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Obama announces his support for same-sex marriage
ABC OTUS News ^ | May 9, 2012 | Rick Klein

Posted on 05/09/2012 11:43:02 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

President Obama today announced that he now supports

same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure

from the Democratic base and even his own vice president.

In an interview with ABC News’ Robin Roberts, the president

described his thought process as an “evolution” that led him to this place,

based on conversations with his own staff members, openly gay and lesbian

service members, and conversations with his wife and own daughters.

"I have to tell you that over the course of several

years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about

members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous

relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I

think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there

fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don't Ask Don't

Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at

a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for

me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get

married,” Obama told Roberts, in an interview to appear on ABC’s “Good Morning

America” Thursday. Excerpts of the interview will air tonight on ABC’s “World

News with Diane Sawyer.”

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


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To: Free ThinkerNY

Blackmailed by his own base. Support it or be outed. Grab the popcorn!


41 posted on 05/09/2012 11:58:16 AM PDT by jimbo123
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To: svcw
What pervert. Why would he talk to his young children about this issue.

I agree -- he should be arrested immediately and all children access rights except for supervised visitation be pulled.

42 posted on 05/09/2012 11:58:16 AM PDT by steve86 (Acerbic by nature not nurture TM)
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To: moovova

I am not surprised that he has flipped on the issue, (probably what he really believed from the start). However, the timing of the announcement is curious!


43 posted on 05/09/2012 11:58:24 AM PDT by CarolinaGOP ("Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face." - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I pegged him as a catcher.


44 posted on 05/09/2012 11:58:25 AM PDT by lacrew (Mr. Soetoro, we regret to inform you that your race card is over the credit limit.)
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To: IMissPresidentReagan; Clint N. Suhks; rightwingintelligentsia; CDB; Biggirl; AGreatPer; ...
Just breaking...

Source is ABC News article by Rick Klein (5/9/12)

45 posted on 05/09/2012 11:58:40 AM PDT by nutmeg (Rest in peace, and thank you, Andrew Breitbart)
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To: apillar

Since Romney als supports gay marriage, I don’t see how this is a nail in his coffin... or even a factor at all.


46 posted on 05/09/2012 11:59:04 AM PDT by wolfman23601
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To: Free ThinkerNY; little jeremiah

0h0m0 is desperate and acting like an incensed fighting fagot!

Now, “some” decent blacks will sit home in November!

The militant fagots just cut their own throats by forcing the cowardly fagot to come clean, er, come DIRTY is a new expression that should be used in the 0h0m0 era!

The fags also got Romney’s contribution to an anti-fag marriage organization and gave it to the a fag co-chairthing of the 0kaka reelection campaign! (just heard FOX recounting this felony!)

This thread should be pinged to the 0h0m0sexual Agenda Ping List.


47 posted on 05/09/2012 11:59:13 AM PDT by melancholy (Professor Alinsky, Enslavement Specialist, Ph.D in L0w and H0lder)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

His base wouldn’t let him vote “present”.


48 posted on 05/09/2012 11:59:18 AM PDT by Paine in the Neck (Romney's judicial appointments were more radical than Obama's)
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To: Revolting cat!

No, the problem is that he is low on money and has been having a hard time fundraising. He is looking to motivate contributions. He certainly will get some cash for this.


49 posted on 05/09/2012 11:59:43 AM PDT by buwaya
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To: D-fendr

“One is campaigning on opposing it; the other is for it.”

This might flip Mitt again. He tried to run to the LEFT of Ted Kennedy in a senate race, especially on gay issues. It will be difficult for Mitt to keep up his act in the face of this.

Obama may be doing this explicitly to force Mitt to shout Me Too!


50 posted on 05/09/2012 12:00:14 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Did he have a heart to heart with Larry Sinclair?


51 posted on 05/09/2012 12:00:38 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: MrB

Didn’t it start with Kinsey’s report? Similar to the 99% vs 1%.


52 posted on 05/09/2012 12:01:19 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The Lord God Almighty defined marriage in the very beginning there in the book of Genesis. All these thousands of years later He certainly isn’t going to revise the standard for a bunch of arrogant degenerates. We should take some peace and comfort that we stand on the right side of the equation set by Jehovah!


53 posted on 05/09/2012 12:01:38 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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His hardcore supporters would have voted for him even if he didn't "come out" and support perv marriage. But IMHO this will turn off some of the mushy sentimental ignorant people who voted for him. I think team Zero is getting a bit desperate. "Their knowledge is stolen by illusion" comes to mind. People who are desperate make stupid choices. Now, if we can only get a real conservative to run against him.

54 posted on 05/09/2012 12:01:58 PM PDT by little jeremiah
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I remember O’Reilly over and over again before 2008 saying, “Obama is for traditional marriage”.

And I remember thinking, well Orally, that’s because you are dumb enough to believe what the man says, not follow what he does. Anyone with half a brain could see the man was progay anything.

I’ll bet Orally is also dumb enough to say Obama has “switched sides”. Hah.


55 posted on 05/09/2012 12:02:05 PM PDT by I still care (I miss my friends, bagels, and the NYC skyline - but not the taxes. I love the South.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained”

On who’s behalf are they fighting? This dude is certifiable.


56 posted on 05/09/2012 12:02:37 PM PDT by Bruinator ("For socialism is not merely the labour question, it is before all things an atheistic question")
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To: Obadiah

“Girls, your mom is a beard, and a ugly one at that....”


57 posted on 05/09/2012 12:02:37 PM PDT by Sybeck1 (If Romney needs my vote to win Mississippi, he is in a heck of a lot trouble more than me.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hey Barack you arrogant a$$hoele, you can’t define marriage, only the Bible can.


58 posted on 05/09/2012 12:03:22 PM PDT by freedom1st
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To: apillar
I'll volunteer to drive it home..


59 posted on 05/09/2012 12:03:22 PM PDT by maddog55 (OBAMA: Why stupid people shouldn't vote.)
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To: nutmeg
'What credentials do his daughters have in this issue?'

Probably the same amount that Amy Carter had about nuclear war.

60 posted on 05/09/2012 12:03:44 PM PDT by JPG (A dyslexic man walks into a bra...)
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