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Smoke the Bigots Out of the Closet
Written by Frank Rich Thursday, 11 February 2010 14:07
Smoke the Bigots Out of the Closet
By FRANK RICH - Published: February 6, 2010 - Op-Ed in the New York Times
A funny thing happened after Adm. Mike Mullen called for gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military: A curious silence befell much of the right. If this were a Sherlock Holmes story, it would be the case of the attack dogs that did not bark.
John McCain, commandeering the spotlight as usual, did fulminate against the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell.” But the press focus on McCain, the crazy man in Washington’s attic, was misleading. His yapping was an exception, not the rule.
Many of his Republican colleagues said little or nothing. The right’s noise machine was on mute...
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