Posted on 05/09/2012 12:49:24 PM PDT by Nachum
Updated 3:15 p.m. ET- President Barack Obama endorsed the right of same-sex couples to marry on Wednesday, a landmark pronouncement made in light of mounting pressure from gay rights advocates.
Obama became the first U.S. president to back the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry, a reversal from views expressed during the 2008 campaign, when he said he opposed same-sex marriage but favored civil unions as an alternative.
Obama told ABC News that, after reflection, he had "concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married."
In making his announcement, Obama completes what he had described as an evolution in his views on this issue, hastened by growing fervor this week involving gay rights. The growing pressure was capped Tuesday by North Carolina voters approval of a constitutional amendment banning not only same-sex marriages, but civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, as well.
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This malignant tumor has just told every child in America that it’s okay, and even normal, to be gay.
He has told every boy that it’s acceptable to stick their penis into the butts of their buddies, as well as every other perverted gay behavior.
Pervert in Chief Obama has just told our children that the marriage of their own mom and dad, is no different than the perversion of gays.
— My country is gone.
Re: Biden, it's looked for a long time as if his mind is going. I've seen it said that Biden is acting like a doofus to make it easier to replace him on the ticket. No way. He will voluntarily leave his heartbeat-away-from-the-Oval-Office slot dead before he'll leave voluntarily. He loves the spotlight, and ex-VEEPs don't get a whole lot of it. Plus it appears he's already been approached, and his reply said it all: “people...knew Obama was straight”.
If that wasn't a warning shot across Obama’s bow I don't know what would be. It's as if Slow Joe out and out said, ‘People knew—or *thought* they knew, Obama is straight. Kick me off the ticket, and I'll set the record straight.’
I.e.: Biden knows some low down/down low, and is not afraid to use it. I do, btw, realize that the quote in context might seem less threatening. I contend, however, that no Dem who's been in DC as long as Slow Joe uses the word ‘straight’ w’out reference to sexual preference.
Exact quote: “People knew Barack was really bright, they knew Barack was straight, they knew Barack was a different kind of politician.”
“Obama: Teachings Of Jesus Christ Helped Change My Mind on Gay Marriage”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2881888/posts
“W.H.: Biden forced Obamas hand on gay marriage”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2881857/posts
“Obama: ‘I think same sex couples should be able to get married’”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2881783/posts
So which is it?
My post #43, and here’s another one:
“President Obama says Sasha and Malia influenced his stance on same-sex marriage”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2881906/posts
As I said in Post #43 “So which is it?”
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