Breaking: Obama Campaign Releases Statement against (NC) Amendment One

[HillWilliam]

Last edited Sat Mar 17, 2012, 05:14 PM - Edit history (1)

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Well, naysayers out there who said that the President would not say a peep about the discriminatory Amendment One in NC because it’s an election year (even though he did so in 2008 for Prop 8), you’ll have to eat crow. His campaign obviously “did the math” and decided it was the right thing to do to release a statement opposing it. (News & Observer’s Under the Dome):

“While the president does not weigh in on every single ballot measure in every state, the record is clear that the President has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same sex couples,” said Cameron French, his North Carolina campaign spokesman.

“That’s what the North Carolina ballot initiative would do – it would single out and discriminate against committed gay and lesbian couples – and that’s why the President does not support it.”

[Politicalboi]

1. The right thing to do

Is make gay marriage protected by federal law in EVERY state. But Obama won't do it. Why? Because he still doesn't feel it's equal to hetro marriage. I will still vote for him, even though I don't like how he is going about the gay marriage issue, and Marijuana laws.

[DURHAM D]

2. So I guess this means that we will be getting phone calls this weekend from -

HRC, OFA, DCCC, DNC and DSCC.

[johnnypneumatic]

3. this statement seems like an odd way to say it

President Obama was in NC last week, and didn't say anything.
There is no quote from President Obama given. It sure would be nice if the people fighting amendment 1 could give an actual quote from the President, even better if they had video of President Obama saying it.

What did the White House actually say to the NC campaign? Anything? What if Cameron French exceeded his authority here...

His statement is structured like a syllogism:

major premise: the President has long opposed divisive and discriminatory efforts to deny rights and benefits to same sex couples

minor premise: That’s what the North Carolina ballot initiative would do

conclusion: therefore, "the President does not support it.”

[Fearless]

4. "it would single out and discriminate against committed gay and lesbian couples"

What about the states that passed amendments? If we're going to say that shouldn't we be saying that about ALL instances of discrimination against loving gay and lesbian couples?

[Jamastiene]

5. I was happy to see that news.

They have been reporting on it a lot on local news channels down here in NC. I was happy to see he stood up for us here in NC.

[irisblue]

6. can you put north carolina in the title please? amendment one

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made me think they were coming out in favor of free speech..++brain twist time++...and maybe it should be crossposted into the NC forum as well so our allies there know.

[HillWilliam]

7. I parenthesized NC to clarify

Generally, OP's taken from news posts use the exact title of the original story. I could see where it could go wrong, though. Thanks!