"It's been x days since DADT was repealed and as of yet...

[ck4829]

nobody has brought the draft back, there have been no mass desertions, and no gay generals have proposed nuking countries in order to make them more gay friendly. Still waiting."

These are all things homophobes have said, somebody really needs to make this into a counter or something, so we constantly remind them of just how homophobic the right wing really is, and also why the SPLC has added several of their organizations to their list of hate groups.

[stray cat]

1. Maybe you should wait until it has actually been a day?

[ck4829]

2. Yes, just saying

[unhappycamper]

3. DADT Stays in Effect as Officials Tackle Plan

unhappycamper note: Since the ‘Pentagon’ (DoD? Gannett?) has ‘requested’ that I only post one paragraph from articles on Army Times, and Airforce Times, To keep in that same (new) tradition, I will also do the same for for articles on Navy Times, Marine Corps Times, stripes.com and military.com.
To read the article in the military's own words, you will need to click the link.

Read all about Fair Use here. It sure is beginning to smell like fascism.

unhappycamper summary of this article: :(





DADT Stays in Effect as Officials Tackle Plan
December 19, 2010
American Forces Press Service|by Donna Miles

WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, welcomed the Senate's vote today to repeal the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law, while emphasizing that the current law and policy will remain in effect until they and President Barack Obama certify the plan to implement it.

[RedSpartan]

4. And similarly...

Go outside. Look up. See that blue thing? The sky? Hasn't fallen.

If you have a wedding ring on your finger, take a close look. Isn't worth any less, nor what it represents.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

6. Um... where I live is currently under the heaviest snow for years.

I don't *think* that's divine vengeance for DADT repeal - I'm not in the USA - but...

[spanone]

5. but john mccain had homophobic nightmares all night long...poor thing