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The General is Back

When CNN announced earlier this week that it had removed Brigadier General Keith Kerr's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" question from re-broadcasts of the CNN/YouTube Republican debate, SLDN partnered with our friends at GLAAD to reach out to the network and ask that they re-insert the question. As we've pointed out, there was no reason to remove General Kerr's question from future broadcasts of the debate, as the controversy surrounding the question was unfounded. CNN, representatives at SLDN and GLAAD told the network, should not be in the business of editing news and should not deprive viewers from the important opportunity to see the candidates debate this issue. Late last night, we received word that the network will include the questions in re-broadcasts, which begin airing on CNN today. SLDN applauds CNN for doing the right thing, and salutes our colleagues at GLAAD, especially national news director Cindi Creager, for their critical help in making this victory possible. - Steve Ralls

Labels: CNN, GLAAD, Keith Kerr, YouTube Debates

12-01-07