Comments on: Cyndi Lauper, Barney Frank, others, urge: Vote for Obama

By: FRANKLIN LOCKETT

FRANKLIN LOCKETT — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:02:17 +0000

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By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:45:52 +0000

I would appreciate a reference to a reputable news source for your declaration that Senator Obama supports the North American Union. Even if this were fact it would not necessarily be detrimental to LGBT individuals and families. If we were to make progress in this country then you would have two-thirds of the governments of the illusory NAU supportive of us and our families.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:34:07 +0000

You make some valid points, Rodney, but your logic falls apart. By your logic gay people cannot vote for anyone for president until we get a candidate that is 100% pro same-sex marriage equality. There are two built-in reality checks here: 1. It is rare that we ever get exactly what we want and exactly the way we want it. We often have to take a piece at a time. Refer to the civil rights struggles of Native Americans and blacks in the U.S. for innumerable examples. 2. Those who choose not to participate in the election of their government certainly have the right to complain, just as those of us who make a choice believing things will get better based on our choice have the right to ignore the whining of those that don’t bother to try.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:24:14 +0000

Well, Bud, he said it! He used the word “gay” in his speech. I’ll see you at the polls!

By: PatrickSeattle

PatrickSeattle — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:06:06 +0000

Please tell me you are not using Wikipedia as reference material? You do realize it is truth by consensus? If no challenges information it stands, hardly a credible place to get any kind of controvercial information.

By: Irving K

Irving K — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:47:36 +0000

No, thank you, Obama is not the one for me. I do not need the liberal’s idea of gay rights. I don’t need any “Gay Rights” at all. I want equal rights! We must have equal rights. The way we win is by showing everyone must have the same rights and that no one is harmed by one person having that right.

By: David

David — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:14:11 +0000

It occurs to me that the US is about the only major western country that does not provide recognition of un-married committed couples (regardless if sames-sex or not)… otherwise known as common-law.

I would think that addressing the antiquated notion that only married couples count would go a long way towards changing perceptions about the different types of relationships that can exist.. And there are untapped allies like AARP that would support such a battle.

By: Doug loves you

Doug loves you — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:42:29 +0000

Some of you need to know a bit more about Barney Franks. He is gay, gay, gay.The man is looking out for us in the Senate. Where ever do you goe the ideas that he is a Democrat working only for his party? How else is he supposed to try to get legislation done? Not by working at Subways or Wal-Mart[which by the way is one of the worst equal rights anti-gay employers around]. We need a man like him to fight for us in a str8 majority government. If you think we need equal rights, we have Obama. McCain offers nothing for glbt’s,don’t be fooled by his fake platitudes on any social issues. He is only for his own rich friends and their stocks and interests in making them richer. Wake up and smell the coffee. Obama is the only one who stands for us little people, if you are well read and follow the news you’d know this. Do you want 4 more years of Busch or what? Peace

By: David Daniels

David Daniels — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:03:54 +0000

It amazes me that no-one has brought up that McCain voted against a Martin Luther King day for the state of Arizona. Hopefully, Barack Obama will tonight.

By: MauraHennessey

MauraHennessey — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:32:01 +0000

I did support Representative Kucinich and then supported Senator Clinton. I feared that Senator Obama would start mving to the right and that suspicion turned out to be well founded.

I will vote for him, after a couple of shots of Jemmies and while holding my nose to make the bitter medicine go down. Yes, I will vote for him, because the alternative is worse.

The LGBT community could have made a huge bump in Kucinich’s numbers had we truly backed someone who backed us. We didn’t. We reaped what we sowed.