Speaking at the annual dinner of the Human Rights Campaign, President Barack Obama took a shot at his Republican opponents, calling them unpresidential for remaining silent while the audience at a debate booed a gay member of the military.
Obama told the crowd that he doesn't believe "in staying silent" when a young man in uniform is booed, adding that a Commander-in-chief would have stood up for this young man.
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, and former Sen. Rick Santorum said they were upset by the booing after the debate was completed — but none of the candidates rose to defend the soldier, who asked whether the candidates would seek to reinstate the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy.
