“Texas congressman Louie Gohmert has offered us plenty of hot takes during his decade in Congress, weighing in on everything from “terror babies” to how “criminal aliens” and Ebola are part of a Democratic war on women. This week, Gohmert had further insight to offer, warning that America’s Achilles’ heel in the fight against terrorism could be gay soldiers “getting massages all day.”
On Tuesday, Gohmert appeared on the “Point of View” radio show to discuss the deployment of U.S. military forces to West Africa to combat the Ebola outbreak in the region. And since he was on the topic of the military, Gohmert decided it was as good a time as any to blast open military service by gay soldiers.
“I’ve had people say, ‘Hey, you know, there’s nothing wrong with gays in the military. Look at the Greeks,’” the Tea Party favorite 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.”“* Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian (The Point With Ana Kasparian), John Iadarola (TYT University) and Desi Doyen (Green News Report) break it down.
*Read more here from Luke Brinker / Salon:
http://www.salon.com/2014/10/24/louie_gohmert_worries_that_gay_soldiers_getting_massages_all_day_leave_us_vulnerable_to_terrorism/