A GAY CONSERVATIVE COMMENTS ON OBAMA’S EVOLUTION

[Geee]

Powerline:

Dan Blatt, the Gay Patriot, is a friend of mine. He is a smart conservative and, as you would surmise, gay. So I thought his perspective on President Obama’s evolution–maybe the least surprising flip-flop in history–is worth hearing. Here is what Dan had to say today. If you follow the link, you can follow Dan’s links to a number of sources:

Judging from my Facebook feed and anecdotal evidence from friends, many gay people today are celebrating their imminent procurement of the Brooklyn Bridge. Expect them to soon increase their down payment toward that celebrated span.

This swoon, to borrow an expression from Jennifer Rubin, “will take up the political oxygen for a while.” What exactly will this accomplish save to give gay Democrats, already eager to support Obama, a reason to really ’round the Democrat? Will Obama do what he didn’t do when his party had majorities in both houses of Congress, work the phones and otherwise buttonhole legislators to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) – as LBJ did in 1964 on behalf of the Civil Rights Act?

Why did he wait until after North Carolina voters passed Amendment One to issue his statement? Today’s comments, quips Christopher R. Barron, Chief Strategist and Co-Founder of GOProud is ”cold comfort to the gay couples in North Carolina.” Heck, he didn’t even cut a radio or TV ad opposing the ballot measure.

He even canceled a scheduled visit to the Tarheel State on primary day.

Wonder if this sudden change of heart had something to do with money. A few weeks ago, Ed Morrissey noted that “Obama remains significantly off of his own 2008 pace of fundraising, and way under the Democratic donation performance of that cycle.” And as Dan Eggen reports in the Washington Post:

Many of Obama’s key financial supporters are gay–including finance director Rufus Gifford and Democratic National Committee treasurer Andrew Tobias–and the campaign has regularly held fundraisers focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender donors.

A review of Obama’s top bundlers, who have brought in $500,000 or more for the campaign, shows that about one in six publicly identify themselves as gay.

It’s all about the money, friends.

Obama’s self-referential statement included no specifics about what he means to do. It, Philip Klein writes, “has no tangible policy impact — [Obama] still thinks the issue should be left to the states” — pretty much the same position Dick Cheney articulated in the Vice Presidential Debate twelve years ago. And I didn’t hear my gay friends singing hosannas then.

[righteousmomma]

Yep

[Evad]

With anyone else it's known as flip-flopping.

 

With Zero it's known as "evolution".

 

What a load.

 

The suck up media has really outdone itself with this one. Could be the "jump the shark" moment.

[Valin]

Sally Field Offers the official gay Democratic response to Obama’s comments on gay marriage

Posted by B. Daniel Blatt

 

[clearvision]

With anyone else it's known as flip-flopping.

 

With Zero it's known as "evolution".

 

What a load.

 

The suck up media has really outdone itself with this one. Could be the "jump the shark" moment.

Good point.

Where is the I was against gay marriage before I was for gay marriage?

 

Of course he did say he consulted his daughters before forming his new opinion.

[Valin]

With anyone else it's known as flip-flopping.

 

With Zero it's known as "evolution".

 

What a load.

 

The suck up media has really outdone itself with this one. Could be the "jump the shark" moment.

Good point.

Where is the I was against gay marriage before I was for gay marriage?

 

Of course he did say he consulted his daughters before forming his new opinion.

 

We may be seeing this in late Sept.-mid Oct. depending on what the Polls say.

If we do see this one thing you can be sure of Tingles & crazy Ed will loudly proclaim this is a brilliant move on Obama's part & Mitt Romney is a clone of Himmler.