October 12, 2009 8:01 PM
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Katie Couric''s Notebook: Gay Rights
It was last January, just days before President Obama's Inauguration. On the transition team's website, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs fielded questions from online viewers about what the new administration hoped to accomplish.
Someone asked, "Will the Obama administration get rid of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy?"
Gibbs said, "You don't hear a politician give a one-word answer much - but it's yes."
A clear position, for sure, and one President Obama has reiterated as recently as this weekend. But there has been little more than talk thus far, and for some gay rights activists, patience is wearing thin.
This weekend, thousands of protesters marched in Washington to collect on a campaign promise. From marriage to military service, gays and lesbians have made it known - they want results from this White House.
Gibbs' one word answer has raised a one word question: when?
That's a page from my notebook.
I'm Katie Couric, CBS News.
Someone asked, "Will the Obama administration get rid of the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy?"
Gibbs said, "You don't hear a politician give a one-word answer much - but it's yes."
A clear position, for sure, and one President Obama has reiterated as recently as this weekend. But there has been little more than talk thus far, and for some gay rights activists, patience is wearing thin.
This weekend, thousands of protesters marched in Washington to collect on a campaign promise. From marriage to military service, gays and lesbians have made it known - they want results from this White House.
Gibbs' one word answer has raised a one word question: when?
That's a page from my notebook.
I'm Katie Couric, CBS News.
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