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more about #dontaskdonttell more comments → lionboy: The main arguments against DADT focus on the stupidity of barring or dismissing troops because of sexual orientation. The less-frequently-heard argume... more » spooki: I can't speak for everyone, but in my personal military experience "don't ask, don't tell" has been seen as a joke. Seriously, nobody I know in the mi... more » Meangirl.is.for.the.Horde: "Don't ask, don't tell" lets the military live a comfortable fiction where every person has an innate common ground other then their desire to be a so... more » willwriteforfood: If people are reasoning that DADT exists because of security issues, I have to ask how secure it makes us when we're firing translators who speak Arab... more » likepenguins: "Just as there are no atheists in foxholes, I suspect it could be said that there is no homophobia in foxholes either." Oh, Meghan, if only that were... more » FrankiTheB: The funny thing is how little of this seems to be known to the average American. I was talking to a friend of mine last night who was against DADT, bu... more » morninggloria: If "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is in place to preserve unity in the armed forces, then it should apply to every potential controversial topic. Republican... more » chi-girl: The fact that the Army lowered qualification standards while holding onto Don't Ask Don't Tell is so incredibly insulting. They would grant a "moral w... more » sportz.star: I know many men and women in the armed services. They have vastly differing political and religious beliefs. They all believe that all who are willi... more » Acefreakly: Dan Choi is my hero! You go! more » curiousgeorgiana: I used to volunteer at the D-Day Museum in New Orleans. If you haven't been (go!) they staff the museum with WWII veterans, male and female. They ar... more » LaComtesse: That this is even a discussion is laughable. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face, conservatives. I wonder if they would feel this way ... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Even the most conservative, bigoted Americans should have called to abolish this policy the second it became public knowledge that much-needed Arabic ... more » PilgrimSoul: Did anyone watch Maddow last night and see the high-larious interview with the Lieutenant Gov of SC? more » dianersb was bit by a zombie: But was Sanford really in Argentina?? I mean, tomorrow we could find out that this whole time he was walking the beaches of Bimini. Where in the world... more » -
#showandtell
The Long Road Toward Ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell
"For me, Don't Ask, Don't Tell isn't just an equality issue. It is also a national-security issue." In the aftermath of this weekend's National Equality March, the media examines the role of Don't Ask Don't Tell as a policy. More » -
#crappyhour
Not-So-Hot: Pundits Whine After Hot HuffPo Reporter Poses Presidential Question
Today, it's some hot three-way action as Spencer Ackerman pinch-hits for the Huffington Post's Jason Linkins, giving us a chance to discuss White House press conferences, Iranian dissidents, and North Korean nukes. More » -
#militaryprecision
Colbert Brings Don't Ask Don't Tell Debate, Major Balls, To American Troops
Stephen Colbert, performing in front of a live, all-military audience this week, obviously knows that he has to go big, or go home. More » -
#newsat10
Wanda Sykes Kills, Republicans Rage & Osama Hides
- Wanda Sykes' White House Correspondents' Dinner performance was pretty funny , but some conservatives, including Meghan McCain, aren't laughing because they're too busy feigning outrage for the cameras. [C-SPAN, ABC News, NY Daily News]
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#newsat10
The B-List: Beyoncé, Basketball, Babies, Barack & Brad Pitt
Politics can be so boring some days, with people still talking about Rush Limbaugh and Obama's budgetary maneuvers, so instead we'll focus on Beyoncé, basketball and John Edwards' reported baby mama. More » -
#justiceforsome
Don't Ask, Don't Tell? No, Just Don't Be.
Amy Brian enlisted in the military for 3 years in the 90s, and then came back in 2003 only to be deployed to Iraq. But it was a trip to Wal-Mart that did her in. More » -
