Comments on: Evolved

By: anteros

anteros — Sat, 12 May 2012 11:46:17 +0000

I’m so proud of President Obama, all over again!

But I’m even more proud of the millions who by coming out (it ain’t easy, just ask any one of us closetted peeps) and just living their lives honestly, have earned respect and taken personal risks while facing and addressing ignorance, fear, intolerance, and hate… big up to President Obama’s kids’ friends’ same-sex parents :-)

http://youtu.be/TgWoEZ2oNi4

By: Priya Lynn

Priya Lynn — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:59:15 +0000

I agree with Lindoro.

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:21:42 +0000

Well there I go again arguing with myself. Thanks for clarifying! Great points!

By: Mark F.

Mark F. — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:18:45 +0000

I still won’t vote for Obama or donate to his campaign, but he deserves a lot of credit for this. Bravo!

By: Jim Burroway

Jim Burroway — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:11:17 +0000

I didn’t intend sarcasm, but was just recounting the many ways in which Obama was already working towards supporting marriage equality without actually saying that he personally supported it. That last point was changed today.

I don’t think he’s calling Republicans’ bluff. He did that already with the actual actions this administration had been taking. What he’s doing instead has much more resonance with gay people and their families. Just as the idea of marriage is deeply meaningful to everyone who contemplates getting married, the fact that the President “gets” how important and normal that is, means that in his eyes, we are people just like him — and just like his daughters.

By: Lindoro Almaviva

Lindoro Almaviva — Wed, 09 May 2012 21:08:36 +0000

I know this will anger many people but i would have waited. now the republican party has a soundbite to drum up the same kind of fear and hell they did on 2008.

Nice as this is, i do not think it was a good political move. We’ll see if i am correct in that on 11/9

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:42:47 +0000

& now I’m feeling optimistic again! Hooray.

Jim, I read some sarcasm in that one big paragraph, so if that’s what you intended I’d respond by saying I think it makes a real difference to say out-loud what everyone’s thinking. It changes the terms of the debate (MLB understands as much). Obama can’t hide from us anymore. He’s really putting his neck out on the line on this issue now & he has to back this up strongly or his opponents are going to trounce him. Also he’s taking the strategy that a great many of us say should’ve been taken in NC. Unapologetically pro-gay.

He’s taking the bate & calling the republicans on their bluff. Plus, timing wise, he’s putting the screws to Romney right before he has to speak in front of one of the most conservative audiences in America. Love it!

By: David Blakeslee

David Blakeslee — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:38:31 +0000

Congratulations, Jim. This is in no small part due to your efforts to rationally and thoroughly discuss the issues and actively debunk many assertions on the other side.

By: Ben in Oakland

Ben in Oakland — Wed, 09 May 2012 20:36:33 +0000

I sent my second contribution to a politician in 20 years today. both were to Obama.

I also sentmy first contribution to the democrats in 20 years yesterday. I’m glad I did.

Go thou and do likewise.