Cloture, filibuster, amendments… amidst all the jargon surrounding the Senate vote preventing repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, depend on Rachel Maddow to cut through the bullshit and explain what happened. (Video after the break; Maddow's segment begins around 1:40.)
And how about John McCain's obsessive-compulsive Rain Man-esque interview about outing in the military?
In brief: Johnny says it never ever happens. "That is not the policy. That is not the policy," he repeats like a mantra during an interview with LGBT reporters — ignoring the reality that whatever the policy is, what it does is encourage a witch-hunt mentality and a climate of fear. Video after the break.
This article appears in Sep 16-22, 2010.