In David's blog, he spent some time blaming Obama for not telling folks to vote against the anti-gay agenda.
He said:
You have to be totally operating on blind faith if you believe that President Obama and his team cannot make a difference. Tragically if we lose closely, that defeat almost can be laid at the steps of the White House for their refusal to stand by our side in the battle for freedom. The Holder remark basically gave those Obama supporters and non-white voters permission to vote against our freedom. The Attorney General let them know that Obama didn't care one way or another so why should those voters change their votes? He gave their votes respectability which was devastating for our side.
The failure of our national organizations to obtain a clear cut endorsement for the LGBT community is something that needs to be discussed. This one isn't rocket science. What happened?
We certainly know by the president's repeated visits to Virginia, New York and New Jersey that he at least had time to issue a tough statement against this form of ballot box bigotry. What they did and failed to do these past weeks, whether we win or lose tonight, is just tragic, sad and unconscionable.
David, while I respect you, I think this is a bit much. Most folks don't want the President getting involved in any state initiatives. We didn't want Bush doing it, why would we want Obama doing it. Oh, because it benefits us.
But let's play with that notion. What if Obama did get involved and we still lost? Would it be his fault then? It would have been worse if he got involved because it would've opened a barrel of worms. Imagine other groups asking for Obama to get involved---
"Hey Obama, support weed!" or " Obama get behind the three strike rule against teenage gang members!" Regardless if it's right or wrong, I think it's best for him to stay out of ballot initiatives. That's the job of our Congresspeople and other state elected officials. If Obama got involved and failed, it would be used against him, giving us far worse consequences. Hell, if he succeeded, it still would've haunted him.
Plus, Obama doesn't have a mystical hold on people of color, so that piece about us taking away freedoms is poppycock.
David, consistently blaming only others destroys any opportunity to change.
I would love to hear your opinions
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I do believe if someone who specifically called himself our "fiercest ally" spoke out, then it would be a good thing. But when someone who says they will fight for you but does nothing, it makes me wonder.
And for the record: if he'd spoken out for us and we still lost, I wouldn'nt blame him.
Maine was lost due in part to cafeteria queers and morons from our community who think they're vote didn't count.
I tend to agree with Bob - President Obama seems less and less like a "fierce advocate" every day.
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