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Originally Posted by blankall
What has Obama actually done so far? You talk about bringing beliefs into the public, but I would prefer it if Obama actually did this.
Once again, Obama seems to skate around the issue. Depending on what crowd he is talking to, he always hints that he either supports the family or human rights. Never really explicitely supporting either position. Meanwhile, the gay marriage laws remain repealed.
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What do you expect him to do? With respect to this specific issue, I thought this wasn't a federal thing?
And if he is an evangelical Christian as you say, you
do want him to bring his beliefs into his job and change the constitution to define marriage to be between one man and one woman?
I never wanted to make any kind of discussion about Obama's policies or actions or inactions, I don't follow politics close enough to talk about that meaningfully.
My only point was to contrast Obama vs Palin. While Obama may change his wording depending on who he's talking to (he's a politician), I don't recall him outright saying he will change the constitution to make marriage just between a man and a woman.
I haven't heard or read anything from Obama that would indicate to me that he lets his religious beliefs, whatever they are, influence his politics.
Palin was the opposite.
I get this vibe from Harper too.. while I guess one could say that he hasn't touched same sex marriage issues because of the minority government, I really do think that if he got a majority he would still leave it alone, despite his (presumed) personal beliefs.
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Originally Posted by blankall
Hardly the great messenger of change he promised every he was.
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No politician ever lives up to the rhetoric of their campaign. Getting elected is about capturing the imagination of the unwashed masses better than your opponent, playing the media better, getting more mindshare.
An election is less like voting to decide the course the country will take for the next while and more like competing advertising campaigns between Coke and Pepsi to see who will sell more drinks next quarter.