Only one battle remains

Upon of the fields of Thayer Hall, the outcome of my war will be decided.  Tomorrow is the Psychology Term End Exam.

So far, I’m beating the Dean to a bloody pulp, 5 wins to 0.  All that remains is this final test of my ability to BS my way through plebe year classes.  It’s a tough one.  I am going to tell you all a secret: I’m actually studying for it.  I don’t want this whole thing to ruin my reputation, but the class is a lot of stuff, so it is going to require some work on my part.  However, have no fear, I just spent a couple hours playing F.E.A.R. instead (yes, pun absolutely intended).  If you don’t know what F.E.A.R. is, I’ll tell you.  It is perhaps the scariest game ever conceived by man.  I won’t play it late at night because it will scare the crap out of me.

I read an article about the Miss California press conference, and I’m glad that she gets to keep her crown.  That whole situation was ridiculous.  I’ve blogged about the subject of gay marriage a couple times, in regard to Proposition 8 in California and the aftermath, specifically the attacks on the Mormon church.  I think Donald Trump said it best, there was no way Carrie could give a “right” answer to that question.

Continuing on the gay rights thread here, I was reading an article about a West Point grad who was a founding member of Knights Out, an organization for homosexual West Point alumni.  Well, when this officer who was still serving in the National Guard came out publicly, the Army sent him his separation papers.  He wrote a letter to congress, as I recall, pleading that he not be fired, etc.  The comments online on said article were generally about the fact that President Obama had said he was going to get rid of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and how he was a liar because he hasn’t done it, blah blah blah.  And now for my response.

What the hell is wrong with a good portion of mankind?  I don’t know about the rest of America, but I am a lot more concerned with your flailing economy and Al Qaeda about to take Pakistan’s nuclear weapons than I am about ending a policy that has been working for 15 years so that people feel better about themselves.  Honestly, I don’t care if they end Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.  However, I think that President Obama is realizing the same thing that President Clinton saw when he made the policy in the first place.  There are homophobes in the Army.  Just like there are people in the rest of the country who strictly will not accept homosexuals, there are people like that in the Army.  In a normal community, it’s not a huge problem.  In a combat environment however, that kind of thing can be lethal.  To just say, “Alright, openly gay people can be in the military now,” could cause a catastrophe.  I think it’s shocking that people are so worried about what directly affects them that they can’t see the bigger picture and realize what is really going on.

Okay, that’s enough rambling for one day.

Michael