Comments on: Obama Blasts GOP For Failure To “Stand Up For the Men and Women Who Wear The Uniform” http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/10/02/37557 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 18 May 2013 05:23:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Timothy Kincaid http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/10/02/37557/comment-page-1#comment-107778 Timothy Kincaid Thu, 06 Oct 2011 01:28:15 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=37557#comment-107778 Ray, Here's one that Romney did: administer the nation's first legal state-wide same sex marriage policy. While he opposed it, he did enforce the law. Of course, somehow I doubt that will be the centerpiece of his campaign Ray,

Here’s one that Romney did: administer the nation’s first legal state-wide same sex marriage policy. While he opposed it, he did enforce the law.

Of course, somehow I doubt that will be the centerpiece of his campaign

]]> By: Stephen http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/10/02/37557/comment-page-1#comment-107591 Stephen Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:30:17 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=37557#comment-107591 It's amazing to me that this president, the most supportive and constructive we've ever had in the White House so far as gay Americans are concerned, is given no credit for the very real things he has done. And usually not more than sneering concessions that yes, the Republicans most likely would not have done as much. He's keynote speaker at the HRC!!!!!! Good God almighty, what does it take for him to get some credit? I can think of no other president in the history of the US who has had to deal with so much against him, so many interests, so much money, so much malign intent. I don't know how the man gets our of bed in the morning. If we don't say thank you, how can we help, what's next - why should he bother with issues that are important to us? We should be trying to help him, not sneering from the sidelines, chipping away at him, saying he's just like all the rest. He really isn't. We haven't had someone this brilliant, or determined, or accomplished in charge in a very long time. Let's try to appreciate what has been done, because it's not inconsiderable. The president of the United States of America was keynote speaker at our premiere gay-rights organization! If you don't find that astonishing then I can't help you. But you might stop to consider that ALL of the Republican candidates will be addressing that Value Voters summit next week and they will not be talking about how to protect our rights. It’s amazing to me that this president, the most supportive and constructive we’ve ever had in the White House so far as gay Americans are concerned, is given no credit for the very real things he has done. And usually not more than sneering concessions that yes, the Republicans most likely would not have done as much. He’s keynote speaker at the HRC!!!!!! Good God almighty, what does it take for him to get some credit? I can think of no other president in the history of the US who has had to deal with so much against him, so many interests, so much money, so much malign intent. I don’t know how the man gets our of bed in the morning.

If we don’t say thank you, how can we help, what’s next – why should he bother with issues that are important to us? We should be trying to help him, not sneering from the sidelines, chipping away at him, saying he’s just like all the rest. He really isn’t. We haven’t had someone this brilliant, or determined, or accomplished in charge in a very long time. Let’s try to appreciate what has been done, because it’s not inconsiderable.

The president of the United States of America was keynote speaker at our premiere gay-rights organization! If you don’t find that astonishing then I can’t help you. But you might stop to consider that ALL of the Republican candidates will be addressing that Value Voters summit next week and they will not be talking about how to protect our rights.

]]> By: Ray Harwick http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/10/02/37557/comment-page-1#comment-107581 Ray Harwick Sun, 02 Oct 2011 07:13:28 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=37557#comment-107581 PC, if you mean does the President bray about his list of accomplishment every day, no. But he's in campaign mode right now and I guess you're saying he ought to just not say anything. Let's review the record on the Right. Here's a list of the equality breakthroughs we've had from Bachmann, Perry, Romney, Cain, Santorum, Gingrich, Paul and, well, whomever they throw up there next: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Keep the great stuff the Right has done for our community in mind and it'll help you at least remember who *not* to vote for. PC, if you mean does the President bray about his list of accomplishment every day, no. But he’s in campaign mode right now and I guess you’re saying he ought to just not say anything. Let’s review the record on the Right. Here’s a list of the equality breakthroughs we’ve had from Bachmann, Perry, Romney, Cain, Santorum, Gingrich, Paul and, well, whomever they throw up there next:

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Keep the great stuff the Right has done for our community in mind and it’ll help you at least remember who *not* to vote for.

]]> By: PC http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2011/10/02/37557/comment-page-1#comment-107576 PC Sun, 02 Oct 2011 04:40:19 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=37557#comment-107576 Well, it certainly didn't take him very long to speak out on it. Or did it? Well, it certainly didn’t take him very long to speak out on it.

Or did it?

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