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    Obama: "Yes," Boy Scouts should allow gay members

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    Post by day dreamer Mon 04 Feb 2013, 9:29 pm

    Obama: "Yes," Boy Scouts should allow gay members



    President Obama responded with a simple "Yes" when he was asked on Sunday by CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley whether the Boy Scouts of America should open their organization to openly gay members.



    His reason? "My attitude is that gays and lesbians should have access and opportunity the same way everybody else does, in every institution and walk of life."

    "The Scouts are a great institution that are promoting young people and exposing them to opportunities and leadership that will serve people for the rest of their lives," Mr. Obama continued, "And I think nobody should be barred from that."



    The Scouts' national leadership is currently debating whether to scrap the organization's national ban on gay members and instead allow religious and civic organizations that sponsor separate Scout units to decide how to address the issue.

    In the interview, Mr. Obama also applauded the recent decision by the Pentagon to lift the ban on women in combat. "Women as a practical matter are now in combat," he explained. "They may not get treated as if they're in combat, but when they're in theater, in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, they are vulnerable, they are wounded, and they've been killed. And they have carried out their jobs with extraordinary patriotism and distinction."


    "And I meet extraordinary women in uniform who can do everything that a man can and more," Mr. Obama continued. "One of my military aides is about five feet tall, probably weighs about 100 pounds. You put a 50-pound pack on her and she can do things that you or me would keel over doing."

    Women "are taking great risks," he said. "What we should not do is somehow prevent them from advancing in an institution that we all revere."

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    Obama: "Yes," Boy Scouts should allow gay members Empty Boy Scouts board meets amid talk of policy on gays

    Post by day dreamer Wed 06 Feb 2013, 8:42 am

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    Associated
    Press/Tony Gutierrez - This photo taken Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, shows a close up
    detail of a Boy Scout uniform worn by Brad Hankins, a campaign director for
    Scouts for Equality, as he responds questions …moreduring a news
    conference in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas.
    The Boy Scouts of America's policy excluding gay members and leaders could be
    up for a vote as soon as Wednesday, when the organization's national executive
    board meets behind closed doors under intense pressure from several sides. (AP
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    IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of
    America
    's policy excluding gay members
    and leaders could be up for a vote as soon as Wednesday, when the
    organization's national executive board meets behind closed doors under intense
    pressure from several sides.



    BSA announced last week it was considering allowing troops to
    decide whether to allow gay membership. That news has placed a spotlight on
    executive board meetings that began Monday in Irving,
    Texas
    , where scouting headquarters is located.



    BSA spokesman Deron Smith said last week that the board could
    take a vote Wednesday or decide to discuss the policy, but the organization
    would issue a statement either way. Otherwise, the board has remained silent,
    with reporters barred from the hotel where its meetings are taking place.



    At nearby BSA headquarters, a
    handful of Scouts and leaders delivered petitions Monday in support of letting
    gay members join. The conservative group Texas Values, meanwhile, says it has
    organized a Wednesday morning prayer vigil urging the Scouts to keep their
    policy the same.



    President Barack Obama, an opponent of the policy, and Texas Gov.
    Rick Perry, an Eagle Scout who supports it, both have weighed in.




    "My attitude is that gays and lesbians should have access and
    opportunity the same way everybody else does in every institution and walk of
    life," said Obama, who as U.S. president is the honorary president of BSA,
    in a Sunday interview with CBS
    .



    Perry, the author of the book "On My
    Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting For,"
    said in a speech Saturday that "to have popular culture impact 100 years
    of their standards is inappropriate."




    The board faces several choices,
    none of which is likely to quell controversy. Standing pat would go against the
    public wishes of two high-profile board members — Ernst & Young CEO James
    Turley and AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson
    — who run companies with nondiscrimination policies and have said they would
    work from within to change the Scouts' policy.



    Conservatives have warned of mass
    defections if Scouting allows gay membership to be determined by troops. Local
    and regional leaders, as well as the leadership of churches that sponsor
    troops, would be forced to consider their own policies. And policy opponents
    who delivered four boxes of signatures to BSA headquarters Monday said they
    wouldn't be satisfied by only a partial acceptance of gay scouts and leaders.



    "We don't want to see Scouting
    gerrymandered into blue and red districts," said Brad Hankins, campaign
    director of Scouts for Equality.



    http://news.yahoo.com/boy-scouts-board-meets-amid-talk-policy-gays-080645170.html
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    Post by BILLYB Wed 06 Feb 2013, 11:59 am

    Obama needs to go !! I bet he would hold one in his mouth
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    Post by Ronbo Wed 06 Feb 2013, 8:42 pm

    He was probably on one of his vacations and thought.... "Hey, if I can be president, then surely we can have gay boy-scouts" no
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    Post by Wayne Irby Wed 06 Feb 2013, 8:55 pm

    As much as he has been pushing for Gays to be equal, I think he may be teetering on the fence & about to fall off the wrong side! Evil or Very Mad

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