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Brigadier General Becomes First Openly Gay Flag Officer in U.S. Military
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network ^ | 08/10/2012 | Zeke Stokes

Posted on 08/10/2012 4:54:14 PM PDT by BurningOak

(Arlington, VA) Army Brigadier General Tammy Smith has become the first openly gay flag officer to come out while currently serving in the U.S. military. She was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in a private ceremony which took place today at the Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. BG Smith received her stars from her wife, Tracey Hepner.

“For years, gay and lesbian generals and admirals were forced to hide their families in order to protect their careers. It is a great day for our military and for our nation when this courageous leader is finally able to recognize her wife for her support and sacrifice in the same way that all military families should be recognized for their service to our country,” said Sue Fulton, a 1980 West Point graduate and member of the OutServe Board of Directors.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: army; dadt; homosexualagenda; homosexuality; military; moralabsolutes; usarmy
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To: BurningOak

American socialism looks uglier every day.

Ugly as sin, as we used to say...


101 posted on 08/11/2012 5:22:22 AM PDT by headsonpikes (Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
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To: central_va

Texas will go first, and Va will be right behind them. I’ll be moving from PA to one of them, if it stays blue here much longer.

“Pittsburgh in the west, Philly in the east, and Alabama in between.”

Suits me just fine, if we could nuke/neutralize those two lib-dem crapholes.


102 posted on 08/11/2012 5:32:53 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (Harry Reid [PERVERT-NV] has Vickie-the-goat in lingerie and stiletto heels, tied-up in his office.)
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To: BurningOak

103 posted on 08/11/2012 5:40:58 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: central_va
sad but true... it's now a race to the bottom
104 posted on 08/11/2012 6:00:17 AM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: BurningOak
I'm confused.

These are two homosexual women.

They hate men & prefer women.

They choose women who look & act like men?

105 posted on 08/11/2012 6:02:33 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: BurningOak
A morally devoid piece of human excrement was promoted and the leftists are cheering.

I propose a simple bumper sticker for this election cycle...

Democrat: The Depraved Party of Abortion & Homosexual Sex on Your Dime

106 posted on 08/11/2012 7:30:36 AM PDT by DBeers (†)
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To: GGpaX4DumpedTea

Hahaha!! she should be obama’s secret service agent, after all, he is the first “Gay President”, lol.


107 posted on 08/11/2012 9:03:41 AM PDT by AmericanSamurai
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To: BurningOak

Now that she’s out of the closet I wonder if she makes it to Maj. Gen.? Doesn’t Congress have to approve General promotions?

FWIW, she doesn’t look half bad not like some bulldykes I’ve seen. Bet Laz would hit it if she played on his team.


108 posted on 08/11/2012 10:59:09 AM PDT by bjorn14 (Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
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To: BurningOak

Any such advancement by the gays, particularly in an institution like the military, will ultimately mean the mistreatment of non-gays, and the demonizing of them in general. This is part of the overall gay agenda, to
DEMONIZE those not on board with the agenda. And government officials are often all too willing to accomodate the gays.

Sad day in America.


109 posted on 08/11/2012 12:52:48 PM PDT by NEW YORKCITYGOPMAN ('he who creates something worthwhile never dies.'')
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To: BurningOak

The amount of cronyism faggots exercise is astounding. I couldn’t imagine trying to work for a homosexual in the military: Sodomize or be scrutinized.


110 posted on 08/11/2012 1:32:00 PM PDT by CodeToad (History says our end is near.)
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To: BurningOak

Yesterday, i worked in Kansas City at a pre-season game. Our KC branch was short, so a number of us from STL rode in two rented vans to pick up the slack. My seat mate was a middle aged woman. Inevitably a comment was made about politics and I withdrew because I thought I would be in the minority. Wrong. This woman calmly and straight forwardly evicerated anything Obama, from his upbringing to his wife. It was a rant delivered with ferocity, yet cold calculation. When she was done she went leaned back and said “call ME a racist. I dare you..”

I thought the brief silence was trouble, until two of the black guys we were with, jumped in and said, “gay marriage and anti-blackness is what turned our family off. He only cares about gays and illegals!”

I asked about that and he explained that a lot of black Obama voters were angry at the gay pandering (black voters are not down with THAT struggle), the efforts legalize illegal Hispanics, and the complete “dissing of the mainstream black community, the ones who put him in office!”
He said the community also feels that the illegals are being touted as the new “black”.

The woman then turned to me and with a quick nod of her head to indicate the two guys, said, “the silent majority, you are seeing chick fil a happening on our van..”

My point? I’ll bet none of the polls saying Obama is close to Romney never polled anyone in our van. I felt a little more confidence than I have after that.

On a side note, I was assigned to the Chiefs bench. I picked up an errant pass and tossed it to Stanzi who was warming up in the 3rd quarter.
I thought it was one the coolest things I have done for this company..


111 posted on 08/11/2012 2:39:34 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Do I really need a /s tag?)
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To: TXnMA

I hope not. But I do know this — there will be serious trouble.


112 posted on 08/11/2012 8:10:11 PM PDT by heye2monn
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To: cardinal4
I hope blacks (and legal Hispanics) more than anything realize that Øbama is taking jobs from them by allowing all these illegals onto the bottom of wrung the economic ladder.
113 posted on 08/12/2012 5:49:30 AM PDT by bjorn14 (Woe to those who call good evil and evil good. Isaiah 5:20)
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To: BurningOak

Real-life lesbians are always wildly disappointing compared to the imaginary ones in pornography.


114 posted on 08/13/2012 5:34:39 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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