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Richard Grenell, the openly gay former Bush administration official who wa Mitt Romneys national security spokesperson for a couple weeks before resigning under pressure from social conservatives upset with his hiring, praised President Obama for publicly supporting same sex marriage Wednesday. Grenell, who is an advocate for same sex marriage, told Metro Weekly Obama deserves credit for finally taking a stand in favor of equality.
His full statement:
President Obamas decision to personally support gay marriage means he will be on the right side of history. He deserves credit for finally taking a stand in favor of equality. Nevertheless, its important to keep politicians from playing politics with a groups civil rights. Democrats and Republicans continue to calculate the political implications of their positions, and the timing of the presidents announcement suggests his position is a political move too. While the president could have evolved when the Democrats controlled the House and the Senate or even yesterday before the swing state of North Carolina voted on the issue, Republicans should also remember that young people and many Christians believe in civil equality.
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ProSense
(116,464 posts)sticking his foot in his mouth, he's shooting himself in his foot or his allies are tripping him up.
malaise
(269,024 posts)Nothing he says matters - he lied to protect Rmoney when they sent him packing for politics.
Go Cheney yourself lil Richard.
chollybocker
(3,687 posts)Until you prove that you're pulling levers for Obama and the Dems, you're nothing but a Repug rent-boy (see: GOProud, Log Cabin). No one really cares about your personal laundry list, because we aleady know it stinks, no matter how much you apoligize. Your internal conflict is Not.My.Problem.
mythology
(9,527 posts)at best this is a case of a broken clock being right twice a day. Grenell's still a useless piece of filth.