Rumors floating around that Obama will announce support for Gay marriage---Today.

[trumad]

Well according to Atrios at least....

Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Comfort
12,000 years ago, in the early days of this blog, I think a lot more liberal people were opposed to marriage equality. Many cloaked it in politics, as in them gays are going to lose elections for "us" if they keep pushing this stuff, but many just echoed what I hope are, to most of us, increasingly gross and creepy arguments. Such as "I believe in equality but I'm just not comfortable with using the term 'marriage' for man on man unions" or similar.

Deny basic rights to people because it makes you feel a bit icky. Dumbasses. It's not fucking about you.


... some Very Serious Connected People on the twitter seem to think that Obama's evolution might be completed today.

by Atrios at 10:54

http://www.eschatonblog.com/2012/05/comfort.html

[Crow73]

1. Blue

I am not going to hold my breath.

[DFab420]

29. guess you didn't need to hold it anyways huh?

[maddezmom]

2. Inteview tonight with Robin Roberts

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/05/roberts-to-ask-obama-about-gay-marriage-122909.html

[bigtree]

9. I was wondering

because I didn't see anything on his official agenda. Interview, huh? That would be a good venue, but I'd really be surprised. He's been so politically reflexive on the question up to this point.

[quinnox]

3. that would surprise me

I'll believe it when/if it happens.

[maddezmom]

4. a welcomed surprise I hope

[quinnox]

8. it would be a good sign

that Obama might actually start taking stands that aren't so popular politically, which means maybe he would be bolder in his second term and be a strong president.

[joeybee12]

5. Hah!

I repeat, Hah!

[cali]

6. I doubt it. They're too afraid of losing NC and other

toss up states.

[emulatorloo]

14. 40% voted against the bigot amendment. Republicans gamed the system

by getting the amendment on the ballot the same day they had all their hateful crazies coming out to vote in the Republican primary.

Charlotte voted OVERWHELMINGLY against the bigot amendment.

[Freddie Stubbs]

18. More Democrats than Republicans voted yesterday

891,471 voted in the Republican primary for Governor. 927,064 voted in the Democratic primary for Governor.

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/36596/80768/en/summary.html

[emulatorloo]

19. Doesn't change the fact that 40% of the voters voted against it

[Freddie Stubbs]

32. Or the fact that over 60% voted for it

But the real issue is how exactly Republicans gamed the system, when there were a minority of voters.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Probably confirmed by Andrea Mitchell right now

They are waiting for announcement.

[onehandle]

10. The White House Presser was cancelled today.

This usually indicates a Big policy change.

[DLevine]

11. I hope so.

It's not just the right thing to do, I also believe it would benefit him politically. The vast majority of people who are against gay marriage are not going to vote for him anyway.

[struggle4progress]

12. Why should he? He took a stand against Amendment One weeks ago

[trumad]

13. Not sure...

Hope he does it once and for all.

[JackBeck]

15. This will energize Obama's base.

And force Romney to take a right-wing position in order to placate his base, effectively moving Romeny once again away from the center, a place he's been trying to re-claim since he got the nom.

Most moderate Republicans are very supportive of marriage equality and will now have another excuse not to feel excited about Romney.

[B2G]

16. Just in the nick of time

[DevonRex]

17. Good. nt

[madinmaryland]

20. "some Very Serious Connected People"?? Are you referring to David Brooks? That is what Krugman

uses when he talks about Brooks.

[trumad]

21. Atrios uses the term to describe the Beltway Whores.

[madinmaryland]

26. You did it again, tru.

The word police will be after you for using the word "whore".

[trumad]

30. Dude---you got me jumping at my shadows.

Was a jury called?

[madinmaryland]

31. Everyone is too busy reading about this...

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/09/obama-same-sex-couples-should-have-right-to-marry/?hpt=hp_t1

[Rex]

22. He really should do this and now.

He already supports gays in the military (good on ya!) now it is time to take the next step and NOW!

[librechik]

23. the national news show I work for just cleared today's original lead on the assumption

that Obama will "make news" in an ABC interview today.

make of that what you will, Duers.

[bigtree]

24. +1

[JackBeck]

25. Mark Solomon from Freedom to Marry just said we should see something break around 3pm. n/t

[NYC Liberal]

27. I hope this is true. And I hope many more people "see the light" on this.

[trumad]

28. Kick

with a big smile