Obama 'Disappointed' by Passage of Amendment One in NC
The Obama campaign reacted to passage last night of Amendment One in North Carolina with language we've heard many times in the past weeks and months.
“The President has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same sex couples," Obama's North Carolina spokesman Cameron French said in a statement.
"He believes the North Carolina measure singles out and discriminates against committed gay and lesbian couples, which is why he did not support it. President Obama has long believed that gay and lesbian couples deserve the same rights and legal protections as straight couples and is disappointed in the passage of this amendment," French said.
If ELG supports institutional racism, aka affirmative action, then of course he's a racist. And I have to find yet a black progressive who doesn't support discriminating people on the basis of their skin color as long as the discrimination benefits black folks.
Posted by: AG | May 9, 2012 11:39:00 AM
Yeah well I’m disappointed on your silence Mr. O
Posted by: Johnny | May 9, 2012 11:44:47 AM
I'm confused by the comments from conservatives. Obama has always been against these types of amendments and votes. Romney, however, supports them. GOP leaders were in support of this bigoted amendment.
What's with the selective amnesia? You're angry that Obama didn't do enough to speak out against.....the amendment that the men you're voting for supported?
Explain, gay conservatives...
Posted by: Jay | May 9, 2012 11:48:31 AM
FACT: Middleoftheroader believes that typing the word 'fact' makes it so.
Posted by: Donald | May 9, 2012 12:21:13 PM
@Bobby Joe - You don't get the President's strategy? Let me lay it out for you:
If Obama stays were he is right now on Gay issues, he'll easily win the 2nd term, and then be able to openly support gay rights.
If Obama comes out for Gay rights before he gets elected to his 2nd term, Mitt Romney will use that to sway voters, and Mitt Romney will win the election.
Obama in the White House = More gay rights down the road
Romney in the white house = No gay rights down the road... I mean, less, because he'll start taking away rights, which will not be good for us.
Is that clearer? If people don't start looking at the big picture, we'll only have ourselves to blame.
Posted by: Hollywood, CA | May 9, 2012 12:43:21 PM
You liberals that still think obama is doing his best for you and this country...wake up and vote this marxist communist out of the WH in 2012.
Posted by: joq002 | May 9, 2012 12:52:07 PM
I love how we still cling to the courts that somehow they are not politically influenced.
Follow the money.
Posted by: MCnNYC | May 9, 2012 1:02:29 PM
"If ELG supports institutional racism, aka affirmative action ..."
Affirmative action has NOTHING to do with this thread. FYI, affirmative action benefits ALL racial minorities, all women (including white women) and sometimes sexual minorities in certain cities (i.e., San Francisco), NOT JUST BLACKS. BTW, affirmative action has never benefited ME.
But returning to the subject at hand, what exactly will change if Obama endorses same-sex marriage before election day? I mean besides giving Romney the presidency on a
silver platter.
Posted by: elg/edwin | May 9, 2012 1:49:11 PM
Everyone please ignore AG. They have been trolling on here quite a lot lately.
Posted by: MateoM | May 9, 2012 2:28:38 PM