Bolton says people can have ‘any sexual orientation that they want,’ but evades question on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.
Bolton says people can have ‘any sexual orientation that they want,’ but evades question on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.
Appearing on the radio show “Stand Up with Pete Dominick” yesterday, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton tried hard to avoid giving his personal opinion on whether “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” should be repealed. “You know, I honestly have not thought through all of the implications on that. It’s not an issue I have opined on,” he said, adding, “I don’t have a specific opinion on it.” Dominick pressed Bolton:
DOMINICK: Couldn’t one just simply say that we’re compromising our national security without allowing experts to serve in our military – Arabic linguists and weapons experts – just because of their sexual orientation?
BOLTON: I don’t have any trouble with anyone having any sexual orientation that they want. How that specifically relates to military personnel policy, I have not thought specifically about, and I like to think about things before I opine on the subject.
Listen here:
Bolton generally doesn’t spend much time deliberating whether to send troops into conflicts (such as Iran, North Korea, and Somalia), but when it comes to the sexual orientation of those soldiers, he needs time to think about it.
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BOLTON: … and I like to think about things before I opine on the subject.
Since when???
September 29th, 2009 at 12:03 pmJohn, thanks so much for your outstanding service to democracy and individual freedom around the globe.
Your ambassadorship skills are legend.
You truly deserve the highest recognition for bridging difficult diplomatic fissures while staying true to your ideals.
Now, could you please take a moment to explain WTF you were doing?
September 29th, 2009 at 12:05 pmThis matters how? why?
Bolton’s out – done – not coming back.
Dustbinned, scrap heaped, obsoleted and deleted.
If some loser wants him on a radio show, fine, but we don’t even need to repeat his name here.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:05 pmAnd why would what he thinks about sexual orientation matter to anyone at TP?
September 29th, 2009 at 12:06 pmBOLTON: I don’t have any trouble with anyone having any sexual orientation that they want.
– - There go the wingnuts again, framing homosexuality as a ‘lifestyle’ and ‘a choice.’
September 29th, 2009 at 12:06 pmI really don’t give a rat’s a$$ what this dooshnozzle has to say….EVER.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:06 pmBOLTON: I don’t have any trouble with anyone having any sexual orientation that they want.
… as long as they’re willing to KILL KILL KILL FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
Bolton then put on a robe and plunged a jeweled dagger into a screaming infant.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:06 pmBOLTON: I don’t have any trouble with anyone having any sexual orientation that they want.
He went on to say, “Now take me for example. I’ve enjoyed a long and saucy sexual relationship with a big furry caterpillar. It crawled up on my lip one day and took me to places I never could have imagined. It seams to be sexually stimulated by subtle changes in my body chemistry. Whenever I think about wars, blood and gore (which happens more often than you’d think), my little friend gyrates and releases stimulating fermones directly into my nostrils which builds between the two of us to a mutual orgasm on a scope which makes me crave more war, blood and gore. It’s a viscious cycle, but one that has sustaines us both for years…um, what was the question again? Oh, “gays in the military”? Why are you asking me, I’m a neocon. We don’t do the whole “combat” thing. I’m a lover, not a fighter Dominick.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:08 pm“I don’t have any trouble with anyone having any sexual orientation that they want.”
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Why do these morons continue to think that sexual orientation is a choice — something one picks off a menu?
“I’ll have the metrosexual special, please — no, wait — lemme have heterosexual with a side of bi-curious…”
September 29th, 2009 at 12:10 pmWhen bolton starts hedging you know they have their backs against the wall. Heh.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:10 pmNow Bolton?? WTF? We are constantly subjected by these out of work Repugs. Palin, Rove, Rick(Man on Dog)Santorum… And Bolton is one of the worst. When he isn’t chasing receptionists around hotel lobbies he is playing the ‘Let’s go to war again!’ card.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:10 pmI still laugh at how the BBC commentators handed Bolton his ass during the election coverage last year. What a hoot.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:11 pm***
underneath that mustache
there’s a balloon knot.
:=|
September 29th, 2009 at 12:13 pmlivelongandprosper says:
I thought I was the only one who saw that! Aside from KKKarl getting word on live TV that it was over for the Repubs as he stood at his electoral map on FUX News, Bolton on BBC News was my runner up for Best Live News Moment of 2009!
September 29th, 2009 at 12:14 pm.
Q U E S T I O N:
When did Bolton choose to NOT be gay?
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September 29th, 2009 at 12:15 pmHmmm…it’s hard for me to figure out whether Bolton looks more like Himmler or like Stalin in that photo…
Hey wait — does that make Bolton a Nazi Communist??? Somebody alert the Take Back America conference — we got a live one on our hands…
September 29th, 2009 at 12:21 pmI like to think about things before I opine on the subject.
I’d be interested to see him try that sometime.
I must say though, this is the first time I’ve ever heard from him since he was the anti-ambassador to the U.N. where he hasn’t been advocating for the slaughter of some populace or another.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:21 pmMax Anax junius -1 says:
Q U E S T I O N:
When did Bolton choose to NOT be gay?
Q U E S T I O N:
Did Bolton choose to NOT be gay? Not that there’s anything wrong with it.
BTW, TP, Bolton was never U.N. Ambassador. His title was the Permanent US Representative to the U.N. He was so bad that even Republicans wouldn’t vote for him to be Ambassador.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:28 pmIt’s because Bolton is Gay…the mustache is a dead give away.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:32 pmI beg to differ. The only thing that mustache signifies is that Bolton is a jacka$$.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:34 pmI’d love to punch Bolt-On so hard that his mustache falls off
September 29th, 2009 at 12:35 pmBOLTON: I don’t have any trouble with anyone having any sexual orientation that they want. How that specifically relates to military personnel policy, I have not thought specifically about, and I like to think about things before I opine on the subject.
Tell you what, “Ambassador”, you just go ahead and think about gay sex all you want to before getting back to us.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:35 pmPretty much his brain is centered on exploding people and whatever sexual choice they do or do not make.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:46 pmmore of a “czar” than an Ambassador.
Bolton was never confirmed by the Senate.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:47 pmA Patriot Acting says:
I thought I was the only one who saw that!
It was great to see. The BBC commentators were having none of Bolton’s BS.
Sometimes the best view is from outside. BBC still has real journalists and they generally do show more than one side off a story.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:48 pmI have been lurking around TP since the beginning and I must say what we need are a few threads on some of our great posters…Putting up junk on the walrus or the newt, limpdick, olilie and the rest of the reich is getting boring…They are no longer RELEVENT….Hello!….Giving them space feeds the trolls..LOL…Rant over…We do have some outstanding progressives here, how about some threads on their past postings, anything but this ass…Blessings
September 29th, 2009 at 12:49 pmI am the Walrus. Koo-koo-ke-choo!
September 29th, 2009 at 12:49 pmI don’t have any trouble with anyone having any sexual orientation that they want.
I know I’m not the first to make this point, but allow me to chime in:
it doesn’t work that way, John. People don’t choose “any sexual orientation they want”.
What an assclown.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:52 pmmissmolly says:
Why do these morons continue to think that sexual orientation is a choice — something one picks off a menu?
“I’ll have the metrosexual special, please — no, wait — lemme have heterosexual with a side of bi-curious…”
Gives the phrase “Super-size me!” a whole new meaning…
September 29th, 2009 at 12:53 pmSays the man who likes to anal rape his wife in the middle of the night.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:55 pmWhat he really means: I don’t mind sending others to die in foreign countries for my beliefs but wouldn’t place myself in danger because I’m a coward. I don’t really believe DADT should be repealed because I’m a homophobe. I just couldn’t see myself living in close quarters in Vietnam with someone I suspected of having a sexual orientation different than mine.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:57 pmWitch@26, You’re right. WE know the Righties are irrelevant. It’s just MSM TRIES to make them relelvant. ‘Birthers’, ‘Tenthers’, ‘Tea-Baggers’. These characters are the fringe of the fringe. The 912 ‘Protest’ just proves how small of a fringe they are. Faux News and the Righties insistence that there were Millions was laughable.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:57 pmAnd what did you “choose” Bolton? See gay people don’t “choose” anything, and neither do straight people. This says volumes about why Bolton is such a messed up loon! Another closet republican – how surprising!
That also explains why he looks like a creepy old man going to a Halloween party as a 1970s gay porn star!! LOL!
September 29th, 2009 at 12:58 pmThink Pro, I love you, but unless there is some relevance to moving the debate one way or the other in concrete terms, there is no reason to shag with the Bolt. Nobody from either party is going to listen to his opinions – especially on this subject. He has absolutely no juice in convincing people one way or the other about this (or any other topic, actually). Use your considerable talents and limited resources to report on subjects that will have an impact on our lives. This is just celebrity gossip.
September 29th, 2009 at 12:59 pmHow broadminded and empathetic of Bolton to not discriminate against the people willing to sacrifice themselves in the wars he instigates.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:07 pmVote me down, it was part of his wifes divorce testimony.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:08 pmBecause unlike bush, Obama actually respects our constitution.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:32 pmIsn’t he the guy pictured on the roll of frozen cookie dough at the market ?
September 29th, 2009 at 1:36 pmBabble on and on and on Sister says:
Maybe Bolton is just waiting to see what the Commander and Chief has to say about DADT. Barrack Hussein Obama (mmmm mmmm mm) could just reverse it by Presidential proclamation, he hasn’t seen fit to do so yet.
DADT is a federal law passed by congress. Do you want the president to just ignore laws? He’s not George Bush and the GOP. The Conservatives are the ones that don’t respect our constitution, our laws and our values.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:39 pmWhy does anyone really care what this guy has to say about anything.
September 29th, 2009 at 1:41 pmLet’s think about this… Hitler had a mustache.
By wingnut logic, that means Bolt-on is a Nazi!
September 29th, 2009 at 2:01 pmbabble, indeed.
wow.
September 29th, 2009 at 2:27 pmThis is just another topic that Bolton has no clue. Actually, we really don’t care what he thinks. I would hope enough news networks will ignore him and not allow him on the air.
September 29th, 2009 at 2:33 pmA Dumb Musing on DADT:
The more I think about it, if I were in a common barracks with a bunch of guys, under DADT I wouldn’t know who was gay.
OTOH – If DADT is repealled, the homosexuals would have less cause to cover it up.
As I value my nuditity ;-), I had rather know who is and who isn’t. as DADT makes the homosexual to figuratively cover up, it leads to soldiers wondering who in their ranks is “the one.” This leads to an underlying mistrust in the cohesion of the troops. In short, the opposite of what you are trying to build.
September 29th, 2009 at 2:47 pmOTOH – If DADT is repealled, the homosexuals would have less cause to cover it up.
If they’d all just behave like Corporal Klinger, we’d all be more at ease, right?
Sheesh…
September 29th, 2009 at 2:58 pmMapleStreet says:
As I value my nuditity ;-), I had rather know who is and who isn’t. as DADT makes the homosexual to figuratively cover up, it leads to soldiers wondering who in their ranks is “the one.” This leads to an underlying mistrust in the cohesion of the troops. In short, the opposite of what you are trying to build.
That is incorrect. There are a number of gays that are serving in the military without problems. If a person has issues with a gay, then it is that person’s problem. I would venture there are almost no reported incidents of a gay person hitting on a straight.
September 29th, 2009 at 3:49 pmDon’t ask Don’t tell. That was Clinton’s deal.
September 29th, 2009 at 3:53 pm47. pags2,
I think our difference is that you are looking at the fact that gays have and do serve in our military. But I’d quickly add that they do so occultly, by necessity of DADT.
OTOH – I’m looking from the perspective of someone who has trouble with gays could, under DADT, see gays peeking behind every rock and shower. This leading to a building mistrust (and the neocon values of distrust and suspicion that the other person **might** be).
And for kws – We know that. No matter who started it, it has turned out to be a poor policy. This list isn’t like the neocons still fawning over the Bushes.
September 29th, 2009 at 4:59 pmkwsventures says:
Don’t ask Don’t tell. That was Clinton’s deal.
Yes. Let’s get rid of that liberal, Democrat policy!
September 29th, 2009 at 6:17 pmMapleStreet says:
47. pags2,
I think our difference is that you are looking at the fact that gays have and do serve in our military. But I’d quickly add that they do so occultly, by necessity of DADT.
OTOH – I’m looking from the perspective of someone who has trouble with gays could, under DADT, see gays peeking behind every rock and shower. This leading to a building mistrust (and the neocon values of distrust and suspicion that the other person **might** be).
These arguments are similar to the ones about women when they started doing what were considered mens jobs, to wit, road construction, steel workers, etc., or when civil rights laws prohibited “colored people” seats, bathrooms, and so on. A person’s perception about gays should not determine policy. If we allowed that, then it would akin to a neoNazi who does not want to be in the same group that has blacks. If they have a problem with the presence of someone that is gay in the service, then they need to grow up.
September 29th, 2009 at 8:37 pmkwsventures says:
Don’t ask Don’t tell. That was Clinton’s deal.
It’s abuse? That’s the GOP’s deal…
September 29th, 2009 at 9:10 pmWhat he meant to say was “I’d like to think about it with my pants down”. Is that too much to ask?
September 29th, 2009 at 9:11 pmpags2,
I don’t think what we’re saying is that different.
I’m not at all arguing against gays in the military. I’m arguing about DADT as it, in and of itself, can be a tool to fuel paranoia. (And we haven’t gone anywhere near the effects of DADT on gays in the military).
Your comment in 51 also leads me to think of another negative effect of DADT. Namely that rather that for my fictional (but highly likely) person in the military having problems with gays, DADT sets up a situation where they don’t have to deal with it while having soldiers who are self-identified as gay would both make them deal with it plus very likely lead to such a soldier receiving the commendations which serve as status symbols.
September 29th, 2009 at 10:10 pmWhy, when someone has proven to be complicit in the undermining of the Constitution and of our standing in the world community (and of generally being an idiot ideologue of the first order), should we care about anything he or she has to say about things that reasonable people want to discuss?
September 30th, 2009 at 6:55 amThank you for your sharing.!
October 3rd, 2009 at 9:40 am