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Obama: Same-sex couples should have right to marry
President Barack Obama said in an interview with ABC that "it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married."
With his Wednesday announcement, the president reversed his longstanding position on the issue. It came on the heels of his own vice president and education secretary saying they were in favor of gay marriage.
According to an ABC blog post, Obama further described his thought process as an "evolution" that progressed as he discussed the issue with staff members, gay and lesbian service members and his own family.
He said he thinks Americans are growing increasingly comfortable with the concept of gay marriage and cited his own daughters' views on the matter.
“It’s interesting, some of this is also generational,” he said. “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. It doesn’t make sense to them, and frankly, that’s the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective.”
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I love that he's saying this 🙂
Repulicans will love this to play with!
about damn time.
well, we cant really trample on human right, at least equal right and power to all
And the world continues to turn. Thank you, Mr. President, for finally speaking your truth.
President Romney. Sounds nice.
Hahahaha.....awesome comment.
Aint gonna happen, sorry.
President Romney? Are you on drugs? Romney is for Self Deportation. That means Obama has the latino vote 80% to Romneys under 20%. Romney has no stance on womens rights and his staff state there is no pay gap between men and women. Obama leads Romney with women 60% to Romneys under 40%. Add the fact that Romney was against the auto bailout. That means Obama wins Ohio. Romney has no clear path to reach the necessary delegates to win in November.
I guess it's an election year again.
Yep the Obama circus comes to town or should I say grifters.
I don't agree with President Obama but he still has my vote.
Surely God is regretting the creation of the human race.
It tells me God is not all perfect after all. He should have known what was going to happen. He should have left the good Earth to the animals and not played around with anything remotely close to his image. Bad idea all around....
He would definitely regret creating you.
Which God?
God created gays – I don't think he regrets anything. We are all here for a purpose.
Lions perhaps...
History shows us that all empires eventually fall. And it usually starts from within. All we can do these days is stand on the sidelines and watch it go down the tubes. Sad....
Yep, the Roman Senators (the elite) had nothing to do with the common folks, and ultimately imploded with their quest for conquering new territories and their incessant love of war. History doth repeat itself...
Crocker, I'm sure you were right...God was most likely very unhappy about unequal treatment of people who are equal in His eyes, but now that we are making a step for treating everyone the way our Creator treats us, I'm sure He will be pleased.
Lets listen to this guy! He'll get us far!
you are right, God judged Sodom and he will judge obama
Yes they should the bible thumpers who are bashing them will end up in hell for judgeing them its not up to you to judge thats gods job learn your religon before spewing the hateful things you do there will be no forgiveness for hate...
what liberal bible are YOU reading from Paul.
He just got my vote for his second term.
He never HAD my vote. Here's hoping there are more of us this time around.
Why are you gay?
I do, too! Will it be enough for the Bama Bashers to shut up? Doubtful.
Thank the lord my fellow NC brothers saved the sacred right of marriage. I was talking to my girlfriend about it in her apartment in Raleigh the other day she couldn't agree more about the importance of getting right with God as Americans. So great to have so many like minded people in our tarheel state. It's a shame my wife doesn't agree with me. When I'm at the home in Charlotte I feel like her liberal northern education has messed with Kathy's head. At least that's what Cindy says anyways. Marriage is a sacred right given by god
Not anymore. Man has taken over that authority.
I assume very few will understand your humor, but I laughed.
I hope you, your wife and your girlfriend have a long happy life togther....LOL...
you say marriage is a sacred, yet you are cheating on YOUR wife??
I see what you did there, Pontious! 😉
Pontius, you could not have said it better. Perfect !
I love this. Well done.
WTH are you talking about?
Well done.
Surely you jest, something about the south and education seems incongruent. I feel nothing but pity for people who believe education should come from a cobbled together hodgepodge of stories that are over two thousand years old.
if this was intentional, it was brilliant.
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It's all good, we'll come for your churches if you start to gain ground. And burn them. All of them. So go for it, try to force your phoney god on us. If you like the smell of burnt church that is.
i do not like it but he still have my vote, because not voting for him will be more dangerous than these issue here.
At least that sacred right of marriage as defined in North Carolina still includes marrying your first cousins! North Carolina is on the wrong side of history on this as they were with interracial marriage in 1875. You should listen to your wife, you may learn something, it will be her that your grandchildren will hold in high esteem, not you, the hateful and bigoted grandpa.
Yah good luck with that buddy. And that Northern Education is called culture and understanding.
But you seem to be just fine with your fire and brimstone. By the way what is your opinion of the Catholic Church rife with corruption and pedophilia?
Ha Ha your girlfriend/mistress? You and her are supposed to be stoned to death according to the Bible!
ahahah, i see!
Genius!!!!!!!!
Brother, no disrespect, but you are talking about your wife yet you also talked about your girlfriend. What's wrong with this picture? You support marriage, yet you seemed to be separated or divorced. Please first go reconcile with your wife, then people will be more inclined to listen to what you have to say. It's just a suggestion. 🙂
This is huge and absolutely wonderful news. Never before has a sitting President come out in favor of marriage equality. Obama has been on the right side of history his entire political career, and this just continues to affirm it.
how delusional can you really be... he doesn't care about ANYTHING except getting elected....thats all this is about.
This decision is bad...just like banasy's body odor.
That' s my POTUS, stand up baby!
More like SCROTUS to me.