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NC Marriage Amendment
May 8, 2012 at
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I went to the poll today to cast my vote on the NC Marriage Amendment [politico.com]. As expected, there were a lot of lesbians against the amendment standing outside the polling place. None of them were hot. Not one. Just a whole bunch of greying, shabbily dressed, hairy legged women with signs. It seems like the lesbian community could have put on a much better display to influence public opinion outside the polls.
No lipstick. No kissing. All in all a big disappointment.
No lipstick. No kissing. All in all a big disappointment.
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'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,' the president said.
Obama claims the change is a personal one only, and that he he still believes the issue of gay marriage should be left up to the states.
Currently, six states allow gay couples to wed and 30 states have constitutional amendments explicitly banning it.
Obama said his daughters and their friends were a major reason he changed his mind about gay marriage.
'You know, Malia and Sasha, they have friends whose parents are same-sex couples. There have been times where Michelle and I have been sitting around the dinner table and we're talking about their friends and their parents and Malia and Sasha, it wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently,' he said.
'It doesn't make sense to them and frankly, that's the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective.'
Obama had been under intense pressure to clarify his view toward gay marriage after Vice President Joe Biden publicly supported it on Sunday.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2142016/Same-sex-couples-able-married-Obama-changes-mind-gay-unions.html
Wow! Using the same-sex marriage issue AND his daughters to try and gain some leverage during an election year! Just when I think he's reached his potential as a slimy bastard, he trumps himself.
And since when does a pro-gay stance gain you leverage in U.S. national politics, lol?
And since when does a pro-gay stance gain you leverage in U.S. national politics, lol?
I don't know if it helps him or hurts him. Will energize base voters on both sides while the independents go "meh".
And since when does a pro-gay stance gain you leverage in U.S. national politics, lol?
It's funny that he states it should be a State's issue (which I agree with) yet abortion apparently shouldn't be a State's issue.
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yet abortion apparently shouldn't be a State's issue.
southerngay accents?