Tag Archives: DADT

POST-HEARINGS: White House Holds Meeting With DADT Repeal Groups

Following today’s conclusion of the Joint Chiefs’ testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, the White House hosted an off-the-record meeting with members of various DADT pro-repeal groups. Chris Geidner reports at Metro Weekly that today’s was the largest of several such recent meetings. Two people who attended the meeting but asked to remain anonymous because of the off-the-record nature …

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Sen. Mark Udall (D) Polls The Joint Chiefs: All Agree They Can Implement Repeal

Over at the Wonk Room, Igor Volsky reports on a tactic taken today by Sen. Mark Udall. Several of the top military brass testifying today indicated that they were hesitant to institute the repeal in a time of war. Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) — a strong proponent of repeal — said that the amendment included in the National Defense Authorization …

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Tweet Of The Day

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Today’s DADT Hearing: Top Military Leaders Split 3-3 On When To Repeal

The Human Rights Campaign recaps today’s hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, where all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke at length about the repeal of DADT. Speaking today before a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the Chiefs of the military services all expressed that they would successfully implement “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal should Congress …

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LIVE VIDEO: Senate DADT Debate

UPDATE: Today’s hearing has concluded.

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John McCain: The Bigot Remix

Another winner from JMG reader Sean Chapin.

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Quote Of The Day – Oliver North

“Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Hideki Tojo tried and failed. Mao Zedong, Nikita Khrushchev and Ho Chi Minh couldn’t do it. But commander in chief Barack Obama may well succeed where others could not. If he has his way, he will demolish the finest force for good in the history of mankind — the U.S. armed forces. And he wants …

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Frank: If DADT Doesn’t Pass, Obama Has No Moral Right To Defend It In Court

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Rep. Jared Polis On McCain: Old White Male Senators Need To Get Over Their Bigotry

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Sen. John McBigot: This Survey Is Flawed And Should Be Disregarded

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DADT Hearings Recap

Wonk Room’s Igor Volsky ticks off the ways that GOP objections have been dispatched so far today.Read more Volsky’s analysis. Here’s his video recap.

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Lieberman Rips McCain On DADT

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Ann Coulter On DADT

“Liberals don’t care. Their approach is to rip out society’s foundations without asking if they serve any purpose. Why do we have immigration laws? What’s with these borders? Why do we have the institution of marriage, anyway? What do we need standardized tests for? Hey, I like Keith Richards — why not make heroin legal? Let’s take a sledgehammer to …

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LIVE VIDEO: Senate DADT Debate

Defense Secretary Gate and Admiral Mike Mullen appear today before the Senate Armed Services Committee. I’ll bump this video player to the top of the blog a few times as the hearings go on today. UPDATE: The hearing has concluded for today.

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Rachel Maddow: Racial Integration Of The Military Vs. DADT Situation

Surprise. “Strikingly similar.”

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Homocon Tweet Of The Day – GOProud

GOProud wants “every single LGBT org” to surrender to the GOP’s tactic of holding the nation hostage over extending Bush’s tax cuts to the nation’s millionaires. Beyond repulsive.

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DADT DEBATE: Hate Group Head Tony Perkins Vs. USMC Sgt. Brian Fricke

Openly gay MSNBC host Thomas Roberts did a good job of keeping Perkins in line and called out his opinions several times. Excellent work by Sgt. Fricke as well.

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Sen. Joe Lieberman: We Have The DADT Votes, But May Not Have The Time

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GOP Senators: We Will Block 100% Of All Bills Until Bush Tax Cuts Are Extended

Today all 42 GOP members of the Senate issued a letter declaring that not one single bill (including DADT) will be considered until Congress agrees to extend the Bush tax cuts to the wealthy. Because when you’re out of money, the thing to do is cut your income. And so much for yesterday’s bipartisan summit. “[W]e write to inform you …

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Elaine Donnelly Vs. Gay Veterans

The vile Elaine Donnelly of the self-titled “Center for Military Readiness” takes on gay veterans Mike Almy and David Hall over yesterday’s DADT study.

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