Citing the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy governing homosexuals in the military, Senator Barbara "Don't call me Ma'am" Boxer (D-CA) recently compared the United States to Iran, North Korea, and Pakistan.
According to an article at Fox News, the recently re-elected Senator from California said:
“We now stand -- with this rule -- with countries like Iran, North Korea and Pakistan in banning gays and lesbians from military service ... Now our brave young men and women fight alongside allies like Australia, the United Kingdom and others who allow gays and lesbians to serve openly," she said. "Let's not stand with Pakistan, and with North Korea and Iran. It's just wrong. This is the moment to move our country forward.”
Senator Joe Lieberman, of Conneticut, stood by and nodded in agreement with Boxer's outrageous statement.
Neither Senator could be reached for comment.
Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) told Fox News:
"Wow. I can probably think of few people less qualified to comment on our military than Ms. Boxer."
Hunter called her statement an "extreme disservice to our men and women" and said the Senator from California does not understand American military tradition.
Those serving at Fairchild Air Force Base, near Spokane, probably do not appreciate their country being compared to tyrannical regimes like Iran and North Korea.
Democrats in the Senate are working to overturn the rule placed in effect during the Clinton Administration. If successful, gay service members would be allowed to openly acknowledge their orientation while serving in the military, assuming such a repeal would not hinder the military's ability to fight.
Barbara Boxer was recently re-elected to the Senate, and will be in a position to make many more outrageous remarks.
Perhaps, if more California Republicans had voted, the Senator from California would be spending her time looking for another job instead of insulting America.
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