l****z
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Election '12: The one thing that can be concluded from President Obama's
sudden "evolving" support for gay marriage ahead of a big Hollywood
fundraiser is that money talks. It's how he governs. Just don't call it
democratic.
Politicians are often rightly criticized for twisting with the winds of
polls. Obama is different, and not in a good way. Instead of making
decisions based on principle — which might occasionally go against polls —
Obama's decisions are based purely on who donates the most money.
His sudden shift on gay marriage this week proves it.
He changed his stance ahead of a $40,000 a plate fundraiser at the Beverly
Hills home of movie star George Clooney where wealthy gay- and gay-oriented
donors had threatened to withhold donations, according to a Washington Post
blogger.
The Post also reported that one out of six of Obama's campaign bundlers are
gay and, as Obama declared his support for gay marriage against his previous
vague stances, it was their big money that was talking.
Now, on principle alone, it's a given that Obama has probably always favored
gay marriage based on his far-left orientation. But his most loyal
constituents — including African-American and Latino voters, along with the
majority of the voting public — are dead-set against it. That would
explain why he's always hemmed and hawed about the issue, effectively voting
"present."
In coming out for gay marriage, Obama showed that something's even more
important to him than voter sentiment — campaign donations.
This week's resounding vote against gay marriage in North Carolina, the
state that will host the 2012 Democratic convention, would seem to be reason
enough for a politician on the fence to support the voters. North Carolina'
s rejection of gay marriage is nothing special in itself — 32 gay marriage
measures have been put on state ballots, and all have failed.
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That Obama didn't heed this says a lot about how he governs. Whoever gives
him the most cash gets his agenda through, no matter what the public thinks
of it.
And this isn't the first time.
Polls show that two-thirds of the public favor building the Keystone XL
pipeline to bring Canada's tar-sands oil to U.S. refineries, a move that
would seal U.S. energy security for years and create 20,000 jobs.
Obama, who takes big money from environmental groups and wealthy activists
in favor of the same, is willing to buck the public to please those donors. | P*********0
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【在 l****z 的大作中提到】
: Posted 05/10/2012 07:07 PM ET
: Election '12: The one thing that can be concluded from President Obama's
: sudden "evolving" support for gay marriage ahead of a big Hollywood
: fundraiser is that money talks. It's how he governs. Just don't call it
: democratic.
: Politicians are often rightly criticized for twisting with the winds of
: polls. Obama is different, and not in a good way. Instead of making
: decisions based on principle — which might occasionally go against polls —
: Obama's decisions are based purely on who donates the most money.
: His sudden shift on gay marriage this week proves it.
| y****t
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成功率应该更大一点...
【在 P*********0 的大作中提到】
: 靠，说得好像若慕你不收钱似的
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: ★ 发自iPhone App: ChineseWeb - 中文网站浏览器
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★ 发自iPhone App: ChineseWeb - 中文网站浏览器
【在 y****t 的大作中提到】
: 哈,
: 给你个建议哈,你老在sex版蹲点,还不如去发哥版找一夜情,
: 成功率应该更大一点...
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