05-12-2012, 12:49 PM
(05-12-2012, 12:26 PM)Donovan Wrote: ImaDick sed:Quote:Romney should ignore all of the distractions and just focus on what's important.
Gay Marriage is a state issue and Obama will shelve it as soon as he can.
He needs to just answer the questions like this.
Make a note of your question and ask me again when I'm the President,at this point I have no authority to make any changes or to influence in anyway how the states decide on the issue of gay marriage.
Next question.
Too late for that, especially now that he's being painted as a homophobe bully. Trying to shut down the furor will be like the proverbial tempest in a teacup. Remember John Kerry and the Swiftboat vets horseshit? The whole goddamn race became centered around that issue and whether or not he "deserved" his war medals. Any attempt now to direct the issues back to actual pertinent debate is going to be seen as avoidance and a tacit admission of guilt.
As for Obama shutting it down: it's not within his power to do so now, even if he wanted to. Even if you were right about it being a state issue, it's an important issue to a great many gay people with considerable media clout. Guaranteed coverage. This isn't going away anytime soon. And as long as it stays the focus of the election, Obama benefits.
You don't seem to understand and I think I should leave you that way but education is free and I think I should help the kids figure shit out sometimes so check it out again .Obama says He supports gay Marriage and Romney says He supports the states rights to decide that question for themselves.
end of story.
It's no more of a problem than Obama voting for legislation to allow the shelving of babies that survive a botched late term abortion.
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