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Ellen lauded for gay rights influence as she receives highest US award
BBC news ^ | September 23rd | BBC news

Posted on 11/22/2016 8:11:13 PM PST by Ennis85

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres was praised by the US president for her influence on the gay rights movement as she received the country's highest civilian honour. Celebrities including Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro and Michael Jordan were also among the 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Barack Obama said it was easy to forget the risk Ellen De Generes took to come out as gay in 1997. He said her bravery helped "push our country in the direction of justice". "It's easy to forget now, when we've come so far... just how much courage was required for Ellen to come out on the most public of stages almost 20 years ago," he said during the award ceremony at the White House. "What an incredible burden that was to bear - to risk your career like that - people don't do that very often. And then, to have the hopes of millions on your shoulders."

The award, which recognises contributions to United States culture, security and international interests, is the highest honour a civilian can receive, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal, a similar accolade awarded by the US Congress. "These are folks who have helped make me who I am,'' Obama said. "Everybody on this stage has touched me in a very powerful, personal way, in ways that they probably couldn't imagine."

Honourees from the entertainment world included actors Tom Hanks, Robert DeNiro, Robert Redford and Cicely Tyson, as were musicians Bruce Springsteen and Diana Ross. From the sporting world, former basketball superstars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan - who President Obama jokingly referred to as "the guy from Space Jam"- were awarded the medal, alongside sports broadcaster Vin Scully.

Bill and Melinda Gates were awarded for their philanthropic work through their charitable foundation.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bathhousebarry; bho44; bhohomosexualagenda; degenerate; degeneres; ellen; ellendegenerate; gay; hollywood; homosexualagenda; medaloffreedom; obama; sodomandgomorrah; trashtv
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1 posted on 11/22/2016 8:11:13 PM PST by Ennis85
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An award for what? Say that again.


2 posted on 11/22/2016 8:12:47 PM PST by Fungi
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Obama lauds awards on celeb Hollyweird trash.

Classy.


3 posted on 11/22/2016 8:13:58 PM PST by Gasshog (Clinton denies... Except to see a lot of this)
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And just how did the woman who pioneered software “touch” junior? He had no clue who she is.


4 posted on 11/22/2016 8:15:21 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: Ennis85

I never use the word “pedestrian” in this way, but today I will - to describe this list of honorees.


5 posted on 11/22/2016 8:16:13 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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sorry Obama but hollywood celebs won’t make America great again


6 posted on 11/22/2016 8:16:53 PM PST by ari-freedom (The Social Justice War is over and we won!)
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To: Ennis85

In his last days Obama hands out Participation Trophies.


7 posted on 11/22/2016 8:17:00 PM PST by AU72
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Scully only good one in the bunch.


8 posted on 11/22/2016 8:17:36 PM PST by Az Joe (11-8-2016-----We're still here President Reagan!!)
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The only one I give a damn about on that list is Diana Ross. I like her music and as a kid I remember sitting with my parents watching her on tv at that Central Park concert when it started pouring and storming. She kept singing until they told her to stop.

And Lady Sings the Blues is a great movie with a great soundtrack.


9 posted on 11/22/2016 8:18:15 PM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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Did they get a Nobel prize for peace like obama before he set the world on fire?


10 posted on 11/22/2016 8:19:33 PM PST by dp0622 (IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Gasshog

Everyone is too worried about Trump tweets on “insignificant” topics.


11 posted on 11/22/2016 8:19:52 PM PST by Dr. Pritchett
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom_recipients#Activism

Frank Ciongoli 2013[29] Whipped By Girlfriend Barack Obama Has no sense of free will or personal dreams


12 posted on 11/22/2016 8:23:26 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Fungi

For having sex with other women.


13 posted on 11/22/2016 8:24:26 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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Wow, so this award has been de-valued to a wooden nickel.


14 posted on 11/22/2016 8:24:42 PM PST by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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Did she also win the Degenerate Award? She’s richly deserving of that one, too.


15 posted on 11/22/2016 8:27:34 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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“Roger Nash Baldwin (January 21, 1884 – August 26, 1981) was one of the founders of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).”


16 posted on 11/22/2016 8:32:31 PM PST by Timpanagos1
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No more Ellen DeGenerate...


17 posted on 11/22/2016 8:36:07 PM PST by W. (Practice does NOT make perfect, only perfect practice makes perfect pistolcraft!)
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As in the days of . . . . .


18 posted on 11/22/2016 8:36:20 PM PST by Maudeen (No one on this earth is too far gone for Jesus.)
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Obammer turned this once honorable award into and Everybody Gets A Trophy ceremony for commie libs.


19 posted on 11/22/2016 8:39:08 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (A proud, irredeemable deplorable of the Trump Revolution.)
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This award should go to her ex wife for switching back to the right team.


20 posted on 11/22/2016 8:40:04 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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