the president s betting that he s got the winning hand in this fight. whether he s right may determine who wins next november. plus, such chutzpah. rick perry s accusing president obama of a policy of appeasement in the middle east. perry isn t just working for jewish votes, he s playing to christian conservatives who can win for him in iowa and south carolina and can defeat his rival, romney. also, it s official. don t ask, don t tell is a thing of the past, as of today. in the past 20 years, americans attitudes towards gay people have changed faster than any other social issue. and let s be glad for that. we ll talk to an army sergeant who was outed and may now reenlist. and author joe mcginniss joins us tonight to talk about his new book on sarah palin. it s called the rogue. we re going to ask him about what he learned about palin. and let me finish tonight with the line in the sand that obama just drew, that line that could decide 2012. we start with the launch of the
the stars of an abc news special series on afghanistan. nine years into the war, is there light at the end of this tunnel? and damage done. this disclosure is not just an attack on america s foreign policy interests. it is an attack on the international community. we zero in on policy and personalities exposed by wikileaks. a special roundtable, with former ambassador to afghanistan, zalmay khalizad. former national security adviser zbigniew brzezinski, sakena yacoobi, an afghan women s rights activist, and abc s george will. and, the sunday funnies. in all likelihood, there were gay americans serving at valley forge. evan bayh, expressing surprise, that despite clear, reproductive disadvantages, gay people have somehow been around for hundreds of years. hello again. back in 1993, the top military brass testified before congress, that homosexuality was incompatible with military service. at senate hearings this week, none of the military leaders testified
policy interests. it is an attack on the international community. we zero in on policy and personalities exposed by wikileaks. a special roundtable, with former ambassador to afghanistan, zalmay khalizad. former national security adviser zbigniew brzezinski, sakena yacoobi, an afghan women s rights activist, and abc s george will. and, the sunday funnies. in all likelihood, there were gay americans serving at valley forge. evan bayh, expressing surprise, that despite clear, reproductive disadvantages, gay people have somehow been around for hundreds of years. from all across our world to the heart of our nation s capitol. abc this week with christiane amanpour starts now. hello again. back in 1993, the top military brass testified before congress, that homosexuality was incompatible with military service. at senate hearings this week, none of the military leaders testified that to be the case. 75% of americans approve of gays serving openly in the military
special series on afghanistan. nine years into the war, is there light at the end of this tunnel? and damage done. this disclosure is not just an attack on american foreign policy interests. it is an attack on the international community. we zero in on policy and personalities exposed by wikileaks. a special roundtable, with former ambassador to afghanistan, zalmay khalizad. sakena yacoobi, a woman s right activist, and abc s george will. and, the sunday funnies. in all likelihood, there were gay americans serving at valley forge. evan bayh, expressing surprise, at reproductive disadvantages, gay people have been around for hundreds of years. hello again. back in 1993, the top military brass testified before congress, that homosexuality was incompatible with military service. at senate hearings this week, none of the military leaders testified that to be the case. 75% of americans approve of gays serving openly in the military. and in the pentagon survey o
but there s actually a third front. turning offshore and gathering force, threatening to blow don t ask/don t tell over with the hurricane force winds of super awesome celebrity glamour. that s nothing to do with the ninth circuit court of appeals and definitely has nothing to do with john mccain. it s lady gaga. yeah, that s lady gaga last night at mtv s video music awards. her chosen dates for walking the red carpet, four members of the united states military, all of them gay, all of whom either discharged under don t ask/don t tell or who resigned because of the policy. who is that guy walking with her? we had him on the show last week. see, same guy. this is as close to glamour as the rachel maddow show will ever get. lady gaga s other dates, to gaga s left is former army sergeant first class stacy vasquez there. all the way to the right former air force staff sergeant david hall. and who is that? that s katherine miller, the cadet sergeant who resigned last month because of the