Posted on 10/10/2009 5:35:57 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
President Barack Obama pledged to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military in a speech Saturday, 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.
He did not give a timetable for the repeal of the law 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.
“We should not be punishing patriotic Americans who have stepped forward to serve the country,” Obama said. “We should be celebrating their willingness to step forward and show such courage ... especially when we are fighting two wars.”
“I appreciate that many of you don’t believe progress has come fast enough,” Obama said. “Do not doubt the direction we are heading and the destination we will reach.”
Obama also called on Congress to repeal the Defense Of Marriage Act, which limits how state, local and federal bodies can recognize partnerships and determine benefits. He also called for a law to extend benefits to domestic partners.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9B8IMLG0&show_article=1&catnum=0
Update.
Saturday night announcement before a week that will see the preoccupation with and passage of Obamacare? Calculated to draw little attention, but a boon to the healthcare effort if it does?
LOL
Active Duty/ Retiree Ping.
That may very well be the case however, you are speaking of the position of the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, and just by that association, he has given 'credibility' to depravity (in the world's eyes)
Yes. But, now he will have to deal with it.
Well, now that he has brought world peace to fruition, who says that we even need a military? Think of the money saved if he just disbanded the military. He might lose some votes in the next election for allowing all of those potential right wing terrorists to go free. It might be a good idea for him if he just turns the military bases into prisons so that democrats everywhere can be safe.
And we will end his presidency in 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will somebody PLEASE STAND UP to this bastard before he destroys our country???
The article features the DODT policy.
Does Obycare cover AIDS for the military?
This really is a 1993/94 redux. All we need is some anti-gun legislation and we are golden.
Very true.
what did TOTUS say?
SKUUUZE me while I whip dis out
We warned them that women and homosexuals in combat was not a good idea.
Then pictures came back from Abu Ghraib filled with S&M and homoerotic imagery and who do they blame?
Why the people that warned them, of course.
Larry Sinclair...
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