Tag Archives: Barack Obama

World Net Daily is thrilled about a poll released yesterday in which 26% of those surveyed claimed that they believe President Obama is or might be the Anti-Christ.

Yesterday President Obama spoke with the nation’s two largest Spanish-language networks regarding this week’s marriage cases before the Supreme Court.  Speaking to Univision: “I never predict what the court will do. But I used to teach constitutional law, and there is certainly a strong basis for determining that in this age, given what we now know, given the changes that …

With the theme song from Golden Girls.

Today President Obama signed the Violence Against Women Act, which includes lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women among its protections. Another group now protected under the bill is Native American women, who previously had no legal recourse when assaulted on tribal lands by men who are not Native American. Obama: “When I sign this bill, that ENDS.” In the below clip …

“To the 7,001,084 Californians who exercised their constitutional right to protect marriage, the President’s decision is a deep betrayal of the democratic process and America’s identity of political diversity. Making matters worse, the President’s plan for disenfranchising these millions of voters is bringing the full weight of the government to bear against its own people! By enlisting the Justice Department, …

Watch this. (Via Think Progress)

Last night the Obama administration filed a Supreme Court brief supporting the repeal of DOMA. In its brief the U.S. bluntly declares: “Section 3 of DOMA violates the fundamental constitutional guarantee of equal protection. “The law denies to tens of thousands of same-sex couples who are legally married under state law an array of important federal benefits that are available …

Andy Towle provides the text of the president’s response: “The solicitor general is still looking at this. I have to make sure that I’m not interjecting myself too much into this process particularly when we’re not a party to the case. I can tell you, though, obviously my personal view, which is that I think that same-sex couples should have …

“We will ensure equal treatment for all service members, and equal benefits for their families – gay and straight. We will draw upon the courage and skills of our sisters and daughters, because women have proven under fire that they are ready for combat. We will keep faith with our veterans – investing in world-class care, including mental health care, …

(Via Good As You)

RELATED: Today White House spokesman Jay Carney talked about the president’s support for an LGBT-inclusive plan. “The President believes that it should be included and that should come as no surprise,” Carney said. “As we’ve said all along, this is consistent with the principles he has laid out over the last four years. And the President has long believed that …

Today President Obama will introduce his immigration reform plan and LGBT couples are expected to be included. However, gay immigration is not addressed in the Senate plan. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: A Democratic source said: “Same-sex couples will be part of his proposal.” A second source confirmed that, unlike the Senate framework released Monday, same-sex bi-national couples — those …

Pay attention to the slight ribbing at the end about a possible 2016 Clinton bid. This clip may not last on YouTube, so watch it now.

The National Gay & Lesbian Task Force is holding its 25th annual Creating Change conference in Atlanta this week. Moments ago they played the below video message from President Obama. You can watch today’s goings-on at the NGLTF live video stream.

Nate Silver yesterday contemplated the place that President Obama might one day hold among the presidents that historians consider to be the “greatest.” As common sense might dictate — and as the statistics will also reveal — it is far too soon to conclude very much about this. Second-term presidents may be derided as lame ducks, but it is often …

From the Liberty News Network, the clip below is making the rounds this week on many wingnut sites.