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Dan Savage: McCain's a Bigot

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Dan Savage has some strong words for Sen. John McCain, who has flip-flopped on the issue of "don't ask, don't tell" repeal over the last several years.

"Not to put too fine a point on it -- McCain is a bigot," Savage told Keith Olbermann on Countdown. "There's no other explanation for his back-flips and his hypocrisy than just irrational animus, which is the definition of bigotry."

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