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HuTube: Gohmert on "Overt Homosexuality"

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, speaks out against "don't ask, don't tell" with a story about his time in the military — when an “overt homosexual” soldier misread a signal, apparently, and went to the wrong “straight” soldier’s bunk.

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U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler.

You can always count on U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, to say something to make a video go viral. The man behind terror babies drew on his experiences in the military to speak out against the repeal of "dont ask, don't tell." Watch as Gohmert recounts a story involving "out of control hormones," misread feelings and "overt homosexuality:" 

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