Republican Debate Crowd Boos Steven Hill, Gay Soldier Serving In Iraq (VIDEO)

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Republican Debate Crowd Boos Steven Hill, Gay Soldier Serving In Iraq
by Tommy Christopher | 10:34 pm, September 22nd, 2011



At Thursday night’s Fox News/Google Republican Presidential Debate, the crowd was once again the star of an ugly moment. Moderator Megyn Kelly introduced a question via Youtube from Stephen Hill, a soldier who’s currently serving in Iraq. When the man asked what the candidates would do about the US policy on gays in the military, like himself, several in the crowd booed loudly. When candidate Rick Santorum replied that he would reinstate DADT, a thunderous ovation followed.

“Do you plan to circumvent the progress that has been made for gay and lesbian soldiers in the military?” Hill asked, to several loud boos, and silence from the rest of the crowd. There was no applause when his service to our nation was mentioned, and the crowd thunderously approved of Santorum’s answer, that he would reinstate “Don’t ask, don’t tell.”

From the look of him, I doubt very much anyone in that audience would have booed him to his face.

Here’s the clip, from Fox News:

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/republican-debate-crowd-boos-steven-hill-gay-soldier-serving-in-iraq/

[Warren Stupidity]

1. ugly hateful bloodlust

on display week after week

anyone scared of where this is going yet?

[CakeGrrl]

7. Anyone still saying that it won't make much difference if the GOP takes the WH

looks more foolish by the day.

[SkyDaddy7]

9. I know! Everytime I read a comment like...

you described I can't believe I am on a website that is suppose to be all about supporting Democrats. Oh well, come mid to late 2013 when President Rick Perry & the Tea Bagger majorities in both Houses are systematically converting America into a Corporate run Christian Theocracy folks will learn the difference...But it will be much too late to do anything about it.

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. Frightening.

:thumbsdown:

[young but wise]

3. This is just sad.

Democrats and Republicans are not the same.

[boxman15]

4. Truly disgusting.

"We love the troops! Except the gay ones!"

Kinda like "Get the government out of your life! Unless you're a woman, a minority, gay, liberal, poor, elderly, or middle class!" Or "I'm pro-life, unless it's the death penalty!"

This is awful, but it's not surprising at all.

[Scottybeamer70]

5. Their ignorance and hate

never surprises me anymore.

[bigdarryl]

6. so to all those progressives who are upset with Obama who would you rather have

this bozo Santorum or Obama seems clear to me

[FrenchieCat]

8. those are some hard assholes......

roll shit back to the 1950s if they can,
and probably execute you if you don't like it.