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FreeState Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-19-10 11:06 PM
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23. Well from every single report I have read of it they were not shouting because they supported them
Edited on Mon Apr-19-10 11:11 PM by FreeState
but rather to drown them out.

But go ahead and try and making it into something you can support.

BTW - the hecklers were protesting DADT being overturned this year in this years budget, something multiple sources have state, including Barney Frank, that Obama is activity working against.

Edit to add link:

http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/04/rep-barney-frank-on-enda-dadt-and-how-lgbts-should-lobby-like-the-nra/

“I’m frustrated. I’m disappointed with the administration, in part. There have been some good things. Admiral Mullen saying what he said was spectacular. And enforcing it the way it was originally supposed to – even though I didn’t like it – discharges can be cut by over 90 percent.

snip



“His not being for it will give people an excuse to not vote for it. Thing is – we’ve done hate crimes. We do ENDA. It’s a big agenda all at once. At this point – the President’s refusal to call for repeal this year is a problem.”
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