by Daniel T. Zanoza, Executive Director
As expected, during his first State of the Union address, Barack Obama called for the lifting of the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy which would allow homosexuals to openly serve in the U.S. Armed Forces. The only problem for Obama and the far left wing of the Democratic Party is this would take an act of Congress because the Uniform Code of Military Justice would have to be twisted to allow Obama's plan to be implemented.
Most members of the U.S. Armed Forces, especially those in command positions, recognize that homosexuals openly serving in the military would have a negative impact on morale, esprit de corps and, subsequently, combat readiness.
Amazingly, those who participated in a segment Bill O'Reilly (FOX News Channel's O'Reilly Factor) refers to as "The Culture Warriors" made clear they agreed with Obama's proposal to rescind "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT). The segment usually includes pro-family conservative Gretchen Carlson who tackles issues from a conservative perspective in contrast to Margaret Hoover who argues the liberal point of view concerning political and social issues.
But on Thursday, January 28th, FOX business anchor Cheryl Casone (who stepped in for Carlson) and FOX News analyst Margaret Hoover both agreed America was ready to have homosexuals openly serve in defense of our nation [Transcript available at: http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100007214&docId=l:1117180563&isRss=true ]. It was a shocker for me to hear this on FOX News--the "fair and balanced" network. Even O'Reilly fed into the liberal line which suggested it was time for this social experiment to take place. It has become all too evident the network seems to be leaning to the left, in order to appease and attract more liberal viewers. FOX would not want to offend this new demographic which has helped the FOX News Channel's ratings go through the roof.
Mr. O'Reilly, the purpose of the United States Armed Forces is to defend America. It is not a place for social experiments or political correctness. Indeed, the Constitution does not apply in many cases to the U.S. military and FOX News should not be advocating Barack Obama's far left policies.
Unfortunately, the tact to the left is evident, especially on O'Reilly's highly popular primetime program. But, as I wrote in a related column, FNC also seems to have a penchant for supporting moderate Republican candidates. This was made clear in 2008 when Sean Hannity seemed to be shilling for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and eventual GOP presidential nominee John McCain. At the same time, Hannity took every opportunity to ignore the highly effective and energized grassroots campaigns of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul. Is FOX News becoming MSNBC Light? You certainly couldn't tell what network you were watching on Thursday evening during the Culture Warriors segment. Very sad.
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This is not the first time O'Reilly has made questionable comments. In a previous broadcast he made the statement that "Jesus is ONE way to get to heaven" *caps mine for emphasis* JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY AND THE SOONER WE STAND UP FOR THAT THE BETTER. We, as a country, need to stop being afraid to step on someone's toes and DO THE RIGHT THING in spite of the results. If the country wants to wallow in homosexual perversion and murder and looking the other way to avoid a little common sense then we might as well just flush all our values down the tube. We can't preach love and Jesus on one platform and bow down to politicians in the other. Pick a side and stand firm. At this point, even the immoral public is wavering and drifting to what ever direction serves them for the moment.
Posted by: R. Jean Cohoon | January 29, 2010 at 11:55 AM
I am a bit shy of three decades in the Army, agree that open disply of sexual preference is out of place in the military. Yes, FOX seems to be leaning pretty far toward the left.
Posted by: Charlie | January 29, 2010 at 03:57 PM