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charlieh
13y ago
You're deliberately missing his point. None of this stuff happened until Dear Leader changed his position. Now, all of a sudden, being opposed to gay marriage is the Worst Thing Ever.
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charlieh
13y ago
So, let me get this straight: Giving money to politicians who are against same-sex marriage: bad. Actually being a politician who's against same-sex marriage: perfectly fine. Is that really your thesis here?
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charlieh
13y ago
State Senators, U.S. Senators, and sitting Presidents don't have to "donate money" to suppress rights. They have more direct mechanisms. Nice attempt to shift the goal posts, though.
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charlieh
13y ago
He wasn't "on the fence about it". He's just changed his position more often than some people change their tires. Obama was for same-sex marriage in 1996, "undecided" in 1998, opposed in 2004 and 2008, and for
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charlieh
13y ago
I would lay long odds that upwards of 90% of the U.S. citizens taking Eich to task on this thread voted for Barack Obama. So being opposed to gay marriage disqualifies you from being the CEO of a tech company, but not from being President o