Comments on: Obama On Marriage Equality: All Part of A Plan ?

By: zephyr

zephyr — Fri, 11 May 2012 02:09:05 +0000

“He has placed issues important to the GLBT community at a pretty high level. In a positive way. Let us not forget conservatives push gay issues the other, negative way.” StockBoy

Exactly right. Still not sure about it? Go visit the comments rudi referenced and you’ll see how the troglodyte wing of the political right views LBGT issues.

By: roro80

roro80 — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:24:42 +0000

Oh my god more testicle talk. I know men love their testes, but JESUS PEOPLE.

By: Barky

Barky — Thu, 10 May 2012 15:14:10 +0000

StockBoy: what total BS. Are you suggesting that one should only pipe up for what’s right only if it can make a difference? This country would have made NO PROGRESS on civil rights if that’s all people did.

He’s the “leader of the free world” for Chrissakes. He needs to grow hair on his nuts if all he cares about are “whether or not it’ll matter to a vote count”.

By: rudi

rudi — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:02:57 +0000

Typical “fair and balanced” response at the Faux News website. These are the compassionate conservatives.
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/40334_Another_Horrifying_Deluge_of_Anti-Gay_Hatred_and_Open_Racism_at_Fox_News

I’m surprised he didn’t go one step further in approving of inter-species marriage, seeing as how he’s married to a baboon, or is she a really tall chimpanze? Anyway, if it’s cool in kenya, why not here???

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Obama thinks everyone should get screw’d up the a$$, no matter what gender they are.

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NiggyThe Panderer’s failure of the day!!! Keep failing NigBama!!!

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LOL! 0bama’s ol’ lady has a face ugly enough to stamp out gorilla cookies, a sham marriage, sham birth certificate and a deceased gayloverOFcourse he is in favor. Maybe now 0bama can do the first honest thing in his life and marry another dude…that’s what 0bama REALLY wants.

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Homosexuality and lesbianism are personal sin issues trying to pass themselves off as ‘rights’.

By: zephyr

zephyr — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:56:08 +0000

He’s doing the right thing. That’s all I care about, especially considering what rightwing troglodytes in NC and other places are trying to do.

By: DaGoat

DaGoat — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:47:03 +0000

the issue of whether this was really the result of Obama being forced on the issue or part of a broader plan.

A little of both. I believe Obama has wanted to take this position for some time and his administration had planned for it, but the timing was forced on them by Biden’s comments. If you read the Politico article Biden’s office tried to walk back his comments, saying he too was evolving on the issue. Also anyone listening to Carney’s press conferences the past week can’t come away with the impression this was carefully orchestrated.

By: StockBoyLA

StockBoyLA — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:15:57 +0000

I don’t think Obama speaking up earlier would have swayed 11% of the North Carolina voters to vote “his” way. We all know that same-sex marriage is a big issue which people feel strongly about. Perhaps if the vote was 52%/48% or so, then I could see how his support MIGHT have made a difference.

Obama has done tremendous good for the gay community since he has been in office and I am very pleased (even without this latest) with his actions. As a president he can’t tackle everything all at once. He has placed issues important to the GLBT community at a pretty high level. In a positive way. Let us not forget conservatives push gay issues the other, negative way.

By: Barky

Barky — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:09:24 +0000

Obama should be called out for being about a week too late. Is his guilt over not speaking early enough to matter in North Carolina spurring his action now?

I think Obama is a slacker in many, many ways. Slow to act and ineffective when he does (not always but enough to make me question his commitment & drive).

By: ShannonLeee

ShannonLeee — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:09:13 +0000

Obama Inc is in campaign mode. Everything is carefully planned. I think Obama has always felt this way, but it was just politically too dangerous for him to touch while he was pushing through and protecting health care “reform”. Obama also knows the the left is very upset at him for not doing more to protect the gay community.

the timing is great… as backwoods states continue to pass anti-gay laws, this issue will be a nice wedge issue to demonstrate to moderates and centrists that the Republican party has been become too radical and cannot be trusted with the WH.

Best case scenario for Obama would be Paul Ryan as VP candidate. Social and economic extremism in full display.