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Stinky The Clown

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39. Who is it you think I am fishing for?

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 11:35 AM

Jul 2013

Seriously.

If you think it is Obama, you could not be more wrong. I don't think he did a damned thing except get aboard a train that already had left the station. His "considering it" was a crap cop-out.

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To whom do you give the most credit for the repeal of DOMA? [View all] Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 OP

I give credit to time and the dogged work of those who publicized the simple bone-headedness of the MADem Jul 2013 #1

We did WovenGems Jul 2013 #2

Television. tavernier Jul 2013 #3

Good point treestar Jul 2013 #11

Margaret Marshall MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #4

I give Dr. King and Lyndon B. Johnson 100% for the 1960s voting rights/civil rights acts signed graham4anything Jul 2013 #5

"This question obviously was asked, because on that other thread . . . . ." Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #8

my answer is the same- just like the 1960s civil rights acts. Without LBJ and Dr. King working toget graham4anything Jul 2013 #13

A long, dedicated, organized effort starting with courageous folks stepping Ninga Jul 2013 #6

To the gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, and queer Americans and their supporters who idwiyo Jul 2013 #7

Not the most credit but a fair part of it goes to the President. Whisp Jul 2013 #9

Obama, bless his heart. When he finally stopped defending DOMA Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #16

Obama spent "years preaching against us" ?? JoePhilly Jul 2013 #19

President Obama may not have preached but he made his views quite clear William769 Jul 2013 #21

Obama's evolvement on this issue has also brought a good number of black Americans Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #51

I agree 100%. BlueCaliDem Jul 2013 #56

HAHAHAHAHAHA. funniest thing so far on DU today.nt boilerbabe Jul 2013 #63

The Queens at Stonewall that decided they just weren't going to take it anymore justiceischeap Jul 2013 #10

DOMA particularly? I'd say Boies and Olson. Orangepeel Jul 2013 #12

And Olson is a Republican Christian. longship Jul 2013 #30

Boies and Olson fought the battle RudynJack Jul 2013 #43

Ack! Dumb me. Orangepeel Jul 2013 #46

Nah, RudynJack Jul 2013 #47

A family member of mine and millions more like him. NCTraveler Jul 2013 #14

People who lived free lives in spite of the bigotry and discrimination imposed by Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #15

The tone of your post is offensive Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #22

No offense to you stinky William769 Jul 2013 #28

William, my objection was to use of the word "you" Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #36

Juror #4 here. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #23

For the record, that was not my alert. I rarely - very rarely - alert. Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #37

And I believe you. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2013 #48

Absolutely agree. Living with integrity can be painful, but closeupready Jul 2013 #26

This straight person agrees with your post. The Link Jul 2013 #29

You. Me. Joe Biden. The Link Jul 2013 #17

John Boehner and the rest of the House Republicans Revanchist Jul 2013 #18

The Republican party & right wing christians. William769 Jul 2013 #20

David Boies and Ted Olson. But I think closeupready Jul 2013 #24

Boies and Olson RudynJack Jul 2013 #44

True, but by the same token, all of us had even less to do with DOMA. closeupready Jul 2013 #58

We the People did it. nt bemildred Jul 2013 #25

A group effort by all of the opponents of DOMA MrScorpio Jul 2013 #27

The credit goes to all the activists, members of LGBT and Allies who refused to sit down and shut up Marrah_G Jul 2013 #31

Not the person you are fishing for. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #32

Who is it you think I am fishing for? Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #39

To whom do you give the most credit for the repeal of DOMA? yeoman6987 Jul 2013 #33

I don't. Iggo Jul 2013 #34

I think of people like my uncle dsc Jul 2013 #35

Just FYI, Windsor's case was done on a pro bono basis - i.e., free closeupready Jul 2013 #38

O.K., thanks!!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #41

I didn't realize that dsc Jul 2013 #42

I left a big one out dsc Jul 2013 #60

The couple who brought the case. DOMA can't be repealed in theory. The process requires Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #40

EO's in this regard have often survived even into GOP administrations dsc Jul 2013 #45

You really think that the Republicans at ANY level of government won't attempt to repeal Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #53

The tea bagger governors of PA and OH dsc Jul 2013 #54

I still would prefer that ENDA be addressed through the proper channels. We fought civil rights Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #57

I highly doubt we will win ENDA in the courts dsc Jul 2013 #59

But that's what EOs are for. EO's direct the president's agencies to act on behalf of Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #61

actually this EO dsc Jul 2013 #62

Federal laws DO apply to businesses that contract with government. Contractors have to follow Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #64

but there is no federal law protecting gays dsc Jul 2013 #65

And again, EOs are very limited in what they can do because they only apply Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #66

yes it would dsc Jul 2013 #68

Let's wait and see what happens. Just because Obama hasn't issued an EO doesn't mean Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2013 #69

The attorneys for their strategic and effective litigation. morningfog Jul 2013 #49

The voters. tarheelsunc Jul 2013 #50

Joe Biden. BlueToTheBone Jul 2013 #52

TV, movies, media. dkf Jul 2013 #55

The five Supreme Court Justices treestar Jul 2013 #67