I Hope Nobody Is Seriously Touting Sam Nunn For Vice President

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Congressional opposition to lifting the ban on gay and bisexual people in the armed forces was led by Democratic Senator Sam Nunn of Georgia who organized Congressional hearings that largely buffed the armed forces position that has remained unchanged since the 1981 directive. While Congressional support for reform was led by Democratic Congressman Barney Frank of Massachusetts, who fought for a compromise, and retired Republican Senator Barry Goldwater, who argued for a complete repeal of the ban. After a large number of people flooded the Congressional phone lines with oppositions to lifting the ban, President Clinton soon backed off on his campaign promise to lift the ban on homosexual and bisexual people in the armed forces. The final result was a Congressional compromise of "Don't ask, don't tell" that was later amended to include "don't harass". Officially, the compromise dictates that the armed forces will no longer ask recruits about their sexual activity and/or orientation, will not investigate any serviceman or servicewoman's sexual activity and/or orientation without solid evidence (thus preventing witch-hunts), and self-identified homosexual servicemen and women agree that they will not engage in homosexual sex acts, or do anything that announces that they are a homosexual, i.e. public statements or participate in a same-sex marriage openly

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don't_ask,_don't_tell

[AllentownJake]

1. He's a little old

I don't see him as VP.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. He's A Little Too Socially Conservative

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[mmonk]

2. Many are.

His foreign policy credentials are touted as well as linking the older party establishment with the new movement politics of Obama. It signals acceptance by party elders.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. Then Pick Joe Biden Or Bob Graham

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[mmonk]

6. I'm not picking, I'm giving the reasons his name is out there.

[ccharles000]

3. I hope he is not the VP.

He is a homophobic asshat.

[OHdem10]

7. He is being brought up in discussions more and more on TV

programs. Example just this morning on CNN American Morning.

[cali]

8. and that means exactly nothing.

Nunn won't be the VP pick. He's too unknown, he's too old. He's too conservative. He brings nothing to the ticket.

[book_worm]

9. Nunn won't be VP

[WinkyDink]

10. Sam Nunn is last century's news. Don't need him one whit.