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Colbert Blasts Off At Congressman Who Doesn’t Want Gays In Space

"After six months on a spaceship, everybody's gay."
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On "The Late Show" Monday, Stephen Colbert wrestled with the comments of Texas congressman Louie Gohmert, who said recently that the U.S. should not send gays into space to colonize because they can't have children.

Come on, Religious Right, this is what you've always dreamed of: shooting gays into space! First you don't want them on Earth, and now you do? Make a decision!

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