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Hi folks,

I was watching Fox News a while ago re the bad weather you folks

are experiencing in the USA. Then the subject re Gay Folk in the Military

got an airing. A Ranking Soldier spoke very highly re us folk serving in

the Services ,,,VERY highly . Hope this mood grows . I got the guys name

but it maybe inappropriate to name him ,,,,luv,viv :)

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Guest praisedbeherhooves
Hi folks,

I was watching Fox News a while ago re the bad weather you folks

are experiencing in the USA. Then the subject re Gay Folk in the Military

got an airing. A Ranking Soldier spoke very highly re us folk serving in

the Services ,,,VERY highly . Hope this mood grows . I got the guys name

but it maybe inappropriate to name him ,,,,luv,viv :)

Oh that is awesome, especially on Fox News! Fox News is a channel of right wing gobbledegook dancing about obvious facts that favor liberals. If Fox News is saying that people are for a liberal cause, then they definitely are for it.

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Guest Elizabeth K

I cannot understand all this bashing of FOX news!

They work hard to give a fair and unequivical report on their biased and bigoted news reports!

Lizzy

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Guest Donna Jean

Wow!

Amazing on two counts....

That a ranking soldier had something good to say about LGBT and that it accidentally somehow got on Foxx news.....LOL!

Oh my....

Donna Jean

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Sweet Viv,

I don't understand why some people feel compelled to single out Fox news as biased. All the other networks are horribly biased to the left, so Fox caters to the right. So what?

There is currently no print, audio or video source that I know of that just reports the news in a fair and objective manner, trying to give you both sides of the issue. Most people only want to see the side they agree with, so why make a fuss, anyway? The news isn't the news, it's just slanted opinion. You have to sort out some semblance of truth for yourself. End of rant, please note I didn't endorse any view.

I have a unique perspective on gays in the military. I was draft age in the late 60's, when the Viet Nam war was raging. Being gay did NOT get you out of the draft, to the best of my knowledge. In fact, that was the joke to try to get out of the draft, take a purse with you to your draft physical.

I'm pretty sure it didn't get you out of WWII or Korea, either. So, if all those gay people served with honor and respect and I've not ever heard much in the way of negative stories about it, why does it seem to be such a big issue today?

Back then, you didn't even talk about being gay or you got hung. You were welcome to fight to save our country. Today, you can be open about it, but it can be used as a tool to prevent you from finishing a career with great benefits.

As far as I'm concerned, anyone who's willing to put their life on the line to save me is more than welcome to do so in my eyes and will get my total support and respect.

I'm not gay, although when my journey is all said and done, I might be..... :lol:

Yvonne

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Sweet Viv,

I don't understand why some people feel compelled to single out Fox news as biased. All the other networks are horribly biased to the left, so Fox caters to the right. So what?

There is currently no print, audio or video source that I know of that just reports the news in a fair and objective manner, trying to give you both sides of the issue. Most people only want to see the side they agree with, so why make a fuss, anyway? The news isn't the news, it's just slanted opinion. You have to sort out some semblance of truth for yourself. End of rant, please note I didn't endorse any view.

Fox news is singled out because it is universally garbage. Its almost a parody of news, what with rampant lies, misinformation, and fear tactics to keep people watching. I find CNN reports just what happens and seldom tries to make a moral argument out of it. If you watch Fox news, somebody is going to talk about God and morality. Well, the bible is old, I don't think that qualifies as news.

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