Obama to Speak at LGBT Rights Dinner

Join the club, Ollie! :D

Right on, drjohn. Hopefully my fellow gays and lesbians will wake up and quit supporting a party that doesn't support us any more than the Republicans do... they just lie about it, while Republicans tell us how they really feel.

Obama is giving this speech at the Human Rights Campaign for one reason: his approval rating is tanking. He doesn't give a damn about us, and he was very clear during the election: he's against gay marriage.

That's part of what made me switch parties after a lifetime as a Democrat. After looking at my Republican governor and Republican vice-president, who both favored gay marriage, and both Democratic potential candidates (Obama and Clinton) who did not, I asked myself, "Just WHAT have the Dems ever done for we gays, anyway?" And the answer was... nothing. Except take our votes for granted. Not anymore.

dream on, dream on, you could have a million odd people in DC. (I hope it looks like those NY City freak show parades.) But he will not over turn dadt. Not when he needs folks to fight. vast majority of active duty dead set against it, joint chiefs,officer corps against it. Hey funny people, Osamabama play'ed y'all. Just words, just speeches. This is something that would only get done while the Obuma was sitting pretty,like early in a second term, which is never going to happen.

So Obama is falling on his face, so he decides to pander the Gay community again.. we are not falling for it again Obummer. WE are done playing your game, LOSER. I'm so sick of his BS I could just puke.

The gay community only has one party to turn to.. so I guess the POTUS can do whatever he wants.. and he loves to pontificate to a friendly audience.. it's like a free long pass play down the field after the defense has been flagged for being offsides.. it's a free play, if anything bad happens you just take your five yard penalty and play the down over.. (I hate sport analogies.. too)

Yeah, it's not like half the country spend 8 years spewing hate and venom at Bush.
Posted by: Plumber

if you start 2 wars ( 1 by mistake) , crash the economy, put millions out of work, let NOLA drown, and farm out all government business to yer buds who make zillions.....with no accountability...
maybe.....you deserve the hate

As a conservative, this issue is pretty cut and dry. We are all equal under the law. GLBT's should be afforded the full benefits and rights that all straight people have. It is the moral equivalent to racism to deny people rights based on who they love or are. Anyone who states otherwise is a bigot or is using religion based values to make their point. We are supposed to separate church and state, so religion can't be used as a basis for argument. Obama doesn't support GLBT causes, he is pandering to those to the left of him because he is losing the middle ground faster than you can say "Hope and Change".

Will the LGBT community tell Obama's staff to stop defending Safe Schools Czar Kevin Jennings by charging critics with "gay-bashing"??

Gays and lesbians also want our children protected from child predators.

"Obama is a fierce advocate for gay people."

It's amusing to see people substitute their wishes for reality.

Obama opposes gay marriage.

Cheney supports gay marriage.

The amount of hate and venom being spewed at a decent and honorable man, who is doing his best to serve, is disgusting.

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Yeah, it's not like half the country spend 8 years spewing hate and venom at Bush.

His attitude about gay marriage, gay rights, and DADT is the same as many Republicans.

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And a heck of a lot worse than many republicans.

Colonel Rebel has made a good start at historical fiction. It is unfortunate that he is perpetuating fraudulent memes in support of a right-wing disinformation campaign.

Although Obama's book indicates "Frank" was a family friend who offered him advice on racial issues, Obama wrote that Davis "fell short" and his views were "incurable." Obama did not even visit Davis for three years before going to college. Obama's book, itself, proves that Obama did not consider Davis to be a "wise and trusted counselor," which is the definition of "mentor." By what creative definition can Davis be considered his "mentor"?

Now Colonel Rebel imagines that Ayers wrote "Dreams." Perhaps Colonel Rebel is an imaginary colonel as well.

Is anyone surprised he attended this dinner? It's his base. He should be apologizing to the troops for letting them die while he sits on the decision to send more troops, or not.

Is obama going to help Vic Fehrenbach - awarded nine Air Medals, kicked out of the Air Force after 18 years. He was hoping Obama would fulfill his promise to end Don't Ask Don't Tell.

Obama in the 90's was for gay marriage.
As he rose politically Obama changed his mind and decided against gay marriage.
Too risky...

His attitude about gay marriage, gay rights, and DADT is the same as many Republicans.

Gay people need to stop thinking Obama is their only hope and stop thinking they have to be a Democrat.
Obama doesn't have the guts to take a stand unless it benefits him.

From a former Democrat now a gay Republican.

Obama is a fierce advocate for gay people.

So he'll get to DADT one day, when he feels like it, when it won't hurt him politically.
Probably right after he gets reelected.
If he gets re-elected.

In the mean time Obama will just toss gays another bone to hold them over.
And they will gobble it up.

Our country is suffering because of this empty suit. Just as in the Illinois Senate he's taking a pass on the big issues with a vote of "present". Well, he isn't "present". He's absent without leave. God help us. Our country is in huge trouble.

next thing you'll hear from the 'right' is that they were really pro-equal rights for 'gays and lesbians' all these many years, they were just waiting for a Dem president to voice their support....

all kidding aside, Obama should eliminate DADT and make sure all Americans have equal rights
regardless.....

The amount of hate and venom being spewed at a decent and honorable man, who is doing his best to serve, is disgusting. Would that any of you were trying to help someone, rather than spending all of your time whining.

This isn't pop culutre people.. it's human rights.
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Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper .. what an insult.