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19. BREAKING: Obama Embraces Marriage Equality

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Wed May 9, 2012, 02:08 PM

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I am not sure the Democratic Party understands the amount of anger today [View all] dbackjon May 2012 OP

i hate to say it -- they don't care. xchrom May 2012 #1

Yup - from the Democratic Party AND a good portion of DU dbackjon May 2012 #2

Yeah, it's not like they've done anything... brooklynite May 2012 #3

You just don't get it, do you? dbackjon May 2012 #6

I don't Sarcasticus May 2012 #9

No. He doesn't. HillWilliam May 2012 #25

Sorry, you don't get to rewrite History Son of Gob May 2012 #49

Why does it matter if a politician "cares"? Is that their job? Recursion May 2012 #14

Repeal DOMA, Pass ENDA dbackjon May 2012 #20

The majority of DU'ers are angry at the NC voters who voted for the bigot amendment emulatorloo May 2012 #16

No, the 50% of 1/3 of the eligible voters... brooklynite May 2012 #17

thank you marions ghost May 2012 #43

Ain't that the truth! LonePirate May 2012 #4

They would care allot more if we had Banker money, money so big they call it Dragonfli May 2012 #7

we're actually pretty good bundlers for them. xchrom May 2012 #27

They need to learn then that you must expect something for something rather than just giving it. nt Dragonfli May 2012 #54

They see no gain and lots of loss for "standing up" or whatever Recursion May 2012 #12

BREAKING: Obama Embraces Marriage Equality emulatorloo May 2012 #19

Kinda sorta endorses it - at the state level dbackjon May 2012 #21

"kinda sorta" Yeah, right. emulatorloo May 2012 #23

Leaving it to the states works so well for civil rights dbackjon May 2012 #24

indeed. he has progressed backwards. nt xchrom May 2012 #28

Obama has finally stood up for marriage equality emulatorloo May 2012 #30

sigh... xchrom May 2012 #36

See here: emulatorloo May 2012 #53

LBJ Stands UP for Racial Equality: bvar22 May 2012 #50

Kinda sorta the same. Get the laws in the pipeline, Obama will push for them emulatorloo May 2012 #51

He has now evolved to embrace the exact same position Dick Cheney arrived at three years ago. woo me with science May 2012 #55

I would hope so, any evolution that ends with Cheney is Cro-Magnon at best /nt Dragonfli May 2012 #56

Yes I remember how powerfully Cheney pushed to end DADT and his subsequent refusal to enforce DOMA emulatorloo May 2012 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Dragonfli May 2012 #59

Well he only sort of supports it Marrah_G May 2012 #31

They know we don't have another choice SoutherDem May 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author jwirr May 2012 #8

so vote republican, Mitt will be right on it Demonaut May 2012 #10

"so vote republican" Marrah_G May 2012 #32

snooze mitchtv May 2012 #45

the Pres's support was inevitable, as a candidate for Demonaut May 2012 #47

Yeah. I see that reported every night on the news (all of the news networks, no less!) madinmaryland May 2012 #11

Take it from a minority... catbyte May 2012 #13

Hey, at least the President is with the program now... catbyte May 2012 #18

How is the Democratic Party supposed to manage anger treestar May 2012 #15

Take stands that support equality dbackjon May 2012 #22

Not true. treestar May 2012 #29

I believe the Vice President did exactly that -- came out in support of marriage equality. Bake May 2012 #33

Wow, that was cold. Quantess May 2012 #26

. Capt. Obvious May 2012 #34

I'm pretty goddamn sure they understand cali May 2012 #35

Now that the President, for the first time in history, has endorsed marriage equality Bake May 2012 #37

No - because he still feels it is a states rights issue dbackjon May 2012 #38

right back at ya mitchtv May 2012 #46

I'm sorry, I didn't know my tone was anything other than factual. Bake May 2012 #48

Obama has done more for gay rights than all presidents combined. WI_DEM May 2012 #39

And yet I can stil be fired for being gay, and he doesn't support a Federal Marriage law dbackjon May 2012 #40

I guess that is as good as some think "your kind" deserves, how literally "unevolved" of them. Dragonfli May 2012 #57

Thank you!! dbackjon May 2012 #62

A good part of DU doesn't either...knr joeybee12 May 2012 #41

No they don't dbackjon May 2012 #42

Anger? If I was a woman in this country I would be in a state of rage. Rex May 2012 #44

thank you RainDog May 2012 #52

You got it. DocMac May 2012 #60

Thank you! Ship of Fools May 2012 #61