The other deceptive thing we ought to be aware of is this :
Obama declares support for gay marriage, but suddenly embraces federalism.
He says it is an issue for the states to decide.
REMEMBER THIS:
1) The Democrat’s convention is in North Carolina, a state that just upheld traditional marriage.
2) Just like his supposed “evolving” opinion on gay marriage, this false embrace of federalism will also “EVOLVE” when (God forbid) he gets his second term.
Ignore the “EVOLVING” BS. The man is LYING THROUGH HIS TEETH and anyone who can’t see that is a lost cause.
Newsmax
Obama’s Marriage Payoff: Hollywood Cash
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 10:27 PM
Political pundits may be wondering why President Obama decided to take a controversial stance on gay marriage with November’s election approaching soon.
Surely, the pro-gay marriage position will not help the president with swing voters in Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina or rust belt states like Michigan.
The big clue for Obama’s change of heart comes from The New York Times, which reports that the president’s re-election effort will benefit from Hollywood money.
The Times notes that during his first term, Obama “has largely been absent in Hollywood, a point of unhappiness with a community accustomed to the constant doting of Bill Clinton.”
But that has apparently all changed, and the paper said Hollywood insiders are now lining up to fork over $40,000 a table for an upcoming private fundraiser for Obama at superstar actor George Clooney’s home.
Celebrities Euphoric Over Obama’s Same-Sex Marriage Political Hedge
Celebrities, including Neil Patrick Harris, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Sandra Bernhard, were euphoric all the same. But the most over the top reaction goes to singer Audra McDonald, who Tweeted: “How many young lives did the president just save by saying he supports them today?”
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2012/05/09/celebs-euphoric-over-obama-same-sex
I don't believe this story at all. I think he would have preferred to avoid this issue until after the election then come out.
While the above revision does not make him look strong, it sounds much better than the real one, that he wanted to appear as taking/playing both sides until the election was passed and was outted this week by progressive and LGBT groups, and donations were being withheld.
One show on the Dem channel said that Obama got $1M in donations within a few hours of coming out. And it was party night on MSNBC “A Historic Day” they called it, except for Matthews who is still worried that this will hurt Obama in November. Matthews is much more pragmatic than the others. He believes : get power first then make the big progressive changes, not vice versa.