The end of "Don't ask, don't tell."

Awesome news.  It was one of the issues that was causing me to question his campaign promises.  

We need to right this wrong, AND it is truly a win-win situation, IMO.

 

Suzi, I understand some military personal being scared of the Don't ask, Don't Tell being taken away. Some say you just can't be with a Gay guy in a Birther on a Navy ship, an you haven't seen what they do when looking at a straight guy alone at night. But, my uncle said, straight guys were doing the same in their birther during long stregth's on sea. He said, the same excuse used to be given about haveing women in the military, an they found ways to deal with the change then. They also found ways to deal with the Black in the military to. (Sorrry, his words,not mine). It was the black or women would undermine the military. Now it's the Gay. I think it's time to stop the excuse's for undermineing people's rights, and I for one am glad this step will soon be taken.

I think we will look back and laugh upon this "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy years from now.

1.  (From CNN) There does not appear to be research to back this up, other than some older military officials or politicians feeling uncomfortable about change and thinking it messes with appropriate bonding of troop units. Ask most of those troops and they will probably say it would not bother them at all to know a fellow soldier was gay (even if such soldiers don't come out, it may be suspect anyway-with no harm done.)

2. Think about what our "best and brightest" US military policy asks honorable men and women to do: lie about who they are, or at least withhold the truth. Does that sound American? As a straight person, imagine if you wanted to serve in the military and you could not disclose your straight sexual orientation? As you bond with fellow soldiers, you could not show photos of your girlfriend or talk about how much you miss her. You could not mention a fight you had with your loved-one that is bothering you. You could not talk about a huge part of yourselves. And that is supposed to add to the morale of already stressed troops? It is a shameful concept when you look at it for what it really is.

3.  Polls like this one from ABC News show most Americans support a repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"-even most Republicans. So politicians and military officials only reveal homophobic, baseless reservations when fighting this, not a desire to listen to sensible Americans.

4. We are stretched thin right now with two wars. Does it make any sense to kick out well-qualified, brave, intelligent, patriotic men and women for a reason that has nothing to do with the job they signed up for? Look at the great people (from OEN News) we are losing.

4. Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is simply the right thing to do and is way over-due. Most other allied nations allow gays to openly serve and they have not been harmed, but probably helped by it.

I was angry watching CNN on Sunday morning with Donna Brazille and Bill Bennett. They discussed the DADT policy for awhile and Bennett seemed utterly annoyed to have to talk about it. He even said "I don't believe we just spent 25 minutes on this when we have real issues" or something to that effect. Does he not see the connection to the wars? This policy is related to our security and maximizing the best we have in the military. How dare he tell the qualified people who have been thrown out because of a silly policy that their very jobs and lives and the lives they want to fight for aren't worth even 25 minutes? As usual, the GOP is on the wrong side of this and should reverse course quickly if they wish to govern in the future, not just the past.

Did Glen Beck throw out numbers like "millions" for the gay rights march? They are probably sticking to a few hundred and citing some drunk on the street as the official counter. I really wanted to join in the rally at the capital but we opted to take the kids to the zoo. When you've got a family, I guess your protest moments take a hit.