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Obama stops 'evolving,' comes out for gay marriage |
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President Obama made a bold move today in an interview with ABC's Robin Roberts, announcing his support of gay marriage and ending persistent questions about his position on the hotly debated issue. Obama previously had said his beliefs were "evolving," but today he said firmly, "At a certain point I've concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married." This makes Obama the first sitting president to support gay marriage -- and in an election year, no less. No matter how it plays out in November, this much is certain: it's a stunning development. |
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Hillary Clinton |
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Republican Maureen Walsh Speaks Out (Video) |
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Washington State debated and approved gay marriage this week. And one speech from that debate really stands out; it came from Representative Maureen Walsh (Republican-Walla Walla). She ironically starts with, “I don’t wax as eloquently as most of the people on the floor here…” She is too modest, because that evening she spoke honestly, passionately and brilliantly; her words were deeply personal, but also laced with sensitivity and humor. She may be modest because it was not the ordinary highly crafted political speech. There are no apparently focus-grouped talking points or sound bites. There are no grand rhetorical flourishes, or choreographed crescendos or diminuendos. But that is precisely what makes it great. There is only a mother, who clearly is very proud of her lesbian daughter, who she calls a “fabulous kid.” She is a mom, who longs to throw her baby a real wedding, not a domestic partnership celebration. (She remarks “a ‘domestic partnership’ … frankly sounds like a Merry Maids franchise to me.”)
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Harvey Milk Story |
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