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    Lizawithazee: This is not doubt preaching to the choir, but eventually Congress needs to act, right? (Executive Order or no). So we should be lobbying our Reps and ... more »
    TulsaVisitor919: Not to be adversarial, but he DOES have some power to end "don't ask, don't tell." I'm a lawyer, and my understanding is that he can issue an Executi... more »
    CLY: "Obama's taken hits for not being able to fulfill campaign promises" I wish people will give him his 4 years to fulfill those promises instead of a f... more »
    Dot: Anyone see the SecNav on The Daily Show this week? Hot hot hot, and verrry willing to do what we the people ask. (I have some ideas cute SecNav. Com... more »
    spotted-dog: whatever he just wants their money. and the little bourgeois vanilla beans will give it to him. he just talks. in fairness, i didn't listen to the ... more »
    Baroness: Magnificent speech. I understand the skepticism, but listen to him. It's historic, I slowly realized as I watched. What other President has ever giv... more »
    Anthony De Rosa: Nothing new here. It's time for Obama to start working on "Don’t Talk, Just Do" and that goes for a lot more than "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell." They... more »
    JacquesPaysan: I don't understand if this is a good thing or not. Does that mean that it's okay to be gay and a Marine, or does it just reaffirm the no gay military ... more »
    Meiyou Wenti: He should make it happen now and be crystal clear about it. What is he waiting for, his next speech before to Congress? Enough talk and lofty ideals... more »
    Novaload: So what's he waiting for? Wouldn't an Executive order take care of this in one day? Is ever going to carry out ANY of his campaign --and subsequent-- ... more »
    Aatom: How is this different from what he told us during the election exactly? more »
    KefkaticFanatic: Good. Hopefully in a generation or so this moronic homophobia will be nothing but a memory. Although, I'm sure people have been saying that about ra... more »
    taiki24: But did he give any sort of timetable? I applaud him for working to end this barbaric policy, but I just really want to see some specifics. more »
    BlinkyMcChuck: That guy in #2 is totally going to get pinkeye. more »
    CodePink: I miss all the good parties (in Kabul). more »
  • #gayrights

    Breaking: Obama Pledges to End Military's Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy

    Obama opened up his Human Rights Campaign dinner speech with a joke about Lady Gaga, and closed by reinforcing the point that he'd be working to effectively end the military's longstanding Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. More »
  • #hazing

    Our Embassy in Afghanistan Is Guarded by Sexually Confused Frat Boys

    Wonder what it's like to guard State Department facilities in Kabul? In photos first published by Gawker, security contractors get their kicks peeing on one another, simulating anal sex, doing "butt shots," and "eating potato chips out of ass cracks." More »
  • #dontaskdonttell

    Katie Holmes and the Cosmic Confidentiality Agreements

    What's the Kraziest TomKat in Hollywood up to these days? According to an Australian news report, making local film crews sign Don't Ask Us About Scientology agreements on the set of Holmes' new movie, for one thing. More »
  • #questions

    Will Our New Army Secretary Let the Gays In?

    Yesterday, Barack Obama proclaimed "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, And Transgender Pride Month 2009." Other than that, he has not really done much of anything, at all, for the gays, in his first couple months. Will his new Army Secretary help with that? More »