Obama to sign 'don't ask' Tuesday

Obama signing 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal (AP)
WASHINGTON – Fulfilling a campaign pledge, cheering his party's downcast liberals and striking a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights, President Barack Obama is signing a landmark law Wednesday that tells America's armed services to let Homosexuals serve openly for the first time. So many Gay Rights and Democratic Activists were expected at the signing ceremony that the White House booked a large auditorium at the Interior Department. "This day has come!" said an elated Mike Almy,...

Obama signing 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal
WASHINGTON—Fulfilling a campaign pledge, cheering his party's downcast liberals and striking a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights, President Barack Obama is signing a landmark law Wednesday that tells America's armed services to let Homosexuals serve openly for the first time. So many Gay Rights and Democratic Activists were expected at the signing ceremony that the White House booked a large auditorium at the Interior Department. "This day has come!" said an elated Mike Almy, an...

Obama signing 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., right, applauds as former service members Sgt. First Class Stacy Vasquez, left, and current service member Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach, and former service member Major Mike Almy, hold the signed bill to Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, during an enrollment ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Fulfilling a campaign pledge, cheering his party's downcast liberals and striking a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights, President Barack Obama i...

Obama signing dont ask, dont tell repeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ready to sign a landmark law that tells America’s armed services to let Homosexuals serve openly for the first time. Obama’s signature will fulfill a campaign pledge, cheer his party’s liberals and strike a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights. So many Gay Rights and Democratic Activists are expected at Wednesday’s signing ceremony that the White House booked an auditorium at the Interior Department. Pentagon offici...

Obama to sign repeal of dont ask, dont tell
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has only one public event Wednesday, but it’s a historic one. In the morning he travels to the Interior Department to sign the Repeal of the Military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. The battle over whether to let gays serve openly in the military has been a hot-button issue. Momentum for Repeal picked up when top military brass, who did a survey of personnel, said they could live with it. Later in the morning, O...

U.S. moving to end ban on gays in military
By Missy Ryan WASHINGTON | Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:08am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is drafting new rules that will allow gays and Lesbians to serve openly for the first time, but it could be many months before a move that some top officers warn may endanger Troops will finally take effect. President Barack Obama is expected to sign a Repeal of the Military's long-standing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which Congress approved this month, later on Wednesday. Since 1993 when the Pentag...

U.S. moving to end ban on gays in military
By Missy Ryan WASHINGTON | Wed Dec 22, 2010 1:08am EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is drafting new rules that will allow gays and Lesbians to serve openly for the first time, but it could be many months before a move that some top officers warn may endanger Troops will finally take effect. President Barack Obama is expected to sign a Repeal of the Military's long-standing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which Congress approved this month, later on Wednesday. Since 1993 when the Pentag...

Don't Gasp, Don't Kvell part IIII - Faster Than a Speeding Pullet
As readers well know (and generally lament), I do support the ending of Bill Clinton's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that allows gays to serve in the Military, so long as they stay in the closet. I believe gays should be allowed to serve openly, but not flauntingly. (Similarly, I believe women should be allowed to serve in any position in the military for which they qualify, including combat.) But I do not in any way like the way that DADT was repealed. Following the crushing GOP victory in t...

Obama to sign repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama has only one public event Wednesday, but it's a historic one. In the morning he travels to the Interior Department to sign the Repeal of the Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. The battle over whether to let gays serve openly in the military has been a hot-button issue. Momentum for Repeal picked up when top military brass, who did a survey of personnel, said they could live with it. Later in the morning, Obama meets in the Oval Office with Treasur...

Obama signing don't ask, don't tell repeal
President Barack Obama is ready to sign a landmark law that tells America's armed services to let Homosexuals serve openly for the first time. Obama's signature will fulfill a campaign pledge, cheer his party's liberals and strike a blow for what he sees as basic Human Rights. So many Gay Rights and Democratic Activists are expected at Wednesday's signing ceremony that the White House booked an auditorium at the Interior Department. Pentagon officials caution that activists' elation over the bil...

U.S. moving to end ban on gays in military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is drafting new rules that will allow gays and Lesbians to serve openly for the first time, but it could be many months before a move that some top officers warn may endanger Troops will finally take effect. President Barack Obama is expected to sign a Repeal of the Military's long-standing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which Congress approved this month, later on Wednesday. Since 1993 when the Pentagon introduced the policy, which permits gays and lesbians...

Cherkasov: focus not on the personalities, but on full equality
Tue. December 21, 2010  4:57:02 PM : 0 Comments - start the discussion Chicago, IL — ChicagoPride.com spoke to Equality Illinois CEO Bernard Cherkasov Tuesday afternoon, in what are his first public statements following the release of Rick Garcia last week from the Gay Rights Advocacy Group. Garcia, the former political director of Equality Illinois, was fired last Thursday, Dec. 16. and has since gone public with harsh criticism of Cherkasov and the organization he co-foun...

John McCains lasting anger: Repeal of DADT brought high-fives all over liberal bastions of America from elite schools that bar m
When Sen. John McCain took the floor before the groundbreaking vote to Repeal “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”, he furiously told the Senate, “Today is a very sad day,” and announced, “There will be high-fives over all the liberal bastions of America,” from “the elite schools that bar Military recruiters from campus” to “the salons of Georgetown.” John McCain, the fighter pilot, war hero, and the man who would be king (twice), has bee...

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The new nuclear Arms Control pact with Russia cleared a key procedural hurdle Tuesday as the Senate voted to cut off debate on the measure. The 67-28 vote indicated a near-certain win for President Barack Obama on one of his top Foreign Policy priorities as Democrats continued to push through a series of measures before the end of the lame-duck session of Congress. Obama signed the treaty with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April, and he made its ratification a major priority for current c...

DADT Repeal Isn't Law Yet, But Republicans Are Already Trying to Repeal It
President Obama is scheduled to sign the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act into law on Wednesday morning. But that’s not stopping supporters of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in Congress from strategizing on how to kill the repeal and maintain the U.S. code barring gay men and women from serving openly in the Military. According to the New York Times’ Caucus blog, supporters of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” are already working to amend th...

Obama to celebrate pre-Christmas wins
President Barack Obama is poised to cheer a new START and end an era of Military Discrimination, in a sweet coda to a year marked by anaemic Economic Growth and a Republican revival. Obama will sign into law a Repeal of a ban on gays serving openly in the Military - a long-held liberal dream - while the Senate is expected to ratify a new START nuclear arms deal with Russia, a cornerstone of his Foreign Policy. He will travel to the Interior Department in Washington early on Wednesday to sign the...

'Don't ask, don't tell' repealed: What's next?
President Obama is scheduled to sign Legislation Wednesday that will end the Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, officially shifting to the Defense Department the political pressure surrounding the Repeal of the 17-year ban on gays serving openly in uniform. Even after Obama scrawls his signature, the law won't actually change until the Pentagon certifies to Congress that the military has met several preconditions, including education and training programs for Troops. On Mond...

Austerity is not the Answer
Merriam Webster recently named Austerity 2010’s Word of the Year.  An early Candidate for 2011’s word of the year seems to be austerity.  Thanks to the Republican victory in November and their insistence on cutting everything from government, we are heading into austerity.  Merriam Webster defines Austerity as extreme, enforced economy.  This means that the government will simply to do more with less.  Most likely on the chopping block will be the programs mo...

Barney Frank: Straight and Gay Soldiers Must Shower Together, But Not Men and Women
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 By Nicholas Ballasy House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke) (CNSNews.com) - Rep. Barney Frank (D.-Mass.) says he agrees with the recommendation of a Department of Defense (DOD) working group that straight and gay Military personnel of the same gender should be required to shower together when the Repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law goes into effect. Frank, ho

Last-Ditch Move to Block Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Just hours before President Obama plans to sign on Wednesday the Repeal of the Military’s 17-year ban on gays serving openly in the Armed Forces, Republicans appear to be trying one last legislative maneuver to block the change. Republicans in the Senate have filed an amendment to a sweeping defense spending bill that would require the four military service chiefs to be part of the certification process called for in the bill that repeals the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Th

U.S. moving to end ban on gays in military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is drafting new rules that will allow gays and Lesbians to serve openly for the first time, but it could be many months before a move that some top officers warn may endanger Troops will finally take effect. President Barack Obama is expected to sign a Repeal of the Military's long-standing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which Congress approved this month, later on Wednesday. Since 1993 when the Pentagon introduced the policy, which permits gays and Lesbians ...

Finally, victory on Dont Ask, Dont Tell - Paris video
Repeal of the Military’s bigoted and anachronistic “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy on Gays in the Military - a campaign promise that seemed to be slipping out of reach - doesn’t fully mend the relationship between Obama and the Democratic Party’s liberal wing. But it’s a pretty terrific start. Progressives needed a clear, unambiguous victory to ease the sting of those extended Tax Cuts for the rich. They got one Saturday with the Senate’s his...

'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Ain't Over Til It's Over (ContributorNetwork)
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the U.S. Military policy banning gays, Lesbians and Bisexuals from serving openly in the military, in place for 17 years, has been repealed by Congress. The Legislation is to be signed by President Obama Wednesday morning. "It was the right thing to do for our military, " said Independent Senator Joe Lieberman. "It was the right thing to do for our country." Republican Senator Susan Collins agrees: "I want to thank all of th...

Last-ditch McConnell 'don't ask' amendment blocked
Source: Politico A last-ditch effort by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to complicate the Repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was blocked Tuesday night after Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) objected, Senate aides said. McConnell attempted to add an amendment to the so-called stripped-down defense authorization bill that would have required the consent of the Military service chiefs to proceed with "don't ask" repeal. Under Legislation passed by the Senate last week, certific...

Last-ditch McConnell 'don't ask' amendment blocked
A last-ditch effort by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to complicate the Repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy was blocked Tuesday night after Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) objected, Senate aides said. McConnell attempted to add an amendment to the so-called stripped-down defense authorization bill that would have required the consent of the Military service chiefs to proceed with "don't ask" repeal. Under Legislation passed by the Senate last week, certi...