Tag Archives: DADT

Final DADT Vote: 65-31

Two Republicans switched their “no” cloture votes to “yes” for repeal: Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) and Sen. John Ensign (R-NV).

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Sen. Harry Reid Tweets Lt. Dan Choi

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LIVE VIDEO: Final DADT Repeal Vote

UPDATE: The live stream is concluded.

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American Family Association: Our Military Has Now Been Permanently Feminized

“The armies of other nations have allowed gays to serve openly in the military. The reason they could afford to do this is simple: they could allow homosexuals to serve in their military because we didn’t allow them to serve in ours. They knew they could count on the strength, might, power, and cohesion of the U.S. military to intervene …

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Quote Of The Day – Tony Perkins

“Today is a tragic day for our armed forces. The American military exists for only one purpose – to fight and win wars. Yet it has now been hijacked and turned into a tool for imposing on the country a radical social agenda. This may advance the cause of reshaping social attitudes regarding human sexuality, but it will only do …

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President Obama Reacts To DADT Vote

Just in via press release….. Today, the Senate has taken an historic step toward ending a policy that undermines our national security while violating the very ideals that our brave men and women in uniform risk their lives to defend. By ending Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, no longer will our nation be denied the service of thousands of patriotic Americans …

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DADT Cloture Vote Reactions

GetEQUAL Wow. After 17 years of living under the discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, we’re one step closer to repealing the ban on open and honest service for lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans. Make no mistake — DADT is not yet repealed. There is still work to do. There is still a long process ahead, but we vow to …

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DADT Cloture Passes Senate 63-33!!!

The big surprise seems to be Sen. Mark Kirk! (Screencap via Towleroad)

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LIVE VIDEO: Senate DADT Vote

The Senate’s cloture vote on the repeal of DADT may come before noon EST. Watch live here.

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McCain Predicts DADT Repeal: And The Liberals Will Celebrate In Georgetown

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Sen. Bob Corker: If You Bring DADT Up, The GOP Will Walk Away from START

Last night Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) made a threat to Sen. Harry Reid. What’s happened is it’s poisoning the well on this debate, on something that’s very, very important….I’m just hoping that saner minds will prevail and that these issues that have been brought forth that are absolutely partisan, political, issues, brought forth to basically accommodate activist groups around this …

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand & Rep. Jared Polis On Tomorrow’s DADT Senate Vote

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Sen. Joe Lieberman: We’re On the Verge Of A Historic Breakthrough

Also: “John McCain is unpersuadable.”

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Family Research Council Vows To “Endorse & Fund” 2012 Primary Challengers To Senators Who Vote To Repeal DADT

Expanding on yesterday’s threat against Sen. Olympia Snowe, today the Family Research Council announced that they will “endorse and fund” primary challengers to any Senator who votes to repeal DADT tomorrow. Via Right Wing Watch: We are pledging today to endorse, and help fund, conservative primary challengers to any U.S. Senator who votes during the lame-duck session to overturn ‘Don’t …

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How The Senate Should Vote

(Via – Andrew Sullivan)

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PhoboQuotable – Porno Pete LaBarbera

“I believe this is the most important congressional vote and national debate on homosexuality in the USA — ever. If we lose, it will usher in a sea-change of pro homosexual political correctness — not just on our Armed Forces, but on the rests of society, as a Brave, New, ‘Gay’-affirming military will be held up as the new ‘civil …

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SLDN Announces Senate Gallery Sit-In

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network will be staging a sit-in of the Senate gallery until the chamber votes on the repeal of DADT. Sen. Joe Liebermann will join SLDN at a press conference today announcing the sit-in.

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Barney Frank Is Confident About DADT

The Senate vote is tomorrow.

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Family Research Council Vows Vengeance on “DADT Turncoat” Sen. Olympia Snowe

Tony Perkins and the Family Research Council say they are going to wreak vengeance on Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) come the 2012 elections after her “turncoat” announcement of support for the repeal of DADT. Two Republicans, Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) and Rep. Jeff Flake (Ariz.), both made stunning decisions to back a bill that could force soldiers to leave their …

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Tweet Of The Day II – James Hartline

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