CMR E-Notes

Obama Proposes, Congress Disposes, and the Military Opposes

As with a lot of things coming out of the Obama Administration these days, the more questions that are asked, the worse its ideas look. A month ago, in his State of the Union address, the President said, "This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that... Read More

25 Feb 10

Expert push-back on repeal of gays in military law

A wave of contrary analysis has emerged in opposition to the misguided plan proposed to Congress this week on the issue of gays in the military. On Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates revealed a proposal before the Senate Armed Services Committee that would weaken enforcement of existing... Read More

04 Feb 10

DoD Plan Would Violate 1993 Eligibility Law and...

In their testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee today, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff should not compromise principle by proposing an unworkable plan to undermine the 1993 law regarding homosexuals in the military ( Section 654, Title 10 ).... Read More

02 Feb 10

Lessons for Backers of Murphy's LGBT Law

The political earthquake that occurred on Tuesday, electing Massachusetts State Senator Scott Brown to replace the late Ted Kennedy in the United States Senate, was more than the first election of a Republican senator from that state since 1972. At his victory party Senator-elect Brown drew... Read More

21 Jan 10

Roadmaps for Railroading the Military

Gay activists who are trying to impose their radical agenda on the military are floating several "trial balloon" proposals to get their way despite strong opposition from military leaders and personnel, members of Congress, and the general public. The following are some of the most egregious bad... Read More

18 Jan 10

Activist Groups Dissemble on Mislabeled "RAND Report"

On November 9 the Boston Globe and other major media misrepresented a private paper commissioned by the gay-activist Michael D. Palm Center as if it were a genuine research report of the RAND Corporation. This was not a RAND study; it was done by a RAND employee on her own time,... Read More

04 Dec 09

Dangers of Political Correctness in the Military

As Elaine Donnelly wrote in her article featured in "National Review Online Hot" last week, the Army has been making compromises in apparently small matters, such as uniform standards for religious minorities, in order to advance "diversity" as a primary goal. Read More

16 Nov 09

Sikhs, Muslims, and PC Exemptions Taken to Extremes

Some ironies are more than cruel. On the day that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan approached Fort Hood armed with guns, he may have passed a newsstand selling copies of the November 9 edition of Army Times. On the cover was a photograph of a Sikh soldier wearing a beard, mustache and turban with his... Read More

11 Nov 09

Cogent Commentaries Counter GIMC

In recent weeks several influential, pro-military writers have published excellent articles countering the multi-million dollar Gays in the Military Campaign (GIMC): Read More

23 Oct 09

Unbecoming Conduct of Gay Activist Lt. Daniel Choi

During an appearance on CNN's "AC 360" program with Anderson Cooper on Tuesday, October 6, Army National Guard 1st Lt. Daniel Choi aggressively attacked both Elaine Donnelly and more than 1,000 Flag & General Officers for the Military. Lt. Choi, who is fighting a discharge... Read More

12 Oct 09

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