Posted on 10/11/2009 2:58:59 AM PDT by Scanian
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama pledged to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military in a speech tonight, but acknowledged to a cheering crowd that the policy changes he promised on the campaign trail are not coming as quickly as they expected.
“I will end ’don’t ask-don’t tell,’” Obama said at the annual dinner of the Human Rights Campaign, a gay civil rights advocacy group. Obama reaffirmed his commitment to end the ban, but did not give a timetable or the specifics that some activists have called for.
The law was passed by Congress in 1993 and signed by President Bill Clinton, who also promised to repeal the ban on homosexuals in the military but was blunted by opposition in the military and Congress.
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Just when you think he has jumped his last shark....
Obama hasnt chosen a new Church yet, and I havent seen any pictures of him attending one. Yet he has plenty of time to attend a meeting of perverts and tell them he is on their side.
When will he come out of the closet.
I have a sneaking suspicion that Hussein has suddenly decided to push the queer agenda because he has been threatened with “outing” by impatient homo groups.
More inspiring and pretty speeches that mean nothing.
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