Gingrich falsely claims "anti-military" Kagan "singled out the military" at Harvard

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Gingrich falsely claims "anti-military" Kagan "single out the military" at Harvard
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Arguing that President Obama "should withdraw" Elena Kagan's nomination, Fox News' Newt Gingrich falsely claimed that Kagan tried to "block the American military from Harvard Law School"; that Kagan "single out the military" in applying Harvard's nondiscrimination policy; that the military "didn't have a policy" of discrimination against openly gay troops; and that Kagan is "anti-military." Last year, Gingrich smeared Sonia Sotomayor as a "racist" and argued that her nomination should be withdrawn.

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Kagan did not block the military from campus

Harvard students had access to military recruiters during Kagan's entire tenure as dean. Contrary to Gingrich's claim that Kagan tried to "block the American military from Harvard Law School," throughout Kagan's tenure as dean, Harvard law students had access to military recruiters -- either through Harvard's Office of Career Services or through the Harvard Law School Veterans Association. Kagan became dean of Harvard Law in June 2003 and continued the school's policy of granting the military a special exception to its nondiscrimination policy so that the military could work with the law school's Office of Career Services (OCS).

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Kagan did not "single out" the military

Kagan: Anti-discrimination policy applied to "any employer that uses the services of OCS." Kagan did not, as Gingrich claims, "single out the military," but rather briefly ended the military recruiter exception (created in 2002) to Harvard Law School's broad anti-discrimination policy. In a September 20, 2005, letter, Kagan stated:

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Kagan is not anti-military

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1. Gingrich is a propagandist. A flame-thrower. A loose cannon.

This is very, very close to character assassination.

But of course I would expect no different from a slimeball lizard like Newt Gingrich.

In many ways he would make the perfect top of a Tea Bagger ticket. And that's not a good thing.

[Ikonoklast]

2. Newt had his chance, and blew it.

He is a blowhard has-been relegated to throwing stinkbombs, but will never, ever be a force in politics in this country again.


Palin having more influence with the loons in the right-wing nut-job-o-sphere must gall him no end.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. He is such a has-been, but he still thinks his BS is ice cream.

What a waste of deteriorating flesh.

[Bitwit1234]

4. Why is this a**hole allowed face time on the media.