You may have heard that this guy Barack Obama delivered a speech last night! In case you missed it, we’ve embedded the full video for your viewing pleasure (or displeasure, depending on your political leanings), and you can read the whole thing over here. In […]
Tag: Don’t Ask Don’t Tell
Anderson Cooper & The Craziness of Cindy Jacobs
Oh, have you heard? When God is angry, he makes it rain! And he makes it rain dead birds. That’s the story according to Cindy Jacobs, a “prophet” who claims the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is directly related to hundreds of mysterious bird […]
Oh, So Apparently Some Stuff Happened This Month?
For all the times we’ve written about the quest to repeal Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, it may seem out of character that we didn’t write about the Senate’s vote over the weekend. Honestly, we had planned on doing an update this past Monday morning, but […]
Continuing The Neverending Quest To Repeal DADT…
We give absurd amounts of credit to blogs who provide continuous coverage on the status of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Let’s be honest–it’s kind of exhausting to stay on top of all the latest developments. One minute we’re celebrating a victory, the next we’re hanging […]
Is Obama Changing His Mind On Same-Sex Marriage?
Yesterday, President Barack Obama met up with five of the top Democratic political bloggers for a private meeting at the White House. Among the group was Joe Sudbay of AMERICAblog, who addressed such issues as Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, same-sex marriage and the LGBT community’s […]
Ding Dong, DADT is Dead?
The Associated Press is reporting that the Pentagon has issued an order today that the U.S. military must begin accepting openly gay and lesbian recruits. This is in cooperation with last week’s striking down of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, which has been a […]
Random Question: Is Being Gay A Choice?
No, we’re not actually asking this question. This just seemed like an excellent opportunity to address Colorado Senate candidate Ken Buck‘s ridiculous comments on Meet The Press. The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” supporter was asked to elaborate on recent comments he made about homosexuality as […]
DOJ Fighting To Keep DADT Alive
Don’t break out the “Free To Serve Openly And Proudly” party piñata just yet. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed an objection in relation to a California judge declaring “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” unconstitutional last weekend. Lawyers for the Log Cabin Republicans filed a […]
Lady Gaga Makes A Phone Call To Strike Down “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Lady Gaga got out her teleprompter and filmed a lengthy PSA supporting the fight to repeal the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law. In the video, Gaga talks about meeting with former US soldiers who were kicked out of the military due to the controversial law […]
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Is Over (For The Time Being)
Ask. Tell. California’s federal District Court Judge Virginia Phillips has declared our military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy “unconstitutional.” And it’s about damn time! 1999 Clinton judicial appointee (ironic considering the policy was his) Phillips has ruled that the U.S. government can no longer enforce […]