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Sounds like a pretty clear signal that he is finally going to state his genuine position in support of homosexual marriage.
Obama on Gay Marriage: ‘Attitudes Evolve, Including Mine’
By Laura Meckle
President Barack Obama said his views on same-sex marriage are evolving, but he stopped short of reversing his opposition to the unions.
“Attitudes evolve, including mine,” he said Wednesday in an interview at the White House with five liberal bloggers. “I think that it is an issue that I wrestle with and think about because I have a whole host of friends who are in gay partnerships. I have staff members who are in committed, monogamous relationships, who are raising children, who are wonderful parents. And I care about them deeply.”
He said he was not prepared to reverse his position at that very moment, but said he thinks a lot about the issue. His remarks came in response to a question from Joe Sudbay of AmericaBlog.
Richard Socarides, a former Bill Clinton adviser who has been critical of the Obama administration on gay issues, called Mr. Obama’s comments “a big moment.”
“Obama deserves a lot of credit for his willingness to be open and recognize that views evolve,” he said. “He is clearly sending a signal. In the way these things are measured, this is 8.5 on the political Richter scale.”
Asked today if that means the president plans to eventually change his position, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that he doesn’t know.
Mr. Obama supports civil unions for same-sex couples but not legal marriage, a position that has helped insulated him from attacks from the right on this issue but that has annoyed many gay and lesbian supporters.
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/10/28/obama-on-gay-marriage-attitudes-evolve-including-mine/?mod=google_news_blog
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Maybe he plans on divoring Michelle and going with his true love Larry Sinclaire
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Maybe he plans on divoring Michelle and going with his true love Larry Sinclaire
Not sure what divoring is but it sounds like something that could get you a life sentence in prison. Sounds painful too.
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People need to stop fUssing over it and just accept the fact that sooner or later gay marriage will happen.
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Heterosexuals secure in their sexuality don't give a damn about two gays marrying.
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ploy to get support and possibly votes when his term is up, from gays.
the last straw.
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People need to stop fUssing over it and just accept the fact that sooner or later gay marriage will happen.
Not really. It depends on political time and timing (and who's in office). Gay "marriage" is always imposed in political scenarios, where the people's vote gets taken out of the equation.
That's why marriage amendments are 31-0, when the vote goes to the people (i.e. referendum states).
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He is right,attitudes evolve.Just two years ago republicans were burried and dead.Now they are ready to bitch slap dems into reality.
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He's just trying to win over the gays before the election. After Tuesday he'll go back to ignoring them like he has for the last 2 years.
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He's just trying to win over the gays before the election. After Tuesday he'll go back to ignoring them like he has for the last 2 years.
this
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People need to stop fUssing over it and just accept the fact that sooner or later gay marriage will happen.
It's going to happen. Just pointing out Obama's inconsistency on this issue.