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Lawmakers Question Move to Accelerate Vote on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
FOX News ^ | 5-26-10 | FOX News

Posted on 05/26/2010 12:35:43 PM PDT by STONEWALLS

"Democratic and Republican lawmakers are questioning the decision to move ahead on a vote to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, saying Congress and the administration should wait until the Pentagon completes its internal review this fall."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dontask; donttell
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...the Dems can't wait til Fall...it's too close to the election....they've got to start pandering to the homosexual vote now...they're grabbing votes any way they can...they know they're in trouble...Puerto Rican statehood, union pension bailouts, legal attacks on Arizona, with more dirty tricks to come.
1 posted on 05/26/2010 12:35:43 PM PDT by STONEWALLS
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Allowing fags and lesbians in the military is a big mistake. I don’t want to shower with a fag checking out my junk. I’m sure the women don’t want the bull dykes checking them out either. If it doesn’t matter then why not just make the showers and rooms all co-ed?

Oh and I know several gay people that say they definitely check out the people in the gym locker room.


2 posted on 05/26/2010 12:38:30 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: STONEWALLS

Its for votes.


3 posted on 05/26/2010 12:42:02 PM PDT by dalebert
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To: STONEWALLS

This is typical of the current administration: Proceed with implementing something based on limited and often erroneous data that results only from those who shout the loudest, not necessarily the majority. And then try to justify it after it’s being implemented. Witness pelosi’s statement: “You have to pass it to find out what’s in it...” pertaining to obamacare.


4 posted on 05/26/2010 12:46:03 PM PDT by Real Cynic No More (The mighty zero, obama,does not warrant the respect necessary for his name to be capitalized.)
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>> Its for votes.

I agree, but I think it may backfire. The ‘Rats already HAVE the fag and fag-sympathizer vote pretty well locked up. How much more do they think they can get?

But passing this turkey of a law will serve to piss off more older voters, more independents, more “regular folks”.


5 posted on 05/26/2010 12:47:40 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
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I think the dem strategists have come to the conclusion that they are going to lose one or both houses of congress in November or at least have their margins cut to such a degree they will not be able to pass any more of Obama's agenda. Therefore, they are in panic mode, trying to ram through as much as possible before then.

They really only have about 3 months left because congress is in recess the month of August, then they come back for a month before they recess for the election season. Out of that 3 months, at least one month the senate will be tied up with the Kagan hearings. So they are really down to crunch time.

6 posted on 05/26/2010 12:50:47 PM PDT by apillar
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; genetic homophobe; FromLori; Gilbo_3; ...
I am betting this goes the same way as immigration reform , Obama: ”IF only I had a few Republican votes I could get this done

Yesterday on MSNBC Maddow (who is completely unbiased regarding this topic even being a lesbian herself) had an activist saying we need to do this now for :1) national security due to manpower needs, 2) to fix the deficit (hasn't this one been used before?)

Regarding #1. Will troops promoting open homosexuality policing Muslim countries really help the situation?

7 posted on 05/26/2010 12:51:51 PM PDT by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
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But passing this turkey of a law will serve to piss off more older voters, more independents, more “regular folks”.

They know that. They also know that the sooner they get it passed the more time they'll have for them to forget about it before November. They don't want them going to the polls with this fresh on their minds.

8 posted on 05/26/2010 12:55:44 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: STONEWALLS

http://www.thomasmore.org/default-sb_thomasmore.html?974940918


9 posted on 05/26/2010 12:55:46 PM PDT by muglywump (Seven days without laughter makes one weak.)
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” So they are really down to crunch time.”

...yep...and I look for some type of campaign aimed at the MTV vote....(remember ‘vote or die’ last election?)...plus an attempt at the stoner vote (more ‘medical’ pot laws)...plus more money for schools...plus some type of fear monger campaign for the black vote...something along the lines of the ‘Tea Party will take away the 14th Ammendment’


10 posted on 05/26/2010 1:16:18 PM PDT by STONEWALLS
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To: Real Cynic No More

“Proceed with implementing something based on limited and often erroneous data that results only from those who shout the loudest, not necessarily the majority.”

Put a different way: this crew doesn’t want to let facts get in the way of ideology when it comes to making policy. Obama repeatedly slammed GWB for letting the Christian right “hijack” policy debates. He swore up and down he’d rely on “evidence-based” policymaking, but as his mendacious conduct during the health reform illustrated repeatedly, he and his advisors are shameless about “cherry-picking” the evidence to support whatever policy they’ve already decided makes sense on ideological grounds.

The administration can’t risk a military report that might call into question their planned policy change. So they’ll change the policy and then deep-six any report that makes it look like they rushed to judgment.


11 posted on 05/26/2010 1:17:05 PM PDT by DrC
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To: Nervous Tick

But they need the fag, queers and homo vote to turn out for them. If the see a republican as blocking their holy grail of making the US military a bastion of queers then they will turn out and vote. Plus they get to drive the media attention.

I don’t understand why they want in so badly. I guess it’s a good place to be a queer...all the (mostly) physically fit men a fag would want to see naked in one place. And lord forbid if they get in a position of authority over young troops. Imagine a fag drill instructor. They would parade through the showers with them checking out the sites.


12 posted on 05/26/2010 1:17:24 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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Oh please. Do they actually think Pelosi/Reid give a damn about what the Pentagon has to say?


13 posted on 05/26/2010 1:53:07 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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Maybe it is because the CIC wants to come out of the closet?


14 posted on 05/26/2010 2:22:14 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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The administration can’t risk a military report that might call into question their planned policy change. So they’ll change the policy and then deep-six any report that makes it look like they rushed to judgment.

You got that right! But you shouldn't just limit it to military reports. It's happened with interpreting the preamble to the Constitution ("... provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare...." [my emphasis]), the 4th and 10th Amendments, obamacare, TARP, and Wall Street regulation, is now happening with illegal immigration, is getting ready to happen with another stimulus package, and possibly interpreting the first and second Amendments - pretty much issues affecting all elements of society.

15 posted on 05/26/2010 3:06:33 PM PDT by Real Cynic No More (The mighty zero, obama,does not warrant the respect necessary for his name to be capitalized.)
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“Regarding #1. Will troops promoting open homosexuality policing Muslim countries really help the situation? “

Oh yeah man! Big time help


16 posted on 05/26/2010 3:37:51 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Maddow says she is being told Dems have the votes to pass the open-homo-military amendment to the defense bill.


17 posted on 05/26/2010 6:42:48 PM PDT by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
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To: sickoflibs

Madcow?

We’ll see ;-)


18 posted on 05/26/2010 9:19:02 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
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It would help terrorist recruitment I’m sure.

Can’t see how it would fix the deficit.


19 posted on 05/27/2010 2:46:21 AM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN | NO "INDIVIDUAL MANDATE"!!!!!!!)
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The background banner MSNBC is using for these pro-open-homo-military stories is “The Right to Serve” and Chris Matthews is now claiming being openly homosexual in the military is a ‘righ’t and told the audience to call it’s congressional members for the vote.


20 posted on 05/27/2010 5:05:20 AM PDT by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
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