Senate Passes Bill to Lift Military Gay Ban

WSJ On-Line ^ | 12/18/10 | NATHAN HODGE

[Pontiac]

The Senate Saturday repealed the military's ban on gays serving openly in the military, by overturning the policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

Senators voted 63-33 to advance the bill to the floor, passing a 60-vote procedural hurdle. Final passage Saturday afternoon was 65-31.

[RVN Airplane Driver]

But you aren’t a soldier, probably never have been....but you sound a lot like a butt boy

[Don Corleone]

Being ex military I don’t think this is the catastrophe many would believe except in a political way (it’s a loss for our side and yes the American people). Soldiers have their own way of handling these things and those of you who served well know what I mean.

Life can be made miserable for undesirables in ways that the Msgts,Chiefs and Gunnys will never know about let alone the officers.

[Pontiac]

Why do the Republicans always let the dimwits control the dialogue?

Considering what you say is true I think you are using the pejorative to refer to the wrong party.

The US has two political parties the evil party and the stupid party.

I am a member of the stupid party.

[steve86]

I am late but was going to put up the Christmas Tree and decorations this weekend. Won’t bother now. Just the Nativity scene. I’m now rebelling against all aspects of secularized, paganized, no-longer-Christian AMeRiKa.

[ViLaLuz]

“Why do the Republicans always let the dimwits control the dialogue?”

Apparently because they are also dimwits.

[101voodoo]

Bullshit on what? that it is no big thing or that the soldiers will take care of the problem?

[EGPWS]

It's best for our military.

We can now scare our adversaries to death on the battle field.

Tah...lay down your arms you silly rascal...this is so precious...tah...I'll be friend with you, okay? Tah...

This is sooo silly...tah, don't hurt me and we can be friends...tah

[goldstategop]

Thanks for the insult... this is why the DADT lost. When you ridicule people instead of making a case against homosexuality, you’ve lost the battle. Our military will survive it.

[onona]

In so few words, you say it all. I served; and I’m sure I served with gays. I didn’t know it, and we all had the same standard.

And I saw it on another post, but if I’m under fire (and was) I don’t give a flying shite who’s next to me as long as they are ready to get the job done.

Bottom line - what you said: The military considers all recruits as gays who need to become real soldiers !

If the change in policy means this don’t happen anymmore, well, there you go.

[stockpirate]

“Why do the Republicans always let the dimwits control the dialogue?”

Because a lot of repubicans in congress are ALSO SOCIALISTS, now do you understand?

[xtinct]

To the Republicans and Democrats who voted yes for this bill, you have been warned: You will lose your seat at the election in 2012. (To those who are not up for election in 2012 --> an elephant never forgets.)

To Obambi: If you sign this bill, you, too, will lose your seat in 2012.

Your sin: You have disrespected the very people who have been the backbone of your freedoms.

I am involved now. I NEVER lose. --> Just ask John Kerry (2004)

[Cementjungle]

I don’t care if they’re doing it, as long as they don’t make it MY business. Live and let live.

That's part of the problem. This will give misfits a shield to hide behind... gays will be "protected" from any criticism of anything they do or don't do. Want to criticize a gay soldier for not wanting to pull his own weight in any task? You're a "homophobe" and will be disciplined.

This repeal is not their end-game... this is their opening salvo.

Very bad move by our "leaders".

[Comparative Advantage]

“I am late but was going to put up the Christmas Tree and decorations this weekend. Won’t bother now. Just the Nativity scene. I’m now rebelling against all aspects of secularized, paganized, no-longer-Christian AMeRiKa.”

Steve, don’t let these political whores in DC spoil your Christmas. Many will win that way. Don’t let them control you.

[ViLaLuz]

Don’t you love how the perverts vomited their perversion all over the nation right at Christmas season?

[stockpirate]

Great now Homograham (R) can proclaim his gayness to everyone.

[CynicalBear]

No, it’s not live and let live. Allowing that type of abomination in this country is what destroys a civilization. It’s one more step of family break up. If you want an example of what can happen to countries or cities that allow and even condone that type of activity you may want to study up on Sodom and Gomorrah.

[oldleft]

When I was in the military (before DADT) I served with a few gays. Good guys, all of them, and good sailors. I had a gay corpsman cut a chunk of mangled arm off me and sew it up really well.

However, none of these guys put their sexuality out in the open. I liked to think of it as “don’t care, don’t tell.”. I’m more than a little worried that now there going to be gay pride parades on military bases. Seriously.

[EGPWS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur30bn_3G58

[Chuck N]

This isn’t undermining our military? Guess who provided Assange with all the Wikileaks data...a poor confused gay boy...this is phony politics geared at destroying those who risk their lives and give their lives to defend the country...now with the legalizing of sodomy and bestiality in our military, we’ll see what the brave men and women who serve will be focused on...fighting wars or fighting perversion in the ranks. Our politicians are fools. They will rue the day that they let this happen. Our military has just been weakened. That’s what Obama wanted. The weaker the military the easier it will be for the socialists to take over the country...why with gays at the helm of the military they may turn on the straight citizens, wouldn’t they...?

[Non-Sequitur]

I spent most of my adult life in the military. I’m not at all thrilled at the news, but we’ve survived other attacks on the institution, I’m sure that we’ll survive this.