[Bob Seger]

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s top civilian and military leaders hailed the repeal on Tuesday of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy as a historic event, saying that allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces would preserve American values without diminishing the nation’s combat power.
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said that lifting the 18-year-old ban proved that the Pentagon was honoring the nation’s core values of “equality, equal opportunity and dignity for all Americans.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/21/us/pen...olicy.html

That has got to be one of the stupidest comments I have ever heard.