Hurricane2k9
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/27/ … tml?hpt=T1

A former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs agrees with the motion.

What do you all think?
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eleven bravo
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dont ask, dont tell, dont care
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Jay
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Meh, only problem I have with it is hate crime laws. There's a good amount of hazing in the military whether you are gay, straight, male or female and certain people seem to have unnecessary protection...
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
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I thought homosexuals could already serve?
eleven bravo
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they can, just ask s3v3n
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Catbox
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It's about time they let gays in the military... well done BO    lol
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Spark
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i see that not too many of you bothered to click the link, if you're all on his back for "letting gays into the military"
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
Flaming_Maniac
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eleven bravo wrote:

they can, just ask s3v3n
You clearly don't understand the concept here, the idea is NOT to ask.
S3v3N
lolwut?
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Flaming_Maniac wrote:

eleven bravo wrote:

they can, just ask s3v3n
You clearly don't understand the concept here, the idea is NOT to ask.
I must say both of you can fornicate yourself with a fence post.
Braddock
Agitator
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Why should straight people be the only ones allowed to die in bullshit wars halfway around the world?
Jay
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Spark wrote:

i see that not too many of you bothered to click the link, if you're all on his back for "letting gays into the military"
Who's on his back? The comments were all pretty apathetic.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
eleven bravo
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Catbox wrote:

It's about time they let gays in the military... well done BO    lol
most my buddies I served with in the infantry wouldnt care.  We had two guys in our company that everyone knew were gay but they were good soldiers...shit, they were killers.

Last edited by eleven bravo (2010-01-27 16:47:29)

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Turquoise
O Canada
+1,596|6691|North Carolina
Anyone that is mentally stable should be able to serve.  Sexuality shouldn't matter.
S3v3N
lolwut?
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eleven bravo wrote:

Catbox wrote:

It's about time they let gays in the military... well done BO    lol
most my buddies I served with in the infantry wouldnt care.  We had two guys in our company that everyone knew were gay but they were good soldiers...shit, they were killers.
Didn't one of them have the last name of Perez?

I know beyond a reasonable doubt that the corpsman and 2 machine gunners in my company were gay.  They did their job like everybody else.
ATG
Banned
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I am all for gays on the front lines. Perhaps as mine detectors.


But seriously folks, we have a voluntary armed force. To exclude the skilled and willing is unwise.
m3thod
All kiiiiiiiiinds of gainz
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lol ATG's gay bashing pt2
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Jay
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Turquoise wrote:

Anyone that is mentally stable should be able to serve.  Sexuality shouldn't matter.
Most people against it are afraid the "We're here, we're queer, get used to it" types will cause a ruckus.
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
Turquoise
O Canada
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JohnG@lt wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

Anyone that is mentally stable should be able to serve.  Sexuality shouldn't matter.
Most people against it are afraid the "We're here, we're queer, get used to it" types will cause a ruckus.
True, but I kind of liken it to the pushback initially against the racial integration of the military.  Truman made a bold move by integrating the military, and in the short run, there were certainly conflicts, but it was clearly the right thing to do in the long term.
Jay
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Turquoise wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

Anyone that is mentally stable should be able to serve.  Sexuality shouldn't matter.
Most people against it are afraid the "We're here, we're queer, get used to it" types will cause a ruckus.
True, but I kind of liken it to the pushback initially against the racial integration of the military.  Truman made a bold move by integrating the military, and in the short run, there were certainly conflicts, but it was clearly the right thing to do in the long term.
Then there are issues with close quarters showering etc. In basic and AIT you're taking group showers and no one wants to shower with a meat gazer. If they're proven to be gay have them shower with the womenfolk
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
Turquoise
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JohnG@lt wrote:

Turquoise wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:


Most people against it are afraid the "We're here, we're queer, get used to it" types will cause a ruckus.
True, but I kind of liken it to the pushback initially against the racial integration of the military.  Truman made a bold move by integrating the military, and in the short run, there were certainly conflicts, but it was clearly the right thing to do in the long term.
Then there are issues with close quarters showering etc. In basic and AIT you're taking group showers and no one wants to shower with a meat gazer. If they're proven to be gay have them shower with the womenfolk
Well, depending on the "proof", you might have a few guys pretending to be gay...  lol j/k

And then there's the dilemma of bisexuals....
Catbox
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eleven bravo wrote:

Catbox wrote:

It's about time they let gays in the military... well done BO    lol
most my buddies I served with in the infantry wouldnt care.  We had two guys in our company that everyone knew were gay but they were good soldiers...shit, they were killers.
Absolutely, if they are willing to serve and defend our country... they have every right to be in the military.
I think BO is just doing a little pandering trying to remove the don't ask don't tell.
Love is the answer
Turquoise
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Catbox wrote:

eleven bravo wrote:

Catbox wrote:

It's about time they let gays in the military... well done BO    lol
most my buddies I served with in the infantry wouldnt care.  We had two guys in our company that everyone knew were gay but they were good soldiers...shit, they were killers.
Absolutely, if they are willing to serve and defend our country... they have every right to be in the military.
I think BO is just doing a little pandering trying to remove the don't ask don't tell.
I would argue it was Clinton pandering when he passed that policy to begin with...
Jay
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+2,006|5644|London, England
One things for certain. The second he mentions it, he will lose any potential future vote by the religious right (not that he had their vote anyway).
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat
eleven bravo
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religious black folk, but i dont think he'll lose that demograph
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Jay
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eleven bravo wrote:

religious black folk, but i dont think he'll lose that demograph
True, they're more racist than fundamentalist
"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

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