'The Economist' Slams Obama For "Incoherence" On Gay Rights

[furrbear]

The Economist, via Dan Savage:

Barack Obama tends to become incoherent when discussing gay rights. During the campaign he said he supported equal rights for gays but also that marriage should be “between a man and a woman”. He opposed both same-sex marriages and a law that bars them, California’s Proposition 8. He favoured repealing both “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, which keeps gays from serving openly in the armed forces, and the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), which created a federal definition of marriage. As president, however, he has done little. At a White House reception for gays in June, the most notable event was that a mobile phone started quacking. Gays might be excused for thinking their president was doing the same....

Those hoping for action in Washington may have to wait until the White House quacker is a lame duck in 2013.

Comments

[eggwards.livejournal.com]

I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but we really do have to fight for a second term - hopefully he will grow a set by then.

[major7.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised....