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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Posted on Advocate.com February 02, 2011
Could Barbara Bush Hurt Obama?
By Advocate.com Editors
Writer LZ Granderson welcomes Barbara Bush's support for marriage equality,
but he thinks the former First Daughter's words are going to make current
President Barack Obama's stance seem out of touch.
Granderson wrote that Bush's 22-second public service announcement is just
one of many similar statements that have come from prominent Republicans (
like former Vice President Dick Cheney, former First Lady Laura Bush and
Cindy McCain, wife of Sen. John McCain) since Obama took office.
However, he wrote on CNN, Republicans could use marriage equality as a
contentious issue for the 2012 presidential election.
"It's a brilliant scenario for conservatives because once again the
Republican Party is positioned to dictate the national conversation on a
matter of importance," he wrote. "If the 112th Congress is unable to tout an
improved economy or jobs within the next 10 to 12 months, a presidential
candidate may be able to resurrect the gay marriage debate to help fuel a
run at the White House. This is why in 1996, Illinois State Senate candidate
Obama said, "I favor legalizing same-sex marriages," but the 2008
presidential candidate Obama uttered no such words. In fact, despite all the
good he has done, the best Obama can say about the all-important marriage
equality debate is his opinion is evolving." |
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