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1020pm "I voted against it when I served in Congress," Richardson told AP recently, referring to the ban on openly gay service members, signed into law in 1993 by then-president Bill Clinton. "People should not be judged based on their sexual orientation. Throughout my entire career I have fought for equal rights and against discrimination of any kind." His resume, including stints as a Congressman, Ambassador to the United Nations, Cabinet Secretary and Governor. Bill Richardson is arguably the most qualified man to run for the presidency since George Herbert Walker Bush, and with his deep ties to America’s growing Hispanic community, his candidacy is a serious one. - Jason Knight QUOTES: RICHARDSON: What we also need to do is redress some of the gross imbalances of the past. If I'm elected president, I would get rid of "Don't ask; don't tell." I didn't vote for it when I was in Congress. When you have an America that is asking men and women to fight and die, the last thing you need to do is give them a lecture on sexual orientation. ...Now, in "Don't ask; don't tell," I reached a point, even though I was a deputy whip, that I voted against that, because it made no sense to me. COMMENTS: Gov. Richardson is right. When a man or a woman decides to commit thier life to defending the rights and privledges of our nation it is wrong, it is un-American, to lecture that soldier on how to live their life. We are privledged to live beneath a blanket of peace that is maintaind by the blood sweet and tears of brave men and women who beleive that this is the greatest nation the world has ever known. We need to stop letting bigotry guide our laws and give service members the right to live in peace....to be who they are, without judgement or harrasment. Gov. Richardson seems to get it. -Victor Maldonado BTW....if the POTUS thing doesn't work out, Richardson should host a radio show -- that voice is like butter! GUEST COMMENTS: Gov. Richardson OPENS with a comment on DADT - you go Governor! That's outstanding. CDR Zoe Dunning, USNR (ret.) Give the Governor points for candor and for talking about DADT before he was asked. Take away points for a potential leader saying you do merely what’s perceived by some as achievable. Sounds like be satisfied with the status quo. Governor, it’s been “achieved” in the military of 24 nations: giving all able-bodied Americans the freedom to serve. Are we not at least as good and capable as they are? A leader of vision, a person who can make things happen, is a person who seeks to achieve what’s perceived to be UNachievable. Colonel (Ret), US ArmyLabels: 2008, live-blogging, presidential candidates
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