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Jon Stewart Derides McCain’s Shifting Positions On DADT (And Leadership In General)

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Yesterday the Senate’s Armed Services committee held a hearing regarding the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, during which Senator John McCain expressed concern that military leaders had not taken into consideration the views of their subordinates on an issue of this magnitude. Jon Stewart rebuffed this notion by holding up the results of the detailed survey, then followed with classic clips of McCain lauding his own “maverick” style of leadership in which he’s ostensibly spurned the views of his subordinates.

In a segment called “Gaypocalypse Now” Mr. Stewart surprisingly found room to praise one of his traditional targets of derision, Senator Joe Lieberman before turning to McCain, who’s shifting position on DADT has been a subject of mockery on cable news for some time. On McCain’s stubborn stance, Stewart said “he is like one of those Japanese soldiers living in 1949 still fighting because he didn’t realize the war ended a long time ago,” adding “and even though he has been alone on the island doesn’t like gay people.”

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  • Just4thefax

    Fact: When the boss asks you a loaded question expecting a certain answer you give them answer they want. Jon you’re a dumbshit! Also McCain is a RHINO and he even got it right this time.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    it’s pretty obvious why mccain really hates gay people.
    back when he was a pow, he was forced to suck of one of his fellow prisoners and that was when he decided he like it. ever since then he needed to throw up a smoke screen because he found himself craving any kind of relationship with a man…he especially liked being tied up, for it brought back memories of his days being held prisoners,
    he knew that if any of his fellow republicans found out about this he would be banished from the party because of the bigoted feeling towards gays by the gop.
    c’mon mccain, put on your wife’s dress and come out already.

  • sarainitaly

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    it’s pretty obvious why mccain really hates gay people.
    back when he was a pow, he was forced to suck of one of his fellow prisoners and that was when he decided he like it. ever since then he needed to throw up a smoke screen because he found himself craving any kind of relationship with a man…he especially liked being tied up, for it brought back memories of his days being held prisoners,
    he knew that if any of his fellow republicans found out about this he would be banished from the party because of the bigoted feeling towards gays by the gop.
    c’mon mccain, put on your wife’s dress and come out already.

    you’re disgusting.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    you are the conservative sara…i think your disgust lies with john mccain.

  • nighean donn

    Well it’s a disgusting post by Chili to be sure, but McCain is disgusting for carrying this on and on and changing his opinion each time one of his “standards for allowing repeal” is met.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    and it’s also disgusting that mister “country first” just sits there while his fellow senator says fu to the country’s ability to control her enemy’s possibility to get nuclear weapons.
    he used to be a proud man…now he is just sad.

  • Arthur (Not a Political Comic)

    Sorry, Chili, though I get the sentiment with the second or third post, I can’t back the first one. Not so much disgusting, but it takes the dignity away from those who oppose DADT. Now, we could have plenty of jokes about McCain’s shifting belief system to hide something fairly obvious. Jon did a great job of it.

    That being said, I would like to hear the other voices who support DADT. They should get McCain out of speaking about this issue because he is consistently taking the fire out of their argument. Those that oppose DADT seem to be very consistent with their views and have complied with what McCain and others has asked of them. Yet, when it doesn’t lead the answer that they are looking for, they quickly shift their views which for the most part is dishonest. Right now, if you support DADT, get rid of John McCain. He’s sending the wrong message for your view. Full disclosure: I oppose DADT, and not because of party politics or ideology, I just believe in rights for people.

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    John McCain is a shell of a shell. He’s bitter about the election and realized it’s a lot easier to just be an idiot in Congress than it is fighting for things worth fighting for.

  • Nachi

    McShame’s entire life has been a phony, shameful farce. A disgrace in nearly every respect. It’s history. Read it.

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