Another GOP debate, another awful crowd reaction--

First, there was the applause for the death penalty, then it was calls for a hypothetical uninsured individual to be left to die. Now, we have people booing a gay servicemember.  But also fairly bad is applauding Santorum's total nonsense reply.

The claims:

1) What the--? Sexual activity isn't being given some kind of role in the military (haven't you ever heard, "If the service wanted you to have a spouse/partner, they would have issued you one?")  I think Santorum has the weird idea that sexual activity isn't just the definition behind the label for people's orientation--but actually defines LGBT people....as people.  But really, gay people do other stuff. 

2)  "We are going to recognize a group of people and give them a special privilege..."

How is it a special privilege if they would totally be allowed to serve if they were straight? I'm missing the "special privilege" part.  Maybe the "coming out" part is the special part?  Is there something he's been meaning to tell us? (I kid.  Sort of.  I just don't get it when homophobes act like LGBT people want something "special" when what they want is to do basic, ordinary stuff while also being gay. It makes it sound like they don't think doing things while being straight is special.)

3)  And you know he's really a bigot because of this kind of logic:  so, it would be a "social experiment" to end DADT altogether, but it's not a "social experiment" to not throw out people who will be coming out in the near future because?  The "social experiment" looks like a fake argument when he puts it that way, just like the Prop 8 "oh, well those gays can stay married...." business. I doubt he gives a good goddamn about whether this impacts anyone's life or career--he just would rather there either a) not be gays, b) that he never had to hear about them.  Back in the camo closet, everybody--you're offending Ricky!


 Of course, Santorum is unlikely to ever become president. but that anyone booed a gay person who actually is serving his country, and applauded this kind of double standard/ one rule for straights, another for gays sort of thing is pretty disappointing.