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Tag Archives: John McCain
WATCH: Hope for the future as young Republican testifies against gay marriage ban in Minnesota
Madeline Koch Many of us in the LGBT community — perhaps most of us — are dead set in our belief that trying to make progress on LGBT rights within the Republican Party is a waste of time. And we … Continue reading
Posted in Instant Tea, news
Tagged equality, GOP, John McCain, lgbt community, Madeline Koch, Meghan McCain, minnesota senate, new generation, republican party, same-sex marriage
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John McCain doesn’t want whoever manages Sarah Palin’s Twitter account to think he’s gay
Sen. John McCain Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, the leading opponent of the repeal of “don’t ask don’t tell,” now says he will do everything he can to make it work. The Hill reports: McCain signaled that he had made … Continue reading
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Tagged arizona republican, change of heart, cindy, duck bill, Fox, heterosexuality, John McCain, lame duck, men and women, new situation, Opponent, outspoken critic, Peace, recruitment, rilf, Sarah Palin, sen john mccain, service members, sudden change of heart, Twitter
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DADT is dead. But opposition lives on
Marshal vows legislation to keep gays out of Virginia’s National Guard; Graham threatens to block START treaty ratification in revenge over repeal of DADT Hardy Haberman Flagging Left I was wrong. I was very skeptical of the chances of getting “don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Viewpoints
Tagged DADT, gay troops, homophobes, james amos, John McCain, lame duck congress, Lindsey Graham, sen john mccain, virginia national guard
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Military leaders urge Senate committee to pass DADT repeal
Most Republicans on Armed Services Committee appear resistant to passing DOD authorization that includes repeal of anti-gay ban in place since 1993 Lisa Keen | lisakeen@mac.com Sen. John McClain and Sen. Susan Collins The Pentagon’s top four leaders stood their … Continue reading
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Tagged armed services committee, gay ban, insistence, John McCain, joint chiefs, lesbians, Lindsey Graham, military leaders, military officials, Pentagon, pushback, Robert Gates, secretary of defense, secretary of defense robert gates, senate armed services, senate armed services committee, senate armed services committee hearing, south carolina republicans, susan collins
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Military leaders stand firm during 1st day of Senate hearings on ‘don’t ask don’t tell’
LISA KEEN | Keen News Service The Pentagon’s top four leaders stood their ground Thursday, Dec. 2 during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Department’s report concerning “don’t ask don’t tell.” But there was considerable pushback from … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiral Mike Mullen, armed services committee, chiefs of staff, dangerous path, insistence, John McCain, joint chiefs of staff, Lindsey Graham, military leaders, military officials, military policy, pushback, Robert Gates, secretary of defense, secretary of defense robert gates, senate armed services, senate armed services committee, senate armed services committee hearing, south carolina republicans, susan collins
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Pentagon study on repeal of ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ to be released at 1 p.m. Dallas time
Sen. John Cornyn A Pentagon study on the impacts of repealing “don’t ask don’t tell” will be released at 1 p.m. today Dallas time, according to a press advisory from the Department of Defense: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates … Continue reading
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Tagged adm mike mullen, chairman joint chiefs, chairman joint chiefs of staff, chairman of the joint chiefs, chiefs of staff, co chairs, DADT, dallas time, gay troops, jeh johnson, John McCain, joint chiefs of staff, pentagon study, policy officials, republican senators, Robert Gates, sen john mccain, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, texas senators, tuesday morning
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All we want for Christmas is DADT repeal
Just wanted to pass along a significant update to our story on DADT repeal that appears in this week’s Dallas Voice: Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., said Thursday that he believes supporters of repeal have the 60 votes needed to overcome … Continue reading
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Tagged adjournment, conn, Dallas Voice, defense authorization, defense spending, Filibuster, harry reid, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, minority leader, mitch mcconnell, open debate, republican votes, richard lugar, sen john mccain, senate majority leader, senate majority leader harry, senate majority leader harry reid, susan collins, thanksgiving recess
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Starvoice • 12.02.11
By Jack Fertig CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY Ann Coulter turns 50 on Thursday. The political commentator/author has never been a friend to the gay community, but her association with Taylor Garrett of A-List: Dallas resulted in alleged hate crimes against Garrett. Coulter still stirs … Continue reading →