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Wed May 9, 2012, 04:45 AM

RushIsRot (3,838 posts)

63. Ignorance is bliss.

Those who voted for this must be downright ecstatic -- for now.

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88 replies	Author	Time	Post
Breaking: North Carolina Passes Amendment to Ban Gay Marriage [View all]	Hissyspit	May 2012	OP
This post was hidden by jury decision.	dejo1957	May 2012	#1
Then he better take the lead and find a way of bring blacks to favor gay marrage before november	PFunk	May 2012	#3
This post was hidden by jury decision.	dejo1957	May 2012	#7
If you 2 think you are not transparent, you are pretty dumb.	JoePhilly	May 2012	#15
Alerted with TOS. n/t	Fearless	May 2012	#20
Many black leaders and churches came out against the amendment.	yardwork	May 2012	#28
wrong wrong wrong	A wise Man	May 2012	#69
Wait - what?	Ruby the Liberal	May 2012	#76
Whoof. Bold claim.	nolabear	May 2012	#4
It may be bold but from what I'm seeing around my 'hood it's starting to happen.	PFunk	May 2012	#8
Issues	Crow73	May 2012	#5
The same thing happened in Ohio in '04...	rexcat	May 2012	#73
In 2012 in North Carolina things were different. Black leaders opposed the amendment strongly.	yardwork	May 2012	#78
Fine...	rexcat	May 2012	#80
They mostly vote for the amendment in rural areas	unc70	May 2012	#81
Ohio in '04 was about same margin as seen in NC in '12...	rexcat	May 2012	#82
Those large metro areas have a high percentage of black voters, and they voted against the amendment	yardwork	May 2012	#84
It does not change the fact that 2/3 blacks voted for the amendment.	rexcat	May 2012	#85
Drop it. There is no point in what you are doing except to divide and weaken.	yardwork	May 2012	#86
That is a two way street and your divisive attitude is appauling...	rexcat	May 2012	#87
No... That's not why.	FBaggins	May 2012	#6
I'm Black and I support same-sex marriage.	Jamaal510	May 2012	#12
Thanks for the support!	Change has come	May 2012	#40
I'm a black American, too, and a proud and unapologetic supporter of marriage equality!	Liberal_Stalwart71	May 2012	#46
+1	Blue_Tires	May 2012	#72
It has been shown this isn't true	obamanut2012	May 2012	#13
Skinner has shown dejo the door. nt	DURHAM D	May 2012	#17
blacks who hold these views should be ashamed. If we had been	roguevalley	May 2012	#14
Not a big surprise unfortunately.	DLine	May 2012	#2
The huge Yes percentages in the rural counties prove there is still a lot bigotry in the South	LonePirate	May 2012	#10
Low Information Voters who Don't Care that it was already the law	LarryNM	May 2012	#9
Really not a surprise at all...	richmwill	May 2012	#11
This NC liberal episcopalian thanks u. nt	ncgrits	May 2012	#31
The GOP knew that only its craziest members would be voting today ... and they gave them some red	JoePhilly	May 2012	#16
Well then what's wrong with people who believe in human rights? Isn't this something	totodeinhere	May 2012	#57
Once these people find out what they	Iliyah	May 2012	#18
You are correct. See additional material I added to OP. nt	Hissyspit	May 2012	#19
To our NC LGBTers... We're still with you!	Fearless	May 2012	#21
It's not right to even have a referendum on human rights	Politicub	May 2012	#22
Of course not.	Hissyspit	May 2012	#23
Shrug. What are ya gonna do?	xchrom	May 2012	#24
The AP should have titled the story "Bigotry Still Alive and Well in the US of A". nt	cstanleytech	May 2012	#25
Too late to change the venue for the Democratic National Convention?	MNBrewer	May 2012	#26
Probably.	Bolo Boffin	May 2012	#27
Given that it's in an urban setting, I think that might be a viable option.	MNBrewer	May 2012	#29
Mecklenberg County, where Charlotte is, voted against the Amendment.	Hissyspit	May 2012	#30
Wake, Orange and Durham Counties also voted against it.	gauguin57	May 2012	#32
Oh, that's good.	Bolo Boffin	May 2012	#39
Thing is, it's only geographically small	Alcibiades	May 2012	#53
I wasn't even thinking about that	Politicub	May 2012	#34
Or flip the bird to the rest of NC and officially endorse marriage equality in the platform	MNBrewer	May 2012	#36
Charlotte voted against it.	Jamastiene	May 2012	#41
.	Occulus	May 2012	#33
Stupid dimwits - all they saw was the word	Smilo	May 2012	#35
Tonight I am ashamed to live in NC	bowens43	May 2012	#37
I feel for you. I felt the same way after OR banned same sex marriage.	BlueIris	May 2012	#61
My county (Buncombe) voted against	young_at_heart	May 2012	#38
Not surprising from a state that seceded from the Union	_ed_	May 2012	#42
That would be South Carolina	Alcibiades	May 2012	#55
Sigh	Jamastiene	May 2012	#43
You are loved and valued here on DU. You are among friends.	yardwork	May 2012	#45
Sorry Jama...	DURHAM D	May 2012	#47
Just remember that you have...	Fearless	May 2012	#50
The reason	humbled_opinion	May 2012	#44
Fuckity fuck fuck fuck!	supernova	May 2012	#48
This isn't over, not by a long shot.	musical_soul	May 2012	#49
Breaking: North Carolina Passes Amendment to Ban Civil Rights	pinto	May 2012	#51
Won't it be overturned due to its unconstitutionality, though?	Marksman_91	May 2012	#52
In time perhaps...	Fearless	May 2012	#54
It might but remember that 30 sates have voted to ban gay marriage and in very few cases have those	totodeinhere	May 2012	#58
No, because it isn't like prop 8	jeff47	May 2012	#71
This is an amendment to the constitution. Very different from Prop 8, which was a referendum.	yardwork	May 2012	#79
At least one person in conservative Johnston county voted against it....	DLine	May 2012	#56
I'm in Person County, and I feel your pain.	queenjane	May 2012	#65
I am not at all surprised.	Behind the Aegis	May 2012	#59
I wonder how many men in the rural counties who voted for Am. 1 hump goats in their spare time.	alp227	May 2012	#60
Before, black men couldn't transport white women over state lines for "lewd and indecent reasons"	Suji to Seoul	May 2012	#62
Probably the most famous Mann Act proscution was black boxing champ Jack Johnson; however,	24601	May 2012	#88
Ignorance is bliss.	RushIsRot	May 2012	#63
Yeah, that old Christian hatred is still alive and well in NC! Home of Virginia Foxx!	dmosh42	May 2012	#64
Hey that's my congressional idiot!	CRK7376	May 2012	#68
Yeah, know what you mean. I was in her district, now in sixth with numby Coble!	dmosh42	May 2012	#77
my sympathy to those those in North Carolina forced to live with this bigoted	azurnoir	May 2012	#66
Upsetting but it was expected...	iandhr	May 2012	#67
...	progressoid	May 2012	#70
I guess my only real surprise is that NC at least pretended to debate the topic...	Blue_Tires	May 2012	#74
Guilford only passed it by 68 votes, 50/50 percentages; Forsyth 53/47	carolinayellowdog	May 2012	#75
Apparently they also banned civil unions and domestic partnerships for straight couples as well	4th law of robotics	May 2012	#83

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