David Badash

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Still Alive And Well

Reports of the death of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” are greatly exaggerated. Despite yesterday’s historic passage in the U.S. House of Representatives of the Murphy Amendment,...

Hyphenating Michelle Malkin Hyperventilates Over A Hyphenated America

“Assimilation and the Founding Fathers,” Michelle Malkin’s Independence Day diatribe over at Human Events, focused on the president’s immigration speech, and ends with, “Many of us...

Watch Raw Video: Oil-Soaked Birds Trapped Near Louisiana Coast

If this doesn’t break your heart, if you can call BP’s oil disaster (can we stop calling it a “spill,” now?) an “act of god,” or...

Tweet of The Day: Lt. Dan Choi: “We dare not celebrate while our government discriminates…”

Breaking: House Passes “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Compromise

At 10:07 PM tonight the U.S. House Of Representatives voted to include the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal compromise amendment in the 2011 Defense Authorization Bill....

Dear Mr. President, To a parent, whose son is bleeding on the battlefield, one lesbian nurse can make a difference.

“Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama” is a new media campaign launched to underscore the urgent need for congressional action and presidential leadership...

DADT Repeal Compromise Moves Forward In Senate

DADT Repeal Compromise Moves Forward In Senate. Senate armed services committee voted minutes ago for the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ policy repeal compromise amendment to be...

Gallup: Gay Relationships Top Issue Dividing Republicans, Democrats

According to a new Gallup survey, same-sex relationships are the number one issue dividing Republicans and Democrats/Independents. Only 35% of Republicans, compared to 61% of Democrats...

Salvation Or Sham? “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Compromise

The compromise that created “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in 1993 has led, seventeen years later, to a compromise promising its repeal. But the LGBT community right...

Tweet Of The Day: Lt. Dan Choi: “Do not celebrate compromises”

Poll: 78% Of The American People Want “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repealed Now

How many other issues are The American People this united on? CNN just today released a poll finding 78% of Americans, or “nearly 8 in 10...

A Quick, Personal Update.

A Quick, Personal Update. And, we’re back! Yes, I took last week off, posting just a few pieces, mostly the letters from SLDN’s servicemembers about “Don’t...

Pentagon Reacts To Heavy Fire Over DADT Survey

Editor’s note: This guest post by Scott Wooledge was originally published at Daily Kos Saturday and is published here with his permission. Scott writes at the...

Is Obama Pro-Business? Do You Really Want A(nother) Pro-Business President Anyway?

Conservatives LOVE to play stupid word games. “Pro-life vs. Pro-choice,” for example. Now the buzz is all about how Obama is “anti-business.” Well, he’s not, but...

Dear Mr. President, My Captain wrote that my “sexual orientation has not disrupted good order and discipline onboard USS SHILOH.”

“Stories from the Frontlines: Letters to President Barack Obama” is a new media campaign launched to underscore the urgent need for congressional action and presidential leadership...