Mullen: ‘It is my personal belief’ that repealing DADT is ‘the right thing to do.’ »

[kpete]

Run time: 01:58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmptdMAOeNc   Posted on YouTube: February 02, 2010 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 02, 2010 By DU Member: kpete Views on DU: 545

 
"No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."

-- Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, quoted by the New York Times, on the need to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law.
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/02/02/quote_of_the_day.html

[BOSSHOG]

1. I'm very proud of my shipmate ADM Mullen today

I don't know what needs to be "discussed." Just repeal the nonsense.

[AlinPA]

2. The top military officer calls for repeal of DADT! Republicans have to be apoplectic. nt

[lamp_shade]

3. I watched. He was awesome.

[MindandSoul]

4. Finally! Some honest assessment of a totally unfair and stupid situation!

[Wraith20878]

5. My Dad attended the Naval Academy with him

and he always said that he was a good man

[Crowman1979]

6. The damn Commandant of the USMC wants to keep DADT.

For a branch of service that has the habit of recruiting gay porn stars, I would consider the USMC would be the last place for being bastion of so-called macho-straight esprit de corps values, or whatever moralistic BS jargon they conger up to keep DADT. Especially with a large percentage of ranks being LGBT. Hell, I was a Marine for fucks sake! We were all a bunch of aggressive sons a bitches, gay or straight, male or female.