NAACP endorses gay marriage

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 5:28pm

I can't link cuz I'm on my phone. But, wow.

[romantico]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 5:36pm

Mitt Romney takes a lot of credit for making this happen.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/election-2012/post/naacp-endorses-same-sex-marriage/2012/05/19/gIQA5SFSbU_blog.html

As the VP would say, this is a BFD!!!

Updated On: 5/19/12 at 05:36 PM

[tazber]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 5:42pm

*jaw drops*

btw - not trying to stir the pot here, but is Benjamin Jealous Caucasian?

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 5:59pm

Wow!

This will certainly get some of their members riled up.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 6:35pm

Poor Mitt, maybe he can flip flop back to the right side of history and dismiss last month's comments as ancient history.

[Addison D.]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 7:03pm

Wow. First the RNC and now the NAACP. What are we gonna do with no-one to hate us?

Oh, right. The Pope.

Carry on....

Updated On: 5/19/12 at 07:03 PM

[romantico]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 7:41pm

RNC? Can you give a link? Last I heard the RNC was not in favor.

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/05/rnc-head-says-gay-marriage-isnt-civil-rights.html

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 7:46pm

Taz, he's part. Here's a quote from a Change.org 2010 interview:

"Growing up as one of only a handful of African-American kids in Monterrey, California, I was always deeply aware of the role of race in society. My white father was actually disowned by his parents when he married my black mother."

Anyway, great news!
Link for quote

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 7:51pm

The RNC certainly hasn't endorsed gay marriage...

[Addison D.]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 7:52pm

Jan van Lohuizen--whose voice is heard pretty loudly within Republican strategy circles--issued a memo last week telling the (evil) faithful that they were on the wrong side of both history and public opinion. One of the suggested talking points was the notion that the 'authentic' conservative position should be 'pro marriage'...

"Conservative fundamentals: “As people who promote personal responsibility, family values, commitment and stability, and emphasize freedom and limited government we have to recognize that freedom means freedom for everyone. This includes the freedom to decide how you live and to enter into relationships of your choosing, the freedom to live without excessive interference of the regulatory force of government."

And then pigs began to fly...
Politico post on van Lohuizen memo

[Addison D.]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 8:04pm

For me, though, the standout news-bite in a week packed with developments on many fronts was pathologically self-loathing Chris Barron of GOProud, responding to Obama with the Orwellian:

“It is good to see...that President Obama has finally come around to the Dick Cheney position on marriage equality. "

[romantico]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 8:12pm

One person is NOT the RNC.

Updated On: 5/19/12 at 08:12 PM

[Addison D.]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 8:15pm

Fair enough. I was hyperbolic in my post; I apologize.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 8:26pm

Man, this is going to throw all of those conservative, black churches into a tizzy!

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 8:40pm

What would Donna Summer have said?

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 5/19/12 at 9:41pm

What does EricMontreal22 think that she said?

[romantico]

Posted: 5/20/12 at 12:59pm

Interesting read

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/20/gay-republicans_n_1527918.html

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 5/21/12 at 9:40pm

The head of the NAACP will be on Maddow in a minute.