Lex
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:11 PM
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My prediction: After January, Obama is going to end "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and |
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Edited on Tue Dec-23-08 11:25 PM by Lex
General Colin Powell is going to join him in making the case for it to end.
Have I been smoking too much eggnog?
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:11 PM
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1. but Warren is his 'Presidential Pastor' now! At least, that's what someone on DU told me. |
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:14 PM
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2. Colin Powell fought tooth and nail against allowing gays to serve |
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So I wouldn't bet the house on it.
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Lex
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:21 PM
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4. Oh, you haven't heard the latest, then, about that. |
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:29 PM
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8. Well, that's good to hear |
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His opposition to Clinton on the issue went over the line of insubordination, in my opinion. I'm glad to hear that he has reconsidered his views.
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:22 PM
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5. Powell seems confused about the policy these days |
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On one hand, he says he thinks the policy should be reviewed, on the other hand, he won't say whether or not it should be changed (or if it is changed how it should change). He has said he won't take a position on it until the Joint Chiefs do.
And, dear God, if Colin Powell isn't going to get dragged to The Hague, could he please just fade into history? Obama isn't really going to continue to legitimize this waffling war criminnal is he?
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:20 PM
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I read in The Advocate (gay news magazine) that the plan is to get rid of DADT in 2010. He wants to avoid the trouble that Clinton had when he tried to allow gays to serve openly in the military.
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Lex
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:24 PM
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6. I've just been wondering if Obama hasn't had this |
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on his mind for awhile (doing away with DADT) and Colin Powell's recent appearance on Fareed Zakaria's show was a foreshadowing of that: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/14/colin-powell-on-dont-ask_n_150899.htmlI'm sure Obama wants to do something positive now that he's being (rightfully) hammered about Rick Warren.
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Wed Dec-24-08 03:49 AM
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15. Obama always intended to work do away with DADT..... |
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Wed Dec-24-08 11:32 AM
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17. Yes, I'm thinking it is coming way earlier than |
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I previously thought it might.
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:28 PM
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People like Warren are totally against repealing DADT.
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:32 PM
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9. Warren may be, but I don't think Obama is. |
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Wed Dec-24-08 03:43 AM
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13. yeah, but 75% to 80% of thre American public thinks gays and lesbians |
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should be able to serve openly. That's why DADT will be repealed.
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:55 PM
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10. Since DADT was codified in law it takes an act of Congress to end it. |
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Obama can't simply end it himself by Executive Order.
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Wed Dec-24-08 12:16 AM
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We don't have time for Capitol Hill bullshit: hearings, amendments, conference committees, motions to recommit, press conferences, markup sessions, and other such parliamentary knots.
The president is the Commander in Chief and that is that.
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Tue Dec-23-08 11:59 PM
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11. Realisticly he seems likely to focus on bigger priorities first, he's given no timeline for DADT |
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Edited on Tue Dec-23-08 11:59 PM by ShadowLiberal
By bigger priorities I mean 4 to 6 issues that Obama's team has said he'll tackle in his first 100 days in office. I forget what all of the issues were, but some of them were the Economy, Healthcare, I think Iraq may have been another, I can't remember the rest.
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Wed Dec-24-08 03:49 AM
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14. That would be nice but after January he better be solely concentrated |
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on getting America back to work.
We are on the edge of complete systemcic economic collapse and that should be the only issue he focuses on until that has shown stabilization.
I am expecting massive job loss after the holiday as nobody wants to fire someone on Christmas eve.
Everything else will have to wait until that has been addressed.
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Wed Dec-24-08 11:31 AM
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16. I suspect he can is capable of doing more than 1 thing at a time. |
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