Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Just another 4-star troglodyte

From Think Progress:
Marine Corps Commandant Conway Reiterates: Marines Should Not Have To Share Quarters With Gay Troops
But wait, there's a Reuters article, too!
Marines don't want to share rooms with gays: general
First: whether they know it or not, Marines are already sharing living quarters with gay/lesbian colleagues. Second: Gen. Conway's statements are based on anecdotal evidence:
"We sometimes ask Marines what is their preference and I can tell you that an overwhelming majority would like not to be roomed with a person that is openly homosexual," Conway, who is retiring in the fall, told reporters.
Third: even if Gen. Conway's sentiments reflected legitimate scientific polls of active-duty Marines, so what? If you'd asked white Southerners in 1961, "Would you feel comfortable serving niggers?", the overwhelming majority would have responded, "NO!". Ten years later? Every school & every lunch-counter in the South is integrated, and folks are delighted to serve black customers.

I note that Gen. Conway is "retiring in the fall."
Good.
Enjoy your retirement... and SHUT UP!

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