To: erod
Another target audience for the campaign has been gay and lesbian supporters, who were among the president's most enthusiastic and deep-pocketed donors in 2008. But Obama's position on gay marriage - he supports civil unions but not full marriage rights - has chilled some of that enthusiasm. In a New York fundraiser with the gay community last week, a handful of people shouted out "Marriage!" during the president's remarks. Obama responded, "I heard you guys." "We've had a roller coaster ride with Barack Obama," New York gay rights activist Ethan Geto said. "He was terrific in the campaign, and he said he would get a lot of things done in the first year. When that didn't happen, people understandably were disappointed."
8 posted on
07/01/2011 7:48:47 AM PDT by
erod
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To: erod
From your post, erod:
New York gay rights activist Ethan Geto said. “He was terrific in the campaign, and he said he would get a lot of things done in the first year. When that didn’t happen, people understandably were disappointed.”
However, like conservatives with some RINO politicians...what is the option? “Lesser of 2 evils” thinking kicks in and they vote for their guy. The gays will go for Obama. However, we can surely hope that their turnout will be diminished by their disappointment.
14 posted on
07/01/2011 8:01:11 AM PDT by
TEXOKIE
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