Daily Archives: May 9, 2012

Politicians Reactions to Obama Supporting Gay Marriage 23

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Here are several quotes from a variety of political figures in response to President Barack Obama’s announcement today that he now supports gay marriage.

Mitt Romney
“I believe marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman,” Mitt Romney said.

(Well, at least he has not flip-flopped on this view. It just may be the only thing he has stood his ground on.)

Michael Bloomberg
“This is a major turning point in the history of American civil rights,” said New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. “No American president has ever supported a major expansion of civil rights that has not ultimately been adopted by the American people – and I have no doubt that this will be no exception….”

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Today is a good day in America. Obama (finally) supports gay marriage. 12

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Yesterday, after North Carolina passed Amendment One, which no longer allows civil unions and was created specifically to target same-sex unions, I posted that it was a sad day in America – which it was. To be perfectly honest, I expected that to happen. After all, North Carolina is part of the Bible Belt where people believe the text in the bible overrides our Constitution – even though many Christians, especially in the Bible Belt, pick and choose what they wish to force on others. After all, in the bible, it is permissible to own slaves as well as sell your own daughter. I feel I have made my point here.

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