Mullen: ‘It is my personal belief’ that repealing DADT is ‘the right thing to do.’ ป

kpete

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Tue Feb-02-10 02:24 PM
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Mullen: ‘It is my personal belief’ that repealing DADT is ‘the right thing to do.’ ป

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"No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."

-- Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, quoted by the New York Times, on the need to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law.
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/02/02/quote_of_the_day.html

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BOSSHOG

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Tue Feb-02-10 02:28 PM
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1. I'm very proud of my shipmate ADM Mullen today

I don't know what needs to be "discussed." Just repeal the nonsense.

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AlinPA

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Tue Feb-02-10 02:40 PM
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2. The top military officer calls for repeal of DADT! Republicans have to be apoplectic. nt

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lamp_shade

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Tue Feb-02-10 02:46 PM
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3. I watched. He was awesome.

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MindandSoul

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Tue Feb-02-10 02:50 PM
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4. Finally! Some honest assessment of a totally unfair and stupid situation!

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Wraith20878

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Tue Feb-02-10 03:01 PM
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5. My Dad attended the Naval Academy with him

and he always said that he was a good man

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Crowman1979

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Tue Feb-02-10 07:55 PM
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6. The damn Commandant of the USMC wants to keep DADT.

For a branch of service that has the habit of recruiting gay porn stars, I would consider the USMC would be the last place for being bastion of so-called macho-straight esprit de corps values, or whatever moralistic BS jargon they conger up to keep DADT. Especially with a large percentage of ranks being LGBT. Hell, I was a Marine for fucks sake! We were all a bunch of aggressive sons a bitches, gay or straight, male or female.

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