Known 'hate group' met with Pentagon's DADT working group and White House officials

[Bluebear]

via Americablog:

I'm sure I don't need to explain how odd it would be for Barack Obama's administration to be conducting meetings with a known hate group. Let alone letting that known hate group influence Pentagon policy on, of all things, a national security decision affecting civil rights. Yet, that is in fact what the Pentagon did. (And in fact, the White House has also met at least once with representatives of the hate group.)

Fortunately for the President, the group in question, the Family Research Council, had not yet officially been designated a 'hate group' by the Southern Poverty Law Center, "the" national organization, and revered civil rights organization, that tracks such extremists.

But now that SPLC has officially designated the Family Research Council a hate group - and SPLC's list of hate groups includes the Klan and white supremacists - will the White House, and the Obama administration overall, continue to invite the hate group's representatives to official meetings?

CWA was joined by representatives from Family Research Council, Christian Medical Association, and pro-life pregnancy crisis group Care Net at the White House meeting.

And what does Secretary Gates plan to do to fix the poisonous influence a hate group had on the Pentagon's DADT working group?

http://gay.americablog.com/2010/11/known-hate-group-met-with-pentagons.html#disqus_thread

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[Behind the Aegis]

3. Calm down!

Don't make me post a list of ALL the wonderific things this president has done for us!

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[TheWraith]

7. Yes, they lobbied the Pentagon and the White House.

Which is not the same as being ON the working group, nor as having any influence on the policy.

[Behind the Aegis]

8. "participated in meetings and telephone conferences"

[Bluebear]

11. +

[Behind the Aegis]

2. Isn't it obvious?

The SPLC hates Obama! They are nothing but a den of vampiric vipers!

[Bluebear]

9. !

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[lonestarnot]

16. keeping enemies closer?

[Starry Messenger]

10. recommend.

[mitchtv]

13. K&R

reminder* CWA is not the Communications Workers of America, nor Calif Waterfowl Assn, nor Calif Women in Agriculture

[Jamastiene]

14. Kicked.

I saw this one too late to Rec it, but not too late to :kick:

Somebody please wake me up when this nightmare ends. It is a nightmare, isn't it? I cannot believe some of the shit that has happened since 2008.

[lonestarnot]

15. Oh yeah? Error: you can only recommend threads which were started in the past 24 hours.

I recommend reading this thread.

[struggle4progress]

17. More dishonest wedge-driving from Aravosis: his unattributed quote

CWA was joined by representatives from Family Research Council, Christian Medical Association, and pro-life pregnancy crisis group Care Net at the White House meeting

refers to an early 2009 meeting that had nothing to do with DADT. The quote comes from here

Pro-Life Groups, Faith-Based Office Have 'Honest' Talk
By Jennifer Riley
Christian Post Reporter
Wed, Mar, 25 2009 10:01 AM PT
http://www.gospelherald.net/article/mcat/45210/pro-life-groups-faith-based-office-have-honest-talk.htm