Obama's Gay Marriage Evolution Involved Uncomfortable Exchanges

The Washington Post:

Liberal bloggers were seated around a big table in the Roosevelt Room, peppering President Obama with policy questions. Suddenly, one of them turned to Obama and, struggling to overcome his emotions, made a very personal appeal.

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Comments

[Grichde]

04:44 PM on 05/11/2012

Please talk about Gay marriage while I'm approving sale of US banks to China.

[Grichde]

04:43 PM on 05/11/2012

Some talked to his daughters and they helped him evolve. We call it flip flopping here at the HP.

[mrp15]

03:16 PM on 05/11/2012

So-o-o-o when does George Clooney share his mansion with those less fortunate since he, too, must believe in spread the wealth like his idol.

[GeorgieGirl9]

01:13 PM on 05/11/2012

His "personal evolution" changes nothing in real life for gay couples. But he's sooooooo courageous.

[bizzaro birdman]

12:56 PM on 05/11/2012

Pretty disingenuous to call pandering for votes 'evolving'.

[justme2011]

01:49 PM on 05/11/2012

Yes! Not to mention that he was pro-gay marriage in 1996 when he was running for office in Chicago, then evolved to be against. Really makes liberals look pathetic for being so excited about this guy... Sad really.

[anniesez455]

03:38 PM on 05/11/2012

He is a poser...Political posturing to whichever group he is in front of..Intergity? No way!

[sniperforjesus]

03:46 PM on 05/11/2012

stay focused on his record....the "social distortions", and distractions are what they are counting on to change the narrative.

Where is the stimulus Money?
When will GM really pay back the American Taxpayer
Cash for clunkers//// who really got paid/
The coincidental timing of the Toyota (brake) scam to help GM....
The American Job Recovery Act...how come almost all the contracts were awarded to donors, or companies that owed back taxes to the tune of 720 million dollars collectively...why were the projects all over budget and in may cases still not completed.

How about the suspension of Habeus Corpus
The American Health Care reform Act...Obamacare....signature piece of legislation yet not a peep in the campaign as an Achievement...and estimated to cost 3 times the original estimates.

The Expansion and punitive power of the EPA...

"putting the boot to the throat of big oil"

We must stop and crush the coal industry....as we lose 589 million to Solyndra and Abound.

Under my energy plan " the cost of electricity would necessarily skyrocket"

NP...we have to pass the bill to see what is in it??? what????

fair share, fair shot,

c'mon

[Kye154]

12:53 PM on 05/11/2012

Uncomfortable exchanges seems to be the only way to get Obama to move on anything. Perhaps the same should be done about jobs, the banks, the mortgage mess, and other things about the economy to get him to move.

[justme2011]

01:49 PM on 05/11/2012

Fanned!

[Yreason]

12:42 PM on 05/11/2012

off course the rightwingers are mad, they don't believe in evolution in the first place!

[LivingInTheBubble]

12:42 PM on 05/11/2012

All of you using the term flip flop ... I would hope that you do have a change of mind/heart at sometime in your life. If not, you are very sad human beings. The difference with Mitt is that he has flipped back and forth several times. Obama listened to real people with a real stake in the issue (read the article), not just to political operatives. I know that some of the operatives advised against him doing this.

[GeorgieGirl9]

01:14 PM on 05/11/2012

Once is OK but he's flipped and flopped on this several times over his POLITICAL career.

[zc91377]

12:26 PM on 05/11/2012

i can see how uncomfortable he was, " you gays have to wait patiently for equal rights till i can whoa thats a big check. ahem, i mean i absolutely support equal rights".

as for clooney, im not a fan but he get serious cool points for organizing a bunch of people to kick in some cash to pay off the pres in support of equality. sad day for politics when you have to pay off you politicians to serve you.

[sfbbmom]

01:08 PM on 05/11/2012

It was a fundraiser. The purpose of a fundraiser is to raise funds!

[oldgeek1]

12:25 PM on 05/11/2012

Having been married for 30+ years, gay marriage is not something that is high on my list, but equal rights for all is.

[csmomo]

01:21 PM on 05/11/2012

"Gay marriage" like other marriage, is the business of the couple who are marrying or married. The question is one of LEGAL rights. In a time when this country is in the straits of recovering from the godawful mess the Bush/Cheney administration left it in, we are worrying about gay marriage? And BTW--just read that BRISTOL PALIN is giving the President advice on how to bring up his daughters!

[MIDDLEROAD69]

12:10 PM on 05/11/2012

Evolved? You mean he was for it before he was against it before he was for it.

A liberal does this and it's called evolving.

Anyone else it's called flip flopping.

[F4flyr]

12:29 PM on 05/11/2012

there ya go, skippy!...you understand things completely...that wasn't hard, was it?

[William Howell]

12:10 PM on 05/11/2012

I love this! When a demogressive changes his position on any issue he/she is evolving. When a Republican changes his position he/she is a flip flopper or etch a sketcher. Please don't tell me they have a double standard.

[emacpherson]

12:51 PM on 05/11/2012

Huh? Repulbicans invented "flip flopping" when they rudely and inaccurately made it a game at their convention in 2004 mocking John Kerry, bringing along flip flops to wave in the air. Weren't they clever. Republics walk in lock step and let other people do their thinking for them. Think on your own, and ideas do evolve.

[William Howell]

01:42 PM on 05/11/2012

Many times they digress

[William Howell]

03:17 PM on 05/11/2012

Jay Leno did say that Repubs have a better sense of humor than demogressives.

[Puller58]

12:09 PM on 05/11/2012

I still think the rumors about Larry Sinclair had spooked Obama into not wanting to deal with anything "gay."

[steve11407]

12:06 PM on 05/11/2012

WaPo is really in the tank for O. Who do you think is going to believe this besides the pawns.

[constitutional 1]

11:38 AM on 05/11/2012

Evolved opinion? Its called political posturing

during the 1996 race for the Illinois State Senate, President-Elect Barack Obama gave statements that expressed an "unequivocal support for gay marriage."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/13/obama-once-supported-same_n_157656.html