First U.S. Soldier Discharged For Homosexuality
Gay Patriot Jan 21 08It’s amazing what one can find via Google sometimes. I was curious who the first recorded gay soldier was that faced disciplinary action in the military and found this interesting excerpt from Conduct Unbecoming: Gays & Lesbians in the U.S. Military by Randy Shilts: On March 11, 1778, just sixteen days after [Baron Friedrich [...] Full story...
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Does W stand for Wilson (as in Woodrow)?
Gay Patriot 10 minutes agoWe don’t have presidential opinion polling for 1920 or 1921 so we don’t know what Woodrow Wilson’s approval ratings were when he left office on March 4, 1921, but I would wager that if Gailup had been polling the American people back then, that Democrat would have then had approval ratings rivaling those of the [.
Blind Faith in Middle East “Peace Process”
Gay Patriot 4 hours agoIn an excellent post on those intellectuals who ape Jimmy Carter in favoring more Israeli concessions as a solution to the crisis in Gaza, Jonathan Tobin finds them blind to reality:
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On Economy, Obama Promises More of the Same
Gay Patriot 4 hours agoIt doesn’t seem that the incoming Democratic president is making much of the opportunity the outgoing Republican president gave him to reshape the political landscape, with the Democrats becoming the party of fiscal discipline.
The Opportunity Bush & DeLay Gave Obama
Gay Patriot less than a day agoFor the past few days, I have been contemplating a few posts offering a kind of retrospective on the Administration of George W.
Skewed Vatican Policy On The Arab-Israeli Conflict
Gay Patriot less than a day ago[T]he authorities of the Catholic Church do not defend the existence of Israel – which its enemies want to annihilate, and is ultimately at stake in the conflict – with the same explicit, powerful determination with which they raise their voices in defense of the “nonnegotiable” principles concerning human life.
On the Importance of Strategy in War & Politics
Gay Patriot less than a day agoIn between researching for my dissertation and writing this blog, I try to take some time each day to read a book related to my latest intellectual interests.
On Customer Service & Computer Repair
Gay Patriot less than a day agoIn the past few days, I really grew to appreciate the value of good customer service. I had to run a lot of little errands, buying necessities for my apartment, a DVD or two for my entertainment, oil for my car, books for my education and gifts for nieces and nephews celebrating their birthdays.
Where Democrats (& I) Agree with W (& his predecessors)
Gay Patriot 2 days agoToday, while hosting his soon-to-be successor and his living predecessors, President George W. Bush said on behalf of the former chief executives and himself said to the president-elect, “One message that I have, and I think we all share, is that we want you to succeed.
Harry Reid Losing Control?
Gay Patriot 2 days agoThe last time I remember reading something on the left-wing blog firedoglake, I found it so offensive I didn’t think I’d ever return to the website.
Rhetorically, Obama Proposes Conservative Change
Gay Patriot 2 days agoToday, in announcing his choice of Nancy Killefer as “Chief Performance Officer”, President-elect Barack Obama echoed Ronald Reagan in describing the type of change he intends to bring to Washington:
We committed to change the way our government in Washington does business so that we’re no longer squandering billions of tax dollars on programs that have [.
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