How can we better protect repub candidates from being exposed to retired gay generals' difficult questions?

Question

Is it fair to make them answer questions from minorities that they are just going to ignore in office anyway?

Answer 1

It's funny that the Republicans are now turning this into a "Hillary plant" story, when the facts show otherwise (he supports Hillary in 08 but has no connection to her, and is his Democratic support a surprise considering the hatred from the other side?)

Let's look at the real reason that it ticked off the Republicans: The guy exposed their obvious dislike of gays, even if they serve our country. Apparently the tolerance of "Judeo Christian values" extends to Muslim servicemen but it does not extend to gays as well.

Who do the Republican candidates think they are fooling? The debate gave me a sense of nausea. The booing crowd against the veteran was shameful. Our descendants will hopefully realize the answers for what they were, pragmatic covers to what is obviously an anti-homosexual bias in religious groups that have government influence.

There is no good reason to kick out a medical doctor or translator or anyone else whom served the military and happened to be gay. I will not be voting for any of the Republican candidates.

Answer 2

Why do they need protection? Aren't they men enough to handle the tough stuff? I believe candidates on both sides should be confronted with questions that are tough or tougher than the general's question. That way we see how they think on their feet, perhaps their true colors, how they handle tough questions. I don't want a weenie for president I want somebody who will stand up to others and yet be willing to compromise when appropriate. Being a weenie is why James Buchanan was such a poor president and why I had a Democrats for Nixon button against McGovern because just hearing him speak I invisioned some little weenie of a guy standing up to the USSR. We would have been in big trouble, indeed. Nixon could stand up to them and he was willing to compromise. Other than Watergate Nixon wasn't all that bad as a president.

Answer 3

St. Tom, as a former catholic and a bit of a political junkie...I thank you from the bottom of my belly-laugh for this question. I don't think there could have been a better person with a better background to expose the hypocrisy of the thinking in the GOP. Next debate the GOP should just get FEMA to write all the questions...and provide the answers to the candidates so no more surprises like the good general happen.

Answer 4

We could deport the gays to Mexico. That may help them on their agenda for fairness. Maybe they will even let them serve in the military there... who knows?
As for making Republicans answer any question pertaining to minorities.. being a planted one or not... at least they DO answer questions.
Dems only want to create cliches, and bumper stickers. It helps the mind numbed lib base to assimilate the latest most fashionable liberal dribble into their vocabulary.
Since most of them are too blind, or stupid to ask difficult questions and demand answers of their candidates anyway.

Answer 5

Keeping people from getting lay-ed off....helps minorities...
...who had a Black Secretary of State...a Dem..not
...Who had an Black Secretary of General ....a Dem...Not
...Who had a Mexican Attorney General....a Dem...Not..
....I think minorities are Confused about the Party differences...and which party is more likely to protect and give them opportunities!

Answer 6

1. Homosexuals are NOT a minority, they are a sexual deviancy !

2. That General can still be courtmartialed if recalled back to duty for that crap, and his retirement will go bye bye.

3. CNN should be fined by the Federal Election Committee for the devious and underhanded dirty tricks they pulled in that debate...or let conservatives have free shots on the Democraps during their next whining time ! {debate}

Answer 7

Oh, I know. We'll protect the Democratic candidates from Fox News, and if the moderators asks Hillary any hard questions, we'll call him unprofessional.....

Then we'll stick our people in the Republican debates. Our plants will be given places of honor,,, and then we'll ask a bunch of irrelevant questions that are designed to make them look bad...

Ah, that's fairness,.

Answer 8

they do a good job of hand picking the crowd to look like J.Q. Citizen, rather than Buba Stooge hand picked to ask prepared questions. No stumpers, even the big dummy his self can answer questions he practices for hours first.

Answer 9

You know, Huckabee really impressed me for awhile...

And it is odd that a Christian Minister Republican could actually impress a Liberal Gay Democrat.

But he totally lost me when he said he would accept money from Gay Republicans and then refuse to support their ideals...
Maybe he needs to ask himself what Jesus would do again...

Answer 10

Can't say I'm a St. or even an angel. but I can see a total PR screw up just for what it is, why can't lib's? Oh wait; that would mean one less thing that they have too bitc* about!