i know uganda, i now ethiopia, i know ghana, i know benin, i know africa better than anyone else certainly in the united states senate. i've spent a lot of time over there, i've developed close relations over there. when 9/11 happened, i was the only member of the armed services committee who knew where africa was, we were making a decision to get into africa to help train them to resist all the things coming into the state, into the country, into the continent. that's what i did. so i do know africa well. as far as doug is concerned, when you hear about -- i can't think of a better example. i wish you knew dug coe. i've never known anyone in my life who loves everyone. i see him persecuted and my heart bleeds for him. i'm sorry you did that. that's way out of -- >> i did that in 2009. that's what you were quoting me from totally out of context. the reason i'm asking -- >> i go with what i said. i think it's really bad. when you go after a guy like that just because he believes -- i'm sorry, go ahead. >> kill the gays bill sponsor has brought the bill back now. he's telling reporters as of