"Fierce advocate" fakery

Mr. Obama has marketed himself as a "fierce advocate" of gay rights. What that phrase means is anybody's guess because Mr. Obama's gay rights record is a blank. Not a single piece of legislation advancing gay rights or eliminating arbitrary denial of rights to gay people bears Mr. Obama's name as author--not in the Illinois state legislature or in the US Senate. Mr. Obama is on record as opposing gay marriage, a position in which he finds himself shoulder-to-shoulder with the likes of Pat Robertson. Does he oppose "don't ask, don't tell?" At various points during his presidential campaign, he seemed to say so, but his first opportunity to prevent a discharge under this preposterous law came and went yesterday without Mr. Obama lifting a finger to do anything about it.

Lt. Dan Choi--Iraq veteran, platoon leader, West Point graduate, fluent Arabic speaker--was found unsuitable for service in the National Guard and discharged because he stated on a CNN talk show that he is gay. Mr. Obama--who has never worn his country's uniform nor has ever been to war nor has ever even broken a sweat in defense of his country--let Lt. Choi be dismissed despite the fact that his war record is impeccable, his leadership qualities unimpeachable, and his language skills absolutely essential. Lt. Choi wants to serve in Iraq, for gosh sake's. But Mr. Obama let him be fired instead. Some commander-in-chief.

So where's the "fierce advocacy" already? In the lunch meat section at your nearest supermarket along with the rest of the baloney, that's where!

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