Pentagon Using “Spin” to Push Obama Gays-in-Military Goal
Pentagon officials are stepping up a misleading perception management (PM) campaign, trying to rush Congress into passing legislation that would impose a new LGBT Law or policy on our military. Such a law would require full acceptance of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders in all branches and communities of the military, with “zero tolerance” of dissent. In response, CMR President Elaine Donnelly issued the following statement:
“Both Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen are making statements that reflect mistaken presumptions about the current law, which is constantly mislabeled “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and using unpersuasive reasoning for acting with more haste than wisdom.”
“On Sunday, Secretary Gates cited a pending court case that is under appeal as a reason why Congress should rush to repeal current law in a lame-duck session, without sufficient time for careful consideration of the consequences. That Gates’ reasoning was flawed for several reasons: (Download PDF for full content)
“Both Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen are making statements that reflect mistaken presumptions about the current law, which is constantly mislabeled “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and using unpersuasive reasoning for acting with more haste than wisdom.”
“On Sunday, Secretary Gates cited a pending court case that is under appeal as a reason why Congress should rush to repeal current law in a lame-duck session, without sufficient time for careful consideration of the consequences. That Gates’ reasoning was flawed for several reasons: (Download PDF for full content)
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