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10
Apr
Don’t Ask
by Buck • 9:37 am

He’s black. He’s pro-gay. I wonder if he plans on doubling the number of abortion clinics in the country? Republicans will be leap-frogging over each other to get to the polls in November.

From Yahoo! News:

Obama: Repeal of “don’t ask” possible

[...] Asked what he could reasonably accomplish for the gay community as president, Obama said he can “reasonably see” repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy as well as signing legislation to ban workplace discrimination against gays. He said he’d like transgendered people to be covered by the law, but thinks it would be tough to get such legislation through Congress.

Obama also said he’s interested in ensuring that same’sex couples in civil unions get federal benefits.


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09
Jan
Biding Their Time
by Buck • 11:27 am

Darren, you’re being played…

Soldier: Policy on Gays May Be Shifting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even if no one is asking, Army Sgt. Darren Manzella has been telling anyone who’ll listen that he’s gay - without serious retribution so far from the military. Manzella, a medic who served in Iraq and Kuwait, has acknowledged his sexual orientation in national media interviews and again on Tuesday in a Washington news conference.

“This is who I am. This is my life,” said Manzella, who received a combat medical badge for his service in Iraq. “It has never affected my job performance before. I don’t think it will make a difference now. And to be honest since then, I don’t see a difference because of my homosexuality.”
[...]

“This particular soldier’s unit only recently returned from the war to Fort Hood, Texas, so it’s premature to speculate on any future actions until the young man’s situation can be considered by his chain of command,” [Paul Boyce Jr., an Army spokesman] said in a statement.

Darren Manzella is being delusional if he thinks the Army has had a change of heart. Just take a quick glance inside the walls of Walter Reed, or pay a little more attention to who it is that makes up the majority of the homeless on your street, and you’ll get a good idea of what the army thinks of it’s veterans - once they’ve outlived their usefulness. And they (for the most part anyways) are not gay!

They need him. They’re using him. And soon, they’ll chew him up and spit him out.