the harm that homosexuals do to receive such degrading treatment? ALL Military systems have had gay soldiers since inception; they have done just fine with them, what is the matter if they know it or not.
Religion is the opium of the masses indeed.

Carlos L. Sutter of CA 3:04PM November 12, 2010

john mccain's wife and daughter are so much more realistic that it's not worth debating.
the armed forces managed to integrate with basically no problems and without governmental opposition. in the 1940's, integration was, imo, a much more contentious situation than don't ask don't tell. as a guess, most of the congressional opposition never served in the armed forces.
don't ask don't tell will happen! now it's just a stall tactic. the far right who oppose this are just hurting their chances to make more progress to address more important things like the economy.

ezduzit of NJ 11:22AM November 12, 2010