Well, well,well...seems the self proclaimed standard bearers of Troop Support don't really support "all" our Troops...
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Putting aside the question of whether the audience really booed Stephen Hill at last nights debate thats an overstatement by any measure the simple fact is that when Hill, who is serving in Iraq, was pelted with scattered boos, none of the GOP candidates rose to his defense:
And the killer:Multiple news stories today are claiming that the GOP candidates didnt object to the booing of a gay soldier. That is an accurate description of what happened. An even more accurate description of what happened is to say that the GOP candidates didnt object to the booing of a soldier.
It would obviously be unfair to use this episode to tar all Republicans. Some, to their credit, have already registered their dismay about what happened. Even audience members reacted badly and told the hecklers to shut up. But its perfectly fair to see it as representative of the caliber of the candidates that stood on the stage last night. A soldier was booed after politely asking the candidates whether he would continue to enjoy equal treatment in the military, as current law stipulates, should one of them become president. None of the candidates rose to that soldiers defense. None thanked him for his service.
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