Huh. Since most pedophiles are straight, how are these two things related? And since most pedophiles are straight, aren’t they already allowed to serve? Convicted felon Oliver North, one of the greatest embarrassments to this nation in the past thirty years, said this on Hannity last night:
Stunning assault on the all-volunteer military, the very best in the world. Barack Obama now intents to treat them like lab rats in a radical social experiment, and it can be very, very detrimental. … In other words, this isn’t about rights. This isn’t about fairness. It’ all about national security. And apparently, Mr. Obama has forgotten it. … Now, here’ what’ next. NAMBLA [North American Man/Boy Love Association] members, same-sex marriages. Are chaplains in the U.S. military going to be required to perform those kinds of rituals? Do they get government housing?
Pretty. Think Progress adds context:
The irony of a convicted felon who lied about diverting proceeds from arms sales to a rebel group in Nicaragua supporting a policy that forces gay and lesbian servicemen to lie about their sexual orientation was lost on both Hannity and North. The pair also failed to mention that Joint Chief of Staff Chairman Mike Mullen personally supports the policy’ repeal, which would have forced North to condemn him for treating the troops “like lab rats in a radical social experiment.”
It’s not quite so ironic, as I see it. Oliver North lied in the ’80s. He’s lying about DADT now. He’s a liar. That’s what liars do. Did I mention he’s a common criminal? Yeah, that too. Also.
Anyway, I guess next up, Hannity will be asking O.J. Simpson his opinions on banning knives on airplanes or something.
If you’d like to watch the video, hop over to Think Progress. No need to stink up the air around here with Oliver North’s moving mouth.
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They already allow ex-felons and Neo-Nazis in the military. No doubt there are already plenty of pedophiles in the military. North is engaging in blatant fearmongering and slippery-slope nonsense.
Comment by Buffy — February 5, 2010 @ 11:13 pm
So if we allow convicted felons and liars to lecture our country on “security,” whats’ next? Murderers telling us how to be “pro-life?” Oh, my bad! We already have that with the “pro-life” people who kill doctors, don’t we? It’s really sort of disgusting to see some of the slimey characters promoting the radical conservative agenda and telling the rest of us how moral we are not.
Comment by Michael — February 6, 2010 @ 8:31 am
Think Progress got the Iran-contra affair backward:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Contra_affair
Oliver North stole U.S. weaponry, sold it to Islamist terrorists in Iran in exchange for hostages, and gave the sale proceeds to terrorists in Nicaragua.
Numerous middlemen — Reagan administration officials and U.S. paramilitary operatives — skimmed millions in profits from the illegal trafficking.
Comment by Michael Airhart — February 6, 2010 @ 12:16 pm
Did they get it backward or did they just describe it in oversimplified terms that left out the Iran part?
Either way, yeah. It goes to how low Oliver North’s character is.
Comment by Evan Hurst — February 6, 2010 @ 12:27 pm
Re-reading Think Progress, I see that you’re right. It can be read two ways: arm sales were made to Nicaragua and the proceeds were diverted, or the proceeds from an arms sale were diverted to Nicaragua.
I think the media attention says less about North than about the millions of people who honor this traitor.
Comment by Michael Airhart — February 6, 2010 @ 1:09 pm
Wonder what ever happened to Fawn Hall? Think she’s still stealing Secret Documents out of the halls of government between her legs? LOL
Comment by Mykelb — February 8, 2010 @ 12:14 am