An aspect of Obama’s speech I missed

Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 11:34 AM Share

I think I didn't appreciate how important Obama's inauguration speech on Monday was to gay Americans. This thought dawned on me as I was walking my dogs on Monday night and passed a local gay bar. The entire second floor of the building was covered by a huge American flag. I found that moving.

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Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military for the Washington Post from 2000 through 2008.

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