Thank You Obama! (updated)

[ProSense]

Last edited Wed May 9, 2012, 05:30 PM - Edit history (1)

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/05/09/481147/obama-marriage-2/

You can sign the thank you here: http://thinkprogress.org/take-action/thank-obama-lgbt-b/

[gateley]

1. AND Biden! nt

[aquart]

3. Yes.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Totally agree! Kudos to VP Biden!

I don't think this would have happened right now without his leadership on this issue!

[Scurrilous]

25. ...

[jillan]

30. Hell yes!!! Cupcakes for all ;)

[sufrommich]

2. Yep.

[redqueen]

4. K&R!

[SidDithers]

5. K&R...nt

Sid

[gademocrat7]

6. Yes

[sarcasmo]

7. Kick!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

8. I never doubted he would

it fits who he is

[bigtree]

9. BIG K&R!

[Scurrilous]

10. K & R

[all american girl]

12. don't forget to go over to whitehouse.org and give a shoutout!!!!!

[craigmatic]

13. Correction he endorsed it personally but believes that states can decide if it's legal.

[all american girl]

16. Yes, but I wonder if there might be something on the horizon...meaning after the election

Let's remember, DADT is now gone. The military members are going to want to get married (and are getting married)...with that comes things like: health care; housing; dependent allowance; travel orders; travel pay...This will require states to accept and recognize the marriage. Maybe I'm reading too much into everything, but I have been telling this to my hubby for a while now. He agrees with me-he's in the Army, that's the only reason I mention him.

[craigmatic]

27. I don't know. The only way to get marriage equality is through the courts or by getting laws passed.

It's hard to see how that happens in the next 4 years or even in the next decade for that matter. Gays in states that have it are going to have to sue the states that don't when they don't recognize their unions. This is going to have to go to the SCOTUS just like Brown v. Board.

[msanthrope]

29. No--repeal DOMA, or get a SCOTUS that would do a Loving for gay marriage.....

We need Obama.

[azurnoir]

14. K&R and it's about time n/t

[ProSense]

15. I don't think

I've ever seen a Think Progress post with 46K likes.

http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/05/09/481147/obama-marriage-2/

[Rosa Luxemburg]

17. Groundbreaking!

The republicans will be left out on this one.

I think polls are showing that people are not afraid of equality.

[ProfessorGAC]

18. Especially Among Younger Folks

The republicans are really out of touch with the young voter on this. They hardly care at all about who marries whom.
GAC

[Rosa Luxemburg]

21. the republicans have become a dinosaur party

one cannot turn the clock back in time now

[Rex]

19. I think I will wear out the rec button after today!

GOBAMA!

[Zorra]

20. Thank you, Mr. President,

and Mr. Vice President, for publicly acknowledging the indisputable truth.

"same sex couples should be able to get married."

[whatchamacallit]

22. Rec for the fact of it and

for your post being a restrained and simple message of gratitude.

[Solomon]

23. Obama has thrown the gaunlet. He's staking his

re-election on civil rights. This will be a big campaign debate.

[spanone]

24. k&r...

[politicasista]

26. Thank you Mister President

for embracing equal rights for all.

[progress2k12nbynd]

28. This is a great day and would officially be the first day he'd be allowed on DU according to our TOS

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We're all glad he finally came around, but it's interesting we nail losers like Kirk KKK Kameron for opposing full equal rights for gays and lesbians and yet the President gets a thank-you petition for finally taking a stance that any reasonable human being has held for decades...

[Scurrilous]

31. Kick