Obama's Big Gay Marriage Statement — Page 3
#52
Posted: 5/9/12 at 4:51pm
You can marry him, as long as I can be his mistress.
#53
Posted: 5/9/12 at 4:52pm
I don't think the "natural marriage" meme is going to take off. Also, I would like to be the masseur to Cory Booker's John Travolta.
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#54
Posted: 5/9/12 at 5:19pm
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
#56
Posted: 5/9/12 at 5:21pm
Hopefully that shot was taken just before he shielded his teeth.
#57
Posted: 5/9/12 at 5:23pm
both Obama and Romney say it's ultimately a states' rights issue so nothing really new here other than both campaigns will probably now get flooded with donations
#60
Posted: 5/9/12 at 5:36pm
#61
Posted: 5/9/12 at 5:58pm
This is pretty amazing to read: "Obama is the first president in history to support gay marriage."
It's pretty cool to hear that. I know this gets lost in the "state's right" business but his administrations action on DOMA were fairly awesome.
He's showing he has balls and he needs your votes people.
AP
It's pretty cool to hear that. I know this gets lost in the "state's right" business but his administrations action on DOMA were fairly awesome.
He's showing he has balls and he needs your votes people.
AP
#62
Posted: 5/9/12 at 6:50pm
I can't afford to give much at this moment, but I just made a donation to Obama/Biden 2012. I think it's important for today to be a watershed moment in this campaign.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#64
Posted: 5/9/12 at 7:50pm
It's been awhile since the Dems have had a positive way to motivate the base. In general, they've relied on negatives from pols or pundits to raise money.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#66
Posted: 5/9/12 at 8:06pm
"the president of the United States, now in the 21st century."
---Shep Smith, Fox News
---Shep Smith, Fox News
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#67
Posted: 5/9/12 at 8:19pm
I'm glad that he finally agrees with my marriage.
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#68
Posted: 5/9/12 at 8:24pm
I don't know how many of you are on Obama's email list but in case anyone was interested...this came in just a few minutes ago.
Today, I was asked a direct question and gave a direct answer:
I believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
I hope you'll take a moment to watch the conversation, consider it, and weigh in yourself on behalf of marriage equality:
http://my.barackobama.com/Marriage
I've always believed that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally. I was reluctant to use the term marriage because of the very powerful traditions it evokes. And I thought civil union laws that conferred legal rights upon gay and lesbian couples were a solution.
But over the course of several years I've talked to friends and family about this. I've thought about members of my staff in long-term, committed, same-sex relationships who are raising kids together. Through our efforts to end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, I've gotten to know some of the gay and lesbian troops who are serving our country with honor and distinction.
What I've come to realize is that for loving, same-sex couples, the denial of marriage equality means that, in their eyes and the eyes of their children, they are still considered less than full citizens.
Even at my own dinner table, when I look at Sasha and Malia, who have friends whose parents are same-sex couples, I know it wouldn't dawn on them that their friends' parents should be treated differently.
So I decided it was time to affirm my personal belief that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
I respect the beliefs of others, and the right of religious institutions to act in accordance with their own doctrines. But I believe that in the eyes of the law, all Americans should be treated equally. And where states enact same-sex marriage, no federal act should invalidate them.
If you agree, you can stand up with me here.
Thank you,
Barack
Today, I was asked a direct question and gave a direct answer:
I believe that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
I hope you'll take a moment to watch the conversation, consider it, and weigh in yourself on behalf of marriage equality:
http://my.barackobama.com/Marriage
I've always believed that gay and lesbian Americans should be treated fairly and equally. I was reluctant to use the term marriage because of the very powerful traditions it evokes. And I thought civil union laws that conferred legal rights upon gay and lesbian couples were a solution.
But over the course of several years I've talked to friends and family about this. I've thought about members of my staff in long-term, committed, same-sex relationships who are raising kids together. Through our efforts to end the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, I've gotten to know some of the gay and lesbian troops who are serving our country with honor and distinction.
What I've come to realize is that for loving, same-sex couples, the denial of marriage equality means that, in their eyes and the eyes of their children, they are still considered less than full citizens.
Even at my own dinner table, when I look at Sasha and Malia, who have friends whose parents are same-sex couples, I know it wouldn't dawn on them that their friends' parents should be treated differently.
So I decided it was time to affirm my personal belief that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
I respect the beliefs of others, and the right of religious institutions to act in accordance with their own doctrines. But I believe that in the eyes of the law, all Americans should be treated equally. And where states enact same-sex marriage, no federal act should invalidate them.
If you agree, you can stand up with me here.
Thank you,
Barack
Scratch and claw for every day you're worth!
Make them drag you screaming from life, keep dreaming
You'll live forever here on earth.
#69
Posted: 5/9/12 at 8:40pm
That about sums it up, doesn't it?
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
#70
Posted: 5/9/12 at 10:52pm
What kills me is that those conservatives up in arms about are reacting as if they were going to vote for Obama in the first place. As if, "Oh well, THAT'S the dealbreaker!" Please.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#71
Posted: 5/9/12 at 11:28pm
He's almost at Amanda Palmer on Kickstarter levels of success.
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#72
Posted: 5/10/12 at 12:13am
Yawper--is anyone in your family gay?
#74
Posted: 5/10/12 at 12:51am
Ask your gay relative whether the president of the United States considering his or her love as equal as everyone else's is nothing new or something new.
Yawper, listen to me: It's enormous.
It's cataclysmic.
It changes everything. EVERYTHING.
Do you really not get how huge this?
Yawper, listen to me: It's enormous.
It's cataclysmic.
It changes everything. EVERYTHING.
Do you really not get how huge this?
#75
Posted: 5/10/12 at 12:57am
Call us when DOMA's gone and more than six states allow marriage.
We live within an hour of Canada, have had friends go to Canada to get married.
We know the difference.
We live within an hour of Canada, have had friends go to Canada to get married.
We know the difference.
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