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racaulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-10 03:45 PM
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11. More than 70% of Americans support gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.
It's a shame that an issue with such broad support is considered "controversial" just because of how loud and determined those in the minority are. I fully believe that a swift and decisive DADT repeal in Congress would be a boon to Dems in the midterm elections, especially considering the fatigue that much of the electorate is feeling for the Dems over HCR.

I know what you're saying, but it still sucks that real lives and livelihoods have to hang in the balance due to beltway politics.

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  -Barney Frank: Obama "not being supportive" on DADT repeal Bluebear  Mar-26-10 03:30 PM   #0 
  - I'm afraid the WH is going to put any controversial issues on the back burner  stopbush   Mar-26-10 03:33 PM   #1 
  - "It's politics." - It's disgraceful.  Bluebear   Mar-26-10 03:33 PM   #2 
  - It's also typical. n/t  QC   Mar-26-10 03:35 PM   #4 
  - "Sorry."  Bluebear   Mar-26-10 03:45 PM   #10 
  - Don't worry. It'll finally be politically feasible when we colonize Titan.  Touchdown   Mar-26-10 11:48 PM   #54 
  - For modern Democrats. it's never quite time to take on anything controversial.  Tesha   Mar-28-10 05:49 PM   #94 
  - Yes, because Health Care Reform wasn't the LEAST BIT controversial!!!  bullwinkle428   Mar-26-10 03:42 PM   #6 
  - They didn't do anything that's really controversial...  Tesha   Mar-28-10 05:51 PM   #95 
  - More than 70% of Americans support gays and lesbians serving openly in the military.  racaulk   Mar-26-10 03:45 PM   #11 
  - politics? they don't want my 40 year Democrat vote  mitchtv   Mar-26-10 04:24 PM   #20 
  - +1  liberal_at_heart   Mar-27-10 01:57 PM   #70 
  - This ISN"T CONTROVERSIAL  ruggerson   Mar-26-10 06:24 PM   #33 
  - People also wanted at least a public option, but that wasn't  tnlefty   Mar-26-10 09:40 PM   #43 
     - +1 nt  laughingliberal   Mar-26-10 09:43 PM   #44 
     - exactly, anything they don't want to deal with they consider controversial  liberal_at_heart   Mar-27-10 02:00 PM   #71 
        - I'm going back to watch more of 'Coming Out Under Fire'  tnlefty   Mar-27-10 10:00 PM   #89 
  - Horrors! Health care/insurance reform was so easy and non-controversial!  Hekate   Mar-26-10 09:47 PM   #46 
  - The "really" hard (controversila) part of HCR was...  bvar22   Mar-27-10 01:52 PM   #69 
  - The Republicans can't run against repealing DADT. Nobody but their own fanatic supporters  Unvanguard   Mar-27-10 01:35 AM   #62 
  - I REALLY hope Barney is not surprised, just disgusted  Skittles   Mar-26-10 03:35 PM   #3 
  - I beleive the President is right to let Gates do the foot work  Tippy   Mar-26-10 03:40 PM   #5 
  - Well, as long as YOUR priorities and "beleifs" are met, everything is AOK  Bluebear   Mar-26-10 03:44 PM   #8 
  - I aproved what Gates is doing....It seems at least to me he is moving in the right direction...  Tippy   Mar-26-10 03:56 PM   #13 
  - Let us know what rights of yours we can bargain away, k?  Bluebear   Mar-26-10 04:25 PM   #21 
  - Gay people don't need jobs or health care, then? I didn't know this  Chulanowa   Mar-26-10 04:22 PM   #18 
     - Gee, smartass, I thought being in the military meant you had a job...  joeybee12   Mar-26-10 06:01 PM   #31 
     - basic human rights are kind of the launching point  ruggerson   Mar-26-10 06:33 PM   #35 
     - I agree  Chulanowa   Mar-27-10 02:15 AM   #64 
        - thousand-odd gay men and women?  Laughing Mirror   Mar-27-10 02:44 AM   #65 
        - Thanks for the information  Chulanowa   Mar-27-10 03:03 AM   #66 
        - A THOUSAND-ODD GAY MEN & WOMEN? ARE YOU INSANE OR JUST IGNORANT?  readmoreoften   Mar-27-10 02:29 PM   #73 
           - It doesn't have to be just one or the other, you know. n/t  QC   Mar-27-10 05:38 PM   #86 
     - What good are jobs and HC if gay people can't have them?  Touchdown   Mar-27-10 12:09 AM   #57 
  - Yup. Because that's what a "Fierce Advocate" would do...  cherokeeprogressive   Mar-26-10 10:14 PM   #50 
  - Perhaps  kctim   Mar-26-10 03:43 PM   #7 
  - Are you concerned about it?  Bluebear   Mar-26-10 03:44 PM   #9 
  - Concerned?  kctim   Mar-26-10 04:15 PM   #15 
     - How about the soldiers LOSING THEIR JOBS, does that concern you? Whatever, dude.  Bluebear   Mar-26-10 04:24 PM   #19 
     - Of course it does  kctim   Mar-26-10 04:45 PM   #23 
        - readiness of our military readiness of our military readiness of our military. I got you.  Bluebear   Mar-26-10 05:04 PM   #27 
        - Depends what priority politicians and military leaders want to follow...  Cid_B   Mar-26-10 10:17 PM   #52 
        - Your lack of concern is noted. n/t  Starry Messenger   Mar-26-10 05:06 PM   #28 
        - Tens of thousands is not a few...  joeybee12   Mar-26-10 06:12 PM   #32 
     - So our military "readiness" is the only issue?  harkadog   Mar-26-10 04:45 PM   #24 
        - Actually  kctim   Mar-26-10 05:00 PM   #25 
           - If it was done tomorrow morning. Sure.  harkadog   Mar-26-10 08:44 PM   #39 
  - I think many are concerned...I want to see DADT repealed  Tippy   Mar-26-10 03:59 PM   #14 
  - Many of us do  kctim   Mar-26-10 04:21 PM   #17 
     - That was the point I was trying to make I guess said it poorly  Tippy   Mar-26-10 08:29 PM   #37 
  - Well, perhaps this smart President can lick my gay ass!  Touchdown   Mar-26-10 11:51 PM   #55 
  - Oh please. I'm straight and I'm concerned about it-and ANY human rights violation  Lorien   Mar-27-10 12:54 AM   #59 
  - Deleted sub-thread  Name removed   Mar-26-10 03:53 PM   #12 
  - I am absolutely shocked!  Behind the Aegis   Mar-26-10 04:17 PM   #16 
  - Fierce.  Starry Messenger   Mar-26-10 04:26 PM   #22 
  - Gay people should start a big insurance company. Nt  xchrom   Mar-26-10 05:02 PM   #26 
  - "GLBT Inc."  Lorien   Mar-27-10 01:00 AM   #60 
  - There is simply no way this is "okay"  Stinky The Clown   Mar-26-10 05:48 PM   #29 
  - See upthread.  Bluebear   Mar-26-10 05:57 PM   #30 
  - I continue to be amazed at some of the shit I read around here these days  Stinky The Clown   Mar-26-10 09:33 PM   #40 
  - ...  tnlefty   Mar-26-10 10:06 PM   #49 
     - Hugs back to you, lefty  Bluebear   Mar-28-10 04:56 PM   #93 
  - Next Millennium, obviously.  Touchdown   Mar-26-10 11:59 PM   #56 
  - Obama should take advantage of the fact that RWers are about maxxed out in the  kestrel91316   Mar-26-10 06:32 PM   #34 
  - Absolutely. Repeal DADT & enact immigration reform now.  Bluebear   Mar-26-10 07:11 PM   #36 
  - HEY BARNEY... where is the BILL!!!!!!  whistler162   Mar-26-10 08:43 PM   #38 
  - Lieberman introduced the bill already.  Smashcut   Mar-26-10 09:40 PM   #42 
  - It's been introduced.  Bluebear   Mar-26-10 09:44 PM   #45 
  - Amazing how EAGER a lot of "Democrats" on this thread are to show how much they don't care  Smashcut   Mar-26-10 09:38 PM   #41 
  - Now, now...human rights don't matter  BlueIris   Mar-26-10 10:16 PM   #51 
  - You know what has to be done: same as health care. Fire up the phones and emails...  Hekate   Mar-26-10 09:53 PM   #47 
  - This thread is horrifying, but not surprising  ruggerson   Mar-26-10 09:53 PM   #48 
  - You got that right, my brother.  Bluebear   Mar-26-10 10:59 PM   #53 
  - Barney is disruptive to the system.  Forkboy   Mar-27-10 12:45 AM   #58 
  - +  Bluebear   Mar-27-10 05:36 PM   #85 
  - Sounds to me like they cut a deal with the military leadership.  Unvanguard   Mar-27-10 01:32 AM   #61 
  - Well, I am not surprised. Just as I am sure FOCA will never make it to  saracat   Mar-27-10 01:43 AM   #63 
  - "Supportive" is a very subjective term.  johnaries   Mar-27-10 03:51 AM   #67 
  - The second paragraph is where you started to go horribly wrong  Prism   Mar-27-10 04:38 AM   #68 
  - "Whah! He doesn't agree with me 100%!" -Yeah, that's what we are saying. Fool.  Bluebear   Mar-27-10 03:24 PM   #75 
  - The big problem, IMO, is waiting until the next Congress  Hippo_Tron   Mar-27-10 02:01 PM   #72 
  - "The votes might not be there in the next congress and this is the moment to get it done."  jesus_of_suburbia   Mar-27-10 02:43 PM   #74 
  - The complaint is that it's not being done fast enough.  Lord Helmet   Mar-27-10 04:09 PM   #76 
  - Obama CAN'T put it in motion!!!11 He is not a legislator!!!111  Bluebear   Mar-27-10 04:10 PM   #77 
     - The process was stalled until he urged Congress to repeal the law in his 1/27 SOUA.  Lord Helmet   Mar-27-10 04:18 PM   #78 
        - OK so Barney Frank is lying here. Thanks for weighing in.  Bluebear   Mar-27-10 04:23 PM   #79 
           - That's your conclusion. Mine is that he's frustrated with the slow progress.  Lord Helmet   Mar-27-10 04:38 PM   #81 
              - 'they're not being supportive, and they're letting Gates be the spokesman'  Bluebear   Mar-27-10 04:40 PM   #82 
  - we're going to lose seats in the election, that's a given, so how will waiting beyond the fall do  Divine Discontent   Mar-27-10 04:31 PM   #80 
  - i trust our President to do the right thing  leftygolfer   Mar-27-10 04:41 PM   #83 
  - "The right thing" is what, then, Brittany?  Bluebear   Mar-27-10 04:43 PM   #84 
     - He'll repeal it like he said he would and who the hell is Brittany?  leftygolfer   Mar-27-10 08:01 PM   #87 
        - 'or is that some type of anti-gay joke you like to tell' - ROFL. Don't be foolish.  Bluebear   Mar-27-10 08:02 PM   #88 
  - don't let it br carried over one more election  mitchtv   Mar-28-10 03:39 PM   #90 
  - I think it is wise of Obama to let Repub Gates and military brass be the advocates  wishlist   Mar-28-10 03:44 PM   #91 
  - If DADT isnt overturned and EDNA isnt enacted Im not voting in 2010 period  FreeState   Mar-28-10 03:51 PM   #92 
 

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