President Obama to Honor Harvey Milk, Billie Jean King With Presidential Medal of Freedom

armyowalgreens

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Tue Aug-11-09 08:35 PM
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President Obama to Honor Harvey Milk, Billie Jean King With Presidential Medal of Freedom

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President Obama today announced the 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Among those honored will be LGBT rights pioneer, Harvey Milk, as well as openly lesbian tennis champion and gender equality activist, Billie Jean King.

Milk and King are the first openly LGBT people to be honored by the distinguished prize.

The Medal of Freedom is awarded to individuals who make an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural, or other significant public or private endeavors.

In a statement released Thursday, President Obama expounded on the prodigious accomplishments achieved by the honorees:

Each has been an agent of change. Each saw an imperfect world and set about improving it, often overcoming great obstacles along the way. Their relentless devotion to breaking down barriers and lifting up their fellow citizens sets a standard to which we all should strive. It is my great honor to award them the Medal of Freedom.

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spanone

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Tue Aug-11-09 08:38 PM
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1. thank you Pressident Obama

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liberalmuse

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Tue Aug-11-09 08:38 PM
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2. I'd love to see our President honor Harvey Milk...

by obliterating 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' with the mighty stroke of his pen.

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armyowalgreens

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Tue Aug-11-09 08:39 PM
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3. Yeah. I'm not really sure how to feel about this. It seems good...

but there is a other LGBTQ issues that he needs to tend to as well.

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armyowalgreens

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Tue Aug-11-09 08:48 PM
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4. Come on people. Can't we keep this at the top for a while?

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Voice for Peace

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Wed Aug-12-09 11:03 AM
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10. ok kick nt

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deaniac21

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Tue Aug-11-09 09:06 PM
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5. Not to mention some of the best athletes ever!

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TexasObserver

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Tue Aug-11-09 09:07 PM
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6. Recommend

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nightrain

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Tue Aug-11-09 09:14 PM
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7. nice. But what would be better is to get rid of DADT and DOMA.

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armyowalgreens

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Tue Aug-11-09 09:23 PM
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8. Hopefully that will be the next thing he does.

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armyowalgreens

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Wed Aug-12-09 06:47 AM
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9. Bump.

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