Watch: Meghan McCain To Maddow – “It’s Awkward To Watch My Father” On DADT

Last night, Meghan McCain, who has come out strongly for same-sex marriage and for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” told Rachel Maddow that “it is awkward to watch my father saying that [speaking against repeal of DADT] because i disagree with him. In my family, me and my mother are against it [DADT.] My father and brothers who are in the military are against [repealing] “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

She continued with, “I think it is a civil rights issue. and if somebody can go and fight for my country and die for my country, I don’t care what they do in their private time.”

“We have this whole gay suicide going on with teenagers. I think when you see a woman’s weight criticized in the media, i don’t understand how it can’t have an impact on gay teens. you’re seeing results now. I worry culturally where we’re at in general. This man [Ken Buck] said he thinks gay is a choice. I think it has been scientifically proven and most people know it’s not a choice. I think it’s been scientifically proven, most people believe you’re born gay.”