Comments on: Reporters hammer Carney on marriage, Biden’s remarks http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/05/07/reporters-hammer-carney-on-marriage-bidens-remarks/ the gay community's news source Sat, 25 May 2013 21:16:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: GayTitle: World LGBT News » HISTORIC: Obama endorses marriage equality http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/05/07/reporters-hammer-carney-on-marriage-bidens-remarks/#comment-48488 GayTitle: World LGBT News » HISTORIC: Obama endorses marriage equality Tue, 15 May 2012 17:46:38 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=40397#comment-48488 [...] Monday, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney faced a barrage of questions on Biden’s remarks and Obama’s views o…. Why does the president oppose same-sex marriage? If everyone thinks the president supports [...]

]]> By: brian http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/05/07/reporters-hammer-carney-on-marriage-bidens-remarks/#comment-48177 brian Tue, 08 May 2012 17:58:56 +0000 http://www.washingtonblade.com/?p=40397#comment-48177 The problem is that the president’s ‘campaign bus’ — just as in 2008 — wants to be on both sides of critical LGBT issues like an ENDA Executive Order and marriage equality for LGBT families. But Americans have moved much farther and faster on both issues since Obama’s 2008 campaign.

Obama’s campaign operatives just don’t get that. Their stance looks increasingly goofy and hypocritical to the WH press corps because it IS goofy and hypocritical.

Many thanks to the Blade and others for relentlessly raising these issues with the White House.

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