It is rather sad that other than Rachel Madow and a few others the only "news anchors" if you will who have the balls to take on the issue of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and other LGBT issues in order to show the idiocy of the anti-gay loons are on the Comedy Channel. Namely, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. Colbert is currently in Iraq entertaining troops and did a skit which, while leaving room for a more forceful denunciation of DADT, mocked the idiocy of the policy. Here is a clip:
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| Formidable Opponent - Don't Ask, Don't Tell | ||||
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What is distressing is that now with even a majority of conservatives supporting a repeal of DADT, the Obama administration continues to lack the fortitude and integrity to push for repeal or at least a stop loss directive that could halt expulsions of LGBT service members. While the debate around DADT is a philosophical debate for many, living here in the presence of a huge number of military personnel, this horrible policy impacts on the lives of real living, breathing individuals literally on an everyday basis.
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I urge readers to please contact their representatives in Congress and the White House to demand that DADT be repealed.
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