The gay suspense continues to build over tonight’s State of the Union Address, which begins at 8 p.m. Dallas time. The question is, will President Barack Obama say anything about repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell,” and if so, what will he say? As Adam Bink notes at Open Left, if Obama merely states that he wants to repeal the 17-year-old ban on openly gay servicemembers, it would be nothing new and should be viewed as a huge disappointment. Instead, Obama needs to say when and how he plans to repeal DADT, and then actually do it. Chris Johnson of DCAgenda, formerly the Washington Blade, offers a nice primer. And then there’s this. Anyone hosting a gay watch party?
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Interesting that this has become the top agenda item. I must have an older version of the “Gay Agenda.” When I was 18, there was a draft and I worked very hard to stay OUT of the military.
In my version of the official “Gay Agenda,” employment non-discrimination is closer to passing, has bipartisan support and affects more people. Every day I worry about people like Kristina, who works in my office. I’d hate to know that she could lose her job just because she’s a practicing heterosexual. Lots of LGBT people’s jobs are threatened as well.
Hahaha. What a big con job! Obama “called on the Congress to repeal DADT.” He knows they can’t and won’t. What bull shit.