"Continued discharges anger 'don't ask, don't tell' critics; Gay-rights groups urge reversal now" by Bryan Bender, Globe Staff | May 20, 2009
WASHINGTON - Gay-rights advocates have grown frustrated with President Obama's unwillingness so far to take steps to lift the ban, despite a campaign pledge to do so.
Little double entendre there? And so he backed off a campaign promise; get in line.
Related: Obama F**** Gays
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates recently likened overturning the ban to integrating blacks into the military, a process that took five years.
First of all, I am OFFENDED by the comparison of RACE with GAY!!
"The civil rights once denied to black Americans included the right to register as a voter, the right to cast a ballot, the right to use numerous public facilities, the right to get a fair hearing in court, the right to send their children to an integrated public school, and the right to equal opportunity in housing and employment. Have gay people been denied any of these rights? Have they been forced to sit in the back of buses? Confined to segregated neighborhoods? Barred from serving on juries? Subjected to systematic economic exploitation?" --source--"
I don't often agree with the Globe's resident neo-con; however, on this one, he is correct.
The cautious view was also expressed by Army General David Petraeus, who oversees the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, when he told a questioner at Kansas State University last month that "I'm not sure we want to add something else to our plate right now."
That means NO MORE WARS, right, General? RIGHT?!!!!!!
Opponents of the current policy say that while they believe the military and the nation are ready to accept gays in the military, the longer the White House and Congress wait the more opposition will build.
If we are ready to accept them, why would opposition build? Wouldn't public opinion be going the other way?
WTF is with the lying, MSM? It's the ceaseless agenda-pushing, isn't it?
They cite a recent letter sent to the president by 1,000 retired admirals and generals organized by the conservative Center for Military Readiness that urged him to maintain the ban or risk severely damaging troop morale.
I heard conservatives were on the outs so why worry?
"We feel an urgency and are desperately trying to convey that to the White House," said Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a group leading the fight to change the law.
"What? Who?" -- white house spokesman
Other leading gay-rights advocates expressed disappointment with the new administration's approach to the issue.
Another double entendre there?
Hey, they wrote it that way, not me.
"It is the one area where the federal government is blatantly engaging in discriminatory conduct," said Richard Socarides, a lawyer who advised Clinton on gay issues. "For [Obama] to now be completely silent on this at best - and at worst have Gates equivocating - is very troubling to a lot of people."
What, the Anderson case?
Nevertheless, the THREATS WORKED, America!
The power of this particular lobby is something to behold, isn't it?
"Military chief reviews ban on gays" by Associated Press | May 25, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Obama's top military adviser said yesterday that the Pentagon has enough challenges - including two wars - without rushing to overturn a decade-old policy that bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military and incites political and social factions on both sides....
Or STARTING MORE WARS, right?
During his presidential campaign, Obama pledged to overturn the Clinton-era policy and promised that gays and lesbians could serve openly in uniform. But he has made no specific move to do so since taking office in January. He has not set a deadline for repeal, has given the Pentagon no direct orders, and has kept Capitol Hill guessing about when he might ask for a change in the law.
Yeah, we all know about the great promise-breaker and liar-in-chief!
Obama's go-slow approach has drawn criticism from gay rights groups, including activists and fund-raisers who met in Dallas to organize a grass-roots lobbying effort to force Obama's hand.
Quite the double entendres, 'eh?!
Obama likes it slow while the gays like it faster and harder.
Not only do they want the dick, they want to get jerked off, too?
Gives a whole new meaning to give 'em an inch they'll take a....
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Also see: Everyday Gay
