Lady Gaga to lead rally against military's 'don't ask, don't tell'
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[quote]Washington (CNN) -- Pop star Lady Gaga will headline a rally in Portland, Maine, on Monday calling on the state's two Republican senators to vote yes on taking up a defense bill that includes authorization to repeal the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy toward gay and lesbian servicemembers.
A crucial Senate vote is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, and supporters of the repeal say that as of now, they do not have the 60 votes needed to overcome a GOP filibuster blocking the bill.
Maine Republicans Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe are publicly undecided, and could each potentially provide Democrats the votes they need to bring the issue before the Senate.
Lady Gaga's rally is being organized by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a gay rights group mobilizing grassroots support to repeal the controversial policy. The organization also helped the singer set up a lengthy YouTube video posted Friday urging her fans to call their senators and ask them to support Tuesday's procedural vote.
The singer sent word of the planned rally via twitter Sunday night.
A spokesman for SLDN says Gaga will be accompanied at Monday's rally by both gay and straight military veterans. Both of Maine's GOP senators have been generally supportive of the gay rights community, and this issue in particular.
Collins voted to authorize the Pentagon to repeal the don't-ask-don't-tell policy when the issue was before the Senate Armed Services Committee this summer, and SLDN executive director Aubrey Sarvis calls both Collins and Snowe "key to breaking the filibuster" on Tuesday.
Republican leaders are trying to keep all 41 GOP senators on board to block the bill, arguing that Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, is unfairly limiting the amendments allowed to try to change the bill once it is on the Senate floor.
GOP leaders are also ridiculing Reid for trying to bring what they call a purely political vote to the Senate floor right before the election, to appease the gay community, which has been frustrated with Democrats for inaction on this issue.
On Friday, aides to both Collins and Snowe told CNN they were still undecided about how they would vote. GOP leadership sources told CNN they feel confident they can keep all their members in line and prevent the defense bill from coming to the Senate floor.
Lady Gaga's rally will take place at 4 p.m. ET at Deering Oaks Park in Portland, Maine, near the University of Southern Maine campus.[/quote]
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/20/lady.gaga.rally/index.html?hpt=T2[/url]
this is where the machine gun bra comes in handy
I'm somewhat aroused.
[QUOTE=thisispain;24943503]this is where the machine gun bra comes in handy[/QUOTE]
lady gaga should have a video game about her
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IN other news, "Military in a somewhat aroused situation"
Finally someones doing something about all the gays in the military
I agree, Gaga needs a video game full of hilarious gayness, catchy pop, and some interesting outfit based gameplay.
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Damn this image is so hot.....oh wait, the M4s are missing the stock and the receiver *boner killed*
[QUOTE=Zestence;24944657]Damn this image is so hot.....oh wait, the M4s are missing the stock and the receiver *boner killed*[/QUOTE]
I lost my boner when I immediately realized their M4s....
glad to see she actually stands up for good causes, unlike a lot of celebutards nowadays who just throw money at it.
The "don't ask, don't tell" policy is for asking about the sexuality of enlistees right?
I don't see a problem with that policy. It is not directly relevant to the task at hand.
[QUOTE=gerbile5;24945257]The "don't ask, don't tell" policy is for asking about the sexuality of enlistees right?
I don't see a problem with that policy. It is not directly relevant to the task at hand.[/QUOTE]It's just that when you get kicked out of the army if they find out you're bi/gay it's a little ridiculous don't you think?
Too bad it's all for publicity and to make her look better.
[QUOTE=gerbile5;24945257]The "don't ask, don't tell" policy is for asking about the sexuality of enlistees right?
I don't see a problem with that policy. It is not directly relevant to the task at hand.[/QUOTE]
no it's about kicking out homosexuals when they are found to be homosexual, regardless of how people found that out
I really know nothing about Lady Gaga other than the fact she's some singer but I agree with this article.
[QUOTE=evilweazel;24945314]Too bad it's all for publicity and to make her look better.[/QUOTE]
I dunno, she got her crowd to speak out against West Boro when they tried picketing her show.
[QUOTE=Zestence;24944657]Damn this image is so hot.....oh wait, the M4s are missing the stock and the receiver *boner killed*[/QUOTE]
Maybe she can bring her M4s and I could bring my guitar and we could have a [I]jam[/I] session.
[QUOTE=evilweazel;24945314]Too bad it's all for publicity and to make her look better.[/QUOTE]
yeah she's a fucking pop star that's her job
[QUOTE=Jad Hinto;24945310]It's just that when you get kicked out of the army if they find out you're bi/gay it's a little ridiculous don't you think?[/QUOTE]
You guys realize it isn't about discrimination against gays, right? At least not on the military's part. Openly homosexual people can cause tensions among soldiers, some of whom discriminate against gays. The policy is in place to [b]protect[/b] them and promote unity among all the soldiers. It isn't ridiculous at all. The problem isn't the policy, it's the widespread discrimination against gays that is present throughout most of our society.
[QUOTE=clockroach;24952023]You guys realize it isn't about discrimination against gays, right? At least not on the military's part. Openly homosexual people can cause tensions among soldiers, some of whom discriminate against gays. The policy is in place to [b]protect[/b] them and promote unity among all the soldiers. It isn't ridiculous at all. The problem isn't the policy, it's the widespread discrimination against gays that is present throughout most of our society.[/QUOTE]
yes
we have to protect the gays from our fucking stupid homophobic asshole soldiers
god bless the military
well, it's not like we live in a perfect world. I'm for gay rights, but the military is supposed to be a giant melting pot, it would be better to hold it off.
[QUOTE=clockroach;24952023]You guys realize it isn't about discrimination against gays, right? At least not on the military's part. Openly homosexual people can cause tensions among soldiers, some of whom discriminate against gays. The policy is in place to [B]protect[/B] them and promote unity among all the soldiers. It isn't ridiculous at all. The problem isn't the policy, it's the widespread discrimination against gays that is present throughout most of our society.[/QUOTE]
so that means we kick out gays because people are intolerant assholes.
fuck that.
Lady Gaga has a big shlong.
[QUOTE=Swilly;24944760]I lost my boner when I immediately realized their M4s....[/QUOTE]
Those aren't m4s. These are CAR15s, the predecessor to the M4.
The M4 has a 16 or 14 inch barrel while the CAR15 has 10 inch barrels.
M4:
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CAR-15:
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[QUOTE=clockroach;24952023]You guys realize it isn't about discrimination against gays, right? At least not on the military's part. Openly homosexual people can cause tensions among soldiers, some of whom discriminate against gays. The policy is in place to [b]protect[/b] them and promote unity among all the soldiers. It isn't ridiculous at all. The problem isn't the policy, it's the widespread discrimination against gays that is present throughout most of our society.[/QUOTE]
replace gays and homosexuals with blacks
THAT
OH GOD LOOK AT HOW IGNORANT THAT SOUNDS
then go ahead and never post again
I might be wrong, but I'm in DEP and I'm pretty sure the don't ask don't tell policy isn't being used anymore...I mean this is what my recruiters tell me. So, maybe they're wrong.
[QUOTE=Chippay;24953309]replace gays and homosexuals with blacks
THAT
OH GOD LOOK AT HOW IGNORANT THAT SOUNDS
then go ahead and never post again[/QUOTE]
But black soldiers don't cause tensions.
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[QUOTE=clockroach;24952023]You guys realize it isn't about discrimination against gays, right? At least not on the military's part. Openly homosexual people can cause tensions among soldiers, some of whom discriminate against gays. The policy is in place to [B]protect[/B] them and promote unity among all the soldiers. It isn't ridiculous at all. The problem isn't the policy, it's the widespread discrimination against gays that is present throughout most of our society.[/QUOTE]
The other problem is that an outside source can tell you that you're gay and they'll kick you out.
Although honorable discharges look great on your record, they look pretty similar to regular service.
[QUOTE=zombiefreak;24953283]Those aren't m4s. These are CAR15s, the predecessor to the M4.
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:ughh:
[QUOTE=zombiefreak;24953333]But black soldiers don't cause tensions.[/QUOTE]
The military used that exact same rationale 50 years ago for segregating white and black units.
[QUOTE=clockroach;24952023]You guys realize it isn't about discrimination against gays, right? At least not on the military's part. Openly homosexual people can cause tensions among soldiers, some of whom discriminate against gays. The policy is in place to [b]protect[/b] them and promote unity among all the soldiers. It isn't ridiculous at all. The problem isn't the policy, it's the widespread discrimination against gays that is present throughout most of our society.[/QUOTE]
Uhm, if there are severe punishments for hate acts, then I suppose there wouldn't be too much problems. If you want to handle the intolerance, you have to tackle it, not ignore it. This is a problem, and discriminatory.
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