-Separate but equal "civil unions"
-Repeal of "don't ask, don't tell "with what in its place?
-signing ENDA - what has he done to move it forward as a Senator?

I do find it odd and offensive for those who have posted to obviously try to bring Obama to task for something he did or did not say that you wanted him to say. He said what he said and he meant what he said. He made no promises like others have and he didn't let thpse asking the questions to lead him into a place he should not have to defend. I understood him to say he is not homophobic and he is willing to overturn the bane of the military the don't ask don't tell that Bill Clinton thought would save his ass when it came up. Barack is correct that many gays want to be a part of the military and to not be made to suffer for their choices. I am also angered by those of you who have chosen to bring him to task about bigotry. Do you really honestly believe that he as a black man does not know bigotry? Racism? What do the gays and lesbians suffer from that the black population has not suffered before you and still suffer today? He was honest and said his truth and with the lies Hillary tells anyone who considers her your supporter and friend should think again for she supports and honors only what she believes will further her ambitions.

Wow, you can just feel his discomfort in his responses! This is certainly a case of too little, too late. We really have to start thinking about how poorly this guy and his campaign have handled the very SLIGHT criticism he has endured so far in his career. Remember, the lazy media doesn't only have a crush on the messiah from Illinois, but also on John McCain. When the Republican slime machine turns its attention to defining Senator Obama, which boyfriend will the fickle press choose, and how will Obama and his campaign handle it?

As a San Franciscan, I am still amazed that Obama will not be photographed with our handsome, straight, yet gay-friendly mayor Gavin Newsom.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lane-hudson/obama-snub-still-rankles-_b_85077.html

This man, Newsom, has done more for civil rights that nearly anyone I can name in recent years. The lack of willingness of Obama to even be seen with him smacks of severe homophobia. It is funny how people speak about Obama being an elitist like a San Francisco Democrats, but I strongly disagree. This snub is considered seriously uncool where I am...

SERIOUSLY: Change this misleading headline. He conducted the interview with the Advocate BEFORE the Philly Gay News criticized him.

Seems to me that what he was saying is that he supports equal rights in the military and otherwise. Obama is telling the truth when he says what he feel is possible and not possible to change. If he were pandering, he would say "yes, I'll introduce this or that"; he is telling the unfortunate and bigoted truth.

Wow.
Talk about being out of touch with America.
Just like Clinton, he's throwing himself on THIS issue right out of the gate.
What about the economy?
And global warming?
Gonna make any promises there, or are the little people you care nothing about going to live in the streets when they don't have jobs, waiting for the giant tidal waves from global warming to kill them?
You know, those gun-toting Christians you sneer at.
Doofus.

We are GOOD people in Pennsylvania. Not gun-toting-mex-hating-xenophobic-church-crutching-frustrated-bitter-hicks unfairly protrayed by this arrogant senator from Illinois. Yes, like the rest of America, we are experiencing the effect of bad economy, high fuel cost, high cost of living and unemployment. Yes we struggle but inspite that, we have unrelenting HOPE, and hardly desperate to resort to guns. We are civilized. We use our Church for divine guidance, and not crutches to our pain and frustrations. We are proud people.

At our expense, you used our burden to make a political point . The audacity ! And what HOPE are you spreading, Sir ? We welcome you with open arms, and in return you sold our dignity for 30 pieces of gold.

Did you swayed the Californians as our expense ? Are we equivalent to 30 piece of gold, a negotiable instrument to pander you kind of HOPE ? Did you really need to insult us, and parade our struggle just to garner votes. How dare you put as down.

Shame on you - an arrogant-self-serving-pandering-Judas. How dare you Senator ?

For a little "fun," let's play fill in the blank.

Senator Obama recently capped off a 40-day tour appearing with a trio of notoriously anti-___________bigots.

This trio of notoriously anti-___________________bigots recently likened_________________to murderers and prostitutes.

Unfortunately.....because of Senator Obama's association with this trio of anti-_________________bigots....this has forced him to drop out of the race.

Now...here's a list of choices to fill in the blanks (pick one from the list & fill in all the blanks with what you picked):

Jewish
Muslim
Catholic
Protestant
Christian
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Italian
Irish
Polish
Arab
German
Women
Men
Senior Citizens
Gay & Lesbian

Unfortunately, it's ONLY the last choice on the list that doesn't work.

Go Obama - more flip flops than a tourist gift shop on Daytona Beach.

Read the article -- he proposed TWO opposing positions on Don't Ask Don't Tell.

"If I'm president I will keep Don't Ask Don't Tell in place, then again I might repeal it."

Does anyone notice this speaking out both sides of the Obama mouth habit?

I would love to hear Obama stand in support of equal rights for homosexuals, to include marriage. I just do not understand how anyone can, in good conscience, claim otherwise.
Telling gay people they cannot marry
is no different from telling blacks or women they cannot vote.
It's really time to turn this corner.

Let's just trust Barack Obama on all scores. The more I read about and hear his thoughts on matters, the more I believe him to be the ticket for our floundering nation. This is a profoundly intelligent and cosmopolitan man and one we need badly in the White House. He understands so many nuances involving the various religions, social mores and cultures as a result of his international upbringing and background. No leader of the free world should be lacking in these qualities. I believe his tolerance is very genuine.

Does the reluctance of the Obama campaign to make Obama available to the gay press..as reported in Politico earlier... have anything to do with the potentially explosive story of Larry Sinclair, and the Obama campaign's desire to avoid dealing with related questions?

This story has received no main stream press coverage, yet, but if there is any substance to it it will come out, and would be devastating to Obama in a General Election.

Sinclair seems like a bit of a nut to me, but then that would probably be a prerequisite for the activities he describes. Could you imagine the MSP sitting on this story if there were similar allegations, and a federal court case, involving McCain or Clinton?

I've read that the LA Times is one of those news organizations that has been working this story, but has been too afraid of the potential blowback after the NY Times handline of the McCain lobbyist story.
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Love that pictiure! Barry's probably swiveling his hips, too.

This is inane. He was the first candidate to accept the invitation to the LOGO conference last year, THAT IS GAY MEDIA. Obama has already spoken to the gay media on several occasions, the whole argument was a lie.

Oh wait, what's this? Oh, it's the actual television footage with the HRCF saying he was the first one to accept the invitation.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wk_-VucELn4

He also has stronger positions on gay rights than Hillary Clinton. That is a well-documented fact going back years and which is easily found by going on, you guessed it, YOUTUBE.

At this point the chatter coming from the last vestiges of the Clinton crowd is little more than a last-ditch attempt to get one more lie out there.

If you disagree with my points, you are LYING. How do I know? Because I can see it for myself. Welcome to the information age.