Obama's Gay Marriage Flip Shows How Big Money Sets His Agenda

IBD Editorials ^ | May 10, 2012

[Kaslin]

Election '12: The one thing that can be concluded from President Obama's sudden "evolving" support for gay marriage ahead of a big Hollywood fundraiser is that money talks. It's how he governs. Just don't call it democratic.

Politicians are often rightly criticized for twisting with the winds of polls. Obama is different, and not in a good way. Instead of making decisions based on principle — which might occasionally go against polls — Obama's decisions are based purely on who donates the most money.

His sudden shift on gay marriage this week proves it.

He changed his stance ahead of a $40,000 a plate fundraiser at the Beverly Hills home of movie star George Clooney where wealthy gay- and gay-oriented donors had threatened to withhold donations, according to a Washington Post blogger.

The Post also reported that one out of six of Obama's campaign bundlers are gay and, as Obama declared his support for gay marriage against his previous vague stances, it was their big money that was talking.

Now, on principle alone, it's a given that Obama has probably always favored gay marriage based on his far-left orientation. But his most loyal constituents — including African-American and Latino voters, along with the majority of the voting public — are dead-set against it. That would explain why he's always hemmed and hawed about the issue, effectively voting "present."

[budwiesest]

Sadly, for blacks and Mexicans who aren’t gay-friendly, they’ll have to suck-it-up while voting for O’blow blow.

[BigEdLB]

St. Barry of Honolulu made his monthly trip her to SoCal, and the mess up of traffic it always causes. George Clooney, one of St. Barry's acolytes is hosting him at a dinner that will feed his narcissistic little ego, where he will get the raves of Babsy, and her boy toy, Brolin, along with a number of others. And, all for just saying something, that he re-evolved into, as it was his position when he ran for Illinois State Senate 1996...

Ah, St. Barry, you are clueless....

[BigEdLB]

St. Barry of Honolulu made his monthly trip here to SoCal, and the mess up of traffic it always causes. George Clooney, one of St. Barry's acolytes is hosting him at a dinner that will feed his narcissistic little ego, where he will get the raves of Babsy, and her boy toy, Brolin, along with a number of others. And, all for just saying something, that he re-evolved into, as it was his position when he ran for Illinois State Senate 1996...

Ah, St. Barry, you are clueless....

[Uncle Slayton]

Who would have ever thought that a politician would monetize a policy decision?

[Lysandru]

It's a tad ironic, given Obama's nonstop class-warfare stances supposedly in favor of the 99%. Actually, nobody is more devoted to the 1% than he is.

This is a money quote (pun intended). I am continually amazed at how Obama and other Dems play their voters for chumps.

[Repeat Offender]

Obama's Gay Marriage Flip Shows How Big Money Sets His Agenda

In a just world, "Big Money" would be the name of 0's cell mate.

[TheRobb7]

[Wings-n-Wind]

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Begs the question: Who is the puppet-master?

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Ths proverbial "tip of the iceberg" ...

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Begs the question:Is the ship of state listing to port?

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Send up a red flare...??
...or pop-a-smoke...??

We gottta do SUMTHIN'.... PDQ. jmho.........