Tag Archives: DADT

Obama’s National Security Adviser “Not Sure” If DADT Will Be Repealed

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network responds: Gay and lesbian soldiers continue to get fired on this President’s watch, most recently Arabic linguist Army Lt. Dan Choi and 2nd Army Second Lt. Sandy Tsao. At the end of the day, this is what the debate is about-them and their families. Also on ‘This Week’, Senator John McCain indicated that a study or …

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CNN: Gay Issues Closing In On Obama

Last night CNN broadcast this in-depth report on the LGBT issues closing in on President Obama. When even the networks note that little has been achieved on our behalf, that’s saying something. Still, the report accurately notes that most LGBT Americans are willing to give the President a lot more time, considering what is on his plate.

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Maddow Interviews Kicked Out Soldier

This clip includes a mention of a personal handwritten note that President Obama just wrote to a recently discharged female GI, which includes his promise to end DADT, although “it will take some time.”

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Where Is Our “Fierce Advocate”?

Today the New York Times wonders when our president, who promised to be a “fierce advocate” for LGBT causes, is going to step up to the plate. President Obama was noticeably silent last month when the Iowa Supreme Court overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. But now Mr. Obama — who has said he opposes same-sex marriage as a …

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West Point Grad Booted From Army After Coming Out On Rachel Maddow Show

Paging President Obama……

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Maddow On White House Website Changes

Check out the on-screen credits. Very cool, but I’m not too crazy about Maddow’s last sentence, especially as my disgust for Cheetos is well documented.

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White House Fixes DADT Language On Website, “Repeal” Replaces “Change”

Blogger activism works! Americablog: There was some concern that the Obama administration was backing off the President’s repeated promise to lift the ban after the White House Web site yesterday changed its commitment to “repeal” DADT to a promise to only “change” the policy in a “sensible way.” This lead many observers, including the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, to worry …

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White House Restores LGBT Rights Promises On Website (But Changes DADT Wording From “Repeal” To “Change”)

UPDATE: There’s been another change and it’s for the better. Yesterday JMG reader Sean Chapin alerted me to the shrunken list of commitments to LGBT rights on the White House’s official site. What was once an eight-point list of detailed promises including the repeal of DADT, the repeal of DOMA, and other major commitments shrank to these two sentences: President …

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White House Shrinks LGBT Rights Commitments List On Official Site

UPDATE II: There have been two important developments in the story. First. Second. Hey, President Obama! Where did that famous list of commitments to LGBT rights go on your website? Within five minutes of Obama’s swearing-in, a heavily detailed list of eight promises to us were posted: repeal DADT, support ENDA, expand adoption rights, etc. There’s no mention of DADT …

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DADT Repeal May Not Happen

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has gone from urging slow movement on the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell to saying it may not happen at all. “If we do it,’’ Mr. Gates told reporters on his plane enroute to Rhode Island, “it’s important that we do it right, and very carefully.’’ Mr. Gates was expanding on his answer to an …

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Former Secretary Of The Army Clifford Alexander Calls DADT “A Bowl Of Bigotry Surrounded By A Curtain Of Silk”

This clip starts out with Rachel Maddow interviewing Colin Powell, who affirms his support for the repeal of DADT. But the winning quote comes from former Secretary Of the Army Clifford Alexander at the 3:30 mark.

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More Trouble For Repeal Of DADT

Elaine Donnelly’s Center For Military Readiness has sent President Obama a list of over 1000 top retired military officers who say they oppose the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” More than 1,000 retired military officers, including several who were top commanders, are urging President Barack Obama and Congress to maintain the law that bars gays from serving openly in …

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PhoboQuotable – Lou Sheldon

“San Francisco Values Democrat Ellen Tauscher (CA) has introduced H.R. 1283, the “Military Readiness Enhancement Act Of 2009.” She already has 136 co-sponsors. Her misnamed bill should be called the “Legalization Of Sodomy On The Battlefield And Barracks Act” to more accurately describe what the legislation will legalize. [snip] “This will open up the possibility that every sexual orientation could …

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We’re Too Busy To Repeal DADT

Upon the revelation that there is money in the 2010 budget to continue DADT, Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged that the repeal of the law banning gays in the military is going to be “pushed down the road a little bit” because he and the president “have a lot on our plates right now.” The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network responds: …

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Coming Out, Take 2

A couple of days ago active duty National Guardsman and West Point alumnus Dan Choi tried to come out publicly on the Rachel Maddow Show. That didn’t go so well, because Choi’s microphone went dead shortly after he began speaking. Last night Maddow brought Choi back to come out again.

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Barney Frank Calls SCOTUS Justice Antonin Scalia A Homophobe

The wingnuts are already losing their shit.

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West Point Alum Comes Out On Rachel Maddow Show, Also Out: His Audio

Maddow says she’s “trying not to get all conspiratorial” about the audio failure.

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West Point Alumni Come Out

A group of 38 West Point alumni have come out to show support for the repeal of DADT. Thirty-eight graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., came out of the closet Monday with an offer to help their alma mater educate future Army leaders on the need to accept and honor the sacrifices of lesbian, gay, bisexual …

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CNN On DADT

Flaunting our sexuality. Dirty homos in the showers. Radical social agenda. CNN interviews the usual haters against repealing DADT as well as Unfriendly Fire author Nathaniel Frank. There’s actually no shouting or cross-talking here. The Capitol Resource Institute’s logic-impaired Karen England: “I hope our military doesn’t make decisions based on polls of the American people.” Two minutes later she cites …

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Rachel Maddow Interviews Author Of Book On False Claims On Gays In Military

Nathaniel Frank’s book Unfriendly Fire contends that claims that gays are unsuitable for the military are “based on nothing” and completely made up. Andy Towle posted an interview with Frank on Monday, check it out.

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