Reply #127: Oh yeah, just like we were frequently told he was giving up on health care.

[Radical Activist]

There doesn't seem to be any solid basis for your claim. There are rumors and accusations. But there's no tangible evidence that Obama is backing off his position.

There are some activists who think that stretching the truth is a good tactic to anger and motivate people. That's the kind of thing that's annoying and frustrating to many people who want to keep fighting for positive change.

The article below is a good example. There's a lot of speculation and assumptions with no real source about Obama backing off. But if you only look at the statements and actions of Obama, there's nothing to support the negative statements in the article.

http://sdgln.com/news/2010/04/21/white-house-reaffirms-obama-wants-dadt-repealed

"The president wants to see this law change just as you've heard the chair of the Joint Chiefs and others in the military say that it's time for that change to happen," Gibbs told White House reporters.

"This year, I will work with Congress and our military to finally repeal the law that denies gay Americans the right to serve the country they love because of who they are," Obama said in his State of the Union address.

"The president has a process and a proposal, I think, that he believes is the best way forward to seeing ... the commitment that he's made for many years enshrined into changing that law," Gibbs said.