Comments on: Will Americans Embrace Obama's "Change"?

CBS News' Kathy Frankovic: Public Shows Support For Gays In The Military, But Not For Closing Guantanamo Bay Prison

[jackp32]

This American will not embrace his phony changes.

[coppertales]

If all those homeless, hungry, and cold people, read bums, would get a JOB, they would not be homeless, hungry, and cold. But wait, they now are probably spending the free money they get on wine and drugs which means if they got a JOB, they could not live that lifestyle....

[oldtimer1942-2009]

I remember when a gay guy was looking under a blanket of a fellow Marine many years ago. I can''t tell you what happened to that sick *** when other Marines caught him. You know, don''t ask , don''t tell. This is an example of how the military will be run by a fascist non American like POTUS Obama who knows nothing about Military life and traditions. uugghhh!!

[macusweil]

"He never explained what "change" he was talking about .."

Remember 7-Up the Un-cola? Obama will be the Un-Bush.

Pretty much figure change means fixing the enormous amount of things ol'' Dubbya and his incompetent GOP insider friends broke these past eight years.

[brannigon]

Its difficult to "embrace" anything that Obama promised as change. He never explained what "change" he was talking about and he really hasn''t done anything yet.

[heidirockwel]

All of those issues are nothing compared to the million plus homeless people we have living on the streets right now. Its all about priorities. We have Americans that are destitute, hungry and cold. I will be impressed by the Obama Administration when America cleans up its own back yard and takes care of its own first. Our citizens and our people first for a change not oil companies and corporate America. Its not fear its reality and these people need help now.

[oldschool561]

I have read all of the comments and a few of them make some sense. Why do most people think that the government has to fix this? When did we give so much CONTROL to the government? Some of us want to be in control of our own lives. I am not so lazy as to let the government make all my decisions for me!!

I give the new administration about six months and they will do something that turns popular opinion back to the way Americans are supposed to think.

[assemblyofso]

I think gay people should be allowed to serve openly in the armed forces. As a matter of fact, I think we should honor them by forming all gay military units.In order to show their combat capabilities our gay heros should be the first sent into battle in every conflict. Perhaps Obama could make Barney the commander of our all gay units.

[incog-nito]

Camp Gitmo should never have been created in the first place. The whole idea was because it''s beyond U.S. proper, it''s beyond U.S. laws. It''s a totally ludicrous idea, yet one that was advanced by the previous administration. Using the same logic, I suppose you could take somebody in a boat out to sea, tie them up and throw them in the water, then declare yourself beyond the reach of the law.

[bennyblack1]

Due to a recent compilation of reports, our economy is in need of an oil drilling plan that is supported by the EPA and environmentalist groups. There are over 3 trillion barrels of oil in the shale deposits, undrilled oil fields, and in the Alaskan Wildlife Reserve, all of which are off limits to conventional drilling. New techniques, such as directional drilling, have been developed to minimize damage to our natural resources and wildlife. Our current output of oil for world consumption is 10 percent (America uses that PLUS foreign oil). We need the CASH for our failing credit system, and we need to sell more of our own oil to foreign countries. We need to lift the trade embargo on ourselves. To not do so would be to shoot ourselves in the foot. There should be a federal regulation put in place, though. A certain percentage of profit must go into the research and development of green technologies so that we can ween ourselves off of oil and gradually make the transition to green energy resources.

[bennyblack1]

I agree that the war in Iraq should end. Orderly. And that we should begin to take our presence out of the middle east and focus it in the US, where a silent disaster is happening right under our noses. Insurgency of illegal aliens, illegal drugs, illegal weapons, and the brainwashing of our youth utilizing *** and violence in private homes.

[bennyblack1]

Since the mistake was a huge one, we need to fix it. So, since no one seems to want to read the book, there needs to be a federal classification of the embryos. 1)adoptees, only to one man and one woman in wedlock 2)stem-cell research (other than cloning), and 3)test-tube birth and federal allocation of funds for ultra-specialized training in elite activities. The first order of business is to separate out the obviously deficient ones for stem-cell research, and adopt out or foster for government service the rest. It is no longer an issue of the sanctity of life. The federal government must make a decision since the parents don''t want the left overs or throw them away.

[bennyblack1]

I personally agree that stem-cell research should continue. Even though I am a Christian and hold this view, I believe that scientists made a mistake in allowing so many embryos per couple to be created. Often, after the first implant, the woman becomes fertile, and has children conventionally. I believe that policies regarding embryonic implants should be altered to one per couple, as needed, with a federal contract to 1)not abort, 2)work out marriage problems, and 3)raise the child properly into adulthood. This will curb couples who are fertile who just want to try it, and end up pregnant on top of the implant.

[bennyblack1]

And frankly, I really don''t mind if a person is gay. I just don''t want to know about it. I already have to watch my back. Why make it worse?

[bennyblack1]

Ex-VP Cheney has a gay daughter. He made it pretty clear that homosexuality was not an acceptable behavior in his family. He also made it pretty clear that airing "his dirty laundry" in the public was not appropriate, either. Simply, he didn''t teach his daughter that being a lesbian was OK. I''m very sure that it hurts him. Don''t you think he wants grandchildren? *** and lesbians, unless they are bi-sexual, are incapable of reproduction.

[bennyblack1]

I would like to see representatives both Republican and Democrat listen to their constituents. That''s the first thing. How many times have I had to write my congressman, only to write another one in another state just to get my voice heard?

Second. The military is NOT, I repeat, NOT grounds for social experimentation. SoD Robert Gates actually insinuated "experimenting" with an openly gay policy. From experience, there is prejudice, discrimination, competition, sexual harassment (on a BROAD scale), favoritism, and "good ''ole boy" clubs. Can you imagine a gay or lesbian E-6 sexually harassing one of the same *** in order to grant a promotion? And with the "friendly fire" incidents in which soldiers were killed, how many of those were intentional? Respect only goes so far, at least until soldiers are issued live bullets.

[ausus-2009]

jabailo,

Unfortunately, football is not the name of the game. It is the economy and national security. We cannot survive for four years on cliches and oratory.

[jabailo]

The first part of Mr. Obama''s Presidency may be "justice delayed". There are so many things that have been put on hold that cannot wait any longer if we are to move forward. First, he''s setting us on an equal field, then we can play football.

[mihann]

Yes, they will and they will pay for it.

[msmabuse]

I will see his embrace and raise him a birth cirtificate.