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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 06:00 PM Original message |
Obama admin opposes full severance pay for military gays dismissed under DADT |
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teddy51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think they should be reinstated with full back pay, the hell with just severance pay. n/t |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
2. The administration is a petty lot. |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. Losers. |
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Vicar In A Tutu (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. As long as they don't dare complain when DADT returns |
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Kurmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. As per the article, the policy has been in effect since 1991 |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 06:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. It's the norm here!!n/t |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Ssshhh! You weren't supposed to notice that. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 06:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. As per the article, it is the JUSTICE Dept. that has intervened to try to scuttle the case |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 07:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Come on! |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
9. Obama should just tell them to pay it. |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 07:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. So Obama could just "tell them to pay it"? Why didn't his 3 predecessors just do that? |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 06:07 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Presumably because DADT was in force. |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 09:59 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. You seem to think you're the expert, you tell me. A link would be nice. This topic was... |
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Vattel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. The issue is severance pay and not general retirement benefits, but |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Thanks for your honesty. I guess there's much we both "don't know... |
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blkmusclmachine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
10. I never trusted Obama on anything GLBT: |
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Inuca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 07:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. This better be a joke |
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SpartanDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-22-11 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. This sounds like simple ex post facto |
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Vicar In A Tutu (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 10:22 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Don't be logical. |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. When the DADT repeal took effect a few days ago, did you post ANYTHING about THAT? You know... |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Uhm....I gonna guess, NO? |
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jenmito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 05:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. You'd be correct... |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-23-11 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
21. Obama hates the gays, we all know that!!!! |
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