President Obama spoke at the HRC dinner tonight, on the eve of the march on Washington. I listened to it on Sirius OutQ. Frankly, I didn't hear anything that I haven't heard before. There was no exciting news, no big surprise. I would have loved to have heard strong statements on the ballot initiatives in Maine and Washington, but he said nothing. He reasserted his commitment to repealing DA/DT and DOMA, but gave no details on how or when that might happen. Disappointing.
''We should not be punishing patriotic Americans who have stepped forward to serve the country,'' Obama said. ''We should be celebrating their willingness to step forward and show such courage ... especially when we are fighting two wars.''
So do something about it. You have the power. Whenever someone says Obama is too busy and will get to DA/DT at the appropriate time, I think of the gay service men and women serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. Imagine the stress they are under. Obama doesn't have it so bad, does he?
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