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14. You may ultimately prove right as the media may lose interest after a short while,

Thu May 10, 2012, 04:15 PM

May 2012

but maybe, just maybe, it won't. The gay community has never had as high level advocate as the President before, surely that accounts for something.

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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

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