Hell hath no fury like a bunch of gay rights activists who want to see action now on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Such was the case last night at a fundraiser in California for Senator Barbara Boxer, where President Obama was openly heckled from the floor for what activists see as slow progress on moving forward with a repeal of the military's ban on gay, lesbian and bisexual troops.
And therein rests the $64,000 question: when gay rights activists heckle the President while he's speaking, are they doing the right thing for equality, or are they risking being painted with a Rep. Joe "You Lie!" Wilson brush?
Clarence Darrow perhaps put it best: "As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever.
Because, Mr President, it is not enough to be "supportive" of ending "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." When you have the presidency and your party controls both Houses of Congress, it's a matter of having the political will to end it. Not all gay people are HRC-fundraisers. Some are even risking their lives every day for this country, in uniform, only to be treated like second class human beings and citizens by their own government.
Their own government? That means you, Mr President and Senator Boxer.
A: Yes
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