Comments on: Live from DNC: Obama Says Gays ‘Crucial’ to Democratic Victory

By: PUMABOPEEU

PUMABOPEEU — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:01:18 +0000

Thats really funny. If you go to the Hillbuzz website. You will get a different perspective. This is a gay run website against BO. They were for Hillary in the primary and actually campaigned for McCain- Palin. They live in Boystown Chicago and know the ins and outs of Chicago politics. They report that BO refused to march in the gay parade and instead got a haircut. He also did not help California with proposition 8. They report that all the blacks that came out to vote for OB, voted against Prop 8 and that’s why it was not passed. They feel that if OB had supported them, prop 8 would have passed easily. These are guys not gals and they support Palin fully.

By: pappy

pappy — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:19:16 +0000

isn’t it ironic that a kennedy is the figurehead of the recovery caucus? in fact, it’s more like posterboy. at one time or other the whole fam damily went through the program. you don’t hear too much about recovering perverts though.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:26:08 +0000

Gay marriage isn’t now nor has it ever been about equal rights for gay people. I think they should have the same legal rights as married couples in terms of inheritances, medical care etc. The real issue for gay people is acceptance. They believe taht if they can FORCE recognition of their relationships as marriage then they can FORCE acceptance of homosexuality on those of us that find it repulsive and abnormal. They also push for gay adoption for the same reason. The gay lobby working with the NEA are working hard to ‘normalize’ homosexuality within the public schools. Perhaps gays have an inferiority complex and that is why they so desperatly want to gain the legitimacy that “marriage” they believe will confer upon them. Won’t work. I have had gay acquaintances and even worked for a gay man who was the best boss I ever had. Doesn’t mean I have to acept homosexuality as a legitimate equal to the natural order designed to perpetuate the human species.

By: Boris

Boris — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:18:01 +0000

“I do have a problem with judges deciding to marry people of [different races] when the voters are consistently against it though.”

Sorry, just had to take that post back about 50 years. So voters should decide who we can marry, huh….

By: Dr. Mark

Dr. Mark — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:49:58 +0000

Funny how libs are always whining about the Republicans and their “special interest” groups. This article provides a perfect example of who Dems (libs, progressives, socialists..)owe their political lives (I would say souls, but I know how most Libs feel about ANY religious reference) to: deviates, pacifists, abortionists, the ACLU and Karl Marx. I will proudly admit to corporate America, the oil industry and the military as traditional Republican “special interests”…at least the safety of the nation, transportation and economic expansion are healthy for this nation. The Dems’ “pillars of support” have lead to the perpetuation of AIDS, 40,000,000 aborted Americans and their continued dream of a welfare/utopian state, But I guess that at least we can all “accessorize” a little better that in the past!!

By: danviento

danviento — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:28:50 +0000

The question here is whether Obama really believes what he’s saying (about this abject minority’s real %) or is just pandering. I wouldn’t be surprised that this is just some leftist notion he picked up in harvard and/or chicago and continues to project in the hopes that it will make a difference.

I will never understand why dems think that pandering to every little minority they can will help them win. Their numbers are such a miniscule %age of the voting demographic that it doesn’t do them much good. The *ONLY* possible mindset behind this is to perhaps guilt the rest of us into thinking that we should do as they say (not do) out of guilt or wanting to be a “good person.” Just how many times have you heard the line that people are “liberal” or a “democrat” or progressive for the sole reason that they “care about people.” That’s always a fun one to debunk for the ignorant and naïve.

So, what are you thoughts on BS Obama’s real understanding regarding the towering LGBT “community?”

By: Russian Bear

Russian Bear — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:55:18 +0000

The USA really needs change. What a sorrow, I can not vote for Obama! But Madonna is with us. She called Barak Obama Mahatma Gandi, John Lennon and Albert Gore in one person. With Madonna on the side, Obama is inwinsible. He is going to kick the Old Man’s from Arizona ass.
But will Obama be good for Russians? Who knows those democrats? They are idealists. They like moralizations. Republicans are realists and pragmatics. They are more predictible, rational. It was always eazier for Russians to deal with Republican administrations.

Whatever the result, the coming ellection is “no win, no lose” situation for Russia. It was funny to read some guys’ comments here that Russian attack on Georgia was intended to influence the USA election. Oh, those home-grown American amateur politicians!

By: cedarford

cedarford — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:29:38 +0000

Dark Helmet –

You left out the part about how Jesus will punish me for such thoughts.

How I will roast in Hell along with the Mormons, the Jews, the gays, and anyone who is not a Right To Life Extremist.

By: Dark Helmet

Dark Helmet — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:35:44 +0000

cedarford,

Bullshit

By: cedarford

cedarford — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:18:18 +0000

Locomotive breath 1901 – Lord knows it’s such a huge demographic. Realistically, about 2-3% of the general population. Not the over-inflated 10% frequently touted.
But what’s really at stake is not some small demographic that infrequently votes..

The gay Demographic is about as big as the Jewish demographic, though the two constituencies overlap because Jews, for some reason, lead ethnic groups in percentages that are homosexual in orientation.

The main point though, is that in a close election, you do not write off 2-3% of the population blocks. Especially, since like Jews, gays have immense disposable income that makes them reliable large donors, plus gays like Jews are well organized and with high turnout and activists – have major influence in media, in city and national group’s political power bases.

Republicans should never let the Christian Taliban dictate to it that they should treat gays or pro-choice, “for moderate abortion policy” women as 2nd class citizens and unwelcome in Republican ranks or votes.

Besides corruption, and being seen as the tools of the rich, the other great weakness of Republicans is that they are seen as religiously and morally intolerant because of demands by primitive evangelicals.

The bigotry Romney faced is no different than the hostility the Religious Right shows to homosexuals, Jews, women that see some reasons for abortion that need to stay legal (even conservative ones).