Obama Is Back on Everyone’s Gaydar

Death and Taxes ^ | March 1, 2011 | Stephen Blackwell

[2ndDivisionVet]

The pink tide has turned in Obama’s favor.

After months of challenging interactions with his gay base, which included heckling from gay protestors at events and a drop in contributions from the community, Obama is back on track with LGBT voters.

The reversal, which took successfully repealing DADT and an administrative abandonment of the Defense of Marriage Act, which he ruled unconstitutional, has put Obama back on the gay radar as a positive force for the community.

As a bisexual man who doesn’t hook up with guys, and having a brother who is gay, I have the good fortune of speaking to affluent members of the gay community, mostly in New York. Circa 2010, phrases I heard about Obama included, “He’s not even a blip on the radar anymore. Nobody talks about him,” as well as, “You know, it’s actually becoming trendy to be a Republican.”

I know: a group of gay east coast Republicans could have been a sign of the end times, and a description that woud have fit rather nicely into Bill Murray’s “dogs and cats living together speech,” towards the final scene of “Ghostbusters.” Yet it very well could have happened, had Obama nixed his “on my watch” commitments to the gay community in favor of the status quo.

Obama is moving in the right direction towards same-sex marriage being nationally recognized and socially accepted. What would you say, it’s five years out, maybe 10? Unless we totally regress and allow a Palin, Pawlenty or Huckabee presidency. Gay voters are not wont to let this occur.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Yes, how could we "allow" a Palin presidency when pink unicorns are sh*tting Skittles all over our happy rainbow?

[D-fendr]

which he ruled unconstitutional..

Neat trick - for a dictator.

[ClearCase_guy]

Separation of powers means nothing to this guy. He doesn't need the judiciary. He doesn't need the legislature. He won the election in Nov 2008, and that means he can do anything he wants.

Right?

[DariusBane]

“As a bisexual man who doesn’t hook up with guys”

WTH does that mean?

[PGR88]

“As a bisexual man who doesn’t hook up with guys” WTH does that mean?

I once met a vegetarian who "ate only pork." Your guess is as good as mine.

[bareford101]

what is the word that describes buying lust/votes? Is it prostituion or homosexualty?

[Lucky9teen]

Does this writer understand what "Gaydar" means?

Gaydar (a portmanteau of gay and radar) is the intuitive ability to assess someone's sexual orientation as gay, bisexual, or straight. Gaydar relies almost exclusively on non-verbal clues. These include (but are not limited to) the sensitivity to social behaviors and mannerisms; for instance, acknowledging flamboyant mannerisms, overtly rejecting traditional gender roles, a person's occupation and grooming habits.

The detection of sexual orientation by outward appearance or behavior frequently is made complicated by situations with gay men who do not act in a stereotypically "gay" fashion, or metrosexual men (regardless of sexuality) who exhibit a lifestyle, spending habits and concern for personal appearance supposedly close to the stereotype of fashionable urban gay men.

Yeh....Obama has NEVER left MY gaydar...pansy @$$ that he is.

[kingattax]

considering that palin’s oldest and closest friend is a lesbian, do you have any idea what her political view about gay marriage or the gay agenda in general is ?

i don’t know and was just wondering.

[bareford101]

you know why the tide is pink? it is tinged with blood.....

[DariusBane]

So who is this joker “porking”?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Who is this “oldest and closest friend” of Governor Palin’s who is a lesbian? I would’ve thought that the left-wing media would be all over a story like that, if it were true (or even if it wasn’t) don’t you?

As to your question:

Palin: Obama ‘appalling’ on DOMA
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2682001/posts

[Venturer]

I was wondering about that too, How can you be bi-sexual if you don’t hook up with guys, and if you do hook up with guys you are not bi-sexual, you are a homosexual who wants to spread aids to women.

[wku man]

"Obama is moving in the right direction towards same-sex marriage being nationally recognized and socially accepted. What would you say, it’s five years out, maybe 10?"

Two answers: 1) never and/or 2) over my dead body.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[st.eqed]

Daniel 11:37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.

[printhead]

“As a bisexual man who doesn’t hook up with guys”, ..... “I’m not gay, but my boyfriend is”

[cowboyway]

I once met a vegetarian who "ate only pork." Your guess is as good as mine.

Bacon addiction is forever.

[SoCal SoCon]

It means he’s attracted to both sexes but only hooks up with women.

[Servant of the Cross]

Yeh....Obama has NEVER left MY gaydar...

I feel pretty ... oh so pretty ... mmmm ... mmm ... mmm

[GingisK]

I don’t think his “ruling” is valid. The Executive Branch cannot do the job of the Judicial Branch.