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Sen. Scott Brown has announced his support for repealing the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy and allowing gays to openly serve in the military:
“I have been in the military for 31 years and counting, and have served as a subordinate and as an officer. As a legislator, I have spent a significant amount of time on military issues. During my time of service, I have visited our injured troops at Walter Reed and have attended funerals of our fallen heroes. When a soldier answers the call to serve, and risks life or limb, it has never mattered to me whether they are gay or straight. My only concern has been whether their service and sacrifice is with pride and honor.
“I pledged to keep an open mind about the present policy on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Having reviewed the Pentagon report, having spoken to active and retired military service members, and having discussed the matter privately with Defense Secretary Gates and others, I accept the findings of the report and support repeal based on the Secretary’s recommendations that repeal will be implemented only when the battle effectiveness of the forces is assured and proper preparations have been completed.”
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Handy| 12.3.10 @ 2:25PM
Yuk. No one asked him his opinion, so why did he have to tell us? Brown's silence on this matter would have been golden.
"Fairies in fatigues" is not a solution.
Alan Brooks| 12.4.10 @ 12:51AM
However, the Services can't just take Burger King/Wendy's employees and illiterates; all sorts have to enlist.
What are you going to do eventually: recruit at homeless shelters?
Eric Cartman| 12.3.10 @ 2:31PM
Something stinks about this report. It should be looked into. But here's the question: If 20 - 25% of males either don't reup of refuse to enter because of the repeal of DADT, will that be okay with the scumbag politicians? Probably.
Bruce Berger| 12.3.10 @ 4:25PM
Eric,
This is the threshold question, which I have been raising on this blog over the last couple weeks.
Frankly, it is irrelevant what the supporters of repeal of DADT think. What is extremely relevant is the opinion of those who don't support repeal, because if they don't like the new policy they can tell the military to pound sand and do something different with their lives. If there is a critical mass of them that bow out of the military, or don't join in the first place, we are in a heap of trouble. Do you think there would be enough volunteers from the MoveOn crowd to make up the difference? I quite doubt it.
CalMark| 12.3.10 @ 2:31PM
He (being an officer) is not living in a squad bay of 40+ men and sharing a mass shower with them. He (being a rear echelon paper pusher) is not on the front lines, sharing a foxhole with someone under high stress conditions.
It's easy for lawyer types, and other staff types, to be politically correct. They don't have to live with the consequences of their messianic stupidity.
Wayne | 12.3.10 @ 4:54PM
I knew 3 bullies in the army, and all three were gay, and they raped a few of my fellow soldiers. The Army did nothing about it.
CalMark| 12.3.10 @ 8:28PM
When I was in the Navy, everyone knew who the gay guys were. you couldn't help it; they were in-your-face aggressive. The NCIS agent aboard our ship just ignored it, and everybody else steered clear of them.
They were a nasty crowd. And these were OFFICERS. I can't imagine what it was like on the mess decks.
Kyle | 12.3.10 @ 6:21PM
I would have thought that the GOP Senators could have at least stood up to the Democrats during the lame duck after we voted in 60+ reinforcements back in November, but as we are seeing, they are capitulating again.
Anthony| 12.3.10 @ 6:53PM
We should've known, Mass. Republican? No way. From Romney -care to gay marriage to now destroying our military, we're going to have to let Massachussetts go
MK| 12.3.10 @ 8:01PM
Scott Brown is my Senator and I am very proud of him. I am fiscally conservative and he battles adding to the deficit and crazy spending programs. As far as DADT, I don't lose any sleep over it. I do feel very badly for the servicemen/women who are thrown out of the military for being honest about who he/she is. They should be able to serve with pride in the military, regardless of his/her sexual orientation. I comment Scott Brown for being thoughtful and deliberative about this issue. Way to go, Senator Brown. I am very proud to have you as my Senator. I will go to battle for you in 2012!!
CalMark| 12.3.10 @ 8:31PM
Tell you what, O Sanctimonious One:
Why don't you spend a few years living in a big room with 40-60 people, many of whom are gay. This includes sharing toilet facilities and showers.
Why don't you go into high-stress situations. Why
And if you're gay--imagine how the straights feel. Oh, sorry, I forgot. Non-gays are a bunch of bigoted, hateful subhumans (unless they support the gay agenda, in which case they are saints) and aren't allowed to have opinions or feelings.
Just salute smartly and watch our civilization go down the tubes, because that's the "compassionate" thing to do.
Eisenhower| 12.3.10 @ 11:59PM
"Oh, sorry, I forgot. Non-gays are a bunch of bigoted, hateful subhumans (unless they support the gay agenda, in which case they are saints) and aren't allowed to have opinions or feelings."
Um, he's not the one being bigoted here nor has he called straights subhumans. So far the only one here being intolerant towards someone else's point of view is you.
Erling| 12.4.10 @ 3:48PM
The junior senator from Mass has not served in a combat zone, so he doesn't understand the issue very well. Most of us combat veterans are strongly against it, but since the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff denounced Lt. General Mixon for his public opposition to changing the current law, service men and women who agree with Gen. Mixon are afraid to speak up. I contributed to Brown in '09, but never again.