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Book Tour Shows Palin
Hitting a Nerve

'Going Rogue' phenomenon may foreshadow something bigger

Nov 22, 09 2:46 PM CST
Matt Taibbi

Palin: Our First WWE Politician

Pick an asshole, any asshole, and she'll rock the house

Nov 22, 09 10:44 AM CST
ROLLICKING RHODE ISLAND

Zip It on
Communion
Ban: Bishop
to Kennedy

Tobin thinks Patrick's spiritual matters should be left private

Nov 23, 09 1:21 PM CST
Once-Profitable Services
Are Killing Local Budgets

Utilities, transport, even gambling, are now $3.5B drains

Nov 23, 09 11:52 AM CST
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Cost of debt to skyrocket $500B in next 10 years

Nov 23, 09 7:29 AM CST
DAVID FRUM

Pundits Lie, Numbers Don't:
Women Despise Palin

Frum: So stop telling us how popular she is with 'the people'

Nov 23, 09 9:26 PM CST
First State Dinner to
Reveal Obama A-Listers

Mad scramble for invitations

Nov 23, 09 1:42 AM CST
Ethics Panel Charges Sanford With 37 Violations

Civil committee slams SC gov for travel expenses

Nov 23, 09 2:25 PM CST
editorial

NYT to Blankfein:
Your 'Apology'
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Nov 22, 09 4:53 PM CST
the big plan

Beck Will Host Conventions
to Educate America

He's shifting toward political organizer, plans big DC rally

Nov 21, 09 5:06 PM CST
Jim DeMint Becomes Hill's Top Tea Partier

South Carolina senator throws weight behind conservative insurgents

Nov 23, 09 7:47 AM CST
Congress' New
Whipping Boy:
The Fed

Bernanke & Co. run into populist ire over Wall St bailouts, unemployment

Nov 23, 09 8:54 AM CST
Palin Pulls in Big Bucks
—for Democrats

'Going Rogue' boosts Dem fundraising to new high

Nov 21, 09 6:50 AM CST

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ANALYSIS

Gays Rankle at Obama's Unkept Promises

By Harry Kimball| Posted Jun 4, 09 1:39 PM CDT|

(Newser) – Gay-rights supporters in and outside of Washington are getting fed up with President Obama’s perceived inaction on their core issues, Politico reports. Obama has been unwilling to back gay marriage, and has yet to fulfill his campaign promise of repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of the same. “Obama is out of step with his party,” one activist said. “He’s out of step with the next generation.”

“The president remains fully committed to advancing LGBT rights,” an Obama aide said, noting recent progress in hate crime legislation. “While we recognize that some in the community are anxious, the president’s commitment has not wavered.” DC's gay leaders have stayed relatively quiet, but it’s only because they cherish a White House relationship, Politico adds. In actuality, the “professional gay crowd feels a sense of impending betrayal,” says an insider.

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Gay rights protesters demonstrate outside the Beverly Hills hotel where President Barack Obama attended a Democratic Party fundraiser last week. (AP Photo)

Gay rights protesters demonstrate outside the Beverly Hills hotel where Obama attended a Democratic Party fundraiser. (AP Photo)

During the campaign, Obama appeared at an event to speak about LGBT issues. (AP Photo)

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All the [protesters] are Obama people who love and support our president. But he didn’t stand up for us, and until he does we’re going to love him enough to be tough on him. - Mike Bonin, gay activist and former Obama campaign staffer

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Reader64481089
Jun 4, 09 1:49 PM CDT

I can understand the anguish as well as the anger over this and many other human issues which once more seem to be pushed asides due to religious pressure applied within politics. On that note I also want to post a video to the Religious Right in regards to the traditional marriage according to the "worlds greatest Christian" and the traditional marriage" so as not to anger the Right once more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFkeKKszXTw Reply

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godawgs
Jun 4, 09 2:17 PM CDT

Well the gay community is finally finding out the Obama is just a politician who will say whatever it takes to get elected. Reply

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Forderon
Jun 5, 09 12:23 AM CDT

Yea godawgs, because you're all for gay rights, right?

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prowlerzee
Jun 5, 09 1:00 AM CDT

There are plenty of gay communities who have been speaking out against Fraudbama for a long time. After all...he campaigned with known homophobes. The homophobe he got to give the invocation at his inauguration was just another one in a long line of other Brand Zero tapped. All the dupes are finally realizing they've been under the bus the entire time.

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RobN
Jun 4, 09 2:18 PM CDT

Obama could end Don't Ask Don't Tell with a simple penstroke on an exuctive order. I don't blame gays for being pissed. He certainly has no trouble jumping into big issues but on this one he is strangely silent. I certainly don't think it's because of religious groups; they aren't exactly his biggest supporters to begin with, how worried could he be about losing their support? I think this is one of those issues where a lot more behind the scenes information is going to come out down the line. Reply

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macmike11
Jun 4, 09 9:25 PM CDT

wow i think you hit the nail on the head. couldn't say it better myself.

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prowlerzee
Jun 5, 09 1:03 AM CDT

Surrrrrrre. Check back when you come down off the Hopium, Robn. "Behind the scenes reasons" also explain why Fraudbama campaigned with homophobes in South Carolina, Texas, California, and got one to read the invocation at his inauguration, hm? Dope.

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myvoice
Jun 4, 09 2:56 PM CDT

Lets not forget that he said gay marriages should be state controlled just like straight marriages are already. Reply

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myvoice
Jun 4, 09 2:59 PM CDT

The simple solution to me is to remove marriages from the government all together. And let the religious have there "marriage" and let gay folks have theirs. I mean whatever happen to the separation of church and state? Reply

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rajanKazhmin
Jun 4, 09 6:07 PM CDT

Right on. I think all marriage is wrong. There needs to be a re-separation of church and state in this country, and churches should pay taxes.

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Adapt-Overcome
Jun 4, 09 3:52 PM CDT

I can understand their impatiences, but Obama has been fighting the down ward economy, keeping up with 2 wars and trying to mend some of the problems with foreign relations. And he's only been in office 5 months. Give the guy a break. Unlike Bush, he doesn't go out and do things on a whim and let the chips fall where they may (usually on all the wrong people). Just because people don't see or hear anything right now, doesn't mean he doesn't have something in the works. It took 8 years to screw things up and everyone wants it fixed in days. Everyone needs a reality check. Reply

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RobN
Jun 4, 09 4:21 PM CDT

If this were something like reforming medicare which means months of wrangling over regulations and rules, I'd agree with you. However, he can change this with the same effort he used to sign the order regarding Gitmo on the very first day of his presidency. The gays are already in the military; all he has to do is sign a piece of paper letting the stay. The marriage issue may be a little more complicated because you've got the courts and states involved, but gays in the military is a purely federal issue and completely within Obama's control.

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RobN
Jun 4, 09 4:23 PM CDT

By the way, I didn't mean to say "the gays" like they were a different species. Just a poorly worded sentence and Newser apparently won't trust us with the ability to edit.

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prowlerzee
Jun 5, 09 1:05 AM CDT

Oh, really? He's fighting the economy? Then why is he overseas smooooooooooooching up to vile Saudi royalty and saying their women should have the "freedom" to wear drapes?

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kansas1946
Jun 4, 09 11:15 PM CDT

The "activists" need to be patient. Obama will be in office at least four years, and I imagine there will be significant changes by the end of that period. Clinton tried to force the gays in the military issue too quickly after election and that is why we ended up with the terrible don't ask don't tell policy. It was a compromise because of the rash movement on the issue. Gays have waited a long time, but they need to be patient a little longer. Full civlil rights for gays is coming sooner than later, but it will still be a fight. Reply

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kansas1946
Jun 4, 09 11:18 PM CDT

It doesn't have anything to do with marriage, but with things like social security, estate division, end of life issues, etc. As far as the government is concerned, marriage has nothing to do with religion. You can be married by a judge with no religion involvement. People choose to be married in a church because that is how they want to be married. Reply

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Shannonals
Jun 7, 09 2:39 AM CDT

It is the states right to make the call, not the government. If the people of whichever state vote a certain way, than the people have spoken, it's not the Presidents call to make a state vote according to his wants and needs Reply

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gay rights • gay marriage • Washington DC • Obama administration • President Obama • Defense of Marriage Act • campaign promises • gay activists

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