DADT: Obama Where Art Thou?
 

An interesting commentary from Rachel Maddow on Don't Ask Don't Tell and Obama's lack of movement getting rid of it.
Maddow

When I lived in Monterey, several linguists at the Defense Language Inst. who were fluent in Farsi were dismissed because of this policy. I don't understand DADT at all. These were skilled professionals who could have helped the US in a big way. Now according to recent reports (cited in the video clip), 13,000 people have been dismissed because of DADT.

Some defenders say it will ruin morale. If this can destroy cohesion and morale with a bunch of soldiers, then something is wrong with our military. Our soldiers can handle a great deal. They're strong enough to get over this issue. We're not giving them enough credit.

I am disappointed in Obama. I'm starting to feel the way I felt under Clinton. Despite being "liberal", the LGBT community is still being ushered to the back of the bus. I'm hoping for some sort of announcement from the Obama camp regarding this policy and DOMA this month. But I'm no longer hopeful.

I feel very much the same way. I'm starting to get pissed about all this as well- the Prop 8 situation, threatening to cut AIDS funding, DADT.....things just seem to be going backwards. Very discouraging.

wb ~ But the thing that really irks me is that I felt that things (GLBT rights etc.) would be better with the Democrats in control. Things aren't. And it's confusing why things aren't better. Where are the brave people? People need to speak out and act out against things that are just flat out wrong. It seems like people, politicians, reporters are too scared now. Why is that?

They found out that the Conservatives have WMD's

VKBM

Allow me to chime in as well. I watched Rachel Maddow last night and found myself asking the same thing. A friend of mine who works at Rand tells me that DADT will go away, she is sure of it especially in view of what she hears from the brass she deals with. But that does not help people today or the people fighting their dismissal from the various service branches.

We all know President Obama has a lot on his plate, but he stated quite plainly during the campaign that this was one issue that would be dealt with and quickly. I had hope when Lt. Choi was recently dismissed as he had outted himself on Maddow's show, that this would be addressed then and he would not be dismissed. Sadly not the case. West Point and all that, it's a real shame.

Can't believe the machinery on this is still hunting people down.

He needs to put a stop to it.

I remember when the policy was first discussed, a colonel testifying in support of it said that he would not want his gay son to serve in the military because he would expect him to be murdered in his barracks. Thus, it seems that for purposes of public discussion, we are committed to a military comprised of the most boneheaded members of society. I am not happy ceding pride of ownership of the military to the bonehead class. Plus, if I had a family member in the military, I would not be comfortable with an official policy that my family member was a homicidal bonehead and, therefore, more expendable.

Hahahaha, I think I'm also going to start calling him "President Fierce Advocate!"

This is the same old BS.
There has always been Gays in the military.
Just do it and get over it.
No big deal