Sorry I'm rambling on this, I've just never liked the hand-waving, Oh well, the 90s, very homophobic. That's way simpler than what happened.
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Replying to @emilynussbaum
Anyway, none of this has to do with Hillary. It has to do with BILL. But I do think it's important not to hand-wave it all away.
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Replying to @emilynussbaum
@emilynussbaum I actually think the "compromise" answer is ~far~ more legitimate a response as to DADT than it is to DOMA.2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes -
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@chrisgeidner It's just a Buck Stops Here situation. By using that rhetoric, he sent the message that fear of gay men was a normal response.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emilynussbaum I'm as critical a person of the Clinton policies on LGBT (tho mainly LG) rights as you'll find, but I think you're off here.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emilynussbaum He literally had no choice. This was the way to get something. DADTDP (don't pursue!) was implemented horribly, and *that*...1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@emilynussbaum ... is where things really went off the rails. There are many, many valid complaints of Clinton, but DADT was a tough call...2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chrisgeidner The truth is, he simply shouldn't have made an election promise to change it the first day he was in office. Awful precedent.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@emilynussbaum You're probably right there on the problem being Clinton making a promise he couldn't keep.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@chrisgeidner@emilynussbaum (Say the same stuff about DOMA and I'll agree, Emily. DADT was just naivete/hubris to me.)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@KateAurthur @emilynussbaum (I might be working on a story on ~that~ front right now, so I'm declining further comment at this time, but.)
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