12-23-2011, 02:18 PM
fredv3b Wrote:Gingrich has been somewhat misquoted. What he said was that if a voter's single priority was marriage equality he/she should vote for Obama, but if he/she also cared about the economy, job creation, etc. then he was campaigning for his/her vote.works if your not gay
Slightly odd really as marriage equality is the one gay rights issue Gingrich and Obama agree on, they oppose it. It's just on that particular issue Gingrich isn't trying to talk out of both sides of his mouth.
some progress:
-repealing the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell rule
-early 2011 President Obama instructed the fed justice dept to not defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.
-polls show American support of same-sex marriage but a narrow majority still support the constitutional amendment that would define marriage as heterosexual. Though the idea of gay marriage had gained mainstream traction, Americans not ready to support the re write of federal laws. Obama will endorse gay marriage someday? the president is simply waiting for the country to be ready?
-Gingrich says he will enforce DOMA
-also reinstate Don't Ask, Don't Tell
-for the the third in a row US jobless claims dropped as Europe banks start to tip.