Hidden anti-Harvard bias exposed

Just when you think he might be slowing down a tad, he strikes back with a vengeance.

Despite her underprivileged background Professor Kagan rose to the challenge and graduated magna cum laude, an honor reserved for the top 89% of Harvard Law alumni. Although her diploma fully qualified her for any conceivable position in the known Asshole universe, she took her first paying job in the charitable sector -- teaching at the University of Chicago Law School, a lonely academic legal bullshit outpost in the harsh intellectual wilderness of the American Midwest. Her Asshole missionary work and softball skills quickly drew the attention of then-President Bill Clinton who, despite his Yale degree, was wise enough to see that she had 'the right stuff' to serve as his Assistant Deputy White House Under-Under Subsecretary for Minority Elderly Women's Domestic Pet Policy. Her leadership in that critical office was nothing short of revolutionary, increasing its bullshit report output by 15% while introducing colorful pie charts. From there she made a triumphant return to Harvard Law as a fully tenured faculty Asshole, eventually rising to Dean of Assholes where she introduced important reforms such as free student lounge coffee and banning the U.S. military war machine from campus. It thus came as little surprise that she was tapped by fellow Harvard Asshole Barack Obama to serve as his Solicitor General and Supreme Court nominee.

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What's to be gained by asking.... or telling?

Congress is being urged to repeal the “don’ ask, don’t tell” policy because the presence of gays in the military is unlikely to undermine the effectiveness and cohesion of a fighting unit. This from a new study released by a California-based research center.

The study was conducted by four retired military officers, including the three-star Air Force lieutenant general who in early 1993 was tasked with implementing President Clinton's policy that the military stop questioning recruits on their sexual orientation.

"Evidence shows that allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly is unlikely to pose any significant risk to morale, good order, discipline or cohesion," the officers states.

Our experience at a four-year service academy plus a career building ships for the Navy while working in the DoD gives us some limited perspective on this matter and though we are in general concurrence with the conclusion of the study, we take issue with the specific recommendation towards dropping the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

Aren’t this panel's findings proof that “don’t ask, don’t tell” was an effective way of expressing the broader point that “we don’t care what you do in your off-hours, just come ready to follow orders and work together with your shipmates every day?”

So what’s implied in dropping “don’t ask, don’t tell”…? “Ask…. Tell?” What’s the point of that? Does this mean now that a recruiting officer or a superior has the right to request (demand?) the sexual orientation of an individual and conversely that a sailor or recruit should be encouraged or even compelled to express his/her sexual orientation? Again, why? What is to be gained?

We thought the whole point of allowing gays to serve and yet effecting this “no pry” zone was one big, fat “We don’t care and thanks for respecting everyone’s privacy!” Seemed like a pretty good deal to us.

If we are missing the point or are completely off-base, please let us know. We particularly welcome the comments of those who served on active duty in our nation’s armed forces. Mr. Styles who served proudly in the Navy will be chiming-in with a guest post on this matter a little later.