CNN’s Larry King Hits Biden From the Left on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
CNN host Larry King channeled the left's frustration with the Obama administration on Thursday's Larry King Live as he questioned Vice President Joe Biden about their approach on overturning the military's “don't ask, don't tell” policy: ” You were against it, as I understand? Certainly, the President is against it. Most of the administration is against it …. So why is this our policy? ” King had Mr. Biden on as his sole guest during the first half hour of his program, and brought on Second Lady Jill Biden to join her husband for the remainder of the program. The host raised the controversial issue immediately before Mrs. Biden came on, and besides noting how “most of the administration” is against the policy, he stated that ” apparently, they polled troops- they're against it, and you poll America- they're against it .” On October 29, 2010, The Washington Post cited unnamed “multiple people familiar with the findings” of a Defense Department survey of active-duty and reserve military, which apparently found that “a majority of active-duty and reserve service members…would not object to serving and living alongside openly gay troops,” but the actual results would not be available until December 1, when a “Pentagon report…regarding how the military would end enforcement of the “don't ask, don't tell” law” is released. However, only two years ago, The Military Times, in their annual poll of active-duty service members , revealed that 58% were opposed to the repeal of “don't ask, don't tell.” Moreover, General James Conway, who stepped down as commandant of the Marine Corps on October 22 of this year, stated in an October 15 interview that “as many as 95% of Marines would be uncomfortable serving alongside openly gay troops.” read more
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CNN’s Larry King Hits Biden From the Left on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
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