Dan Savage Talks About the End of 'DADT' and Michele Bachmann's Dumb Gay Joke: VIDEO
Dan Savage appeared on The Last Word last night to discuss the end of 'DADT' and Michele Bachmann's awkward joke on Jay Leno about "praying the gray away".
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
(thanks to dave evans for the clip)
Dan is articulate and informed, as always. Michelle is bumbling and inept - really pathetic.
Posted by: Steve | Sep 20, 2011 3:13:24 PM
Dan's a great speaker.
Now, come out hateful comments.
Posted by: Paul R | Sep 20, 2011 3:23:07 PM
well said Dan, as usual
Posted by: JEFFUWS | Sep 20, 2011 3:53:07 PM
Sort of off topic... but about DADT repeal... has anyone else noticed how many Army ads that have been on tv today?... I've seen them on Spike several times over the last couple hours... and I can't remember that last time I saw those kinds of ads at this hour... Conincidence?
Posted by: Randy | Sep 20, 2011 3:56:11 PM
Dan is now one of our finest speakers
Posted by: jaragon | Sep 20, 2011 5:47:01 PM
The quote is wrong. It's not "politics" it's "policies".
tsk, tsk, MSNBC.
Posted by: BobN | Sep 20, 2011 6:03:41 PM
I still don't believe the gays-for-GOP stats from 2010. They're based on very limited polling in undisclosed locations. But if it provided leverage... good.
Posted by: BobN | Sep 20, 2011 6:05:47 PM
trans boners and donors! LOVE
Posted by: Really? | Sep 20, 2011 7:08:28 PM
Dan is the gay Michele Bachmann. Can't keep himself from gaffs.
Posted by: David | Sep 20, 2011 10:15:40 PM
@David - What gaff was that? Dan is an articulate speaker who knows how to string a sentence together that makes sense. Bachmann stumbles over her own lame jokes (to which not a single person in the audience reacted. I loved seeing her on the hot seat. If Leno can make her nervous (and she was), imagine what a one-on-one with a serious journalist would do to her. She shot herself in the foot by sticking it in her mouth too many times. She is no longer a threat, though whoever she ends up supporting, will be.
Posted by: Brian | Sep 20, 2011 10:52:33 PM
Super articulate. So glad he's out there and getting lots of attention.
Posted by: David R. | Sep 21, 2011 2:16:12 AM
Would it kill Dan to wear a button down shirt on television? I love t-shirts...but c'mon.
Posted by: Francis Fendland | Sep 21, 2011 2:51:51 AM
Well done Francis. SO relevant.
Posted by: arthur | Sep 21, 2011 4:24:07 AM
Sorry, Arthur, but I tend to agree with Francis. Sometimes STYLE along with SUBSTANCE will go a long way.
Last month I watched "Before Stonewall" and I saw how the protest in front of Independence call was organized by NYC gay groups. They all agreed that they had to dress "conservative" for now to have an impact.
Even now almost 50 years later, when you still have to win the hearts of Americans, or at least make them understand, you need to "dress the part".
Still, as someone who admires Savage, I still think he was really good in this interview.
Posted by: FunMe | Sep 21, 2011 5:12:50 AM
It's odd that every time towleroad posts a Savage video the freaks come out with fashion tips. Dan has already addressed this and talked about how its more approachable to see someone in a tshirt/casual look. He is speaking to high schoolers and college aged kids...what would be accomplished (other than making you feel better) by looking like a stuffy teacher?
Posted by: Shawn | Sep 21, 2011 10:44:34 AM
Who died and made Dan Savage King Gay? He is neither a military man nor a military expert. There are plenty of Gay vets and DADT activists that O'Donnell could have interviewed. I've had it with cable shows treating a sleazy sex columnist as if he had Gay Rights movement cred.
Posted by: Stuffed Animal | Sep 21, 2011 1:57:08 PM