Comments on: Don’t Ask, Don’t Be Ridiculous

By: bobh

bobh — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:58:14 +0000

The problem is that Obama will likely be facing the Hick or Palin in 2012. You won’t be able to move forward on gay rights until 2013.

By: robspierre

robspierre — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:33:39 +0000

The funniest part of this is the part they aren’t mentioning–how they know that knowing that a bunkmate is homosexual does not hurt unit cohesion, morale, or whatever. They know because they have been trying it out ever since the don’t ask/tell policy started.

People living at close quarters can figure this stuff out. An ex-navy man I know–who was not politically correct on the subject of homosexuality–told me that they all pretty much knew who was oriented how. There was a gay guy in his berth. But he didn’t have to date the guy–he was just working with him. As long as the guy was good at his job and wouldn’t get anybody killed, he was OK. The ones nobody wanted to be around were the dangerous guys and the slackers.

So basically, the asking and telling is not an issue in the ranks any more. The military chain of command is now officially OK with it. It’s only the civilians politicians that get the vapors over the idea.

By: stritz44

stritz44 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:34:07 +0000

I’m willing to bet more then you have.

By: Teddy Partridge

Teddy Partridge — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:46:35 +0000

Someday, this chapter in American military history will be known simply as “Fear of Fa&&ots.”

By: macaquerman

macaquerman — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:22:09 +0000

I take it you never served a purpose.

By: stritz44

stritz44 — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:09:41 +0000

I take it you have never served in the military….

By: KarenM

KarenM — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:23:06 +0000

Oh, good grief! They’re just afraid of men being hit on by other men!

Do they even care about the huge number of women who are already being sexually assaulted in the armed forces every year? Something tells me they are not.

By: Cujo359

Cujo359 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:57:25 +0000

It’s in the mail.

By: Cujo359

Cujo359 — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:56:50 +0000

Colin Powell, Powell’s former aide Lawrence Wilkerson, and John Shalikashvili have all said that DADT should be reviewed and/or repealed. That’s two former chairmen of the JCS and a rather well-known aide to one of them. It’s about time it was changed.

By: Badwater

Badwater — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:56:03 +0000

Looks like fuel for yet another wingnut petulant frenzy.