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Way to keep your eye on the ball, Sen. McCain!

On Meet The Press today Sen. John McCain said he’d like to see a second study on DADT that “asks the right questions.” Because he doesn’t like the answers to the questions on the first study. McCain also dismissed the controversy about his wife’s suddenly withdrawn opposition to DADT, saying, “I respect the First Amendment rights of all members of …

“You can almost smell the desperation of the pro-homosexual crowd as the clock ticks down on the 111th Congress. One sign of their anxiety over ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ seems to be cropping up in the form of one-sided leaks from the Pentagon on the content of a report due to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and President Obama on …

“Mrs. McCain misses the man she married.” UPDATE: Oh, but hang on. Mrs. McCain has apparently been knocked into line by her husband.John Aravosis goes ballistic on AmericaBlog: Did she lie today or lie yesterday? Either way, she’s a liar, and she should be removed from the NOH8 video because, as of right now, Cindy McCain is a hater. Not …

The Wall Street Journal reports that the attempt to repeal DADT legislatively is “all but lost for now” as top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are working to strip it from the defense authorization bill to which it’s attached. Sens. Carl Levin of Michigan and John McCain of Arizona, the top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Armed …

And her treatment by the right-wing blogosphere.

“The President of the United States has no military experience, no impact with the military, went over to San Diego and called the corpsman ‘corpse’ man. I guess he thought it was ‘The Day of the Living Dead’. And has made this decision because of a political promise to the gay and lesbian community. Absolutely I will filibuster or stop …

Remix by JMG reader Sean Chapin.

Think Progress reports: This afternoon, immediately after the Senate failed to invoke cloture on a defense authorization measure which included an amendment to gradually repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, a group of journalists met with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to discuss the vote. Pressed by The Advocate’s Kerry Eleveld and Metro Weekly’s Chris Geidner about instances when the military actively …

Plus coverage of Gaga’s rally in Maine yesterday.

When viewed on YouTube, this clip continues with a playlist of 32 videos about the repeal of DADT.

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The avalanche of prominent Republicans endorsing marriage equality continues today as former McCain campaign manager Steve Schmidt jumps on the bandwagon. Schmidt is now listed as a co-sponsor of Ken Mehlman’s AFER fundraiser. “There is a strong conservative case to be made in favor of gay marriage,” former McCain campaign manager and fellow same-sex marriage fundraiser Steve Schmidt told the …

He may be out now, but Michael Jones reports at Change.org that Ken Mehlman continues to fund numerous politicians who are working day and night to repress his fellow homosexuals. [F]or those questioning Mehlman’s motives in coming out, or his commitment to really advancing LGBT equality, his political donation history certainly won’t quell any skittish nerves. Look him up on …

Complete with a dog-whistle Border Patrol vehicle in the very first shot, but still one of McCain’s more muted spots. That’s obviously because McCain leads teabagger loon JD Hayworth by more than 20 points in the latest poll. The primary is next Tuesday.

The general is fine and later returned to a standing ovation.