Michelle Obama denies supporting gay marriage

Source: Politco

First lady Michelle Obama’s office on Tuesday quickly shot down the suggestion that she has ever publicly voiced support for same-sex marriage, a policy her husband opposes even as the left pressures him to take a stand.

“Mrs. Obama has never made any public statements about same-sex marriage,” her communications director, Kristina Schake, said in an email to POLITICO.

The response comes after former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, a Democrat, suggested Monday night on CNN that Barack and Michelle Obama may not have the same opinion about gay marriage. McGreevey said of the president: “If he could only listen to Michelle more often” when it comes to his stance on same-sex marriage.

McGreevey, who is now openly gay, gave up the governorship in 2004 after revealing that he’d had an affair with a man.



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Straddling the fence may be electorally sound for 2012, but it is painful to hear.

From the campaign in 2008:
"Obama told MTV he believes marriage is "between a man and a woman" and that he is "not in favor of gay marriage."
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/11/obama-on-mtv-i.html

She is still opposed to gay marriage - regardless of how you split the hair.


So disappointed in the Obamas. I should be old enough to know that all politicians are basically the same - opportunistic animals that will do what it takes to keep the gravy train rolling.


On the other hand - the 1st Lady should be able to rise above politics and state what is right. I am saddened that this wonderful woman (still got mad love for her and the President - just disappointed) would not stand up for what is right.

No better than Bachmann.

Thanks for clearing that up, Michelle.

To each his or her own...

for "ex-gay" hate preacher Donnie McClurkin, known to many as the man who called for open warfare against gay people during a 700 Club appearance, accusing gay people of 'trying to kill our children'.
So we know where she stands.

more narrow view on what equality means... A study of african studies and law should broaden ones knowledge and lead one to know that ones differences should not block them from equal rights...

of her children are gay?

What kind of parents would take their own children's rights away?

I'm a hairsbreadth from making a decision to not vote for Obama right now.

is not indication of stating she is opposed to it. As noted in a post above, during the 2008 campaign she did make a statement that apparently approved of eliminating both DOMA and DADT.

In today's political climate, anything the president OR the first lady says is immediately opposed by the (R)s. Keeping quiet is a smarter way to see it move forward.

Offensive bullshit. Silence = Death. Knowledge = Life. That is a phrase famous in the history of our community. And they have not kept quiet, he says he's against equality because they are Christians, they both anointed one of the most hate filled 'ministers' of the disgraceful 'ex gay movement' as surrogate, and both defended the vicious words that man is infamous for. That is not 'keeping quiet' that is being on the other side of history.

that both the president and the first lady speak out in support of marriage equality which would immediately signal Republicans who may be leaning toward that opinion to strongly oppose it. Have you missed the truth that Republicans oppose anything that comes even close to being supported by this president? Is that more acceptable to you? In this political atmosphere, knowledge of where the president stands may actually be more of a death knell than silence is.

He may be personally opposed to marriage equality, but he has governed otherwise. Oh, and btw...Christians are not automatically opposed to equality. Far from it.

I was disappointed with his choice of homophobe McClurken to "preside" at his inauguration as well, but I have not seen any "surrogacy" from him since then. I assume that it is he to whom you are referring?

And then there's an election after that one, and an election after that one....

anything anywhere near . Please do not put words in my mouth. If you think that an endorsement from the president will not effect the cause adversely, you haven't been listening. The Republicans will oppose anything this president endorses. Is that what you would prefer?

her public statement:

“Barack believes that we must fight for the world as it should be, a world where together we work to reverse discriminatory laws like DOMA and ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’” she said at a 2008 fundraiser. “The world as it is should be one that rejects discrimination of all kinds.”

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today's math problem:

if:

variable: Barack = 'fight for world as it should be'
variable: 'as it should be' = rejects discrimination of all kinds
variable: DOMA = 'discriminatory law'

- THEN -

Barack and Michelle believe DOMA should be rejected

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I say, technically she has made a public statement about same-sex marriage...

and just like in math, one always must use the most direct and elegant equation. Add to that the fact that the Obamas base their religious objections to equality on a faith that demands unerring exactitude in speech, forbids spin of any sort, and puts absolute responsibility on the speaker to speak clearly, the very idea of proposing that a string of nonsense words adds up to support is starkly hypocritical and also just false.
Equal is equal. Bullshit is bullshit.

He's no Franklin and she's no Eleanor.

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She'd be criticized heavily. But since it is St. Michelle, many on here will give her a free pass.


I won't.


FUCK HER AND HER BIGOTRY. SHE AND HER BIGOTED HUSBAND CAN GO TO HELL.

by some goons in the white house to make that statement. Sometimes I wonder how so many African americans with full knowlege of he struggles we have endured want to deny other of the right to marry.

This is just sad

“Mrs. Obama has never made any public statements about same-sex marriage,”

:puke:

the only word for it. :puke:

C'est assez.

But, yes, "straddling the fence" is an accurate description.

I realize they are trying to appease both sides of the fence but they need to make a choice. I think the benefit of having the GLBT community strongly supporting you in the elections would far outweigh the votes he might lose if the Obamas came out in support of marriage equality.

I mean the states that would most oppose a pro-marriage equality stance probably wouldn't go for Obama in the first place.

Get off the damn fence.

what's the problem with adding, "but the First Lady does support equal rights and believes everyone should have equal access to marriage and its benefits"?

One is more important than the other and should be emphasized. Should it be really, "We never said we'd support same-sex marriage"?

Sad when our politicians are so afraid of what the idiot section of the country thinks (and the TPTB can hold against them later on) and can't drop a bit of truth, that we all have the same rights, privileges and how wrong it is to deny any citizen those rights and privileges.

ETA: Then we have people like Clarence Thomas' queen teabagging wife who can parade around & start teabag chapters with no fear of any repercussions.

Very difficult to be the President's family. I bet they all favor marriage equality and don't want to make him look like a bigot.

great.