President Barack Obama has begun consulting his top defence advisers on how to lift a ban on homosexuals openly serving in the military.
But the administration will not say how soon the change might happen.
The move enables Mr Obama to say he is delivering on his campaign promise to reverse the law, but does not lock him into doing so anytime soon.
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A statement released this week by White House spokesman Tommy Vietor is vague enough to prevent the controversial issue from overshadowing Mr Obama’s foreign policy agenda, which is dominated by ending the Iraq war and salvaging operations in Afghanistan.
“The president supports changing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,”‘ Mr Vietor said in the e-mailed statement. That is the compromise solution for the emotional subject that ended hot debate after the last Democratic president, Bill Clinton, proposed in the early 1990s to let openly gay men and lesbians serve.
March 4th, 2009 at 9:56 am
Ha ha. It IS good though, now even stupid gay people can go and get their legs blown off to defend Bankers and their families. Only sharing is going to get the people on this planet anywhere. Only Muppets think otherwise. Still, love the gag though, Alex Jones fans do spout a load of old bollocks sometimes.
bonepeeler Reply:
March 4th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Actually, Muppets from sesame street think sharing is good.
FREEDOMFIRE Reply:
March 5th, 2009 at 8:16 am
this is what it says in the Gay unite seal; ” we shall hurt with love”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....annel_page
reconmarine Reply:
March 5th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
I am so excited waiting for all the gays here to enlist. I am bent over with my gaping asshole open, shivering with excitement from all the butt pounding action I am about to receive.
March 4th, 2009 at 11:44 am
So no one can use the “I’m gay” reason for not being drafted.
Like removing the religious reason for not vaccinating.
observer Reply:
March 4th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Exactly.
Rob in CT Reply:
March 4th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Yeah, conscript army here we come!
March 4th, 2009 at 11:45 am
you are a hater, is that what they teach marines? you got sucked into it. why not think for yourself.
reconmarine Reply:
March 5th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
And by the opposite, I mean that harry dangling rod that I loved repeatedly shoved up my ass, also known as a dick. I lovingly call it a fuck stick, however… titter.
March 4th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Mr. Obama CANNOT keep his campaign promise unless one of two things happen:
1) either Congress permits it to be done, or
2) he signs an Executive Order overriding the will of the people as legislated by Congress.
As things stand, Congress passed legislation a while back stating explicitly that homosexual activity & open relationships in the military are distracting at best & therefore contrary to a well-trained & well-functioning military- sorry I forget the exact wording —
this is why Billy Clinton, a very pro-gay President, could do no better than to institute a don’t-ask-don’t tell policy.
March 4th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Let the Gays join and form special units within the military–why not?
Great story line for an exploitation film.
“Mr. President we need to call in the Gay Units.”
March 4th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Well, I heard he is our first Bi President. Would that make him ineligible to be Commander in Chief? Maybe he wants to come out of the closet!
Mark Reply:
March 4th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Maybe YOU want to come out the closet? I am make up shit too!
global plantation serf Reply:
March 5th, 2009 at 7:44 am
What does “I am make up shit too” mean?
Learn English you asshole.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Well, once the ZIONISTAS DE PENTAGONNO start guerra con Iran, they need all duh front line cannon fodder. Maybe Zionistas send dare FAGGOT KIDS to fight also on front lines?
March 4th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Maybe the Zio-nis-tas in the Pentagon need alot of front line cannon fodder when they decide to invade Iran— There own faggot sons should be drafted..
March 4th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
At least the Barracks will be very well decorated, and with some homosexuals in the Military, openly, perhaps the troops won’t have to feel the need to rape little girls and boys in Iraq.
Hell if we send over the guys out of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Iraq will be very well decorated, the marines will look top shelf, and the Iraq’s will kill themselves after hearing them yammer on.
LOL
Religious idiots, please don’t jump on this, but… people are people, gay, straight, purple, green, etc… if they are Man and Woman enough to want to give their lives in service of our country, they should be praised for their heroism, not belittled for their sexual preference.
March 4th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
unlimited blow jobs!
March 4th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
We need to paint the Nukes kick ass Pink and Parrot Green. And the Black Stealth crap
has to go. What about a chratruse F-45? Now that would be cool. The Delta 45 Nuke
painted pretty Pink. Parteee 10 Megatons of Kick ass Destruction in 200 Lbs. of pretty pink.
March 4th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
reconmarine: you are a waste of twenty pounds of skin and two testicles. -NavyEOD
reconmarine Reply:
March 5th, 2009 at 11:33 pm
I like to talk about the size of my cock because I fear people will know the truth about my tiny winky. Since Truthers are good at finding out the truth I have to make comments about how big is my super cock. Speaking of cock..mmmmmmm…..
March 5th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Most of our mlitary has been sodomites for quite sometime,just like most of our politicians are filthy sodomites,as the leaders go,so go the people.Those who “dont care” whether there are sodomites serving besides them,are just like one of them,birds of a feather flock together.The Bible says,to him that knoweth to do good,and doeth it not,to him it is sin.Sodomy IS SIN,and that is why are troops will be slaughtered the way they are! More dead military sodomites coming home in body bags,the more it pleases me,get rid of these sodomites! God curse america!
March 5th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
I’m a brit spending most of his waking hours researching the NWO and working to spread what I learn about it in as many ways as is possible and effective in the time we have left. I’m also a Christian (meaning my faith and trust is in Christ Jesus) who happens to be gay. The NWO has historically used the issue of sexuality to pit Christian against Christian and neighbour against neighbour and repress and control the population. On the one hand we are under threat by the old fascists and eugenicists and now on the other there is the growing threat that those who are awakening to the occultist-led NWO are going to have us in their targets as a supposed symptom of the NWO induced depravity of the world.
I don’t see that the future holds much hope for us. Enjoy your lives of purity and righteousness. I’ll keep on fighting whether the new fascists carry on the habits of the old or not.
March 5th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
hey recon you lie to yurself to much
March 5th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
btw, I don’t – perhaps, of course – think it’s at all relevant at this stage in the game who gets sent to fight illegal wars and kill innocent people and risk their own lives. These wars should stop now and any troops should go home to support the people of their homeland fight the evil elites – that is what is important… all else is a bit irrelevant
The Truth Seeker Reply:
March 5th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Thats it reconmarine show us how well a US Corporate trained and brainwashed robot can curse insult and threaten people
Go back and look at all your previous comments a true military man would never talk like that
You just make me understand more just who the real enemy of the Republic is
And I want to Thank You for that as i now see they are just scared ignorant children and when it come’s down to it will be easy pickens for WE THE PEOPLE !!
Feel it geting closer and closer I can hardly wait !!
See you there reconmarine
RageAgainstThem Reply:
March 5th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Is the mentality of recon that which all those little bowties suggest we support?
Hey soldier, it’s too bad you care more for your Master than it does for you. Otherwise you might afford some help. Some SERIOUS help. You’re one messed up human being. I hope you find it, but chances are you’ll get dumped when your usefulness has ran its course.
March 6th, 2009 at 5:26 am
Maybe they can just f@ck the enemy to death.
March 12th, 2009 at 11:13 am
Recon — I like your style!
March 12th, 2009 at 11:16 am
nice to read that you think, as we actually have professional writers,not the other way around