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by: James Denison May 13, 2012 5:22 PM PDT

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The First Gay President

by James Denison - 5/13/12 5:22 PM

According to Newsweek. See cover.


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Black Pastors Weigh In on Obama's need for repentance.


A Pew Research
Center poll conducted in April found that 49% of African-Americans
oppose legalized same-sex marriage, compared with 39% who support it.
Among whites, by contrast, Pew found that 47% supported gay marriage,
while 43% opposed it.African-American
pastors have been prominent in the movement to ban same-sex marriage.
In North Carolina, black leaders helped lead the successful campaign for
a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage and domestic
partnerships.In
California, 70% of African-Americans supported Prop 8, the 2008 state
gay marriage ban, even though 94% of black voters in California backed
Obama.


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For a lot of years

by Diana Moderator - 5/13/12 6:50 PM

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there has been a lot of bigotry in the black community for those on the downlow. More so than in the white community.

Diana


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Just the facts please?

by KenHusveg - 5/13/12 7:52 PM

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Who is the first gay president?


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Well, James made a disclaimer that it was his idea

by Steven Haninger - 5/14/12 1:58 AM

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but you could look up James Buchanan and research for yourself. As the only unmarried president and one who can no longer answer the question himself, he's a ripe target for dirt excavation.


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James Buchanan, according to a Salon.com columnist.

by Ziks511 - 5/15/12 11:12 AM

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http://www.salon.com/2012/05/14/our_real_first_gay_president/

Newsweek has really dived into the gutter with this cover, it's pure sensationalism. They should fold their tent and follow Tucker Carlson into the abyss.


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If the transcript of the letter from Buchanan....

by Josh K - 5/15/12 11:29 AM

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......is real, then that leaves no doubt at all that he was gay, and wasn't trying very hard to hide it. Very interesting!


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In direct reply to the Southern pastors

by Ziks511 - 5/15/12 11:25 AM

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"The Vermin only teaze and pinch Their Foes superior by an Inch. So Nat'ralists observe, a Flea Hath smaller Fleas that on him prey, And these have smaller Fleas to bite 'em, And so proceed ad infinitum."

Johnathan Swift Poems II, 1733

And please don't take the term Vermin literally in this context since I certainly don't mean it that way. What I intend is to point out that it is human nature under oppression to look for some other group to attempt to oppress, or at least to bad-mouth.

Rob


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