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Great line from The Righteous Rasha

Awesome quote from Tova 's interview over at Daas Hedyot : "I can't relate much to the men of TaNaCh, though, as most of them were polygamists on power trips" Not that I necessarily fully agree with the sentiment, but it's a great & brilliantly succinct observation nonetheless!

Backtracking on "Don't Ask Don't Tell" repeal

Cross-posted on DovBear This is such bull****. According to this Associated Press article, despite the public progress made on the issue in recent weeks, a repeal of DADT is probably years away. This is an utterly discriminatory policy, with no moral or practical basis whatsoever. It's about blatant homophobia, plain & simple. It's not like we're discussing gay marriage here. It's about witch hunting soldiers simply because of the sexual attractions they have. Maybe the military should also question soldiers about what sexual positions they prefer? Or how about what fetishes they have? Maybe any soldier that doesn't engage in plain vanilla missionary position sex isn't fit to be a soldier! What the hell does a soldier's sexual orientation have to do with his or her ability to serve? "The protracted time line is about more than giving military leaders time to assess the impact on troops and put new rules in place. The multiyear process al