Obama to End Military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Policy

Fox News ^ | Jan 14, 2009

[Recovering_Democrat]

WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama will allow gays to serve openly in the military by overturning the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy that marred President Clinton's first days in office, according to incoming White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

The startling pronouncement, which could re-open a dormant battle in the culture wars and distract from other elements of Obama's agenda, came during a Gibbs exchange with members of the public who sent in questions that were answered on YouTube.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Hussein's rule will include not just tolerance but an embracing of deviant behavior.

[Recovering_Democrat]

...and some conservatives sit down, eat with him, and wish him well.

The end of the Republic cannot be far away.

[jennyjenny]

I’ll be anxious to see what enlistment/re-enlistment numbers are under him.

[PubliusMM]

Well, so much for all volunteer force...

Another lumbering step toward the abyss of politically correct, morally relative socialism. Brought to you by the anointed one.

Sad. Pathetic. Dangerous.

[pfflier]

The startling pronouncement...Who is "startled" by this?

[manc]

don’t know if the admin wants to bring these two together

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2164591/posts?page=162

[wastedyears]

Probably not very high.

If he reinstates the draft, and it looks like I’ll be called up, I’m running to the Navy to do EOD.

[Kitanis]

I still think that openly Gay enlistees are destined to get their ass's kicked if they flaunt their enlistment into the military if this goes through.

But Hey.. Obama knows better than anyone right?

[gov_bean_ counter]

Many openly gay will not get through basic.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Beat me my (...) that much.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

and some conservatives sit down, eat with him, and wish him well.

Brooks, Will, and Kristol aren't conservative. They're beltway neocon elitists.

[Doctor Raoul]

From now on it’s, “If They Ask, You Gotta...”

[gov_bean_ counter]

The dumb a$$ thinks joining the military is like joining some damned civic club.

Still pi$$ed at how cavalierly he put on a USMC tee shirt and acted like he was just one of the guys shooting hoops.

[Enchante]

Of course this scumbag did not campaign with this issue out in the open, like an honest candidate — no, he waits until after the election to spring this on the public..... just watch, we will also “learn” at some point that he has reconsidered his (dishonest) opposition to “gay marriage” — suddenly we will find the Demagogues shoving “gay marriage” at us all over the place, even though most had pretended they do not support it.

Obama is a comprehensive leftist, a true socialist ideologue who merely pretends to an occasional moderation to maintain his electoral “viability”...... he will push every leftist cause he thinks he can inflict upon us.

[Kitanis]

What I meant by my statement is.. I use to live in the Dormitories at my first base back in the late 80’s and TWO people were found out to be homosexual and were booted out of the military when it was found out.

One of them made the mistake of trying to hit on another airman when his discharge was going through.. He was treated for his injuries later on that night. The guy who hit him.. got a Article 15... but he did not care.

[squidly]

I’ll be anxious to see what enlistment/re-enlistment numbers are under him.

A recent poll of active duty service members (sorry, I don't have the link) said that 10% would refuse reenlistment based on this alone.

[proudtobeanamerican1]

I’m not startled, but concerned with the media’s portrayal of the Bible as wrong and things that are in the Bible as blatantly wrong as okay. Obama is only increasing the pace of the transition from good to evil.

[Viking2002]

Mark my words, you will have instances of militant faggotry enlisting with the sole purpose of degrading the primary functions and esprit de corps of the United States Armed Forces. And an Obamanation-led Pentagon won't be able to lift a finger to stop it, even if they wanted to. Four years of Carter did enough damage to the military - can you imagine a full turn with The Magic Negro? Our standing army will be reduced to UN blue helmets who were trained to carve glory holes under combat conditions.

[Thunder90]

Remember, the US military will be out of Iraq soon, and out of Afghanistan (for the most part) before midterm elections in 2010, per Obama. Then, Obama can make the cuts to the military that he really wants to make.

[Enchante]

"openly Gay enlistees are destined to get their ass's kicked if they flaunt their enlistment into the military"

Yeah, but how many will have their military careers ruined if they say or do anything along those lines? The Obamanation will make sure that any "homophobic" (so called) remark will win a one-way ticket out of the military. Gays and their liberal sycophants will take over, just watch.