Posted on 06/15/2007 10:54:24 AM PDT by AlbertoMG
...I will tell you the truth as I know it, and that is around the middle of May, within a day or two of the Secretary learning from certain members of Congress that there may be a problem to renominate me, he brought me in the office and sat me down and said “Pete, this is what’s happening. ...
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Gen. PETER PACE- a casualty of Party Politics
On June 8, 2007 - CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr reported that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Peter Pace’s departure from that post may be linked to his recent comments regarding lesbian and gay military personnel. According to Starr’s report, Pace’s comments, along with his role in planning the war in Iraq and his support for convicted Vice Presidential advisor I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, played key roles in Congressional opposition to Pace’s re-nomination. “His recent statements that he believed homosexual statements are immoral” presented a “significant problem” for Pace according to Starr.
“Congressional leaders, in warning Secretary of Defense Gates that Pace’s remarks would be an obstacle to his confirmation, have sent a clear message that anti-gay prejudice has no place in public policy debates,” said Sharra E. Greer, director of law and policy for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN). “General Pace’s remarks are still fresh in the minds of lesbian, gay and bisexual military personnel and were disrespectful to their commitment and service to our country. Those who held General Pace responsible for his irresponsible remarks should be commended for taking a courageous stand in favor of our military personnel.”
In a March interview with The Chicago Tribune, Pace said, “I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts.” He went on to reiterate his support for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” by saying that “I do not believe the United States is well served by a policy that says it is OK to be immoral in any way.” SLDN demanded that General Pace apologize for his remarks, igniting a firestorm of controversy in the media. Pace later acknowledged that he should not have given his personal opinion in the interview, but stopped short of issuing any apology.
Gen. PETER PACE is a casualty of Party Politics (Don’t ask, don’t tell). In taking a quick look at Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), I immediately see, David Mixner, project director of the Military Education Initiative.
David Mixner is and was:
Ex President Clinton’s former GAY advisor.
Ex Governor McGreevey’s GAY publicist.
An organizer of the antiwar movement during Vietnam Protests.
Cofounder of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund that provides financial support for political candidates and officials.
What an honorable man. Gen. Pace will be missed by everyone but the politicians.
What a classy guy. He will be missed.
We just lost a great leader and a class act. We will regret down the road I think.
Another shame brought on to us by the Bush administration. Where is that fabled Bush obstinacy, the legendary loyalty? Pshaw! I hit you with my shoe!
bttt
Maybe Pace didn’t care for the military being used as a social experiment.
Where will he retire to? someplace where a new Senator is needed? (like South Carolina, maybe?)
It's still there. It's just that it's all being wasted trying to shove the Shamnesty bill through Congress to sell us all down the river.
He will be missed by you nad by me, but not by those self-serving bloodsuckers in DC. There they have one of the best in uniform ready to go forward, and what do they do? Leap to their feet and holler “NEXT!!”
We don't need our Chairman tied up in contentious hearings for months while the troop surge is underway.
Good decision by Gates IMO.
I liked him. I expected Bush to stand by him.
I would vote for him if he came to my district, that’s for sure...
And he shouldn’t.
Bump.
I certainly would hope so.
““I believe homosexual acts between two individuals are immoral and that we should not condone immoral acts.” “
Try repulsive. I’ve never known any man who felt otherwise. I cannot imagine the congress from inception through the 1860s, 1910s, 1940s and even the 1960s firing it’s generals for expressing such universally male sentiments. But then, I would never have imagined an American general to act without balls and go quietly into the night.
I’m waiting for the day we march on Washington with pitchforks, ax handles and unloaded rifles with visible locks through their chambers and make a little history.
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