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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGohmert:Gays Shouldn't Serve In The Military Because Massages Will Make Them Vulnerable To Terrorism
Nope, not The Onion.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/louie-gohmert-gays-shouldn-t-serve-military-because-massages-will-make-them-vulnerable-terro
The Texas Republican had been railing against the Obama administration's decision to send several thousand members of the U.S. military to Western Africa to assist in the effort to control the Ebola outbreak, saying that it was just the latest example of the administration demonstrating its fundamental disdain for the military.
Somehow that discussion eventually prompted him to launch into criticism of the repeal of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy in the most perfectly Gohmert-esque fashion imaginable.
"I've had people say, 'Hey, you know, there's nothing wrong with gays in the military. Look at the Greeks,'" he said. "Well, you know, they did have people come along who they loved that was the same sex and would give them massages before they went into battle. But you know what, it's a different kind of fighting, it's a different kind of war and if you're sitting around getting massages all day ready to go into a big, planned battle, then you're not going to last very long. It's guerrilla fighting. You are going to be ultimately vulnerable to terrorism and if that's what you start doing in the military like the Greeks did ... as people have said, 'Louie, you have got to understand, you don't even know your history.' Oh yes I do. I know exactly. It's not a good idea":
CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)where he's just talking about whatever image pops into his head at that moment.
Although I'm beginning to wonder if Gohmert sits around all day thinking of ancient Greek soldiers massaging each other.
JustAnotherGen
(31,815 posts)It's Louie Gohmert.
He's such a worthless, hateful asshole.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)underpants
(182,778 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)underpants
(182,778 posts)or are you saying that we should have an army of guerrillas and that WE massage them before they go into battle?
Either way I just don't see how this is going to work out.
LondonReign2
(5,213 posts)It would indeed be a terrible idea to have our soldiers give gorillas massages prior to battle.
This is a consistent concern of the right wing, right up there with Rick Man-on-Dog Santorum and John Box Turtle Cornyn.
underpants
(182,778 posts)You know what, I meant it to be gorillas and didn't realize what I was posting. My head was spinning so. Louie has that effect on people....and apparently on gorillas too.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)ladjf
(17,320 posts)Monk06
(7,675 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)stump, bag of hair.
All of these things are smarter than this cretin.
dlwickham
(3,316 posts)it's more like are you punking us because no one can be that stupid
Monk06
(7,675 posts)krispos42
(49,445 posts)Blue Owl
(50,351 posts)n/t
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)ugh....ugly but possible.