February 13, 2010
Don’t ask don’t tell posts
WaPo/ABC Poll: DADT
Well. Something positive has happened. Lt Dan Choi, who was recommended for discharge for saying “I am gay” on the Rachel Maddow Show last May but not yet discharged, is back in training. He spent last weekend training with his National Guard unit in preparation of a possible deployment to Afghanistan in the future.
Seems great thanks are in order for Adm Mullen, Secy Clinton Secy Gates, Colin Powell, Iraq and Vietnam War veterans, members of Congress, esp Ret 3-star Admiral Rep Joe Sestak, Lt Col Victor Fehrenbach, Rachel Maddow, Knights Out, the LGBT community and folks in general.
Lt Choi reminds that at any moment he could be summarily discharged since the ruling has already been made.
Worth listening to. He sounds a lot different than immediately after the hearing.
Audio of interview with NPR‘s SCOTT SIMON.
Favorite quote of Lt Choi’s (not from this audio)
The truth is, Gays and Lesbians have served our country since its founding.
They defended our country even before our country learned how to discriminate against them
