I cannot remember if I have posted this before. If I haven’t, then the oversight is corrected. If I have, well… It’s worth putting up again.
The full farewell address…
Showing posts with label US Military. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US Military. Show all posts
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
"Counter-recruiting" in high schools. These people piss me off.
These people piss me off. Listen for yourself... I like the comment left on the site...
No. It is about talking kids out of joining the military. Grrr.
like uh, you know....if you want someone to represent critical opposing views to the military please evaluate them for articulation and debating skills. this is just difficult to listen to.I support recruiting in high schools. When I thought the "counter-recruiting" was about discussing other options, even things like Americorps, etc, it sounded fine.
No. It is about talking kids out of joining the military. Grrr.
Counter-Recruiters
AIR DATE: Wednesday, October 26th 2011
Counter-Recruiters · Think Out Loud:
This week, the Portland Public School Board voted to allow "counter-recruiters" at Portland's public high schools. Counter-recruiters represent organizations like American Friends Service Committee and the Military & Draft Counseling Project that provide information about military service and recruitment that is meant to dissuade students from joining the military.
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The End of Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Email from Obama 2012...
Friend --
Today, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is officially over.
Gay men and lesbians in the military no longer have to hide who they are, and the servicemembers who were discharged under this policy can re-enlist.
This is one of the administration's signature achievements. Countless Americans fought hard to end this law over the course of nearly two decades, and President Obama is proud to have signed the repeal.
But today's news isn't just a policy promise kept -- it's a personal promise kept to the thousands of people who needed and deserved this change.
I want to share a video the campaign put together about some of the people affected by this law: four stories from men and women who served in the military during "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
You should watch the video and share it with everyone who cares about fairness and equality in America.
Before my current job, I was in the White House working on getting this done, and I can honestly say that repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is one of the greatest things I have ever been or ever will be a part of. I think about it every time I walk into my office, where I keep one of the pens the President used to sign the bill.
It's a reminder that -- as broken as Washington is and as long as change can take -- people and organizations can do amazing things when they work together and never waver from the vision that unites them.
Watch four people say what today means to them -- and let us know what it means to you:
http://my.barackobama.com/DADT-Is-History
There's a lot more to do in the months ahead. But today is one to savor.
Thanks,
Messina
Jim Messina
Campaign Manager
Obama for America
Friend --
Today, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is officially over.
Gay men and lesbians in the military no longer have to hide who they are, and the servicemembers who were discharged under this policy can re-enlist.
This is one of the administration's signature achievements. Countless Americans fought hard to end this law over the course of nearly two decades, and President Obama is proud to have signed the repeal.
But today's news isn't just a policy promise kept -- it's a personal promise kept to the thousands of people who needed and deserved this change.
I want to share a video the campaign put together about some of the people affected by this law: four stories from men and women who served in the military during "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
You should watch the video and share it with everyone who cares about fairness and equality in America.
Before my current job, I was in the White House working on getting this done, and I can honestly say that repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is one of the greatest things I have ever been or ever will be a part of. I think about it every time I walk into my office, where I keep one of the pens the President used to sign the bill.
It's a reminder that -- as broken as Washington is and as long as change can take -- people and organizations can do amazing things when they work together and never waver from the vision that unites them.
Watch four people say what today means to them -- and let us know what it means to you:
http://my.barackobama.com/DADT-Is-History
There's a lot more to do in the months ahead. But today is one to savor.
Thanks,
Messina
Jim Messina
Campaign Manager
Obama for America
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