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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 01:53 AM Original message |
Give me a good reason for not firing gay people in the military |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 01:56 AM Response to Original message |
1. it's homophobia, plain and simple |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. Well... |
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MrModerate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. I agree with the first post . . . it's homophobia, plain and simple. But: |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. Because I'm f*cking afraid of the military? |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 02:47 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Eye-roll worthy. |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. There also wasn't a Christian Mega-Media doing propaganda against Blacks. |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 06:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Chrissakes... |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
13. They do not do it now-- in general. Not even most do it. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:26 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. "officially pro-G&L"??? WTF? |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I'm just telling you what they would think. Argue it with them. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:12 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. I had no idea the military was my enemy |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Yes, but making it official would be something quite different . . . |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. FUCK the "conservative Christians" |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 12:58 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. I don't give a shit for their ideology-religion either. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 06:56 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. so you've bought the bullshit |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:27 AM Response to Reply #7 |
15. Bought the bullshit? Have you had experience in the military? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:14 AM Response to Reply #15 |
20. I'm a veteran too |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Now I didn't say kotow to them. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 07:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. (facepalm) |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 02:58 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. No, you don't have to start, just sneer at very possibility. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 06:58 AM Response to Original message |
8. Good over all OP, but of course it's as much about Obama as the folks we |
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quaker bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
10. Nothing about gays |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 07:30 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. So as long as the military is cut, you're fine with the discrimination against |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
18. That is off-topic. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:33 AM Response to Original message |
21. Not using openly gay military members is insane. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
24. Because we don't throw straight people out for being straight |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
25. simply because |
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