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Biden: GOP Booing Of Gay Soldier Is ‘Reprehensible’ | During an appearance on The View today, Vice President Joe Biden expressed his disappointment in the crowd at a recent Republican debate in Florida for booing a gay servicemember. “Look, this kid risked his life, this kid was there for a year — and I quite frankly, I thought it was reprehensible,” he said. Biden, whose son is an Army captain, also said, “I know my son and all the kids with him…I don’t think they give a damn whether the guy firing the rifle to protect them is gay or straight.” Watch it:
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