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- FreakyBeaky, on 04/07/2008, -0/+1Obama on gays: it's un-christian to discriminate against them, but don't get caught dead actually talking to any or Donnie McClurkin will pray you get sent to Hell.
- FATEorFORTUNE, on 04/07/2008, -0/+1when it comes to gay rights, i dont see all the change he is hyping up. his policies are no different than most other democrats'. in favor of civil unions, not marriage, and let the states decide it, rather than standing up for what he believes in. i know i'll get buried for saying something non-exuberant about obama, so go ahead. it's the obamaphile culture of hype and unbalance, being almost communist in its actions. all non-positive stories or comments about obama are buried. anything good about an opponent will never make it to digg.
- queotic, on 04/06/2008, -1/+1This is as ridiculous as when Tavis Smiley got upset at Obama for not attending his Black State of the Union. Instead of looking at the candidate's voting record & how that matches their stance on the issues, they get upset over some perceived slight.
Yes, HRC may have spoken to the gay media; yes, she may have walked in the gay parade in NYC as First Lady - but she has publicly admitted to supporting the Defense of Marriage Act and the Don't Ask, Don't Tell military policy. She cannot take credit for all the good things of Bill's presidency and conveniently gloss over the ones which are no longer politically expedient.
Obama in 2004: "For the record, I opposed DOMA [the Defense of Marriage Act] in 1996. It should be repealed and I will vote for its repeal on the Senate floor. I will also oppose any proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gays and lesbians from marrying. This is an effort to demonize people for political advantage, and should be resisted ...
When Members of Congress passed DOMA, they were not interested in strengthening family values or protecting civil liberties. They were only interested in perpetuating division and affirming a wedge issue. ...
We must be careful to keep our eyes on the prize—equal rights for every American. We must continue to fight for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. We must vigorously expand hate-crime legislation and be vigilant about how these laws are enforced. We must continue to expand adoption rights to make them consistent and seamless throughout all 50 states, and we must repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" military policy."
Obama in 2008, telling a very Christian crowd in Beaumont, Texas that discrimination against homosexuals is not Christian-like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp4GyMoqC2U
When Obama spoke in favor of gay rights, keep in mind that it was not at a gay event or talking to the gay media. He was at a regular rally in front of a majority straight crowd. In the video, you can even feel a bit of awkwardness from the crowd when he first mentions equal rights, but by the time he finished speaking, the people were cheering again. I'm not saying that he changed their minds in that 90 seconds, but he did open up a dialogue that most politicians wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole.
Note - the article was updated to point out that the editor of the paper is a Hillary supporter who has donated $1000 to her campaign.
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