Posted on 05/06/2009 2:07:07 PM PDT by DesertRenegade
President Barack Obama sent a hand-written note in response to a Chicago-area lesbian's plea for him to change the military's ban on openly gay and lesbian servicemembers. She sent her letter to Obama just six days after his inauguration, and it was published in the Feb. 11 Windy City Times as a cover story. 2nd Lt. Sandy Tsao photo by Donna
Tsao said she is “very hopeful” after receiving the letter May 5. “I believe he is a man of his word. … My heart is bounding with joy.” The timing is bittersweet: Tsao's last day in the service will be May 19, 2009.
Obama's note reads: “Thanks for your wonderful and thoughtful letter. It is because of outstanding Americans like you that I committed to changing our current policy. Although it will take some time to complete ( partly because it needs Congressional action ) I intend to fulfill my commitment!” It is signed Barack Obama. Windy City Times has contacted the White House but has not had word back confirming the letter's veracity.
In her Jan. 26 letter to President Barack Obama, 2nd Lt. Sandy Tsao, 24, came out as a lesbian in the U.S. Army. The former resident of Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood wrote a fellow former South Sider in his new White House home to tell him she could no longer serve her country because she is a lesbian.
Sunday, Feb. 8, marked the one-year anniversary of Tsao's active duty, full-time service to her country. On May 19, Tsao expects to receive an Article 15 honorable discharge because of homosexual conduct. Tsao was told by her chain of command that her letter was received by Obama's White House. It was her own choice to come out.
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That's a she?
As long as there has been a military, there have been homosexuals in the ranks. It is the flaming malcontents who are a danger to the troops, not discrete patriots.
NO ONE ASKED.
Now she is free to tell
and tell
and tell
sick chick
Guilty!
Looks like Sulu to me.
Doesn’t current policy forbid being openly homosexual in the military? Why isn’t she going to be discharged for this?
She knew the rules when she signed up. If she didn’t like it she shouldn’t have joined. If Obama makes it ok for gays to show themselves in the military a lot of people will get hurt. I can see the military getting divided over this. Cause tension among the ranks and now you have weakened the most powerful fighting force in the world.
He’s gay too.
Exactly - Flaming.
“It is the flaming malcontents who are a danger to the troops, not discrete patriots.”
She is living and working with other women whom she potentially finds sexually attractive. Do you propose that men be able to shower and bunk with female soldiers too? Of course not. She announced her lifestyle choice knowing full well it was a violation of military policy. There is no explanation for that other than she wanted to get out of her military obligation. I say good riddance.
Why didn’t you warn us that this was a damned fag newspaper site?
Now I’ve got to clean up my computer.
The other point is that I am really disgusted with how many companies apparently have special homosexual ad campaigns.
Once again I will hold my thoughts so I do not have some of the “magic negro’s” henchmen come and beat or kill me.
We will soon be the first country in history to lose a war for the sake of political correctness.
I at one time enjoyed Star Trek - it’s lost its appeal for me.
A test case for homosexuality in the ranks, lipstick lesbian 2nd LT, fresh “out” of OCS.
Textbook ACLU tactics.
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