GOP Debate Audience Boos U.S. Soldier in Iraq

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Once more Webbster proves my point with his refreshing conservative honesty.


Were the GOP debate audience members who booed the soldier "libtards"?
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Right there were six thousand people there, and it sounded like at most four people booed a question from the dude, it certainly underlines my assertion earlier, there just aren't that many that care. Have you any evidence at all that those that booed were even republicans?
 
Damocles said:
Right there were six thousand people there, and it sounded like at most four people booed a question from the dude, it certainly underlines my assertion earlier, there just aren't that many that care. Have you any evidence at all that those that booed were even republicans?
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Because liberals would've booed a gay man?


Because opinion polls show most Republicans oppose gay rights (i.e. gay marriage, the repeal of DADT) and their Congressional leadership "pledged" to oppose the repeal of DADT?


There are no limits to the contortions the Dancin' Dalai will perform in defense of his beloved Party, are there?


Dance, Damocles, dance.


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\(\()/)/ said:
Because liberals would've booed a gay man?


Because opinion polls show most Republicans oppose gay rights (i.e. gay marriage, the repeal of DADT) and their Congressional leadership "pledged" to oppose the repeal of DADT?


There are no limits to the contortions the Dancin' Dalai will perform in defense of his beloved Party, are there?


Dance, Damocles, dance.


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why did you delete this post and then re-post it?
 
Former Army Lt. Dan Choi, who was discharged because he is gay and became a leading opponent of "don't ask, don't tell," was appalled by the response of both the audience and the candidates to Hill's question about whether they would try to reverse the repeal of DADT.


"Any soldier who courageously stands for truth and not comfort should be applauded, supported and respected. Stephen Hill serves our country," Choi said. "Those who boo our honorable soldiers do not support our troops."


None of the GOP candidates, of course, thanked Hill for his service.



http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/09/23/dan_choi_stephen_hill
 
Wow, that video of people cheering others dying at the GOP conference is surreal. Paul was a bit taken aback by it, and had to elaborate that he didn't think that people would die under his system. I think he's somewhat naive, but it's at least respectable. When you actually believe that people would, and such a notion causes elation rather than sorrow, your ideology has lost its humanity.
 
Watermarx said:
Wow, that video of people cheering others dying at the GOP conference is surreal. Paul was a bit taken aback by it, and had to elaborate that he didn't think that people would die under his system. I think he's somewhat naive, but it's at least respectable. When you actually believe that people would, and such a notion causes elation rather than sorrow, your ideology has lost its humanity.
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Yes, Paul has more integrity than the rest of the GOP combined. Too bad his chance of being Pres is south of zero.
 
\(\()/)/ said:
Because liberals would've booed a gay man?


Because opinion polls show most Republicans oppose gay rights (i.e. gay marriage, the repeal of DADT) and their Congressional leadership "pledged" to oppose the repeal of DADT?


There are no limits to the contortions the Dancin' Dalai will perform in defense of his beloved Party, are there?


Dance, Damocles, dance.
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Let's say I was at a Democratic debate and wanted to make the liberals look like a bunch of idiots. So, hoping some would follow my lead, I "boo" something...

However, only me and two others are booing... Would you say the "audience" booed? Was it democrats because I was at a democratic debate?

Basically, when only four people "boo" something it isn't "the audience" when over 6000 are in attendance; and just because it was republicans on stage doesn't make it mean that everybody there were republicans.

And again, it underlines my basic premise. If they were "conservatives" (social "conservatives" are actually radicals who wish to change laws and basic freedoms to match their ideology, much like the radical liberals), it strongly supports my assertion that at most there are 20% social "conservatives" in the republican party.
 
Damocles said:
Let's say I was at a Democratic debate and wanted to make the liberals look like a bunch of idiots. So, hoping some would follow my lead, I "boo" something...However, only me and two others are booing... Would you say the "audience" booed? Was it democrats because I was at a democratic debate? Basically, when only four people "boo" something it isn't "the audience" when over 6000 are in attendance; and just because it was republicans on stage doesn't make it mean that everybody there were republicans. And again, it underlines my basic premise. If they were "conservatives" (social "conservatives" are actually radicals who wish to change laws and basic freedoms to match their ideology, much like the radical liberals), it strongly supports my assertion that at most there are 20% social "conservatives" in the republican party.
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You should salt those pretzels while they're still warm.


Keep dancin'.


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At the Republican debate on Thursday, a gay soldier asked candidate Rick Santorum via video whether he would reinstate the just-repealed "don't ask, don't tell" policy as president.


Several audience members booed, and none of the nine candidates on stage said anything about it.


It was a moment on par with the one in a previous debate in which Texas Rep. Ron Paul was asked whether an uninsured person should just be allowed to die, and several audience members shouted, "Yes!"


Unlike Santorum, though, Paul made a point to rebuke the hecklers, and he deserves credit for that.



But Santorum acted as though nothing had happened.



Santorum's silence has become a minor scandal in the past two days, and he has been forced to account for it -- which he did by claiming he didn't hear the booing and would have responded to it if he had.


No one will ever know if that's true, and it could be, but it seems dubious.


After the debate, Santorum defended himself to Fox News: "I condemn the people who booed that gay soldier. That soldier is serving our country and I thank him for his service to our country. I'm sure he's doing an excellent job, I hope he's safe and returns safely and does his mission well. I have to admit, I did not hear those boos. ... If I had, I would have said, 'Don't do that, that man is serving his country and we ought to thank him for his service.'"


But when he answered Hill's question, Santorum didn't thank him for his service, either.



http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/219...ldier-dadt-republican-debate-stephen-hill.htm
 
Damocles said:
Let's say I was at a Democratic debate and wanted to make the liberals look like a bunch of idiots. So, hoping some would follow my lead, I "boo" something...

However, only me and two others are booing... Would you say the "audience" booed? Was it democrats because I was at a democratic debate?

Basically, when only four people "boo" something it isn't "the audience" when over 6000 are in attendance; and just because it was republicans on stage doesn't make it mean that everybody there were republicans.

And again, it underlines my basic premise. If they were "conservatives" (social "conservatives" are actually radicals who wish to change laws and basic freedoms to match their ideology, much like the radical liberals), it strongly supports my assertion that at most there are 20% social "conservatives" in the republican party.
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Damo, there is nothing you won't sink to to protect the right wing racists, xenophobes and latent homosexuals you support is there? Plants in the crowd???

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Bfgrn said:
Damo, there is nothing you won't sink to to protect the right wing racists, xenophobes and latent homosexuals you support is there? Plants in the crowd???
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Maybe it's what he would have done, so he assumes the other side does it too.


The GOP presidential debate in Orlando produced a profile in courage and nine profiles in cowardice.


The profile in courage came courtesy of the brave active-duty solider named Stephen Hill serving in Iraq who chose the Republican debate as the opportunity to come out to his fellow servicemen and the nation via video.


He was, of course, marking the newfound freedom to do so granted by the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and he was greeted with a chorus of boos from people in the conservative crowd who don't like his kind.


The profiles in cowardice came from the nine presidential candidates on stage who chose to stand through the insult to a military man serving in a war zone, struck dumb by their political calculations.



http://powerwall.msnbc.msn.com/politics/jeers-for-a-gay-soldier-1702446.story
 
Bfgrn said:
Damo, there is nothing you won't sink to to protect the right wing racists, xenophobes and latent homosexuals you support is there? Plants in the crowd???

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I don't necessarily "know" that is the case, however I do know that out of over 6000 in the crowd maybe only four "booed", to say that this is a sentiment that is apparent in all "conservatives" is a bit much. That isn't conspiracy, it is reality. The audience did not boo, an extreme minority in attendance did.
 
Damocles said:
I don't necessarily "know" that is the case, however I do know that out of over 6000 in the crowd maybe only four "booed", to say that this is a sentiment that is apparent in all "conservatives" is a bit much. That isn't conspiracy, it is reality. The audience did not boo, an extreme minority in attendance did.
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Several audience members booed, and none of the nine candidates on stage said anything about it.


http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/219...ldier-dadt-republican-debate-stephen-hill.htm
 
Damocles said:
I don't necessarily "know" that is the case, however I do know that out of over 6000 in the crowd maybe only four "booed", to say that this is a sentiment that is apparent in all "conservatives" is a bit much. That isn't conspiracy, it is reality. The audience did not boo, an extreme minority in attendance did.
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How do you know it was only 4 Damo? So, how many yelled 'yeah' in the last debate to let uninsured Americans DIE???

NONE of the candidates had the spine, intelligence or ethics to confront your '4' or thank that man for his service to this country.
 
Bfgrn said:
How do you know it was only 4 Damo? So, how many yelled 'yeah' in the last debate to let uninsured Americans DIE???

NONE of the candidates had the spine, intelligence or ethics to confront your '4' or thank that man for his service to this country.
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What I heard says at most 4. I'd bet if the question was live they would have thanked the guy. People often react differently when the question is either read to them or seen on video than if it was a live question.

Look, I'm certainly not saying that such stupid people don't exist, but the reality is so few were there it underlines my point, they are certainly not a majority, and that is if it was "conservatives" that even did it. More like idiotic Phelps dudes who think that republicans are as "evil" as democrats because they refuse to make everything gay illegal...
 
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