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xchrom

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36. sigh...

Wed May 9, 2012, 03:22 PM

May 2012

http://www.thenation.com/blog/167798/obama-endorses-gay-marriage-kinda-now-what

'Obama, however, stopped short of lending full support to the multi-state legal and political campaign for marriage equality. According to ABC News, the President stressed that his is a “personal position,” and he continues to think that states should decide the issue independently.'

this stand still deprives of the 14th amendment and equal protection under the law.

you and obama continue to have both of those.

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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