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Piece by Piece, Obama Undoing President Bill Clinton's Actions
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsANALYSIS WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's stunning announcement that it now considers the Defense of Marriage Act indefensible because it discriminates against gay couples was more than a sign of the times. It was yet one more reason Barack Obama is the un-Bill Clinton. From gay rights to Wall Street reform, Obama has taken actions his fellow Democrat wished he could have during his presidency or which, a decade after leaving office, he regrets he didn't: Jim Watson, AFP/Getty Images Former President Bill Clinton, right, said he "didn't like" signing the Defense of ...
Top Marine Says DADT Repeal Won't Lead to Exodus in Force
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The Marine Corps commandant who once said openly gay service members would be a dangerous "distraction" and was among the most outspoken opponents of repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy said today he does not expect to lose troops over the change. "I haven't had any indication yet at all, not at all," Gen. James Amos told reporters when asked if he expected the mass exodus of troops that Sen. John McCain and other critics predicted if the ban was lifted. Amos was visiting troops in Afghanistan's Helmand Province when President Barack Obama signed the repeal ...
Sarah Palin's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Re-Tweet Makes News
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailySarah Palin is obviously an amazing media phenomenon, evidenced by the fact that she can make news simply by re-tweeting someone else's post. (Re-tweeting is when you take something one person posted on Twitter and forward it to your network of Twitter followers). In this instance, Palin re-tweeted something originally sent out by gay conservative radio host Tammy Bruce. Angered by Republican opposition to the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Bruce wrote: "But this hypocrisy is just truly too much. Enuf already--the more someone complains about the homos the more we should look under ...
Experts: Capt. Owen Honors' Navy Career Is Over
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsThe naval career of Capt. Owen Honors, who apparently produced, broadcast and even starred in raunchy and homophobic videos made aboard a nuclear aircraft carrier, will be over in a matter of days, according to military experts. "He's done. His career is over," Stephen Saltzburg, the general counsel of the National Institute of Military Justice and a law professor at George Washington University, told AOL News in a phone interview today. "This is just bad judgment -- horribly bad judgment." The Virginian Pilot / AP In this frame grab taken from video, U.S. Navy Capt. ...
N.C. Official: Richard Burr's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Vote Sanctions 'Sexual Predators'
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyOne of the surprises of the Senate's repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell," the policy banning gays from serving openly in the military, was the vote of Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina. The reliably conservative Burr was one of eight Republicans who supported repeal. In a statement after the Dec. 18 vote, Burr made clear his doubts about the timing of the change because "making such a shift in policy at a time when we have troops deployed in active combat areas does not take into consideration the seriousness of the situation on the ground." He nevertheless concluded that "given the ...
DADT Repeal the Latest Thing Obama Has Done for Gays
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsThe repeal of the military's 17-year "don't ask, don't tell" policy is the latest, and to gay rights advocates the greatest, action President Barack Obama has taken on their behalf. But the historic signing ceremony caps two years of efforts on behalf of gay and lesbian rights, even as some administration officials worked at cross-purposes to defend anti-gay policies from past administrations. Despite the Department of Justice's defense of a federal law that forbids states from recognizing legally sanctioned same-sex marriages and its previous championing of "don't ask, don't tell" -- a ...
DADT Repeal: What Will -- And Likely Won't -- Happen
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Now that President Barack Obama has signed the repeal of the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, what happens next? Here is what will -- and what some predict will -- take place as the military lifts the ban on open military service by gays and lesbians. Definitely Will Happen: Nothing immediately. DADT remains in effect until 60 days after Obama and military leaders certify they have a plan of action to ensure a smooth transition. That could take months. Implementation. Changes to policies, the Uniformed Code of Military Justice, personnel benefits and other areas ...
Opinion: What's Next for Gays After the DADT Repeal?
By B. Daniel Blatt - AOL NewsDespite all the hullabaloo over Senate passage of legislation repealing the Clinton-era "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring gays from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces, gay men and lesbians will still have to wait a bit before being able to serve openly, to say nothing of making progress on other legislative fronts. "After President Obama signs the legislation," reports AP national security writer Robert Burns, "the Pentagon must still certify to Congress that the change won't damage combat readiness." That provision likely secured the support of the two most junior Republicans in ...
President Obama Could Sign 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Wednesday
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyPresident Barack Obama is "likely" to sign the historic repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law on Wednesday, spokesman Robert Gibbs said Monday. At the daily White House briefing, Gibbs said no specific time has been set for the ceremony that will end the policy banning gays from serving openly in the military. But he added the repeal "would be signed by the president likely on Wednesday morning." Gibbs said it was still unclear who would attend the signing. "I don't know the size of the event, but I think there are a lot of people that are interested in seeing it," he said. The ...
Repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell': Congress Takes the Issue Back From Judges
By Andrew Cohen - Politics DailySaturday's Congressional repeal of the law supporting the U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on openly gay or lesbian service members will ultimately render moot the many legal challenges to it that have cropped up all around the country. Related Stories Gays in the Military: Still Illegal For Time Being 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Passes Senate, But Change Will Take Time Once repeal is formalized, a process which will likely take months, all of these lawsuits -- including the landmark ruling out of California in which a federal judge declared the employment policy an ...
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