Posted on 07/25/2015 11:50:43 AM PDT by markomalley
The White House has shrugged off demands by some leaders that President Barack Obama steers clear of support for gay rights while in Kenya on July 25.
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said that Obama was not expected to back away from addressing any particular tropic while in Kenya.
He was answering a question on the matter while addressing journalists during a daily briefing at the White House on Tuesday. "I had not been made aware of that particular announcement from Kenya.
Obviously, we have been clear that when the President travels around the world, he does not hesitate to raise concerns about human rights," Earnest said.
"And I'm confident that the President will not hesitate to make clear that the protection of basic universal human rights in Kenya is also a priority and consistent with the values that we hold dear here in the United States of America." The US Supreme Court recently ruled that homosexuals were free to get married in all American states, igniting debate worldwide. Obama hailed the ruling, saying that recognising same-sex marriages was a victory for the people of the United States. "Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle - that we are all created equal.
The project of each generation is to bridge the meaning of those founding words with the realities of changing times," Obama said after the ruling.
President Obama has used previous trips to Africa to urge governments to decriminalise homosexuality, but a number of Kenyan leaders have warned him not to talk about it. State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu however told journalists in Nairobi on Sunday that President Obama was free to talk on whatever subjects he wishes to. "Kenya cannot tell President Barack Obama what he will and will not say.
The government believes in the freedom of expression as enshrined in the constitution," Esipisu said. But this appears not to be the position held by all of government on the issue, as Attorney General Githu Muigai has already appealed a court order allowing the registration of a gay lobby group.
Last Sunday, speaking in church, Deputy President William Ruto said that he was ready to defend the country against homosexuality. "We have heard that in the US they have allowed gay relations and other dirty things. I want to say as a Christian leader that we will defend our country Kenya, we will stand for our faith and our country," Ruto said.
Separately, National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has said Parliament and citizens have the capability "to sanction any advances perceived to encroach on our social fabric". "We will demonstrate firmness against such obtrusions," he assured. Majority Leader Aden Duale has also warned Obama, saying that the Jubilee Government will resist pressure to adopt same-sex marriage policies.
"We want to tell Obama that if one of the agendas of his visit is to push for the adoption of same-sex marriage, we won't accept it. As a Muslim and a leader in the Jubilee administration, I must tell the President the truth about issues that are dear to the Muslim community and I am happy that he listens," said Duale.
No, I don’t think so.
Obastard is to girly; he is the eater, not the eatee.
What about the Hawaiian birth certificate(s)?
Have they been forgotten?
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Could be the “Native Son” thing is now in question.
Not his birthplace.
The other part...
Reports from witnesses at Man’s Country indicate that Barry’s favorite activity was gagging white men.
I will believe that Ted Cruz “gets it” when, as the last words of the Presidential Oath are still echoing, Soetoro and Michael are handcuffed.
Those who have been saying Obama is Kenyan are wrong. Maybe we would be better off if we did have a real Kenyan as Prez instead of him!
Who’s gagging whom?
>>>>>>>>Maybe we would be better off if we did have a real Kenyan as Prez instead of him!
Truer words were never spoken...
That’s the 64 dollar question.
On them? No.
By them? Mmmmmmaybe.
Some things you just don’t even joke about!
We all know that Obama is a real c***s***er.
(Thanks!!)
Gag me with a spoon.
PHRASING!
We clearly stand with africans on this nasty issue. The africans stand afar yet see the queers are after children, freedom to spread disease, give tainted blood, and bring the “breeders” to their altar by force of compliance. We U.S. Citizens stand subservient to homowood, and a corrupt judiciary.
Who could foresee that Africa — AFRICA! — would become the focal point of world sanity???
Don’t forget the Kenyan Parliament’s minutes show he was born there.
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