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Related: About this forumHagel Apologizes About Remarks Against Gay Diplomat
By MARK LANDLER
Chuck Hagel, a candidate for secretary of defense whose record on gay-rights issues has come under fire in recent days, apologized on Friday for remarks he made as a senator that an openly gay man nominated for a diplomatic post should not represent the United States.
My remarks 14 years ago in 1998 were insensitive, Mr. Hagel said in a statement, referring to a newspaper interview he gave about James C. Hormel, a San Francisco philanthropist nominated by President Bill Clinton as ambassador to Luxembourg.
They do not reflect my views or the totality of my public record, and I apologize to Ambassador Hormel and any L.G.B.T. Americans who may question my commitment to their civil rights, Mr. Hagel said. I am fully supportive of open service and committed to L.G.B.T. military families.
Since Mr. Hagels name emerged as a candidate for the Pentagon last week, he has been sharply criticized for his record on Iran, Israel and militant groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as comments he made about pro-Israel lobbying groups in Washington.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/hagel-apologizes-about-remarks-against-gay-diplomat/
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Hagel Apologizes About Remarks Against Gay Diplomat (Original Post)
King_David
Dec 2012
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William769
(55,147 posts)1. Thats a start.
Now let's move on to this
And between 2001 and 2006, Hagel received a score of zero from the Human Rights Council, with no votes on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a job discrimination bill, and the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which eventually was passed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act in 2009.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2012/12/20/is-chuck-hagel-toast/
Then after that, well you get my gist.
King_David
(14,851 posts)2. I foresee a lot of apologies in the pipeline.nt
dlwickham
(3,316 posts)3. Hagel should not be the nominee
let Obama reward him with some lesser position
mitchtv
(17,718 posts)4. too bad Obama can't find any talent
in his own party.thanks, but no thanks , chuckie
sellitman
(11,606 posts)5. Hagel shouldn't even be a consideration.
He is the enemy nothing more, nothing less.