***Official*** CNN/YouTube GOP debate

[Copernicus]

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I think the biggest problem would be coming up with enough guns so that they could always be color coordinated no matter what camo pattern they're wearing.

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"Stay tuned for a preview of next week's Queer Eye for the Miltary Guy, where the boys will be updating the barracks from yesterday's olive green to a more vibrant and eclectic living quarters"

[InTheDark]

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I'm sort of wondering why it matters what the political affiliation of the questioners is? I agree its pretty lame that CNN claims not know. But



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Sorry to hijack this debate about homosexuality, but since this is the debate thread, I thought I'd give more info on some of the questioners. It wasn't only the gay General who endorsed Hillary, we are finding out that a bunch of the YouTube questioners have endorsed Democratic candidates or currently or formerly worked for Democrats.

1. The Gay General Kerr endorsed Hillary
2. The guy who asked the qustion about blacks and the GOP supports Edwards.
3. Adam Florzak asked a question about social security. He works for Democratic Senator Durbin of Illinois.
4. Mark Strauss who asked if Ron Paul would run as an independent has endorsed Democrat Bill Richardson
5. Ted Faturos who asked about corn subsidies used to work for Democratic Congresswoman Jane Harman
6. The woman who asked the abortion question has endorsed John Edwards (she has several YouTube videos proclaiming her support of Edwards).
7. David Cerone, who asked the Log Cabin Republican question has endorsed Obama.
8. The woman who asked about lead in Chinese toys supports Edwards.

When CNN re-aired the debate, they edited out the General Kerr question because they were apparently embarrassed that a Democratic plant was allowed to ask a question. If they continue that policy, they will have to edit out 1/3 of the debate.

All CNN had to do was watch some of these questioners other YouTube videos (where they declared there political allegiance), or done a quick google search to discover this info. I'm not saying that these questions weren't legit, but don't you think that the audience deserved to be told that a bunch of the people asking the questions are Democrats? After all, this is a Republican debate. While we're at it, did CNN allow a host of questioners who have endorsed Republicans to ask questions on the Democratic YouTube debate?

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Asymmetry in media coverage is the rule. THis is mostly ignored since those best positioned to report on the asymmetry commit the most egregious offenses. That leaves secondary media dropping the dime on CNN bias. AM radio was all over it. Hugh Hewitt eats it up with a spoon.

But the sad truth is that there are so many sheep.

[iggymcfly]

How come "OMG, having a gay roommate" is such a big deal in the military when it's not a big deal in colleges at all? The freshmen in the dorms are the same age as the young recruits and no one would even consider telling gays they have to live off-campus. I think if they allowed openly gay soldiers in the military, some homophobes would whine for a year or two, and then no one would really care.

[MidGe]

I am not getting the part of this thread about gays in the army!

Would you not expect to have more gays in the army than in the rest of the population, percentage wise?

It seems obvious to me that it would be so. But so what, those a valiant soldiers defending their country!?