tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post4219054739495922544..comments2023-10-16T08:47:15.509-04:00Comments on Kay's Thinking Cap: ReduxKay Dennisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-49725405605282353732010-06-02T01:19:40.204-04:002010-06-02T01:19:40.204-04:00Couldn't agree more.Couldn't agree more.Fran aka Redondowriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603407790426583209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-3308676930064642412010-05-30T15:00:12.524-04:002010-05-30T15:00:12.524-04:00I'm coming out of the closet . . . er . . . hi...I'm coming out of the closet . . . er . . . hiding . . here. Don't be mad, honey.<br /><br />As a former officer in the Marine Corps (Hoorah!), I support gays in the military because they have always been there as all officers and noncoms know. They serve as faithfully and selflessly as any other soldier or sailor and yes, they deserve better. <br /><br />Because of this experience I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859438429368864982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-70187685587169620122010-05-27T17:25:51.450-04:002010-05-27T17:25:51.450-04:00What- Gay people's guns don't KILL like st...What- Gay people's guns don't KILL like straight peoples in COMBAT????<br /><br />LOL<br /><br />Thank God for ALL our Soldiers---period!<br /><br />I know that's avoiding the issue---but SHOULD there even be an issue in 1998...sorry 2010?<br /><br />JohnFull-On-Forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964018803560952364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-63898348716522947172010-05-27T16:08:16.921-04:002010-05-27T16:08:16.921-04:00I'm sorry that my different position caused yo...I'm sorry that my different position caused you pain, Kay. I know you are a very intelligent and fair person and this is the first time I haven't agreed with something you posted. <br /><br />I know you are not prejudiced and I know there are military men and women who want to keep DADT; perhaps you have been influenced by them. (Or not)<br /><br />I appreciate your right to have a Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-28439951739492019992010-05-27T13:12:06.990-04:002010-05-27T13:12:06.990-04:00This is one of these issues that I find difficulty...This is one of these issues that I find difficulty getting emotionally involved in. To me I find it incredible in the 21st century that people are still embroiled about gay people in our culture!! Why is this still an issue at all, in this day and age?Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-30307284744305054022010-05-27T09:53:11.974-04:002010-05-27T09:53:11.974-04:00The comment there about how we can all agree on a ...The comment there about how we can all agree on a direction but not how to get there was a good one. Anybody who knows Kay knows she's not a prejudiced person at all but simply looking at this for what will work right now in a difficult time in our country. We might disagree on how we get there, but I think we all want the same thing.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-81932483883611718002010-05-27T00:44:26.520-04:002010-05-27T00:44:26.520-04:00Not riling up the conservatives is bad policy. Let...Not riling up the conservatives is bad policy. Let them think it over and change. They are in the wrong, so why kowtow to them??Hattiehttp://hattie.typepad.com/hatties_webnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-21854978327880142812010-05-27T00:11:32.426-04:002010-05-27T00:11:32.426-04:00It is interesting that people who agree on the und...It is interesting that people who agree on the underlying principles can still disagree about the implementation of policies to reach the same goal. <br />I guess that disagreement is healthy, and respectful, intelligent debate is the heart of a democracy. <br />We will have to agree to disagree on this one, because I support the repeal. DADT ends up with soldiers being subjected to threats ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-39866778658057366172010-05-26T22:41:30.513-04:002010-05-26T22:41:30.513-04:00Kay, I'm sorry but I didn't read your post...Kay, I'm sorry but I didn't read your post thoroughly. I thought you said you were FOR repealing DADT. I had to re-read your post and I have to rescind my approval. I am opposed to DADT and think we have evolved enough that we should no longer need to discriminate. Too many qualified service men and women have been kicked out of the service when they were willing to put their lives Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-53624788276954000112010-05-26T19:41:35.324-04:002010-05-26T19:41:35.324-04:00I understand your position but don’t agree that sa...I understand your position but don’t agree that saying nothing to keep the status quo and avoid problems is the solution. With this in mind, then in the 60s you would have been against equality for blacks? The country was not ready then and really is still not ready but the situation has improved a lot, much more so than if the Equal Right amendment had not been passed. I think that if Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-35618844459733307662010-05-26T18:33:32.530-04:002010-05-26T18:33:32.530-04:00it works for you, you mean. ask the g&l soldi...it works for you, you mean. ask the g&l soldiers & sailors how well it's worked for them. many of them are scared to death in an organization where trust is a key value. we go from light to light....when we know something is wrong after years of not knowing it, we need to fix OUR PART of it. that's true just about everywhere we look these days. like, we now know it's NOT Xtreme Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536661018563937509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-42204685878659792952010-05-26T18:06:16.548-04:002010-05-26T18:06:16.548-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-51177539424326128162010-05-26T15:47:14.448-04:002010-05-26T15:47:14.448-04:00Good for you!Good for you!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.com