With Due Respect Barack, you are not a Fierce Advocate for LGBT Rights.

[MadBadger]

Yes, I think you will do great things for LGBT Americans and I while I dont agree with your choice of Warren, I'm not going to destroy you over this because this has nothing to do with how you will run this country...BUT

But, you as long as you and others in Washington are against gay marriage, which there a lot of, even in The Democratic Party, yyou are not a fierce advocate for LGBT rights at all.

I can never understand why so many of our democratic leaders like Biden and Clinton are against gay marriage. I really would have thought they were better than this.

[crappyjazz]

1. He is apparently a "fierce advocate" when he needs votes and money

otherwise, not so much

[Joe the Revelator]

17. Proof? THe LGBT community has been pissed off at Obama the entire campaign

[polichick]

2. They're chickenshits - plain and simple.

[TomInTib]

3. Did he ever claim to be a "Fierce Advocate"?

I didn't pay that much attention to the Campaign Season, but I am sure I would have seen that on DU.

[MadBadger]

6. He did today

[TomInTib]

10. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

I wasn't attempting to play Devil's Advocate, I simply wanted to know.

Tom

[Solon]

8. One of his reactions to the Warren issue was claiming to be a "Fierce Advocate"

Straight from his mouth, so to speak.

[marmar]

4. "I can never understand why so many of our democratic leaders ... are against gay marriage."

Political expediency (or political cowardice, if you will). ....... As long as they perceive the majority of Americans to be against same-sex marriage, they won't endorse it. What they fail to realize is that they can set the tone. A charismatic leader can pull people (not the die-hard bigots obviously) along with him/her.

[Bravehammer]

5. Do you really think that those of us expressing our fierce disagreement

about choosing Warren are destroying Obama? Have you even considered the possibility that Obama not only expected this response, but that he was aiming for it?

edit spelling

[mwei924]

11. Can't see how he wouldn't have predicted this response..

I'm still not sure what exactly he's aiming at, but I assume that one of his first big issues after being inaugurated will be something that he needs to pick off some evangelical/conservative support for. Maybe it's health care, which evangelicals are not really hostile to.

But still.. getting your liberal base all riled up accomplishes the "standing up the party" and "reaching out" feel.

[Bravehammer]

13. We've been Sista Soulja'd.

[Cali_Democrat]

7. A majority of people in this country oppose gay marriage

From kentucky to florida to california, people have voted to take certain rights away from gays with gay marriage bans. It's sad, but it's reality.

Our leaders say they oppose gay marriage because they want to be elected.

A majority of this country seems to oppose gay marriage and it would be political suicide to come out and support it.

That's why politicians like Obama, Hillary and Biden come out oppose gay marriage. Deep down I'm sure they know it's wrong, but politicians want to get elected.

[Thrill]

9. They are against it because they actually want to win

YOU WILL NEVER WIN A NATIONAL ELECTION if you say you are for it..

[MadBadger]

12. Thats an unacceptable reason

You think its okay to lie about what you believe in something as important as this to get votes? I think thats kind of spineless.

[Thrill]

14. Maybe unacceptable but its the truth. You simply can't win taking that position

Truth Hurts

[BootinUp]

15. agreed

it was campaign rhetoric.

[Neshanic]

16. The password is "Fierce". Is Tom Cruise hanging around now?