SFist: Obama to Get Rid of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'

Xenu

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:31:23 -0800

Crap, NOW how would I get out of a draft? Time to throw away my gay porn and anal lube.

oskarv

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:06:56 -0800

it's also popular: 75% of the population now supports gays in the military. still, it's not something El Bush would ever dare to do.

alphabetagaga87

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:25:12 -0800

At best this is a compromise. He's against gay marriage which should piss gay people off. And the Rick Warren thing should also piss gay people off. He'll be needing a lot of troops for the wars he plans to continue/make bigger in Iran and Afghanistan and who knows where else, so repealing Don't ask Don't tell is an excellent option for him...it's killing two birds with one stone.

travin

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:55:32 -0800

Probably not, but I hear the Martians think you're grand.

DJTennessee

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:43:41 -0800

Hey! Who's been cropping the good parts out of my gay paintball porn pictures? Buuuuut seriously... I would actually argue that Don't Ask Don't Tell has been a huge success. In Johnny Symons' amazing documentary on the topic, it's pointed out that in '93 when this policy was enacted the support among active US military for gays serving openly was less than 10%. Whereas now, I forget the specific numbers he cites, but it's north of 70% support among active military for gays serving. That's a huge change, no? Are we sure DADT did not facilitate this enormous change in opinion? That said, I believe no one on earth agrees with me in this conclusion.

Generic

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:04:38 -0800

Told ya so.