Tag Archives: DADT

The Log Cabin Republicans are stomping their homocon feet over Rachel Maddow’s calling out of their support for the opponent of DADT-sponsor Rep. Patrick Murphy. Log Cabin Republicans recognize the role that Representative Patrick Murphy took on in efforts to end the failed ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy, however it is a mistake to argue, as some have, that his …

Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) says that he will vote for the Senate’s stand-alone DADT repeal bill, bringing the number of probable pro-repeal votes in the Senate to 61. For now, anyway. “Sen. Brown accepts the Pentagon’s recommendation to repeal the policy after proper preparations have been completed. If and when a clean repeal bill comes up for a vote, he …

“Behold what is supposed to be a gay rights movement, siding against [DADT sponsor] Rep. Patrick Murphy.”

“How many brave men and women are liberals willing to sacrifice so that homosexuals can flaunt their lifestyle? The only reason for changing the present policy is if it would help the military accomplish its mission. So far, no one has produced a single reason how it would. Until then, the Senate has to ask itself: Do they want the …

Rep. Louie Gohmert won that prize easily with this.

The White House just issued the below comment on the stand-along DADT repeal bill, which is being debated in the House at this writing. The Administration strongly supports House passage of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2965, which would repeal the statute underlying “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” after the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the …

“He pretty much spit on me, my Purple Heart, and my 13 years of service. I would definitely ask Amos for a meeting to explain his comments, and I’d bring my Purple Heart with me. I wish Obama would invite [Amos] to the White House and fire his ass on the spot.” – Former USMC Staff Sgt. Eric Alva, responding …

Island House, poolside, Key West, 2PM A new arrival shows off his colorful thong to his friends… Friend 1: Oh, honey! Don’t ask, don’t TEAL!Friend 2: Yes, that thing needs some cloture in the back.Thong Man: Bitches of the House, I move we suspend this debate.

Watch it live on C-SPAN.

General James Amos, Commandant of the USMC, says the “distraction” of openly gay soldiers will cause more casualties on the battlefield. “When your life hangs on a line, on the intuitive behavior of the young man … who sits to your right and your left, you don’t want anything distracting you,” Amos told reporters at the Pentagon. “I don’t want …

Bettors on the internet gambling site Intrade are currently giving DADT a 57% chance of being repealed by the end of the year. (Tipped by JMG reader Matthew)

“I did not initially want to publicize this but I now realize it is critical for our community to know several things: veterans gay or straight carry human burdens, Activists share similar burdens, no activist should be portrayed as super human, and the failures of government and national lobbying carry consequences far beyond the careers and reputations of corporate leaders, …