Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Obama Likely to Appeal DADT Injunction = Gays Thrown Under the Bus AGAIN

It's to the point where I feel I almost need a Valium before I read more articles on Obama's continued betrayal of LGBT Americans. Merely days after many LGBT Americans rejoiced over Judge Virginia Phillips' worldwide injunction against the enforcement of DADT, leaked coming out of the White House indicate that liar-in-chief, Barack Obama's Justice Department is going to appeal Phillips' DADT ruling. For a politician who used the promise of hope to lure voters, Obama repeatedly dashes the hopes of LGBT Americans with one betrayal after another. Worse yet, each time Obama and company appeal well reasoned pro-gay court rulings supported by overwhelming evidence, I suspect the set backs are enough to send many unknown LGBT citizens to the point of despair and suicide. True, we may never know the names of such suicide victims, but I believe in my heart that they are there and that our liar-in-chief bears DIRECT responsibility for such deaths. Perhaps anti-Obama LGBT protesters need to start throwing bags or balloons filled with blood at Obama's motorcades and at his appearances. Here are highlights from CNN on Obama's expected betrayal:
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The Obama administration is expected to appeal as soon as Wednesday a federal judge's ruling that halted the Defense Department from enforcing its policy that bars openly gay people from military service, according to senior administration officials familiar with the government's plans.
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While the government has up to 60 days to file an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court in San Francisco, California, officials familiar with the case said that could happen in the next day or two.
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The Hill has similar warnings that Obama is poised to f*ck LGBT citizens over yet again:
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White House press secretary Robert Gibbs acknowledged the Justice Department is preparing to appeal a court’s decision against the law preventing gays from serving openly in the military, but said President Obama is still committed to ending the policy.
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Note how Gibbs continues to hold the false promise of DADT repeal out in the effort to dupe LGBT voters to going to the polls on November 2, 2010. From past performance, anyone who believes anything coming from the White House is either a fool or has been bought off (think HRC). Keori at Pam's House Blend sums up the truth about Obama as follows:
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Let's be honest: this President hasn't set up jack shit, preferring instead to let his Bush-holdover SECDEF run the show. This President doesn't want repeal to happen. This President has lied repeatedly, and undermined the repeal process at every turn. We were told that he had set up that "required" Pentagon study group in March of 2009. He hadn't. This President said he wanted Congress to repeal DADT. He bullied Congressmen into withdrawing repeal language from legislation instead. This President could have included repeal language in his transmittals to the House for inclusion in the Defense Authorization act. He refused. This President could have respected the rule of law and instructed to DOD to follow the Witt standard. He didn't. When it came down to the wire, instead of expending a bit of effort to get the votes in the Senate to repeal DADT, this President chose to instead call the WNBA champions and congratulate them. And now, when he has been handed an opportunity on a silver platter to end DADT, he's fighting back.
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As I said, if Obama appeals the DADT ruling, I am done supporting him - and likely any other Democrats. I am simply over the lies and betrayals. Yes, I will be excoriated for this stance, but at some point anyone with a shred of self-respect ought to stop allowing them self to be played as a fool.

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