Saturday, May 12, 2012

Obama gay marriage

  • SAN FRANCISCO -- In revealing his support for same-sex marriage, President Barack Obama attributed his change in thinking to a series of key conversations and experiences.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • President Obamas historic statement in support of same-sex marriage this week set off a political temblor in the 2012 election - and it sparked a tsunami of social-media fundraising led by gay and lesbian activists thrilled by the move.
  • (San Francisco Gate)
  • COMMENTARY | Bristol Palin took a stance against President Barack Obamas support of gay marriage by belittling his story of reaching a decision by observing his childrens attitudes toward friends who had same-sex parents.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • President Obama is banking on his endorsement of gay marriage to fill his campaign coffers. His team is selling a slew of LGBT merchandise on BarackObama.com, just days after his historic backing of same-sex couples tying the knot.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • Bristol Palin, the 21-year-old daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has another bone to pick with President Obama.
  • (ABC News)
  • ARDMORE, Pa. -- Like many black Americans, Dorsey Jackson does not believe in gay marriage, but he wasnt disillusioned when Barack Obama became the first president to support it.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Sen. Rand Paul mocked President Obama's recent support of gay marriage on Friday, saying he didn't think Obama's views "could get any gayer.
  • (ABC News)
  • President Barack Obamas critics have a point in criticizing his handling of the gay marriage issue as evasive, politically devious and lacking in principle. I hate to say it, but its bad enough to qualify as Lincolnesque.
  • (Chicago Tribune)
  • Six in ten Americans say President Barack Obamas historic shift to embrace same-sex marriage wont affect how they vote in November, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Gay marriage is not a campaign subject either Barack Obama or Mitt Romney really needed, and it could present difficulties for both candidates as the election nears.
  • (The Christian Science Monitor)

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