i want to thank Dan Choi,Beth Schissel, Shonda Garrison, Grethe Cammermeyer &

[xchrom]

all the other lgbtiq service members who fought so long and hard to end DADT.

you had to over come 'friend' & foe alike to achieve this.

you have my gratitude and i am in awe of your terrific courage -- you have prevailed.

[adhd_what_huh]

1. I'd like to add Obama to that list.

[TBF]

2. Because he fought "long and hard"?

that's insulting to those who did.

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[TBF]

10. I don't hate Obama - I voted for him.

But it's just silly to say he worked long & hard on DADT - the LGBTQ groups put a lot of pressure on him to do this and he has not been a proponent of gay marriage.

[adhd_what_huh]

13. Obama pushed for the end of DADT....He actually ended it....he did this.

[xchrom]

14. ...

:rofl:

[Luminous Animal]

18. Yes, just like Johnson created civil rights in this country.

:sarcasm:

[AtomicKitten]

22. The inability of some to give the president even an iota of credit on this is amazing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGOWYT8NatM

Jan 2010 State of the Union Address excerpt:

"This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are. It's the right thing to do."

Obama signs repeal of DADT December 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd31FVdv93g&feature=fvst

[Behind the Aegis]

23. Ironnnneeee! (Irony)

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[Whisp]

16. I would like to thank Obama as well.

To bring to reality what so many have fought for, for so long.

To you, President. Thanks.

:toast:

[AtomicKitten]

25. It's been a jubilant day here in SF.

:fistbump:

[Bluebear]

17. This list is actually gay servicemembers, Einstein

[Luminous Animal]

19. LGBTQ servicemembers aren't allowed to celebrate their own heroes.

All hail Obama!

[Bluebear]

20. It is all about Him

[AtomicKitten]

27. That's your takeaway from this? FFS, really?

[EFerrari]

28. I'm trying to think of something more inappropriate and more ham-fisted

than you coming into this thread to berate other posters for not giving Obama enough credit for this hard won victory of the GLBT community, but I got nothing. The prize is yours.

[AtomicKitten]

29. It's ANY credit, not ENOUGH credit to be precise.

[EFerrari]

30. The thing about the GLBT movement is that it has taught us all something

about how to deal with bullies.

[AtomicKitten]

31. Being reminded that Pres Obama also deserves a nod on this must be awful for you.

[Behind the Aegis]

32. And seeing others being praised for their work must be hell on you.

[AtomicKitten]

33. It is and always was a group effort and that includes the president.

[Behind the Aegis]

34. And the OP stated:

"...who fought so long and hard..."

[Bluebear]

35. .

[SidDithers]

3. K&R...nt

Sid

[bigwillq]

4. Thanks

to all involved who made this a reality. K and R :thumbsup:

[LuvNewcastle]

5. K&R

[bullwinkle428]

6. K&R. Dan Savage, in an interview with Lawrence O'Donnell last night,

made a great point to make sure the work of activists on this issue was not forgotten.

[cate94]

8. And

Autumn Sandeen. Autumn does not get any benefit from the end of DADT, but fought hard anyway.

Thanks you all.

[murphyj87]

9. Now the US has caught up to where Canada was in 1992.

LGBT have served openly in the Canadian military since 1992 and marriage equality has been the law nationwide in Canada since 2005. Marriage in Canada is defined by law as "the union of two persons to the exclusion of all others".

The US has still not advanced to where health care in Canada has been since 1966.

[SidDithers]

11. Different countries with different histories and different political systems are different?...

Who knew?

Sid

[murphyj87]

15. The difference between

The difference between a progressive, modern nation like Canada and a backward, Third World Banana Republic like the United States, yes that's the difference.

[Shagbark Hickory]

12. In addition, I'd like to thank Joe Lieberman for momentarily being a democrat and getting just

enough support to end it.

[Behind the Aegis]

21. Don't forget the Log Cabin Republicans...

Log Cabin Republicans v. United States

[EFerrari]

24. K&R In praise of what persists.