Examiner.com: U.S. Senator Harry Reid, a Democrat and a beneficiary of the Filipino votes which overwhelmingly gave him another term of office from the 2010 electoral campaign, got what he wanted in due time, but not his fellow Democrat U.S. President Barrack Hussein Obama whose endorsement to legalize same-sex marriage has met head-on reaction from […]
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Boxer & No. 4 Most Influential Athelete Manny Pacquiao Condemns Obama's Flip-Flop
May 16, 2012 – 12:30 pm
WaPo Interviews Pollsters on Misleading Marriage Polling
May 16, 2012 – 11:00 am
The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake on one of the many reasons why polls claiming majority support for SSM don’t reflect reality — they don’t offer all the options: “…One Republican pollster said support for gay marriage has been oversold because of that binary choice. The pollster asked for anonymity to candidly discuss a sensitive issue. […]
NOM's Plante Says Gov. Chafee's Unilateral Move on SSM is Against the "Legislature and People" of Rhode Island
May 16, 2012 – 10:00 am
The Associated Press: Rhode Island’s governor on Monday declared that the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual ones when it comes to health insurance and a slew of other benefits. The order signed by Gov. Lincoln Chafee in a Statehouse ceremony directs state agencies to recognize […]
AP: Obama's Shift on Marriage Energizes Pro-Marriage Immigration Activists
May 16, 2012 – 9:30 am
The Associated Press: “…some conservative Hispanics said they will use Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage to try to woo more Latinos to the Republican Party. About 25 conservatives representing 10 southern Nevada churches met last Thursday at the Casa Don Juan restaurant in downtown Las Vegas. The group of pastors, Hispanic activists and social conservatives […]
NRO Editors: Obama is "Still Being Neither Honest Nor Consistent" on Marriage
May 16, 2012 – 9:00 am
The editors of National Review: President Obama is getting credit, even from some critics, for finally being honest and consistent in his position on same-sex marriage now that he has announced his support for it. But he is still being neither honest nor consistent. And his dishonesty is not merely a matter of pretending that […]
Rep. Ben Quayle, Son of VP Quayle, Reaffirms Support for Marriage
May 16, 2012 – 8:30 am
Congressman Ben Quayle, son of former Vice President Dan Quayle, reaffirms his support for marriage in light of Obama’s flip flop on the issue: Congressman Ben Quayle, Republican candidate for Arizona’s newly drawn 6th District, today re-stated his opposition to same-sex marriage. He also said that President Barack Obama’s announcement this week that he now supports […]
WSJ: Obama's Marriage Endorsement Complicates Democratic Plans to Retain Senate Control
May 16, 2012 – 8:00 am
The Wall Street Journal: President Barack Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage has put a new wrinkle in the Democrats’ battle to retain control of the Senate, with many of the party’s candidates in conservative states keeping their distance from the president on the hot-button issue. Sen. Jon Tester in Montana, Sen. Claire McCaskill in Missouri […]
Haine on Why Obama's Evolution Was Either "Alarmingly Befuddled" or "Merely Lying"
May 16, 2012 – 7:00 am
Today on Public Discourse, Tom Haine traces the evolution of President Obama’s views on marriage and concludes that he was either seriously befuddled or simply lying: The electorate will often forgive–and can even embrace–a clean conversion story, where a politician honestly changes his mind and admits to it. But on marriage, such a story should […]
Pat Buchanan to GOP: Marriage is a "Clear-Cut Winning Issue for Republicans"
May 15, 2012 – 4:00 pm
The Daily Caller: On Laura Ingraham’s radio show Monday, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan, a former MSNBC contributor and author of “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?” echoed the sentiment he voiced on last weekend’s “The McLaughlin Group,” about President Barack Obama’s newfound gay-marriage position. But this time he voiced his disappointment that […]
Bristol Palin: People Want Me To Die Over Gay Marriage Blog Post
May 15, 2012 – 3:30 pm
Politico: Bristol Palin admittedly “stirred up a hornet’s nest” with her argument against gay marriage last week, drawing hate mail and death wishes that she addresses in a new blog post. “People claim they’re just trying to protect the right of two people to love each other – a right I don’t contest, by the […]
No. 3 Democrat in House Calls for "National Policy" Legalizing SSM
May 15, 2012 – 3:00 pm
The Washington Post’s Election 2012 blog: House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Monday that he believes same-sex marriage should be legal — and the No. 3 House Democrat appeared to go further than President Obama in suggesting that a national policy, rather than a state-by-state one, is needed on the issue. … “If […]
Video of RNC Chairman Priebus: Gay Marriage Is Not a Civil Right
May 15, 2012 – 2:00 pm
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus tells Wilton Gregory on Meet the Press this weekend that redefining marriage is not a civil right. Priebus: “I don’t think it’s a matter of civil rights I think it’s a matter of whether or not we’re going to adhere to something that is historical, and religious […]
Latino Group Voices Opposition to Obama Flip-Flop on SSM
May 15, 2012 – 1:30 pm
SperoForum: A news release from a group calling itself the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders (CALL) says “U.S. Hispanics suffered another blow last week when President Obama declared his support for same-sex marriage,” while describing itself as the only national Hispanic Catholic lay leadership organization in the country. Speaking to the May 9 television interview […]
NOM Denounces Threat to HRC
May 15, 2012 – 1:25 pm
Apparently, the D.C. Police received a report of a potential bomb threat to the Human Rights Campaign and possibly other groups in DC. We want to be the first to denounce any threat against the person or property of any gay marriage advocate, including HRC. America should not be a place where people are afraid […]
Sen. Harry Reid: Democratic Party Platform Will Include Pro-Gay Marriage Plank
May 15, 2012 – 1:00 pm
Vision to America: The Democrats’ top leader in Congress said Thursday that the party’s platform will soon include a plank calling for the legalization of gay marriage. “The president’s in favor of it — I’m sure it will be [included],” said Reid. Delegates to the Democratic National Convention will meet in Charlotte, N.C., to vote […]
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