During yesterday’s hearing on the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT)” policy, Elaine Donnelly probably did more to convince lawmakers it should be repealed than anything else.
And she was arguing to keep DADT in place.
Donnelly treated the panel to an extraordinary exhibition of rage. She warned of “transgenders in the military.” She warned that lesbians would take pictures of people in the shower. She spoke ominously of gays spreading “HIV positivity” through the ranks.
Her arguments caused eyes to roll and — I imagine — tempers to flare. In response to her later statement that she respects the service of gay veterans, Republican Representative Chris Shays of Connecticut* pointedly said, “How do you respect their service? You want them out.”
She was totally pwned.
