When your enemy or opponent makes a critical error, that could take them out of play, you are normally happy or elated.
It would then stand to reason that Republicans should be happy about Obama recently "evolving" on the subject of marriage equality. They should be delighted that their opponent has "shot himself in the foot" and could lose votes and ultimately the 2012 election. Are they happy? No, quite the contrary, they are furious!
Why do they have so much anger over their opponent taking a stand on a volatile issue which could hand them the election? Could it be that deep inside their hearts they know that marriage equality is really the right thing for all Americans? Perhaps.
When both parties were against marriage equality, Republicans really didn't have to deal with the issue. Choosing a Democrat or a Republican didn't have any substantive affect on LGBT relationships.
Now the leader of the free world has taken a courageous stance for marriage equality and Republicans are livid! Why? Because they are suddenly being forced to go on the record to try to justify their bigotry and explain why they believe a portion of Americans should not have the same rights as everyone else.
Even church pastors are starting to say, "How can I tell my congregation that I believe in equal rights… except for those people?"
Will Obama lose votes? I don't think so, because people who don't like and didn't vote for him still won't. This doesn't really change anything for them, but for non-traditional families who were feeling slighted and discriminated against by the him… being acknowledged as a legitimate part of society makes all the difference in the world.
LGBT people are not aliens. They are your brothers, your sisters, your friends, your coworkers, your teachers, your firefighters, your police officers, and yes sometimes even your mother or father. They don't want "special" rights, they just want the SAME rights.
Isn't it time we stop trying to find reasons to hate and attack each other and focus on living, loving, and caring for each other, even with our differences?
It would then stand to reason that Republicans should be happy about Obama recently "evolving" on the subject of marriage equality. They should be delighted that their opponent has "shot himself in the foot" and could lose votes and ultimately the 2012 election. Are they happy? No, quite the contrary, they are furious!
Why do they have so much anger over their opponent taking a stand on a volatile issue which could hand them the election? Could it be that deep inside their hearts they know that marriage equality is really the right thing for all Americans? Perhaps.
When both parties were against marriage equality, Republicans really didn't have to deal with the issue. Choosing a Democrat or a Republican didn't have any substantive affect on LGBT relationships.
Now the leader of the free world has taken a courageous stance for marriage equality and Republicans are livid! Why? Because they are suddenly being forced to go on the record to try to justify their bigotry and explain why they believe a portion of Americans should not have the same rights as everyone else.
Even church pastors are starting to say, "How can I tell my congregation that I believe in equal rights… except for those people?"
Will Obama lose votes? I don't think so, because people who don't like and didn't vote for him still won't. This doesn't really change anything for them, but for non-traditional families who were feeling slighted and discriminated against by the him… being acknowledged as a legitimate part of society makes all the difference in the world.
LGBT people are not aliens. They are your brothers, your sisters, your friends, your coworkers, your teachers, your firefighters, your police officers, and yes sometimes even your mother or father. They don't want "special" rights, they just want the SAME rights.
Isn't it time we stop trying to find reasons to hate and attack each other and focus on living, loving, and caring for each other, even with our differences?
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