I sure didn't appreciate Rachel's snide little put down of HST. [View All]

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Rep. Holt was just speaking eloquently about Truman's order to desegregate the military and the benefits that accrued to the services and society. He then suggested that getting rid of DADT would have a similar impact. Rachel responded by belittling Truman as no great civil rights advocate until then. What a gratuitous slap at someone who had the courage of his convictions and did the right thing. Trying to separate the man from his courageous act is really galling.
Kudos to Holt for his leadership and his thoughtful association of the movement to rid the military of a stupid, hurtful, self-defeating DADT with Truman's bold move, Maddow's carping notwithstanding.