Sort by The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) - 07/24/2008 - YouTube
Iraq vet/Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA) grilled Elaine Donnelly on DADT.
Sort by The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) - 07/24/2008
Dana Milbank at the WaPo delivers a stunning and accurate smackdown to the misguided, misleading and unhinged Elaine Donnelly of The Center for Military Readiness, who testified at yesterday's House Armed Services personnel subcommittee hearing on the law known as Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Donnelly treated the panel to an extraordinary exhibition of rage. She warned of "transgenders in the military ."...
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Absolutely hilarious hearing yesterday in the House about the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy that kind of sort of bans gays from serving in the US military. Dana Milbank's coverage is a must-read. Here are some highlights: Donnelly was followed by Jones, a tough-talking businessman who suggested that the military's tradition of "selfless service" would be undermined by gay men and lesbians. "In the military...
Sort by Queerty (Free subscription) - 07/24/2008
The House was hopping yesterday as five witnesses took the stand to discuss Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell with the Armed Services Committee. Among the witnesses one could find Eric Alva, a gay man who was also the first soldier wounded in Iraq, Capt. Joan Darrah and Army Maj. Gen. Vance Coleman, both of whom are [...]
Sort by Gay Patriot (Free subscription) - 07/24/2008
I haven’t really had the chance to follow the hearings conducted by the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel concerning the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, banning gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military. From the video clips I’ve seen on You Tube and press reports (e.g. this National Review column), it appears [...]
Sort by Box Turtle Bulletin (Free subscription) - 07/24/2008
The Palm Center has announced that the Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy is set to publish a review of Elaine Donnelly’s 2007 article in the review. Donnelly, who is president of the Center for Military Readiness, opposes the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and was one of two witnesses testifying against repealing [...]
Sort by The Debate Link (Free subscription) - 07/24/2008
I wish I wish I wish I could have been at this hearing on gay soldiers serving in the military . Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA), a Iraq War vet, just rips into Elaine Donnelly, whose unbelievably reactionary testimony undoubtedly caused her position more harm than good. See also the Post's coverage .
Sort by Above Average Jane (Free subscription) - 07/25/2008
Yesterday, the House Armed Services Committee heard testimony on the " don't ask, don't tell " policy, which allows gays and lesbians to serve in the military as long as they don't tell anyone they are gays and lesbians or engage in sexual activity. Four Pennsylvania congressional representatives serve on this committee, Democrats Bob Brady, Patrick Murphy, and Joe Sestak, and Republican Bill Shuster....
Sort by Ari Herzog (Free subscription) - 07/26/2008
Seventy-five percent of Americans can't be wrong. I'm just learning about this now, fact-checking data from a Wikipedia entry on the Don't Ask Don't Tell military policy, but a Washington Post-ABC News poll released last weekend indicates overwhelming bipartisan support for gays to openly serve in the U.S. armed forces . I'm hardly surprised. America's come a long way in 15 years, not to mention increased...
