Don't bet on Barack

[davidinalameda]

http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid39485.asp

Barack Obama, the lanky and charismatic U.S. senator from Illinois, is a national, if not global, phenomenon. He is being touted as the miracle elixir for a nation divided along the fault lines of race, religion, and class.

And also a nation divided along the battle lines of Red State versus Blue State.

Obama delivered a visionary keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, when he stated, “There’s not a liberal America and a conservative America. There’s the United States of America. There’s not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America. There’s the United States of America…. We worship an awesome God in the blue states, and we don’t like federal agents poking around our libraries in the red states. We coach Little League in the blue states and have gay friends in the red states,” made him America's great hope for a better future.

[Sherman A1]

1. We will see how the primaries sort things out

should he decide to run. That is what the process is about.

[xchrom]

2. more...

''As a supposedly bipartisan politician who understands and reconciles opposing views, and a non-doctrinal Christian whose personal identity and life journey shaped his lens to include those on the margins, why then, I ask, is this presidential hopeful not united with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer voters on the issue of marriage equality?

“I was reminded that it is my obligation not only as an elected official in a pluralistic society, but also as a Christian, to remain open to the possibility that my unwillingness to support gay marriage is misguided,” Obama wrote in his recent memoir, The Audacity of Hope.

But Obama’s audacity is not only his unwillingness to support the issue, but also his misunderstanding and misuse of the term “gay marriage.” The terminology “gay marriage” not only stigmatizes and stymies our efforts for marriage equality, but it also suggests that LGBT people’s marriages are or would be wholly different from those of heterosexuals, thus altering its landscape, if not annihilating the institution of marriage entirely. ''

it'slike fighting for the FIRST foothold all over with obama.

[Dawgs]

3. Are you people serious?

Show me one politician that's perfect and then I'll listen to this argument.

[Kerrytravelers]

4. Well, considering that the GLBT is still discriminated against, I'd say they're pretty serious.

(Psstttt... you're on the GLBT board. But, they're also pretty serious on the GD and Lounge boards, too!)

[xchrom]

5. serious as a heart attack.

[sniffa]

6. very serious

i'm gLad this was posted, as not being an obama worshiper, i was unaware of his stance.

i am however, happy to see him write that he may be wrong - so there's hope.
unLess it's just smoke.

[hyde]

7. i think it's a shame that Barack doesn't support marriage equality

but i'm going to give him time to reevaluate his position. I too will be waiting to see what he says during the primaries.

[Smarmie Doofus]

8. I knew there was something about 'gay marriage'.....

>>>>But Obama’s audacity is not only his unwillingness to support the issue, but also his misunderstanding and misuse of the term “gay marriage.” The terminology “gay marriage” not only stigmatizes and stymies our efforts for marriage equality, but it also suggests that LGBT people’s marriages are or would be wholly different from those of heterosexuals, thus altering its landscape, if not annihilating the institution of marriage entirely. ''>>>>>

...I didn't like and realized what it was I read this paragraph.

I think she's pretty much nailed it. And *him*.