Tag Archives: don’t ask don’t tell
Mike and Collin Tackle the Presidency
Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by Collin Orcutt.
Fellow “Obama Presidency” blogger Mike Preston and I were discussing the Ft. Hood shootings over lunch today. At first, we tried to figure out what to make of the tragedy. But then Mike presented an interesting idea. He wondered if the shootings were reflective of something bigger, a darker mood emanating from the American people. […]
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Is there an end in sight for the "Don't ask Don't tell policy?"
Posted on 11. Oct, 2009 by Maria Clark.
I started out this year like many other fellow liberals happy that Obama was making changes to move our country past the 1950s. He pledged to close Guantanamo Bay and he repealed Bush’s ban on providing aid to foreign clinics that perform abortions within the first few weeks. But as the year has worn on […]
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It's time for Obama to come out of the closet for gays in the military
Posted on 06. Sep, 2009 by Katherine Nocera.
Politicians make big promises when they run for office, and then they break them. Barack Obama is proving he’s no different. The president promised during his campaign he would aggressively seek to overturn the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Here is Obama during his campaign: “We’re spending large sums of money to kick highly qualified […]