Comments on: OBAMA SUPPORTS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Thu, 10 May 2012 18:26:43 +0000

David Link: "Chess"Of course I think Obama did the right thing morally. But for those of us who enjoy the chess of politics, I also think it was exquisite strategy. First, after the loss in North Carolina, Obama’s campaign had a convention to worry about. In that place and with that political context, any fudging on the bottom line would have been unacceptable to a lot of conventioneers at best, and could have led to some very ugly protests inside and/or outside the convention hall.That’s taken care of now. The only possible protests left will come from the motley, disgruntled religious types, who aren’t part of Obama’s base, and don’t figure into a winning electoral strategy for him. Those protests, if they happen, now come under the heading of So What?And that leads to the bigger point. This is fine politics because it boxes Romney in with the worst part of his party. Karl Rove poisoned the well on this issue, and now Obama is making Romney drink, and drink deeply.Which Romney promptly did, and from a bigger cup than Obama could have hoped for. Romney said he is not only opposed to same-sex marriage, but to any legal recognition of same-sex couples that approaches marriage equality — just what the worst part of North Carolina gave a big thumbs-up to. [...]Read: http://igfculturewatch.com/2012/05/09/chess/

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:35:54 +0000

Wow. I love this!A Dish Reader writes….Now: A ChoiceToday takes away the free pass that so many Republicans have had. While some Republicans may favor gay marriage, and abhor the bigoted policies of their own party, they could still rationalize that support in their own minds. They could say, and not entirely without merit, that sure the Republican party is wrong on this issue, but so what? Were the Democrats really that much better? Isn't the President against gay marriage too? Prior to today, they could say that. But no more. That free pass has now ended. President Obama saw to that. I have seen comparison of this decision to Abraham Lincoln, but I'll introduce another – to Harry Truman. Truman integrated the Armed Services in 1948, his presidential election year, and Obama just followed in his footsteps. And like Truman, Obama cannot possibly know how this will turn out for him politically in November. But he knew it was the right thing to do so he made the decision, and will let the political chips fall where they may.This November, we Americans will choose between one candidate who recently bragged about preventing Massachusetts from becoming the "Las Vegas of Gay Marriage," to one who has the moral courage to voice equal support for all citizens.No more equivocation on language, no more gray areas, and no more passing the buck. Today, President Obama, like President Truman before him, can proudly say, the buck stops here.Read: http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/05/o…

By: Truthiz

Truthiz — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:21:06 +0000

I think, for the President, the tipping point was that reprehensible ANTI-Marriage Equality bill that just passed in North Carolina.It certainly was the tipping point for me. Prior to that, I had not been a supporter of "gay" marriage. However, at NO time did I believe that gay couples should be DENIED their EQUAL Rights. Who anyone loves OR wants to marry is NONE of my business. It's THEIR life. THEIR decision. As long as it's between 2 consenting adults, gay couples should be granted ALL of the same *Rights* granted to EVERY other American citizen. More importantly for me, as a Black-American, knowing AMERICAN history, I could NEVER support ANY initiative that seeks to DENY anyone, or ANY group, their EQUAL Rights. With 32 states seeming H*ll-bent on denying gay couples their EQUAL Rights, I think the President finally decided, Enough Is Enough. He took a bold step, IMO. And I, for one, am very glad that he did.