Evil activist Elaine Donnelly, who was once almost laughed off Capital Hill for her ridiculous anti-gay assertions, has been rounding up social conservatives for a strategy session on Don't Ask, Don't Tell:

[PFLAG] has learned that The Center for Military Readiness, a right-wing activist group based in Michigan, has invited leaders of prominent veterans services organizations to a Washington, D.C. briefing on Thursday that the organization has tried to keep secret. The event, outlined in a letter obtained exclusively by PFLAG, is described as "a private, off-the-record briefing" to strategize about how to battle efforts to repeal the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual troops.

"Given your organization's long-standing commitment to military readiness and the high standards and sound policy that promotes it, I hope I can count on you in joining CMR to defend the law regarding homosexual conduct in the military," CMR's Elaine Donnelly writes in the letter, which was sent by fax to VSO leaders in Washington. "We need to talk about what can be done, and why, face to face."

This must have been what Eagle Forum leader Colleen Holmes was talking about when she told an anonymous ally to find "horror stories" on gays in the military, which they would then use to fight for DADT. Holmes also described gay rights as a "tar baby."

Right-wing non-profit Eagle Forum's Executive Director Colleen Holmes needs a pair of eagle eyes herself!

Holmes and homo-journo Jack Jett exchanged a number of emails earlier this month as the two attempted to coordinate an interview for Jett's new radio show. Jett wanted to discuss Holmes' work with the Forum, which was founded by Phyllis Schlafly in 1967, and has been especially virulent in their battle against feminist and gay rights.

Though Holmes originally agreed to be interviewed - and after much back and forth - Holmes at the last minute backed out, citing scheduling problems. The conservative activist apologized profusely and even joked that she didn't want to be seen as "pulling a McCain," a reference to Republican presidential candidate John McCain's threats to skip last week's presidential debate against John McCain. And, in addition to this sorry email, Holmes accidentally included a tactical note to an unidentified ally.

It is definitely not for the children…

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A roving gang of reporters cornered Jesse Ventura at the Republican National Convention Ron Paul's Rally For The Republic this week. Panicked, Ventura did what any self-respecting maverick would do: he started blasting big government's perverse fascination with same-sex marriage!

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New running mates John McCain and Sarah Palin are trying to present themselves as reformers.

Together, they say, their administration will clean up dirty politics and set America in a new direction. Looking at the Republican party's platform, however, it becomes increasingly clear the Grand Old Party's gay politics are the same stagnant, archaic politics.

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Mitt Romney's nothing but a stubborn old mule.

The failed presidential candidate, who some say may be John McCain's top veep pick, appeared on CNN yesterday and, despite former military leaders' opposition opinion, backed Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

Said Romney when asked about whether it's time to repeal the discriminatory measure:

You know, I don't think so. I think particularly at a time of conflict, as we're experiencing in Iraq and Afghanistan, this is not the time to be putting in place a major change in policy and trying to accommodate all of the adjustments that that would require. That's something which clearly we'll learn from the military and the people who are responsible for managing our troops down the road. But certainly now is not the time to make a change of that nature.

Really, Mitt Romney? Because four retired military men oversaw- and backed - a study saying repealing the law would not hurt unit cohesion. But, for some reason, Romney, a millionaire political scion, thinks he knows more than people who were actually in the military. Good God, Mitt! Have you no brain?

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell took a severe blow today. A study released today asserts that openly gay soldiers do not threaten unit cohesion.

Such a statement wouldn't normally be a big deal - we've all seen that Britain and Israel's respective militaries haven't crumbled to the queers, a point that comes up in this study.

The most signification aspect of this report is that the coordinators came in the form of four retired military officers, including a Republican who helped implement the discriminatory military measure…

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Darren Manzella is one brave soldier!

The Iraqi veteran made waves when he came out on 60 Minutes last year, a big no no considering the military's ban on openly gay soldiers. Despite the hubbub, Manzella returned to active duty and, at the time, it seemed that the government had no plans of ousting him. Unfortunately that was not the case and Manzella received his walking papers last week.

While the military brass didn't approve of Manzella's man-loving, he says his peers didn't seem to mind. On the contrary - they were "proud!"

After my appearance on 60 Minutes I received a lot of support from most of my colleagues. Some were surprised that I made such a public statement but told me that they were proud of me for standing up for people who could not speak out. To them, I was still SERGEANT Manzella though. I really didn’t notice a change in how I was treated or viewed.

Many of my peers and co-workers voiced to me that they felt it was unfair that I was being discharged. They felt, as many people in our military and society feel, that an able and competent soldier should be retained especially in this time when we are fighting two wars and need every capable man and woman who is willing to put on a uniform and serve their country.

The Republicans, of course, fail to see Manzella's logic.