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Obama once backed full gay marriage [in 1996]
Windy City Times ^ | 2009-01-13 | Windy City Times

Posted on 01/15/2009 7:25:12 AM PST by Matchett-PI

Windy City Times releases 1996 survey answers

CHICAGO - During his run for Illinois state Senate in 1996, Barack Obama stated his unequivocal support for gay marriage, according to an exclusive story in the Jan. 14, 2009 Windy City Times newspaper.

President-elect Obama's answer to a 1996 Outlines newspaper question on marriage was: "I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages." [snip]

Shown here are copies of the 1996 primary election questionnaire issued by IMPACT, which was Illinois' Gay and Lesbian Political Action Organization. The form had been due Jan. 12, 1996, and was signed by Barack Obama on Jan. 7, 1996. In this election, he was running for the Democratic nomination for 13th District State Senator. He won the primary and eventually the election that fall.

Shown here is a copy of Barack Obama's typed responses to the Outlines newspaper 1996 primary election questionnaire. Obama signed and dated the form Feb. 15, 1996, sending it to Outlines political reporter Trudy Ring. In 2000, Outlines newspaper purchased and merged with Windy City Times.

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Obama changed views on gay marriage

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1 posted on 01/15/2009 7:25:12 AM PST by Matchett-PI
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To: Matchett-PI

He’ll change back.

Change!


2 posted on 01/15/2009 7:27:29 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

just a matter of time....


3 posted on 01/15/2009 7:32:16 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: BenLurkin

“He’ll change back. Change!” ~ BenLurkin

No kidding. bttt

Obama: On second thought, it’s not that important to capture Bin Laden
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2164663/posts

Remember at the debate when he vowed, “We will kill Bin Laden, we will crush al-Qaeda”? He’s stressed the importance of taking out Osama on other occasions, but never quite as forcefully as that. Why, enter the quote in Google and you’ll find it immortalized in the very first hit with an especially fulsome tribute at the Daily Dish.

Anyway, change of plans:

COURIC: How important do you think it is, Mr. President-elect, to apprehend Osama bin Laden?

OBAMA: I think that we have to so weaken his infrastructure that, whether he is technically alive or not, he is so pinned down that he cannot function. My preference obviously would be to capture or kill him. But if we have so tightened the noose that he’s in a cave somewhere and can’t even communicate with his operatives then we will meet our goal of protecting America.

[snip]


4 posted on 01/15/2009 7:35:04 AM PST by Matchett-PI ("Every free act transcends matter, which is why any form of materialism is anti-liberty" - Gagdad)
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“Once?” He still does, he’s just bald-face lying about it now.


5 posted on 01/15/2009 7:35:09 AM PST by swatbuznik
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To: anniegetyourgun

>>just a matter of time....<<

For what?


6 posted on 01/15/2009 7:36:51 AM PST by unkus
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To: Matchett-PI
CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN!
7 posted on 01/15/2009 7:44:16 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: Matchett-PI

A foundation of sand.


8 posted on 01/15/2009 7:50:28 AM PST by Mojave (Own a pit bull; own the consequences.)
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To: BenLurkin; NavyCanDo

“He’ll change back.Change!” ~ BenLurkin

There are plenty of examples of that thruth.

“..Barack Obama says will NOT run for President 2008 election because he lacks experience.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj6syUD1I4U

11 posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 12:52:33 PM by NavyCanDo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062429/posts?page=11#11


9 posted on 01/15/2009 7:54:16 AM PST by Matchett-PI ("Every free act transcends matter, which is why any form of materialism is anti-liberty" - Gagdad)
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Why did Obama date it 95 instead of 96?

Let’s make sure we’re not getting punk’d first.


10 posted on 01/15/2009 7:57:35 AM PST by library user (Rod Blagojevich should have been TIME MAGAZINE'S "Person of the Year.")
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His Press spokesman has said that Obama will allow gays to serve openly in the military and eliminate the don’t ask, don’t tell policy. Can marriage be far behind?


11 posted on 01/15/2009 7:57:46 AM PST by kabar
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.

Are you Christians that voted for him happy now?

Especially you Catholics? (oops, I mean CINOs).

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12 posted on 01/15/2009 7:57:56 AM PST by polymuser (Bye, bye Miss American Pie.)
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He also is going to do away with the don’t ask don’t tell policy of gays in the military. He is going to screw up everything he touches. Things will be as screwed up as a soup sandwich.


13 posted on 01/15/2009 8:07:49 AM PST by Piquaboy (22 year veteran of the Army, Air Force and Navy, Pray for all our military .)
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To: library user
"Why did Obama date it 95 instead of 96? Let’s make sure we’re not getting punk’d first."

Don't worry, we're not getting "punked".

He accidently dated it for the previous year just like we, ourselves, have done many times in JANUARY of a new year.

14 posted on 01/15/2009 8:14:23 AM PST by Matchett-PI ("Every free act transcends matter, which is why any form of materialism is anti-liberty" - Gagdad)
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To: unkus

for his flip to flop


15 posted on 01/15/2009 8:25:14 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Mojave

“A foundation of sand.” ~ Mojave

Quicksand.

Politically Drunk on Power
Monday, October 13, 2008
Obama’s 300 Tax Increases In Illinois & The State That Lags Economically!
http://politicallydrunk.blogspot.com/2008/10/obamas-300-tax-increases-in-illinois.html


16 posted on 01/15/2009 8:31:43 AM PST by Matchett-PI ("Every free act transcends matter, which is why any form of materialism is anti-liberty" - Gagdad)
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I'm sure he was lying to get elected, what's one more lie in a sea of a million of them?

But, what can he do about it? Thirty states have amended their constitutions. The only thing that can change that is the Supreme Court, and Zero's nominations are going to be for Justices that were already for gay marriage anyway.

No, he's not going to propose an amendment to the US Constitution, but when GWB proposed that, it went nowhere anyway. He could propose that Congress pass a law overturning DOMA for him to sign, but like I said, in the intervening dozen years, we have thirty state constitutions amended.

About all he can do is tinker at the edges a bit. He can direct his Treasury secretary to promulgate regulations to recognize the gay marriages that the states recognize for the purpose of Federal income taxation, and perhaps do the same with Social Security. Chances are, any Supreme Court case involving such issues would be decided that way anyhow, the Court has a history of deferring to state law in the administration of tax law.

17 posted on 01/15/2009 8:44:13 AM PST by hunter112 (We seem to be on an excrement river in a Native American watercraft without a propulsion device.)
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FReepers always knew this is his position the ‘gay marriage’ issue....and knew he was lying during the election.....

Why wasn’t this questionnaire published before Nov. 4th?

Staring into the abyss...


18 posted on 01/15/2009 8:49:01 AM PST by reagandemocrat
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To: hunter112

But moslems want to stone all the homosexuals.

Maybe this is their way to get them all out in the open.

O promises everything to everyone.


19 posted on 01/15/2009 8:52:33 AM PST by SusaninOhio
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To: Mojave

A foundation of sand and sheit for brains obama lovers drooool.


20 posted on 01/15/2009 9:04:57 AM PST by Vaduz
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