wow, so now you can't say Obama is a bigot so you use a policy that Bill issued to allow gays to serve as evidence he was a bigot. mean while your man used an anti gay policy to get re-elected just when we thought you couldn't be any more ridiculous. congrats
You're making some decent posts lately, so don't ruin it by acting like you don't understand why DADT was implemented in the first place.
We all had to know it was only a matter of time before some homophobic bigot (or guy with a really lame sense of humor) dropped a turd like this in the punch bowl. At least you're transparent about your hangups with gays (or lack of a sense of humor). Shine on brother, shine on.
Health care premiums increased 4% this current year for me like every year in the past. Unemployment will be taken care off, because of the bush tax extension, we will see the trickle down effect work right before our eyes.
Really? The Bush tax cuts have been in effect for 10 years and that didn't stop us from having a huge recession. Extending the tax cuts isn't something new that is going to have a big economic impact since they've already been in effect.
Until every regular poster on this forum realizes that basso has never been pro same sex marriage, or equal rights for homosexuals, he will keep this crap up. Look at his quote which totally ignores the anti-homosexual stance of George W. Bush which basso has always ignored. basso just isn't a serious or credible poster. It's best to either ignore him 100%, or if people refuse to do that, then stop pretending like he's credible, or pro gay rights.
a good day a continuation of a legacy, a check to some of the most fervently denied creditors of justice freedom shining and triumphant-let the bells ring.
I saw an article talking about some of the bigger impacts. QUESTION: Do you see any other impacts? I think the article talked about the Same Sex benefits [i.e. survirors benefits, visitation, etc] I am unfamiliar with the benefits afforded the military . . . does anyone expect a significant increase in the costs of them? Rocket River
The changes are to the people who serve. If someone asks who their girlfriend or boyfriend is, they don't have to lie. If they want to talk about who they miss while they are away, they don't have to lie. All of that changes. They don't have to have fear that they will lose their job, and possibly their career if they go out on a date. They don't have to live in fear that someone will discover they went out on a date two weeks ago. All of that changes. They no longer have to have shame for something that isn't shameful. They can have increased pride and dignity for who they really are. That might not seem important to some, but I'm sure it is to them. It has nothing to do with rainbow flags, and flamboyant displays, or any of that. It has to do with letting people have personal dignity, and not being disrespected for the simply being themselves. Believe it or not, that matters.
I made a comment a while back that repealing DADT was like the firewall coming down on conservatives' rational for denying equal rights to gays. That's why they fought so hard to keep the policy in place. People like McCain and others on this board know that if the military accepts gays, it blows their bigoted views that gays are second class citizens and should not be afforded the same rights as all Americans. It scares the **** out of them. The wall has come down
I don't think this effects benefits afforded in the military, at least for now. It doesn't mandate that the military recognize same sex marriages. My guess is that the military will eventually follow state laws in regard to same sex marriages, recognize marriages of servicemen and women who were legally married.
And now we are already seeing positive steps taken because of the repeal of DADT to strengthen our military. Ivies moving toward restoring ROTC programs
how odd that the ivies objected to a law passed by congress, signed by a democratic president. fascinating.
They objected to the fact that the will of the democratic president in question never managed to stifle the obstinacy of Republican obstructionism when it came to all things to do with homosexuals. DADT was always a horse-trade between the progressive will to integrate homosexuals and the conservative will to stifle all things to do with alternative lifestyles. The alternative that would have been pursued if we had had successive Republican administrations would have been what was the status quo at the time-a complete ban on homosexuals serving in the military. The Ivies now have no problem that a Democratic president has once again taken himself to finish the f***** job and continue the great legacy of his predecessor in attempting to advance the cause of civil rights. but you know all that Basso-don't play stupid unless you want to be called the f*** out on it. kkkkkkk, now that that's done with-in dedication to all the curiosity out there <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X024NEsDyC8?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X024NEsDyC8?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>
so they (the ivies) punished the military because they disagreed with (some) republicans' position on this issue? even more fascinating- do "the ivies" think (collectively) the military is republican?
