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bluestateguy

(44,173 posts) Wed May 9, 2012, 03:07 PM May 2012

The most pro-gay president in history [View all]

There should be no more second guessing of this assertion any longer.

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The most pro-gay president in history [View all] bluestateguy May 2012 OP

And yesterday people on DU were calling him a bigot. Shameful. nt gateley May 2012 #1

+1...nt SidDithers May 2012 #2

Shameful indeed--nt wendylaroux May 2012 #3

Oh yes, and he has a SECERT PLAN to CUT Social Security and Medicare! bluestateguy May 2012 #5

He wants to put them on double-secret probation. TheWraith May 2012 #13

Yep. nt ecstatic May 2012 #6

+1 redqueen May 2012 #7

I alerted on one of those comments and the jury voted to leave it alone. That was shameful too. n/t Tx4obama May 2012 #11

Link???? nt msanthrope May 2012 #42

Very shameful and very vulgar. nt Kahuna May 2012 #19

Thank you, Mr. President! nt MineralMan May 2012 #4

A President for all the people. Wait Wut May 2012 #8

...... BlancheSplanchnik May 2012 #9

+1 - no doubt! Politicub May 2012 #10

K & R Scurrilous May 2012 #12

K&R BumRushDaShow May 2012 #14

He finally gets it! William769 May 2012 #15

Does anyone seriously believe that President Obama was ever really against gay marriage? Cary May 2012 #16

I doubt it Prophet 451 May 2012 #17

I appreciate that. Cary May 2012 #20

Yes, I do. Ms. Toad May 2012 #21

I actually think his feelings DID evolve, thankfully. It happens, you know. nt gateley May 2012 #22

I am cautiously optimistic. n/t Ms. Toad May 2012 #32

Except his record here in Illinois suggests otherwise Cary May 2012 #28

It is because of the contrast that I supported him in 2008 Ms. Toad May 2012 #35

One more thing Ms Toad Cary May 2012 #30

Two things - Ms. Toad May 2012 #34

Good post. bigwillq May 2012 #41

Yes, I think those who were calling him a bigot sincerely believed he didn't support their rights. gateley May 2012 #23

I would like to give them the benefit of the doubt too. Cary May 2012 #31

I never believed it Renew Deal May 2012 #27

Why wouldn't you give him the benefit of the doubt? Cary May 2012 #29

Indeed! I hope to now see an end to the vulgar name calling of OUR PRESIDENT, this very Kahuna May 2012 #18

I always kind of thought he was secretly pro-marriage equality Barely May 2012 #24

despite his being a pawn 4 t 4 May 2012 #26

Thankfully, our President shows more respect for politicasista May 2012 #25

But you're assuming that everyone who posts here is "a fellow democrat". I'll wager that is far.... Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #33

Ok. politicasista May 2012 #38

Well The Philosopher May 2012 #36

Please watch Rachel's piece on this topic tonight stopwastingmymoney May 2012 #37

Kick...nt SidDithers May 2012 #39

BTTT Scurrilous May 2012 #40