oh my word PhillyPaul
lol then don't vote for Obama
good grief!

Find Obama's speech in Atlanta, in church recently....I think you'll then know what his view is on gays.

You guys are unbelievable!

Oh, & BTW, "Jordan" on this blog is 100% correct. Then President Bill Clinton, in his first act as President only minutes after being sworn in, attempted to lift the ban on gays in the military. Remember the bigoted, ignorant right-wing flak he got for that brave attempt?! He was FORCED into a lame compromise called, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - a compromise inherently flawed and discriminatory right from the start. But he TRIED!

Um, "Oh my word" & "LOL"? Thanks for the incredibly insightful response "LA in Indiana". You must have been President of your high school debate team. BTW, I DID read a transcript of Senator Barack Obama's speech in the Atlanta church - it was BS. The man does not support gay rights, no matter how much he attempts to whitewash his bigoted values. Of COURSE I am not voting for him. Why would I?

Hey phillypaul,

I would rather have Bill C on my side that that big earred empty suit you call a candidate. He is so weak. I was comfortable with Bill C's Don't ask dont tell policy at least "we" were able to stay in the military. I think it time to change it now that supposedly we as a nation have grown- many states can't even get gay marrigae passed never mind rights in the military. Our country has so many hang ups.

I am fortunate enough to travel the globe 4-5x a year and it amazes me how backwards our country can be on ceratain issues. I will not vote for Obama just becasue I want to show the world that I am not a racist. I will vote on the candidate who I feel is best for this country based on issues. Obama is so dividing this country. Thanks for all your comments and I done with this blog.

WOW
I'm still trying to figure out how Obama is dividing this country. He can't help the skin he's in....so how is he the one dividing???
The man is white, period. I don't care what anyone says.
As an AA, (or black or whatever you wanna call us these days) and I'll reserve my comments due to DADT, I believe Obama identifies more with white culture than any other. Simply because that is where he was raised. He had to LEARN what its like to be black, only because that is how the world views HIM.
I'm not voting for him to prove I'm not racist, I'm voting for him because I believe he is the best candidate to put this country back on the right track.

So in other words he is pushing the GLBT community aside because of other MORE important range of constituencies and the rest of the states coming up typically do not have large GLBT populations like California, Florida, Texas, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts. Hmmmm, as I recall those are all states Hillary won.

It is my understanding that the President has a choice as to who will be the Joint Chief of Staff. If that President chooses a person that leads our armed forces to over look this discrimination issue then that President is not on the GLBT side. I would like to add that ALL other great nations currently allow gays and lesbians to openly serve in their armed forces.

I tell you this, Obama is a nice guy, but an empty suit. I sincerely believe he needs more time in the Federal Government to obtain the thinking knowledge. MY GOD, look at our last president!

Obama has Guts! Hillary runs from non-existent Bullets and answers phones at 3 am that are not even ringing for her!

Obama has Guts! Hillary runs from non-existent Bullets and answers phones at 3 am that are not even ringing for her!

aren't you people sick and tired of all these mind-games played by gutter-press and half-baked journalism on you? no wonder George Bush has managed to stay president in this country despite all the mess he has created. just use your heads for a change and stop being so malleable and prejudiced.the man makes perfect sense. all this nit-picking only makes people blind to much larger issues. move on!

The US military is behind other nations in this respect. The UK, Isreal and Australia, among many others who have served with the US in Iraq and Afghanistan allow openly gay troops to serve. (note Isreal is not involved in Iraq&Afghan.)

The US militray allows dating and married couples to serve openly and women now in combat roles. why not gays?

Quit wasting the taxpayers money by kicking out openly gay soldiers. The military has much bigger concerns or should have.

Hey LAININDIANA,

OBAMA DIVIDES THE COUNTRY BY USING THE BLACK CARD WHEN IT IS TOO HIS ADVANTAGE. NO THANKS - OPPURTUNIST FOR ME DOESN'T WORK. I SAY OUT OF THE 3 CANDIDATES WE DON'T HAVE GREAT CHOICES. I THINK I WILL WRITE IN FRED FLINTSTONE.

OBAMA HAS GUTS - SOMEONE ABOVE WROTE THAT. HE IS SO WISHY WASHY - HE DOESN'T LIKE TO COMMIT TO ANYTING LOOK HOW MANY TIMES HE HAS VOTED PRESENT IN THE SENATE. GO HOME OBAMA. WE DON'T WANT THAT HATEFUL RACIST AMAZON OF A WOMAN YOU MARRIED IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

mike-south hampton...Did you miss the part where the article said....... In his interview with the The Advocate, Obama continued, "I think there's increasing recognition within the Armed Forces that this (don't ask, don't tell law) is a counterproductive strategy...we're spending large sums of money to kick highly qualified gays or lesbians out of our military, some of whom possess specialties like Arab-language capabilities that we desperately need." "That doesn't make us more safe," Obama said, "What I want are members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who are making decisions based on what strengthens our military and what is going to make us safer, not ideology." It sounds like Obama opposes it because he'd rather have gays & lesbians serve openly in the military and value everyone's contributions to our national saftey regardless of their sexual orientation. I think you misinderstand the reason that he opposes "don't ask, don't tell."

LOWB44
- THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE. I APPRECIATE THAT - HOWEVER, AS I STATED BEFORE I WAS AND OBAMA SUPPORTER AND AS TIME MARCHES ON I SEE TOO MANY INCONSISTENCIES ARISING - I DON'T SEE THE CHANGE - HE IS A POLITICIAN LIKE ALL THE OTHERS AND I READ MICHELLE OBAMA THESIS AND BOY IS SHE AN ANGRY SCARY PERSON. HAVE A GREAT DAY.

This is nothing but another political move by Barry "the racist radical."

It seems no matter what Obama says, he is wrong. You cannot please everyone. I belong to the United Church of Christ, CT, the same as Obama, and we openly accept gays and lesbians into our fold. We are all God's children. And only He can judge you.

ONE MORE THING LOWB44-

IF YOU THINK THAT I JOIN THE MILITARY AND I SAY HELLO EVERYONE I AM GAY THE MILITARY WILL RALLY AROUND ME AND REJOICE. I DON'T THINK SO. IF YOU REMEMBER THE GUY WHO GOT HIS HEAD BASHED IN BY ONE OUR OWN MILITARY PERSONEL. I DON'T THINK BARACK LIVES IN A REALISTIC WORLD. THERE IS STILL ALOT OF BIGOTS AND RACIST IN THIS COUNTRY AND PEOPLE IN THIS DAY AND AGE CAN'T EVEN GET MARRIAGE FOR GAYS PASSED IN MOST STATES. BARACK GIVES FALSE PROMISES. ENOUGH SAID.

Lauren - Don't ask - don't tell was passed so gays in the military don't discriminate against them and also for their safety. As for gay marriages it is not the Presidents call - the senate needs to approve it. For it to become a state law the state must vote for it and unfortunately the senate and our state here in Nevada refuses to vote for it. Obama refused to talk to a small gay publication in Pennsylvania and he got the hit on that one. A few days later he gave an interview to the Advocate. That is what he is good at...when he feels the heat on something..he will turn around and would try to fix it. Is this the president you want? He needed to consult with his puppet masters before he makes any decisions...hahahah...What a joke?

OBAMA AND JEREMIAH WRIGHT-ONE AND SAME.
OBAMA STILL QUOTES THE BIGOTED REVEREND.
WOW!!!!

Obama is good at "don't ask dont tell", a practiced liar...doesn't mean others have to lead a covert life! Just rember, IGNORANCE BREEDS FEAR!