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Interesting Quote: Sherman Frederick

In what I think almost all Americans would call "odd," President Barack Obama delivered his weekly address with a speech entitled: “On Thanksgiving, Grateful for the Men and Women Who Defend Our Country.” In the text of his speech, he referred to Thanksgiving as a "celebration of community."

Holy cow! Is that one screwed up view or what? Somebody ought to remind Obama (and his speechwriter) that when Americans sit down around a meal today and give thanks, they give thanks to God.

 Sherman and other crazy ass Christians are mad President Obama didn't say 'God' in his Turkey day speech.

WATCH: The Entire Obama Speech on Jobs and Economy

CNN's Heated Debate on Obama Gay Rights Speech

I have to say, Hilary Rosen REPRESENTED! She brought it!




Michelangelo, that statement about HRC and the people who not represented in that room is STUPID. Because the non-white LGBT community strongly stands with the president. Check your facts, Mike.

What folks (haters) had to say about Obama's Speech

Obama said what he had to say. I thought his speech was good to hear, no it wasn't new stuff but it was reassurance. However to many haters and tough critics, it wasn't enough.

John Avarosis

All in all, the evening was a disappointment, but not unexpected. President Obama doesn't do controversy, and we, my friends, are controversy. So, the bad blood between this administration and the gay community will remain, and continue to worsen. It's unfortunate, but at some point you have to have enough dignity to say enough is enough. The Obama administration doesn't respect our community, and doesn't respect the seriousness of our cause. It's our job to hold them accountable. And we will.

Andrew Sullivan

But the point of electing a president who pledged to actually do things is to hold him to account, and to see if he is willing to take any risk of any kind to actually do something. I had a few prior tests of his seriousness or signs that he gets it, a few ways to judge if this speech had anything new or specific or clear. He failed every test.

Dan Savage

So long as the president refuses to remove DADT from his own plate—and I'm not holding my breath—I don't have much sympathy for him where his plate is concerned. Yeah, there's a lot on his plate. No doubt. But until he takes DADT off his plate I'm not interested in listing to him or his apologists whine.

Queerty... just see for yourself

Of course, they wasn't pleased. You can't please them. However, here's a few things they need to remember.

• Obama will keep the majority of the LGBT community on his side. Let's be real... Where else are we going to go?
• A timeline for a repeal is not realistic. I think it's best to work continuously on any repeal so it will get done right. It may takes months or a year. Again, we want this done RIGHT, right?
  
• If none of you have a realistic tangible plan, then shut it up! What is your plan Dan, John, Andrew and the twinks at Queerty?
  
• Go to Congress, bitches!
• And get over yourselves. Believe it or not, most of us are not feeling you or your rants. To be real part 2, you are not the voices of the gays.
  

Obama at the HRC dinner : All of it

Obama on Health Care

But what we have also seen in these last months is the same partisan spectacle that only hardens the disdain many Americans have toward their own government. Instead of honest debate, we have seen scare tactics. Some have dug into unyielding ideological camps that offer no hope of compromise. Too many have used this as an opportunity to score short-term political points, even if it robs the country of our opportunity to solve a long-term challenge. And out of this blizzard of charges and counter-charges, confusion has reigned.

Well the time for bickering is over. The time for games has passed. Now is the season for action. Now is when we must bring the best ideas of both parties together, and show the American people that we can still do what we were sent here to do. Now is the time to deliver on health care.

Full Speech here