'Democrats hate our troops,' says hate group which actually hates our troops

To commemorate Transgender Day of Visibility and to voice disagreement with Trump's ridiculous ban of transgender men and women serving in the military, Democratic lawmakers have been conducting symbolic but meaningful gestures. These gestures, such as hanging the transgender equality flag outside their Capitol Hill offices, were meant to show support to the transgender community

The conservative and religious right zeroed in on the allegation that some lawmakers were supposedly replacing the POW/MIA flag for the transgender equality flag.   Newsweek identified only one lawmaker, Representative Kim Schrier,  who did it. But to hear conservative and right-wing publications spin it, Democrats supposedly replaced the POW/MIA flag en masse.

 And leave it to SPLC-designated hate group the Family Research to zero in without any shred of self-awareness:

Is it Capitol Hill or a transgender pride parade? In some hallways, it's tough to tell. The same Democrats who think our military should take a backseat to gender-free validation are proving it by lining the walls of House office buildings with "trans equality" flags. And in case our troops didn't know where they ranked with Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) party, some even took down POW displays to make room. 

It's a jarring sight on the 5th floor of the Longworth House Office Building. A sea of baby blue and pink flags greets everyone who walks by -- an unpleasant reminder of just where the new majority's priorities are. Not that anyone really needed reminding. Late yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) party made it quite clear what they thought about our service members by condemning a policy that saves our military from deadly distractions. But in the Left's hierarchy of political priorities, keeping the troops safe has always fallen way below keeping them "tolerant."

And this part of the Family Research Council's rant is a hoot:

 When the last administration unilaterally forced transgenderism on the military on their way out the door, they knew the policy was a risk. So, Ash Carter and the rest of the Pentagon had a plan. They'd wait until 2016 to leave the country with this ticking time bomb, meant to explode on the next president's watch. What they didn't account for, in all of their radical scheming, was a leader who would do something about it. But after one look at the $3.7 billion dollar price tag, the social science, the cost to readiness, and the Army slides on "male pregnancy" and "off-duty drag," 

Donald Trump had seen enough. He pulled the plug. For two years, liberals have blasted the president for putting national security first. They've called him a coward. They took him to court. They argued he didn't have the power to change the policy -- even though Barack Obama miraculously did. And Thursday, to cap it off, they took a formal vote of condemnation. In another sign of just how fanatical the Left has become, every single Democrat went against the service chiefs' advice, the Pentagon's research, and the men and women in uniform to make a party statement: We put transgender extremism first.

All of that stuff about a $3.7 billion price tag, the social science, male pregnancy and "off-duty drag" are just mere retreads of right-wing (mostly Family Research Council) hysterical talking points

For example, that $3.7 billion was actually $8 million. FRC's  $3.7 billion dollar lie has been refuted several times but the group continues to cling to it. Furthermore, FRC continues to deceive when it talks about social science.

 The American Psychological Association said the following last year:

“No scientific evidence has shown that allowing transgender people to serve in the armed forces has an adverse impact on readiness or unit cohesion. What research does show is that discrimination and stigma undermine morale and readiness by creating a significant source of stress for sexual minorities that can harm their health and well-being.”

Furthermore, a 2016 study from RAND Corporation found that transgender troops were fit to serve and that the healthcare costs would be small.

FRC conveniently omitted the controversy (still ongoing albeit in the background) of allegations that VP Mike Pence  developed a "committee" of his own to give rationale for the ban. And that this committee included FRC president Tony Perkins.

No doubt, with the right-wing echo chamber in place to amplify even a cough from a Democrat into bubonic plague, FRC will get plenty of traction from "FlagGate." But none of us should forget who actually supports our troops.

ALL of our troops.