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Obama Progressives

Gay Marriage, Part 2

Bob Ostertag | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

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Bob Ostertag

The gay marriage issue has intruded so profoundly on gay politics that I am told I should protest the inauguration of Obama, because he invited a minister to say a prayer whose main priorities are climate change, poverty, and AIDS.

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Why Gay Marriage is the Wrong Issue

Bob Ostertag | Posted 01.21.2009 | Politics

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Bob Ostertag

How is it that queers became the odd ones out at such a momentous turning point in history? By pushing an agenda of stupid issues like gay marriage.

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Sam Stein

The Indefinable Barack Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama's appointment of Rep. Hilda Solis as Secretary of Labor put an end to the preliminary process of crafting his economic team. It has been,...

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Et Tu, Obama?: The Choice of Rick Warren Is Unacceptable

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

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Geoffrey Dunn

By selecting Rick Warren, Barack Obama has sent out the wrong message to the American people. He has betrayed not only gay and lesbian and transgendered Americans, he has betrayed us all.

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Sam Stein

Rick Warren, Obama Invocation Choice, Causing First Real Rift With Progressives

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics

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Ever since Barack Obama was elected president, the media has been pining to write a story about liberal dissatisfaction with his transition efforts. B...

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Obama Forming Progressive Team -- In White House Staff

Washington Independent | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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While liberal critics sound increasingly uneasy with President-elect Barack Obama's nominations of centrist, Clinton-era Democrats to Cabinet position...

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Sam Stein

After Obama: How Dems Can Keep Party Going

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

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Much of the sweeping victories enjoyed by the Democratic Party this November have been credited to three major catalysts: Barack Obama, for his campai...

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Netroots Activist: Obama Win Would Be Victory For "Centrist Government"

Washington Post | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama put himself on the opposite side of his party's leadership in the Senate yesterday by reversing course ...

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Will Obama Inspire a New Generation of Organizers?

Peter Dreier | Posted 07.09.2008 | Home

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Peter Dreier

Obama has already inspired young people to apply in increasing numbers to become community and workplace organizers. He may be counting on them to push him (and Congress) to live up to his progressive promise.

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Obama's Most Important Speech Was Not About Race

Sanford D. Horwitt | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Sanford D. Horwitt

Playing it safe will not win this election; the country is not merely ready for "change"; it is ready for real reform -- the word that Obama used over and over in last year's New Hampshire speech.

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Progressive Blogs DailyKos, Open Left Officially Endorse Obama

Daily Kos | Markos Moulitsas | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics

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So today the Blue Majority sites (dKos, Swing State Project, and Open Left) added Barack Obama to our ActBlue fundraising page. All three sites held v...

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