Posted on 11/29/2007 8:35:54 AM PST by HoosierGirl25
Controversy erupted last night after Republican presidential candidates participating in the CNN/YouTube debate received a question from an undisclosed gay activist and supporter of Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
Retired Brig. Gen. Keith H. Kerr told candidates he was an “openly gay man,” member of the “California National Reserve”, and asked “why you think that American men and women in uniform are not professional enough to serve with gays and lesbians?”
He did not mention that he is a member of the LGBT Americans For Hillary Steering Committee and a co-chair on Hillary Clinton's National Military Veterans group.
Kerr was in the audience and host Anderson Cooper even asked him if he was satisfied with the answers. All of the candidates support the “don’t ask-don’t tell” policy and Kerr said he was not happy with their responses.
(Excerpt) Read more at humanevents.com ...
A phony General.
What the heck is the “Californian National Reserve”?
Oh what a tangled web we weave...
Retired colonel. Ooops. I forgot I’m not really a general nor a republican.
Uh oh....I bet he will not be going to any VFW or American Legion conventions any time soon. Military folk who don’t take kindly to people exagerrating their military status.
Rear Admiral reporting for duty, Ms Clinton!
Looks to be a citizen-soldier group authorized by CA to assist the CA National Guard.
http://www.calguard.ca.gov/casmr/Pages/default.aspx
‘Kerr said he was a member of the Log Cabin Republican and that question “was a private initiative on my own,” not something encouraged by the Clinton campaign.
Additionally, Kerr was active supporter of the 2004 John Kerry Campaign ....’
ROTFL! Gee, he’s a fraud and a Kerry supporter...who also gives off the ‘fraud’ smell daily, every time he opens his mouth.
You can’t script this better for the GOP.
Actually, I thought the candidates looked weak last night. There were some good moments, but overall, I thought that they stumbled a lot and were indecisive with their answers.
I loved Fred's response to the how many and what kind of guns question: 'I have a couple of guns, but I'm not going to tell you what kind they are or where they're at.'
WHY do republicans continually associate themselves with the seditious scum at CNN?
WHY do republicans continually associate themselves with the seditious scum at CNN?
Of course not. I was born at night, son, but not last night.
This was pure leftist theater, in effect CNN disrupting its own debate witha gay protester. The goal: destroy morale in the military.
The power of the new media once again!
The Democrat candidates on the CNN Democrat debates, planted their own questions and questioners. Obama gave it away when he thanked his questioner for her union service.
It looks like the “California Military Reserve” is just the way that California refers to its own National Guard & Air National Guard, combined. Not having lived in California, this is just a guess based on looking at their website.
Take that back... it’s definitely some sort of auxiliary organization. Found the mission statement.
General Kerr is a “California General” the way Colonel Sanders was a “Kentucky Colonel”.
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