Perhaps we jumped the gun when we awarded our coveted Bigot of the Day honor to Republican Congressman Mike Conaway of Midland. In the below video, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, makes a strong case for why he should have won it. As Gohmert recalls the intimate details of a bunk-crawling incident when he was in the Army at Fort Benning, one can’t help but wonder whether he shouldn’t be speaking in the first person.
I’m shocked — shocked, I say — that there are unwanted sexual advances in the military! However will our brave young boys and girls in uniform cope?!
So, some guy made a pass at poor Louie when he was in the Army and he still hasn’t gotten over it. Was he raped? If there was no physical assault and no continuing harassment, then maybe it’s time to accept that it was an honest mistake and no harm was intended. Maybe Louis can get counseling at his local VA hospital — if Republicans haven’t cut funding for rape/sexual assault counseling. Real military men and women have more important things to worry about than whether one of their comrades has a crush on them.
I don’t see what’s wrong with what he said at the end. If you can’t control your hormones and be professional (and he said gay or straight), you shouldn’t be in the military. That’s sexual harassment/assault brotha! My agreement ends there b/c I’m pretty sure this bigoted rant focused primarily on those randy gay boys.