Howard Dean coming up on Rachel about President Obama and DOMA

[shadowknows69]

[shadowknows69]

1. Rachel isn't hiding her disappointment in President Obama on this.

[madfloridian]

8. Neither did Dean.

He was pretty outspoken.

[shadowknows69]

2. Dean thinks DOMA is unconstitutional

[shadowknows69]

3. Dean doesn't think Obama knew about brief but now he has to own it.

Is this thing on? <tap> <tap> <tap>

[Not Me]

4. I like Dean, but I am not liking his prescription for "fixing" this

He says Obama is going to have to do something...like maybe move Don't Ask Don't tell up in his agenda.

It came off so much as though Obama's got to throw those gays a bone. *Something* *Anything*

No. What he needs to do is move on his promise to repeal this offensive, unconstitutional law.


(edit:typo)

[madfloridian]

5. What a whopper. That is not what he said....nowhere near it.

[Not Me]

6. I'll post the youtube link when it's available...

you can make your own judgement

[madfloridian]

7. I saw it. You are twisting his whole intent.

And that is a shame. He is about the only damn Democrat standing for anyone right now.

I heard the part about DADT but it was not intended that way.

He was critical of the Obama admin. and said they need to do some homework about it...not his exact words but the gist of it.

No wonder one no one in the party speaks out. They are damned if they do and damned if they don't.

[Not Me]

9. Oh, I agree...Dean was very disappointed in the administration's brief

but what I heard was that now Obama has to do something to make up for it.
And the only thing offered up was moving DADT forward sooner.

[madfloridian]

10. Which should happen.

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[Not Me]

12. Here he is on youtube

Check out his response at 4:10.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnHlixg4Wk

[johnnypneumatic]

11. IT WOULD BE WRONG TO STAY SILENT

If he didn't know about the brief before, he probably does now, so:
IT WOULD BE WRONG TO STAY SILENT
Time to face the issue. Condemn the legal brief, apologize, and make it right!

It would be wrong to take no action.
It is time to go to Congress and be a "fierce" advocate right now.
And make them repeal DOMA and DADT right now.