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NorthCarolina

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13. Not fighting or even publicly advocating FOR it

Reply to thesquanderer (Reply #12)

Thu May 10, 2012, 05:12 PM

May 2012

is, in my view, as good as killing it. But, be that as it may, I am nevertheless grateful for the discussions now ongoing in the media in response to Obama coming out publicly in favor of equal rights for all citizens. I am not forgetting those issues where I feel he fell far short of grand campaign promises and basic good governing, but I will take the good and continue to fight the bad.

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I admit it, I didn't think I would this time, but I did. [View all] NorthCarolina May 2012 OP

Good for you! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #1

Thanks and good for you. grantcart May 2012 #2

Were your ears burning? We were talking about you a few minutes ago: Hissyspit May 2012 #3

Heh...THANKS for the acknowledgement. NorthCarolina May 2012 #5

Love you. DevonRex May 2012 #4

LGBT military personnel is a great place to start. NorthCarolina May 2012 #6

that's the whole point--he can punt it to the states (as he has for 3 years), MisterP May 2012 #7

You cannot put a price on the value of the discussions ongoing in the media NorthCarolina May 2012 #8

oh, this cynic will certainly grant all that! (except the "no stopping it," unfortunately) MisterP May 2012 #10

You may ultimately prove right as the media may lose interest after a short while, NorthCarolina May 2012 #14

Kick DevonRex May 2012 #9

Kick WheelWalker May 2012 #11

Obama did not (necessarily) rule out the public option thesquanderer May 2012 #12

Not fighting or even publicly advocating FOR it NorthCarolina May 2012 #13

I don't think he and the legislative democrats... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #18

Thanks. Scurrilous May 2012 #15

you veganlush May 2012 #16

yeah, I did too mbuch64 May 2012 #17

The news coverage is what turned the tide for me as well. nt NorthCarolina May 2012 #19