re: #430 HappyWarrior

I think it’s clear they were booing him because he was gay. Listen to teh boos when he says he’s gay and tells his story, and listen to the rousing ovation that Santorum gets when he talks about how allowing openly gay people to serve amounts to special privileges. These to me weren’t anti military intervention Ron Paul fans booing a soldier, these were homophobic assholes booing a man because he’s gay and their delusional thought that gays in the military will destroy the military. And in grudging defense of Ron Paul and his supporters who I make no secret of my disliking, the latter tend to be less homophobic than the others in my observation. Maybe it’s because Paul supporters are by and large a younger crowd, I dunno.

No. You’re right. A lot, if not most, Ron Paul supporters are not homophobic… Or…

Ron Paul: Constituents changed my mind on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

So why did Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.), after supporting “don’t ask, don’t tell” since its introduction in 1993, vote to begin the process to repeal it?

“I have received several calls and visits from constituents who, in spite of the heavy investment in their training, have been forced out of the military simply because they were discovered to be homosexual,” Paul said Friday. “To me, this seems like an awful waste. Personal behavior that is disruptive should be subject to military discipline regardless of whether the individual is heterosexual or homosexual. But to discharge an otherwise well-trained, professional, and highly skilled member of the military for these reasons is unfortunate and makes no financial sense.”

Paul’s vote was the lone surprise among the five Republicans who bucked their party to vote for the amendment sponsored by Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Penn.).

Paul voted for the repeal of DADT. The booing last night was not from Ron Paul supporters.