CNN DADT report misses the point

[babylonsister]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201002020021

CNN DADT report misses the point

February 02, 2010 11:56 am ET by Jamison Foser


CNN just spent nearly 8 minutes on a segment about Don't Ask, Don't Tell and whether gays should be able to serve openly in the military. Incredibly, in all that time, CNN never once so much as alluded to the fact that the current policy is discriminatory.

Instead, they talked mostly about money and logistics, with CNN journalists repeatedly parroting the Republican non-sequitur that the current economic uncertainty makes this a bad time to allow gays to serve openly in the military.

Eight minutes, and they didn't once mention the fundamental question at hand.

[Mass]

1. What has the economic uncertainty to do with DADT.

At least, as wrong as it is, the fact that we are in the middle of two wars has some level of relevance, but the economic situation is a total non-sequitur.

[babylonsister]

2. That's why they're missing the point! nt