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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-01-11 10:10 PM
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21. Maybe you should listen to the whole speech again a little bit more carefully ...
Edited on Sat Oct-01-11 10:19 PM by Tx4obama
Obama DID talk about things that still need to be done in the future regarding the LGBT community.

Full speech here: http://www.hrc.org/apps/obama/

p.s. And what do you mean by: " ... his supporters here would be smart to learn from."
I think it is the other way around. I think many of the people 'all over the internet' that have a tendency to bash The President should watch the speech so that they can see how strongly Obama stands WITH the LBGT community :)

Edited to add:

Here's TWO ...

SNIP

Obama: I vowed to keep up the fight against the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. There’s a bill to repeal this discriminatory law in Congress, and I want to see that passed. But until we reach that day, my administration is no longer defending DOMA in the courts. I believe the law runs counter to the Constitution, and it’s time for it to end once and for all. It should join “don’t ask, don’t tell” in the history books.

So I’m going to need your help. I need your help to fight for equality, to pass a repeal of DOMA, to pass an inclusive employment non-discrimination bill so that being gay is never again a fireable offense in America.

SNIP

Full transcript: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/10/01/remarks-president-human-rights-campaigns-annual-national-dinner


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