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Palin Retweets Line About 'Homos'

Is this her way of taking a position on DADT?

By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 4, 2011 2:01 AM CST

(Newser) – Did Sarah Palin just jump into the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" fray? The TLC star retweeted a conservative lesbian blogger's tweet about "homos" last night—and it's a line that backs dropping the policy and allowing gays to serve openly in the military. While commenting on DADT, Tammy Bruce tweeted that "the more someone complains about the homos, the more we should look under their bed," implying the complainers may be gay themselves. Did Palin not understand the tweet when she tacked it onto to her Twitter page, or is she coming out in support of DADT repeal and gay rights, wonders Max Read at Gawker.

Bruce believes Palin's use of her tweet is her "first comment on DADT, treatment of gays and attempts to marginalize us—thank you, Governor." That explanation could be a valid one, concedes Read, who notes that Palin's DADT stance in February was "a sort of feeble 'not right now.'" On the other hand, muses Read, maybe she thinks we "should be looking for gay people under beds." Regardless, "a major political figure should probably not be using the word 'homos,' or quoting its use, even in a vaguely pro-gay rights context."

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has her hair fixed by her daughter Bristol during a visit to a cholera treatment center in Haiti last month.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has her hair fixed by her daughter Bristol during a visit to a cholera treatment center in Haiti last month.   (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Sarah Palin talks to a fan during a book signing last month.
Sarah Palin talks to a fan during a book signing last month.   (AP Photo/Virginia Postic, File)
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submarinesoup
Jan 4, 2011 6:41 PM CST
I think she realized that retweeting would get her a few headlines and posted without pause to consider the actual meaning of the message. She also probably checked under her bed before laying down that night. My call to action to news organizations everywhere: make the world a better place by entering into a unilateral agreement never to publish another headline with the word 'Palin' again.
901nanny
Jan 4, 2011 4:29 PM CST
Palin never knows what she is doing, she has a brain the size of a flea
Spudsy
Jan 4, 2011 3:31 PM CST
If Palin wants to retweet a tweet by a gay that uses the word "homo" it is her right. Should white kids stop singing along to rap tunes that drop the N-word? At the least, she should be commended for moving closer to accepting the end of DADT.

 
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