[lbo-talk] BHO's evolution on SSM

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Tue Jan 13 14:51:53 PST 2009


On Tue, 13 Jan 2009, Susie Bright was quoted:


> <http://susiebright.blogs.com/susie_brights_journal_/2009/01/obama-loved-gay-marriage-rights-once-upon-a-time.html>
>
> Obama Loved Gay Marriage Rights... Once Upon a Time
>
> CHICAGO - During his run for Illinois state Senate in 1996, Barack Obama
> stated his unequivocal support for gay marriage, according to an exclusive
> story in the Jan. 14, 2009 Windy City Times newspaper.
>
> (that's tomorrow, so i don't have a link yet...I wanted to share this
> press release from Tracy Baim with you right away.

We shall see. Just for the record though, 1996 was when Obama came out against DOMA and said he would unequivocally oppose any attempt to amend the US constitution to make marriage between gays impossible.

Which sounds great but isn't the same as stating unequivocal support for gay marriage. Rather it's the same position he's got now.

Michael



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