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>> were talking about combat postings, real in it -- >> really in it. we were in the most volatile sector of baghdad. >> michael mullen supported repealing "dont ask, dont tell" earlier this week. lets list tonight admiral. >> it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. no matter how i look at this issue, i cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are...

John kerry just grabbed the senate desk of ted kennedy, which was jack kennedys desk and i believe before that daniel websters. now you see the swearing-in ceremony. democracy continues in america. welcome back to "hardball." president obama pledged congress to repeal the "dont ask, dont tell" policy. the chairman of the joint chiefs apparently goes along with that. michael mullen supports allowing gay servicepeople to serve openly in the military. how easy will it be to eliminate the current ...

Your thoughts, john solts, about the impact of admiral mullen of chairman, joint chiefs. >> ive been sitting in that room and it was the greatest surprise i ever had in politics. i never expected him to say that. i was absolutely shocked, pleasantly, that he did. i think that means a lot. after that, there was an exchange with senator sessions who said, well, i think this is command influence, which is sort of a dirty word under the uniform code of military justice. admiral mullen shot back and ...

Friends. we were traveling around. and they said, oh, by the way, you know that other officer that was with us, he was gay. i said really? i had no idea. it was completely irrelevant on the battlefield when you have lack of body armor, youre trying to figure out your mission. and, you know, i was just shocked on tuesday when i listened to mullen live when he said in the room, ive served with gays since 1968. everybody knows the gays are there. when you serve with them, you just dont think twice ...

Over the country, big rally in las vegas tomorrow. and so you think how we fight on this debate is really important. we get into the energy debate and into the energy legislation thats going to be in the united states senate to carry the boxer bill, we think that can carry the independence from oil. >> im happy to have you here. john solts, check it out on the web. "hardballs" up right now. mrs. saturday night. lets play "hardball." good evening. im chris matthews in washington. snowy washin...

Oil. today we talk about the costs of staying on it. the largest group of progressive veterans in this country demanding a comprehensive energy bill. >> terrorists, theyre trying to kill americans at home, and our troops abroad. and whos footing the bill for the attacks against us? oil money. filtered through secret organizations. >> joining us, john solts, t. boone pickens was here with a plan to get off foreign oil, uses natural gas, wind, solar, anything you can come up with, yet we sit here ...

John solts, you, sir, give me a real-life example of what its like to serve with gay service men and women and how it works. whats it like and how does it work effectively? >> the way it works right now is, you come home from the war, and like i was, i was on vacation with a couple of my friends. we were traveling around. and they said, by the way, you know that other officer that was with us, he was gay. i said really? i had no idea. it was completely irrelevant on the battlefield, trying to fi...

And he jumped in a tactical vehicle, drove outside the gate, hooked it up to a burning humvee, dragged it back in. thats a guy you want in the foxhole with you. >> were talking about combat, real in it -- >> really in it. we were in the most volatile sector of baghdad. >> michael mullen supported repealing "dont ask, dont t l tell" earlier this week. >> it is my personal belief that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly would be the right thing to do. no matter how i look at this issue, i c...