If it's not racism, then what is it?

[Liberal Veteran]

262. I understand your argument, but I don't agree with it.

How many times we gripe and complain that we lost this or that house seat or senate seat or governorship because the republicans drove their base to the polls with gay marriage bans on the ballot? I'm not saying it was our fault as a community. The blame lies squarely on the republican strategists who used gay rights as a wedge issue. That's history. We lived through it.

And yet, Bill Clinton gets a pass for DOMA and DADT while Obama is persona non grata. That's just bizarre.

Yes, the climate is different. Yes, our community changed some of it's tactics. But to piss on the strides we made and not praise Obama for doing the right thing (even if you think it was it so easy) is counterproductive. To date, President Obama has been the best president on gay rights. Given the past history, you may say that isn't a major accomplishment. I say every step forward is a cause for celebration.

Truman may have integrated the military, but their was (and still is) a long way to go with regards to racism. That doesn't lessen the accomplishment.