Obama To Do Away With Don't Ask, Don't Tell? One Word Answer: "Yes"

[Shana A]

Obama To Do Away With Don't Ask, Don't Tell? One Word Answer: "Yes"
by: Autumn Sandeen
Mon Jan 19, 2009 at 21:00:00 PM EST

http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=B49C687A74ED0130AC8F960A85BFA9E7?diaryId=9112

From the San Francisco Chronicle blog Bronstein At Large's piece "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" switch makes "gay" the new civil rights issue:

    A few days ago, Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs posted a video on the new Administration's web site, change.gov, answering a constituent's question about the military's "don't ask, don't tell," probably one of the most nonsensical, silly and politically contorted policies ever to come out of the Clinton White House. More pretzel-like even than what the definition of "is" is. "Don't decide, don't please anyone" was more like it.

    There'd been some concern that Mr. Obama seemed to be waffling on his earlier statements that he was going to dump "don't ask.." Was he going to end the policy or not? "You don't hear politicians give a one-word answer much," Mr. Gibbs answered in more than one word. "But it's "Yes." "

[Annwyn]

In which case, count me as enlisted in the next two years.

[daisybelle]

Wait a minute -- not sure I understand.  If you do not tell and they do not ask.... you can stay in... correct??

So if they do away with this... can they then ask... and send you packing?

I am not sure this policy really protected anyone, but wouldn't the absence be worse?

Lay it out a little better for me...

Daisy

[tekla]

I think Berry Goldwater (no liberal he) said it best when he said about this very issue, "Everyone has a right to serve their nation."

[lisagurl]

Obama To Do Away With Don't Ask, Don't Tell? One Word Answer: "Yes"

Yes means that things are going to be different but it does not solve the problem. Be careful for what you ask new rules could cause worse problems.