Comments on: Gay leadership guarded after State of Union speech

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:20:35 +0000

@ Brian O’Reilly

“What a truly un-American and disgusting statement by McCain, saying that it was a success to throw our gay veterans on the street after years of training and service.”

I could not agree with you more. Every time that old fart get his tired ass up and starts spewing whatever he thinks the people want to hear that day, I just want to toss something through the TV screen at him.

I live in Arizona, and have the shame of realizing that he is my elected senator of the United States (how embarassing) McCain is in fact a SLIMEBALL, but he is next to God here. He does, however, face a pretty stiff challenge for his nomination this year, and then there is a competent democrat who is seeking his seat as well (I don’t think the democrat has a snowball’s chance in HELL though)

With any luck, Cindy will slap his tired old ass around and teach him a few things, but I won’t hold my breath….

By: Natalie Mark

Natalie Mark — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:18:48 +0000

It blows my mind that everytime a politician throws the gays a bone, the news media report that gay rights activists are “praising” him and the anti-gays start clucking that the sky is falling. The time for talk is over–it’s time for action. It’s time to end this archaic law once and for all and make it known that ALL of our military is valued and respected.

Why not just give the Executive Order to end DADT and send a message from the top down that discrimination will not be tolerated in our military? Instead, he decides to “work with Congress” to end it–and y’all know what THAT means…it means DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH MARY.

By: SteveMD2

SteveMD2 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:44:06 +0000

Maybe he needs a little prodding. Wouldn’t it be nice to have 50,000 of our military, on national coming out day tell all, and demand release under DADT.

And maybe we could replace them with our own taliban. They deserve each other anyway.

By: Bill Channell

Bill Channell — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:32:50 +0000

I’ll believe it when I see it!!!!!

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:38:06 +0000

>Mr. Obama….NO MORE “we can do it”….it must now be “we will do it”

Before you go get all blustery over this, please understand that the President cannot write or change a law. I repeat: the President cannot write or change a law.

So, for him to get a law made or changed, he has to *pursuade* a majority of the members of Congress to pass or change the law.

It’s impossible for him to change the law “by the end of the week.” It’s possible for *Congress* to change the law by the end of the week–but on what planet is one week a reasonable time frame for enacting or changing a law in congress?!

By: Gerry Fisher

Gerry Fisher — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:32:15 +0000

>Last nights speech was interesting and made for a fun drinking game.
Sitting applause = beer
Standing applause = shot

LOL…your liver is far stronger than mine, my friend!

By: James Withers

James Withers — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:06:17 +0000

Last time I checked DADT wasn’t the responsibility of the First Lady.

James

By: lp

lp — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:02:38 +0000

Mr.and Mrs. Obama….NO MORE “we can do it”….it must now be “we will do it” and not in 2010 but by the end of the week. I’ll even give you a pen to sign your name Sir!
P.S God bless all the gay men and women in the United States Armed Forces

By: randy

randy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:35:12 +0000

That DADT thing in the speech was just a throwaway line put in there to divert attention from the attacks the Obama administration is making on LGBT people.

If it was real he would have said he’s treating it like all the other laws he doesn’t like, and he’s going to issue executive orders to stop funding the findings of “telling”, increase funding for findings of “asking”, and put a moratorium on all discharges under DADT. Something this important to national security and to equality should come with concrete actions described in the speech, including calling on Congress to make things right with those soldiers discharged solely for status, since DADT was enacted.

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:05:52 +0000

FORGET what he says… HERE is what he actually DID in 2009.
“”Congress was actually working on repealing the law. There were two separate attempts, by Rep. Alcee Hastings, and by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, to legislatively put a moratorium on investigations and discharges. Who pressured them to withdraw those Defense Authorization Bill amendments? The White House.
Senator Carl Levin promised hearings in October, which got pushed to November, which got pushed to January, and which just this past week, got pushed to some indefinite time in the future at the insistence of whom? The White House.

Pentagon officials including Army Secretary John McHugh and CJCS ADM Mike Mullen insist that they’re not ready for repeal, but segregation is ok. Know where that gets reported to? The White House.

For all Obamabots keep harping on how it’s Congress’ responsibility, they sure do seem to conveniently ignore how the Executive keeps making sure Congress doesn’t actually do anything to stop this horror.”"