Hey, it looks like Obama and the Democratic Congress are finally going to get around to repealing don’t ask, don’t tell, just weeks before the midterm election returns a 100 percent Republican Congress that would never ever agree to such a thing. What convoluted legislative shenanigans have these man-loving and/or sapphic warmongers come up with in order to thwart the will of America’s gay-hating people? Basically, Congress will pass a law saying that that DADT will be repealed once the Pentagon finishes its review and signs off on it, even if that is after Republican Revolution II in 2010. Obama is OK with this, and, since Defense Secretary Gates and all the service heads are also pro-repeal, you’d think that they’d be down too, but they’re being kind of snippy, and a lot of Congressfolk won’t vote yes unless they give the thumbs up. Joe Lieberman is sponsoring the bill in the Senate, reminding America that he spends a good three to five percent of his time not being a dick. [CNN]- Experts believe that soldiers who had served with their sexuality secret will be perfect candidates to fight in all of America’s new secret wars, of which, it turns out, there are quite a few. [NYT]
- Remember the line-item veto thing Supreme Court said was unconstitutional, back in the ’90s? Well, Barack Obama wants one, except the one he wants is a totally constitutional version, he swears! [ABC]
- D.C. Council member Michael Brown wants the District’s richer inhabitants to pay a higher rate of income tax. This is called “progressive taxation,” and the only governments that use it are communist dictatorships. [WaPo]
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May 25, 2010
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Pffft… if pr0n’s any clue, for those looking to sign up with the Sodomy Squadrom, there’s always the USMC.
My partner retires from the military in a little over a year. I think we’re going to hold out and go for the “Surprise, suckers!” at the retirement cermony.
That pic. Higher Girls, Higher!
The proximity of the concepts of “DADT” and “Joe Lieberman” makes me think of this: “The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be…unnatural.”
[re=584374]Toonces[/re]: Is it actually a secret, or is your partner the kind of military gay where everyone in their unit kind of knows but doesn’t care because it’s the 21st Century and lol homophobia?
I don’t know about now, but 30 years ago there were “stern shots” a-plenty in the US Navy. And the dreaded “rear admiral.” Also.
Has anyone else noticed that as the fear of the gay recedes in this country, it took the brain trust at Fox to come up with Obama is a socialist/Marxist/Commie/Kenyan to replace it? What are they gonna use in 2016 and beyond? Younger people just don’t care about the gay and mythology nearly as much. I don’t think younger people buy the socialist crap as much either. Don’t know about abortion.
Will Barry Hussein be getting support from Marion Barry on the line item veto?
[re=584378]Baldar T Flagass[/re]:
Or the feared Eric Massa, Banana Grabber.
[re=584382]Katydid[/re]: Looks like a long time WRT the A word. Even libertariantard Ran-dull Paul wants govt hands off everything and anything but a woman’s womb.
I wrote a long rant on homophobic militarism here, but I eated it.
I yield to no man in my contempt for the Bushes, but even Arbusto’s rather modest service to his country in the Texas ANG taught him that as President, he could tell these fuckers what their fucking job was and to go fucking do it. Good thing Barry was able to “negotiate” a “settlement” with the generals and admirals whose commander-in-chief he’s supposed to be.
[re=584376]bhosp[/re]: This is the one thing I don’t get about Lieberman. Doesn’t this destroy his Republican cred for 2012? Is this why Barry’s letting old Joe take the lead on this? Is Barry still the chessmaster of old? Is Lieberman as stupid as he is vain? Is he doing this out of principle? Could it be he has a principle? Will Joanie finally marry Chachie? Does anyone know how to spell Chachie? Tune in for this and more, tomorrow on It’s Mourning [sic] in America.
Oh the Sacred Band of Thebes!
Somehow I can’t help but view this in the way that I reacted to an ad for the CIA as an “equal opportunity employer”.
It will be so much better for brown people in the third world to know that the bombs are being dropped by people who have no fear about coming out. Maybe the bombs will be dropped in a tasteful fashion. There will be a splash of some tasteful colour to match the burnbing flesh and the blood.
And when the employees of the private security firm outside the prison where you’re being waterboarded ass fuck each other out of boredom, they will do so without shame – openly and with pride.
And the world will be a better place.
[re=584377]bhosp[/re]:
I asked my WW2 vet Dad if there were “open secret” gay people in the Army with him. He said of course there were, but as long as the man or woman did their job and served their Country, who cares if they are gay or straight. Yay, Dad.
[re=584378]Baldar T Flagass[/re]: You know, I seem to remember a song from a little over 30 years ago about that.
[re=584388]V572625694[/re]: You “yield to no man and have contempt for bushes”. So what DO you have sex with then, or are you just a heterosexual who likes Brazilians?
[re=584397]Numbat Dundee[/re]: Ha ha, rhododendrons and azaleas get me hot.
Cheeze, could they possibly build in a few more triggers so that it looks like Barry isn’t actually leading the effort here? Market has to be up 1000 in a month? John McCain has to not object? Drop in gay-on-gay crime?
[re=584393]Numbat Dundee[/re]: I definitely prefer torture with assfucking to torture without.
Someday furries will also be allowed to serve openly, proudly leading the charge in their orange and fuchsia wolf costumes.
[re=584396]JMP[/re]: That song was instrumental in persuading many a passionate young man to sign up. Me, I just wanted to bang economically-disadvantaged Southeast Asian bargirls. Because I’ve since had my conscience raised by the military Trafficking in Humans awareness training (and could be prosecuted), I wouldn’t do that now, but what if the girl really enjoyed her job?
Actually, the GOP used abortion to get votes from people who they (the GOP) hated and planned to destroy. In 2008, it worked, and it’s still working. “Obama likes abortion” is fixed, absolutely, in the Jell-o mind. It can be prised out, but then it floats back in without any help from anyone. The “loves gays, too” thing will probably give us some depressing conversations in the waiting room of the Social Security disability office, where we all go for our monthly checks for having the high sugar, or the Unemployment Office, where we go to curse the Government Intrusion that is keeping us down.
Hey, I hear they’re hiring in the military, so long as you don’t have the high sugar.
Maybe now, FINALLY, the military will get around to changing those horrid uniforms and those un-fabulous camoflauge thingies, because, i mean, u know, camoflauge, or whatever, is so 1940s, you know. It’s time to spruce up those uniforms and those funny little hat thingies with some bright colors, like orange and yellow and lime green and mauve! Let’s put some color into those uniforms!
Next, we’ll work on those horribly drab Pentagon offices, with some more bright colors, flowers and new wallpaper!
Working at the Defense Department is just going to have be a whole lot more fun now!
[re=584388]V572625694[/re]: In case you hadn’t noticed, Barry is is little more careful about choosing his battles than our last prez. WTF would he want to make a huge deal about repealing DADT when the generals are already on board? He’s keeping his powder dry for the battles that aren’t already won.
Oooh get her! Whoops!
I’ve got your number ducky.
You couldn’t afford me, dear. Two three.
I’d scratch your eyes out.
Don’t come the brigadier bit with us, dear,
We all know where you’ve been, you military fairy!
Whoops, don’t look now girls,
The major’s just minced in
With that dolly colour sergeant,
Two, three, ooh-ho!
[re=584382]Katydid[/re]: I think it’s implied in that “Obama/Pelosi/Reid want to fundamentally change America” meme that the Republiklans have been floating for the last month.
Although, in the last year that same sex marriage has been legal here in Iowa, anti-gay sentiment by mainstream people has faded away, since the promises of mass divorces and marrying of farm animals has not materialized.
[re=584408]Naked Bunny with a Whip[/re]: There are no fox cocks in foxholes.
The change in military sexual preference policy will be announced by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mel Brooks. He’ll be using the same marching band as David Byrne.
[re=584374]Toonces[/re]: Be careful. I’ve heard of officers serving with distinction for years, with everyone in their unit being aware and just fine with their home lives, only to be discharged months before their retirement because the military wants any reason to not pay their pension. Remember: the top brass is staffed by Republicans, and there’s nothing Republicans hate more than spending money on shit that doesn’t help kill people. Hackneyed snark aside, do be careful. Don’t get cocky in the home stretch.
[re=585268]Potater[/re]: That’s what she said, also.
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