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In reply to the discussion: Gawker:Barack Obama’s Bullshit Gay Marriage Announcement (still says its up to each state to decide) [View all]NYC Liberal
(20,135 posts)82. LMAO. In no way would Richard fucking Nixon be a liberal then or now.
The guy was an authoritarian criminal, who stood against civil rights and stood against women's rights.
Nixon fired his Sec. of the Interior for cracking down on the oil companies and for criticizing him about the treatment of anti-war protesters.
Much of what he did was forced by overwhelming popular opinion and threats of veto overrides from the Democratic congress.
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Gawker:Barack Obama’s Bullshit Gay Marriage Announcement (still says its up to each state to decide) [View all]
stockholmer
May 2012
OP
There is some legal analysis that says this is bullshit and it's been posted here a
Pirate Smile
May 2012
#2
He gave his personal opinion...that is all. But that is what we were screaming for, wasn't it?
nanabugg
May 2012
#105
There will NEVER be another Democratic nominee for president that opposes marriage equality
FarLeftFist
May 2012
#33
The ODSers can't handle the good news. They have to find something to hate Obama for.
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#7
So, you are okay with the NC vote. Because Obama is. He supports states rights.
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#17
splendid strawman! you have vanquished it skillfully... and while you're at it, you
dionysus
May 2012
#24
Its really a Supreme Court issue. Thats how interracial marriage bans were ended and that how...
phleshdef
May 2012
#14
Oh we all knew this crap was coming. There are people who will attack Obama
NYC Liberal
May 2012
#11
Romney was governor of one of the most liberal if not the most liberal state in the country.
EOTE
May 2012
#41
And you do think that Obama is "a monster who bombed the shit out of another country"?...nt
SidDithers
May 2012
#51
He certainly bombed the shit out of another country, killing many innocent civilians in the process.
EOTE
May 2012
#53
There's a wide range to the estimates and bear in mind that Nixon was president for only a fraction
EOTE
May 2012
#68
Are You Seriously Claiming Only 50.000 People Were Killed In Viet Nam, Sir?
The Magistrate
May 2012
#70
No, Sir: It is An Accurate Claim, And You Would Do Well To Accept The Fact
The Magistrate
May 2012
#77
How many of those 10,000+ civilian deaths would have occured had we not been there?
EOTE
May 2012
#78
Not True, Sir: The Place Was In Civil War In 2001, And Local Festivities Will Resume On Our Leaving
The Magistrate
May 2012
#79
So you think the bulk of those deaths would have still occurred had we not been there?
EOTE
May 2012
#80
You Have Made Very Clear, Sir, What Your Opinion Is Worth: As Little As The Extent Of Your Knowledge
The Magistrate
May 2012
#81
Yes, because the poster I was responding to said that Nixon was a monster who bombed other countries
EOTE
May 2012
#58
Oh us ungrateful gays who won't celebrate "states rights" discrimination.
Luminous Animal
May 2012
#20