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In reply to the discussion: Can we now stop calling our president a BIGOT and a COWARD? [View all]dbackjon
(6,578 posts)23. So we should just call it good?
The goal posts have not moved.
Full and immediate equality for all is the goal.
Marriage equality in ALL STATES and the Federal Government is the goal
ENDA is the goal
Saying you support something, but will do nothing to achieve that, and it should be done by others is nice, but doesn't move the ball much.
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Can we now stop calling our president a BIGOT and a COWARD? [View all]
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
OP
I hear ya, but we can't give up. Thanks for continuing to fight the good fight? :)
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#2
Pardon me if I don't sound optimistic. But one of the most vile threads was started last night.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#4
Perhaps you have that particular poster on Ignore. Like you, I wish I'd never seen it.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#46
ETA: I tried to alert that thread again. I failed yet again! Can't understand why it is allowed to
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#14
Unlike on DU.2, where mods always revisited a topic when getting more than one alert.
Rhiannon12866
May 2012
#27
Yes, I think you're right. I immediately received an email with the same results, which I thought
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#28
You're right. I ultimately ended up trashing the thread after I posted a comment that I KNEW
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#37
I just made a few positive comments, with links and all of that, but when people are on a roll,
freshwest
May 2012
#42
I need to remember that start exercising the "Ignore" and "Trash Thread" functions much more than I
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#44
Obama was never a bigot or a coward before this announcement. That is an insult. He may not
southernyankeebelle
May 2012
#3
I agree. There were people here on DU calling him a bigot and a coward outright.
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#10
Well I agree with you but they have to stop being silly and they have to realize that we
southernyankeebelle
May 2012
#21
I disagree, his position on gay marriage was cowardly, but from a political perspective...
joshcryer
May 2012
#43
sorry that doesn't make him a coward. It just makes him a man with a different opinion.
southernyankeebelle
May 2012
#56
Some people can find humor even in the worse of things. That is the way some people cope.
southernyankeebelle
May 2012
#74
Amen. Although there have been criticisms about this (not doing enough) already. It's aggravating.
gateley
May 2012
#7
Case in point: "The president is a bigot...and anyone who doesn't agree is a bigot" thread is STILL
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#38
They find MORE fault! Never appreciative for whatever progress has been made. Not good
gateley
May 2012
#49
If only you knew how much I support this cause and care. But I can see why I may come across
gateley
May 2012
#61
I hope. Maybe the "no difference between him and Romney" can go the way of the dodo also.
great white snark
May 2012
#11
That's what I'm trying to tell people here. There is a clear difference and today's revelation
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#15
Perhaps after straight people stop telling gay people how to feel and talk. nt
ZombieHorde
May 2012
#13
I'm a straight person. I am a black American woman. I fully support marriage equality! No one's
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#18
Look, Zombie, I'm on your side. I am a black American. I am a woman. I have a gay father who I love
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#25
Welcome to DU Mr. President. You'd now be within the Terms of Service!! Nt
progress2k12nbynd
May 2012
#30
Fair enough. I actually agree with you on this. But can you acknowledge this historic day at least?
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#41
O.K., let's see what happens, then. Maybe I'm wrong. But for now, I prefer to wait and see...
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#40
What if? Every group under our big tent has asked that question about any number of issues.
Tarheel_Dem
May 2012
#47
Sometimes that helps, too! As an avid music lover, I certainly need more of that. :)
Liberal_Stalwart71
May 2012
#53
I got a nice serving of crow for the people who squalled up until this point! nt
cecilfirefox
May 2012
#65