i think it’s great and it was a courageous thing to do. i saw it pointed out that he did not have to do this politically because he already has the majority of the gay vote. once again he did did the right thing. 

@laytexduckie- @the_peach_assailant -  i don’t believe it’s a gimmick for votes. he already has the support of the majority of the LGBT community and he did the right thing in spite of the political fallout he’s going to see from the right. 

@the_peach_assailant - i believe he really does care. the day he came into office he faced a shipwrecked economy and two wars. the first piece of legislation he signed was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay act which gives women a legal right to be paid the same as men for doing the same work. there was TARP and the rescue of the American auto industry which would have been a devastating economic disaster had he not taken action and that could not wait. then came healthcare reform because our healthcare system as it existed was sending people into bankruptcy and the country into further economic distress. it was also a moral issue as was the fair pay act. behind closed doors he was making decisions to take out Al Qaeda leaders, over 20 and eventually Bin Laden. all the time gays were pressuring him to overturn “don’t ask, don’t tell” but it’s my belief had he taken that on in his first two years republicans would have used that issue to halt economically pressing issues. he has had to pick his battles in order of overall national economic and defense security. he said today and has in the past he felt civil unions laws could allow gay men and women to marry. so now he’s taken a stand for the right for gays to marry but had he done that earlier it would have been a political battle at a time the country was faced with greater issues. i say greater issues because the economy, two wars and defending ourselves against Al Qaeda effects everyone, straight, gay, lesbian, transgender. 

@laytexduckie - me too. Obama’s had a lot of fish to fry, huge fish, and he’s had to outmaneuver the worst opposition i’ve seen in my lifetime to move the country forward, “the party of no”. we have to make sure we vote and get others to vote. over the past year republicans in red states have made it more difficult for likely democratic voters to vote. it’s messed up. that in itself should make anybody angry. 

@PrisonerxOfxLove - wrong again Loborn. i never said that about Mrs. Romney. one doesn’t have to be gay to have an opinion on civil rights. Obama didn’t claim he was going to legislate on the issue federally. he was asked what he thinks. he answered. that should be simple enough even for you. stop wasting peoples’ time with your flim flam arguments. 

@PrisonerxOfxLove - “you’re hilarious” sound familiar? 

@PrisonerxOfxLove - have fun on Xanga 

Loborn asked why what Obama did was not totally useless. since Loborn is not really looking for an answer i will explain in case anyone else is. oh and Michelle Obama is not a policy adviser. President Obama said he has had conversations with his family over this issue for quite some time. it’s something people with family or friends do. ok so let me start by linking a list of gay rights legislation the Obama administration has enacted for gay citizens of the United States: 

http://www.equalitygiving.org/Accomplishments-by-the-Administration-and-Congress-on-LGBT-Equality

i was going to copy and paste each but there are over 70 legislative acts. 

why President Obama’s statement yesterday in support of gay marriage is not useless is he is the President of the United States. he spoke not only to this country but to the world about what this country actually stands for, equal rights for all. that some in this country do not believe in equal rights for all does nothing to devalue nor diminish what the President and people in this country who believe in equal rights for all stand for. the President of the United States said to people who wish to enter into same sex marriages, your not wrong. 

there are people who think words are meaningless…except their own of course. words are powerful. there is for example a world of difference between the parents of a gay or lesbian child saying, “get the hell out of this house” and “we love and support you for who you are”. yesterday President Obama said to Americans, we love and support you for who you are. he is the first President to support gay marriage. gay or not, imagine if the President had instead said, “I don’t support who you are or your rights as an American.” this would have been the opposite of uplifting. 

right now Obama is trying to push more job creation legislation against the will of a republican party that prefers to propose legislation to cut funding for school lunches for poor children, Meals On Wheels for the homebound elderly and funding to social services that come to the rescue of abused children. that is the first piece of legislation republicans proposed after returning from yet another vacation on Monday. that is their idea of cutting the budget. however they refuse to put an end to tax payer subsidies to big oil companies even though the oil company execs spoke before Congress and said they don’t need the subsidies. they have made record profits. job creation is important especially now for every American gay or straight but the President has set the stage. legislation will come be it on the State, Federal or both levels. the majority of Americans today support same sex marriage. legislation is only a matter of time.