I have no way to prove Trey Gowdy said this but it sounds good to me.
MESSAGE BELOW IS SPECIAL, RIGHT TO THE POINT AND TRUE.
Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Congressman, recently responded to a
reporter about the military in response to a question from a
CNN reporter about the DoD ban of transgenders from joining
the U.S. armed forces. As Trey typically does so very
well, he nailed it rather succinctly.
Question: How can President Trump
claim to represent all U.S citizens, regardless of sexual
orientation, when he banned transgenders from joining the
military? Isn't that discrimination?
Trey Gowdy's Response: " Nobody
has a right to serve in the Military. Nobody!
What makes you people think the Military is an equal
opportunity employer? It is very far from it - and for
good reasons - let me cite a few."
"The Military uses prejudice
regularly and consistently to deny citizens from joining for
being too old or too young, too fat or too skinny, too tall
or too short. Citizens are denied for having flat
feet, or for missing or additional fingers." he went on
to explain: "By the way, poor eyesight will
disqualify you, as well as bad teeth.
Malnourished? Drug addiction? Bad back?
Criminal history? Low IQ? Anxiety? Phobias?
Hearing damage? Six arms? Hear voices in your
head? Self-identification as a Unicorn? Need a
special access ramp for your wheelchair?"
"Can't run the required course
in the required time? Can't do the required number of
push-ups? Not really a morning person? and refuse to
get out of bed before noon? All can be
legitimate reasons for denial"
"The Military has one job:
Winning War. Anything else is a distraction and a
liability. Did someone just scream? That isn't
Fair? War is VERY unfair, there are no exceptions made
for being special or challenged or socially
wonderful."
"YOU must change yourself to meet Military standards
and not the other way around."
"I say again: You don't change the Military
- you must change yourself. The Military is not about
being fair, it is about taking advantage of others and about
winning.
The Military doesn't need to accommodate anyone with
special issues. The Military needs to Win Wars
and keep our Country safe - PERIOD!"
"If any of your personal issues are a liability that
detract from readiness or lethality... Thank you for
applying and good luck in future
endeavors."
"...any other questions?"
