Gay Vet: Obama Playing Politics on 'Don't Ask'

[democracy1st]

In the course of one day, Lt. Dan Choi, a gay Iraq war veteran, has gone from ecstatic to devastated.

On Wednesday, he gleefully announced he'd begun the process of re-enlisting in the Army because the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy had been suspended. Today, he was back where he started after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco granted the Obama administration's request to freeze the suspension.

"President Obama is playing politics. There's no reason you should force people to lie to serve their country," Choi said today on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" program.

Watch:
http://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2010/10/21/WJE/A/39734/Washington+Journal+Entire+Program.aspx

Article:
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/gay-iraq-veteran-lt-dan-choi-president-obama-is-playing-politics/19683627

[RKP5637]

1. Recommend!!! n/t

[laconicsax]

2. But it's just one appeal!

[QC]

3. Dan Choi never really loved Obama!

:cry:

[donheld]

10. What did Obama do to earn that love?

A few kicks in the teeth.

[Betty Karlson]

11. That was sarcasm, I hope?

Sarcasm about the usual over-partisan attacks by fellow Democrats on those who criticise reprehensible acts by Obama's government?

[QC]

13. Yes.

Have you ever noticed that when anyone criticizes one of Obama's actions or policies, one of the keepers of the shrine will pop up and declare that that critic never really supported him anyway.

It reminds me of the fundamentalist church of my youth, where those who walked the aisle and made their confession of faith, but then returned to drinkin' and runnin' around, were declared to have never truly been converted to begin with.

[DURHAM D]

4. Dan's interview on CNN today is also worth the watch.

He said - The President has lost my trust.

[flyarm]

5. Lt. Dan Choi must not like pony's or high stakes super duper chess..

gee what a whiner!


5, 4 , 3 , 2 , 1...I just thought I would save some the time getting these bullsh!t lines out of the way!

[QC]

6. Don't forget the magic wand! n/t

[donco6]

7. It's only been 14, 16, . . . Er how many months has it been?

[QC]

15. Not enough months, my dear. Not enough.

One can never have enough months of the dreamiest president in history!

Has anyone found some recent shirtless pics? I have been scouring the Internet for them but having no luck.

[donco6]

16. MMMMmmmmMMMMmmmm . . . abs!

Soap them puppies up and I'll scrub my clothes on 'em!

:P

[Touchdown]

18. He's even more dreamy than Calvin Klein!

[Touchdown]

9. No. Can't forget those. Fairies always have magic wands!

:eyes:

[QC]

14. Oh come now--stop howling, clutching your pearls, and getting your knickers in a twist.

I have seen all those thrown at gay people lately on this site, but I'm sure there was no homophobic intent.

[Touchdown]

8. As another gay vet, I concur. Obama is fucking around with peoples lives and careers.

There is no argument from that amateur constitutional scholars in DU to negate that.

[jonnyblitz]

12. gay navy vet checking in and I agree. If I say anymore my post

will get deleted like always. let's just say I am not a huge fan of Barack Obama and never have been.

[wmbrew0206]

17. Obama wants to be the one who ends DADT. It will be part of his legacy and he doesn't want some

court to take that achievement away from him.