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CNN Political Ticker has reported that the incoming Obama administration intends on ending the Clinton policy of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ relating to Gays serving openly in the military….
Posted: 02:45 PM ETWASHINGTON (CNN) — In an overlooked YouTube video posted on Friday, a spokesman for Barack Obama said the president-elect is committed to ending the policy that bars openly gay men and women from serving in the U.S. armed forces.
In a response to a question on the Web site Change.gov asking whether Obama would get rid of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs said: “You don’t hear politicians give a one-word answer much. But it’s ‘Yes.’”
Gibbs on Wednesday expanded on his answer, saying, “There are many challenges facing our nation now and the president-elect is focused first and foremost on jump-starting this economy.
“So not everything will get done in the beginning but he’s committed to following through” with ending the policy against being openly gay in the military.
Contd: CNN
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Hangar Queen
January 15, 2009
I’d say it’s a given.There was a meeting here last month of nearly 100 retired generals and admirals calling for it’s repeal.Those lads carry a lot of clout in the political and private spheres and there is a unique dovetailing of manpower pressures in the military itself.
I’ve learned there’s even a ‘waiver’ now for people like myself even.
theangryhedgehog
January 15, 2009
Aye I think you could be right there HQ. It’s a small move but it has the potential to bring a big & easy set of kudos among the Gays…That said this Presidency is beginning to feel like one big West Wing episode more and more
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Cheers for the comments!
JH