She insists that supporting the “NOH8″ campaign and opposing repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” aren’t mutually exclusive positions, but that’s not quite right.

The purpose of the former is to label anyone who doesn’t fully support gay marriage a hater. Is it somehow true that you’re a hater for opposing gay marriage but not a hater for denying the ability to serve based on sexual orientation? Doubtful.

In fact, the video is all about how gays are treated poorly because they’re denied the right to redefine marriage and adopt children in some states. Cindy McCain herself actually talks about how “political and religious leaders” tell gays that they “can’t serve our country openly”. So she’s coming out against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the ad.

And yet, when pressured, she issues this statement on Twitter.

I fully support the NOH8 campaign and all it stands for and am proud to be a part of it. But I stand by my husband’s stance on DADT.

Her husband, a decorated veteran and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, opposes repealing the ban on open service by gays. He opposes repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

So she fully supports the campaign to end Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and appeared in an ad talking about how horrible it is that gays are denied the right to serve openly. But she simultaneously stands by her husband’s opposition to repealing the policy? Talk about cognitive dissonance.