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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 ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bho2012; bhohomosexualagenda; democrats; gayvote; homobama; homosexualagenda; lavendermafia; moralabsolutes; obama; obamatruthfile; reggielove; samesexmarriage
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To: jimbo123

That makes more sense and is far more believable than his “evolving view” claim!


81 posted on 05/09/2012 12:10:01 PM PDT by Sister_T
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Prayers for our country. If enough of us petition, perhaps he will spare us his wrath.

This, and the abortion abomination, not to mention abundant idolatry ... I fear.


82 posted on 05/09/2012 12:10:03 PM PDT by Jedidah
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To: Bruinator

That was the big wow moment of this interview:

“think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf...”

Fighting on HIS behalf? Does this man’s narcissism have no bounds?


83 posted on 05/09/2012 12:10:37 PM PDT by tefis
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Brilliant.

The day after NC, which went heavily for Obammie the Commie in 2008, trounced gay marriage...not just in a piece of common legislation but in their state constitution.

He’s hoping the homosexual lobby can successfully attack the black voters who support Obammie the Commie, or he’s hoping that they will vote for him no matter what (because he’s black, oops, no one but he is allowed to mention that, right?), or he hopes the independents will swing left because of this and take up the slack.


84 posted on 05/09/2012 12:10:46 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival. (Ron Paul is the Lyndon Larouche of the 21st century.))
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To: DBrow

“Marriage is an evolving paradigm.” —Margaret Marshall, Chief Justice, MA Supreme Court


85 posted on 05/09/2012 12:10:54 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas (Viva Christo Rey!)
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To: Farmer Dean

what if it is michelle who plays for the other team?

(ala hillary?)


86 posted on 05/09/2012 12:11:13 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from ... his own vice president.

WTF?

A real leader would have put little jo in place a long time ago: "JOE, I'm the President so STFU and do as you are told."

87 posted on 05/09/2012 12:11:26 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (When you hear hooves, think horses, not zebras.)
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To: Martin Tell

We need a candidate that uses ridicule like the perfect weapon that it is. The left cannot stand, and does not know how to respond to, ridicule.


88 posted on 05/09/2012 12:11:40 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

What states that he won last time, will he probably lose over this?


89 posted on 05/09/2012 12:11:46 PM PDT by RushIsTheMan (Liberals lie)
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To: DBrow
He’s running against a guy who forced gay marriage on Massachusetts by executive action. If Romney comes out and denounces Obama for supporting same-sex marriage, a trap can be sprung by going over the timeline and circumstances of what Romney did.

Here's what Romney really did.

At the beginning of his governorship, Romney opposed same-sex marriage and civil unions, but advocated tolerance and supported some domestic partnership benefits.[144][152][153] Faced with the dilemma of choosing between same-sex marriage or civil unions after the November 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision legalizing same-sex marriages (Goodridge v. Department of Public Health), Romney reluctantly backed a state constitutional amendment in February 2004 that would have banned same-sex marriage but still allow civil unions, viewing it as the only feasible way to ban same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.[154] In May 2004, Romney instructed town clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but citing a 1913 law that barred out-of-state residents from getting married in Massachusetts if their union would be illegal in their home state, no marriage licenses were to be issued to out-of-state same-sex couples not planning to move to Massachusetts.[152][155] In June 2005, Romney abandoned his support for the compromise amendment, stating that the amendment confused voters who oppose both same-sex marriage and civil unions.[152] Instead, Romney endorsed a petition effort led by the Coalition for Marriage & Family that would have banned same-sex marriage and made no provisions for civil unions.[152] In 2004 and 2006, he urged the U.S. Senate to vote in favor of the Federal Marriage Amendment.[156][157]

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney

90 posted on 05/09/2012 12:11:46 PM PDT by Ditto (Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Way to pander to 3% of the population at the expense of the other 97%, Obama.


91 posted on 05/09/2012 12:12:25 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: NTegraT

Evolving = the liberal definition of “waffling”


92 posted on 05/09/2012 12:12:53 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival. (Ron Paul is the Lyndon Larouche of the 21st century.))
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To: Free ThinkerNY

So when is he coming out?


93 posted on 05/09/2012 12:12:53 PM PDT by wolfcreek (‘closed eye’ mentality is the reason for our current reality)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Labor Unions - check
Media - check
Trial Lawyers - check
Government Employees - check
EnviroNazis - check
Hollywood - check
Liberals - check
Communists - on the fence
Blacks - check
Homosexuals - check


94 posted on 05/09/2012 12:13:00 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: little jeremiah

I heard an ABC clip on FOX:

“The LGBT army, airforce, marines and sailors who fight for MEEEEEEEE!” POTUS 0h0m0,9/5/2012

Horrendous to say the least.


95 posted on 05/09/2012 12:13:28 PM PDT by melancholy (Professor Alinsky, Enslavement Specialist, Ph.D in L0w and H0lder)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Proud of N.C. here, and a proud member of Knuckledraggers United ... LOL


96 posted on 05/09/2012 12:13:42 PM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Fudge Packers of the World Unite!


97 posted on 05/09/2012 12:14:04 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (A MUST WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KeOLurcQaqI)
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To: Ray'sBeth
What do you conjecture might happen if Romney would say his position has “evolved” and he absolutely believes marriage is between a man and a woman?

Some would believe that, many more would not (much like his stance on abortion: directly over the body of the dead fetus). I have no doubt Willard's camp is infested with gays who will push him to endorse "gay marriage" as that would be a huge win for them - both party nominees, and maintain their delusion that a majority of the USA agrees with them despite what they vote.
98 posted on 05/09/2012 12:14:25 PM PDT by kevcol
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Wow. I bet he has the liberal gay vote locked up now.


99 posted on 05/09/2012 12:14:25 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to annoy someone, point out something obvious that they are trying hard to ignore)
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To: CaptainK

It probably didn’t make BO feel any better also knowing that a convict garnered 40% of the Democrat vote against him either.


100 posted on 05/09/2012 12:14:33 PM PDT by Maryhere ("HE comes to rule the earth")
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