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May 14 - Obama named ‘The First ? President’ on Newsweek magazine cover; creates controversy - ThatHustle.com
President Obama on the cover of Newsweek following his announcement in support of ? marriage.
Newsweek isn’t going to let Time win without a fight.
In the battle for most controversial cover of the week, Newsweek fired back at Time magazine’s now-infamous breastfeeding mom image by putting President Barack Obama under a rainbow halo with the tagline "The First ? President."
Last week, Obama officially announced his support for same-sex marriage, becoming the first sitting president in U.S. history to do so.
The cover story, written by openly ? Newsweek contributor Andrew Sullivan, has yet to be released in full, but the magazine posted an excerpt on why the writer believes the president's move to support same-sex marriage was not just a political ploy.
Sullivan draws comparisons between Obama's biracial upbringing and the experience of ? who grow up in heterosexual families.
President Obama's announcement to support same-sex marriage came after Vice President Biden unexpectedly stated his view that ? people should be able to legally marry.
Newsweek's Obama issue comes days after Time magazine made headlines with a cover featuring 26-year-old, Jamie Lynn Grumet, breast-feeding her 3-year-old son.
Source: NY Daily News
May 14 - Obama named ‘The First ? President’ on Newsweek magazine cover; creates controversy - ThatHustle.com
President Obama on the cover of Newsweek following his announcement in support of ? marriage.
Newsweek isn’t going to let Time win without a fight.
In the battle for most controversial cover of the week, Newsweek fired back at Time magazine’s now-infamous breastfeeding mom image by putting President Barack Obama under a rainbow halo with the tagline "The First ? President."
"Obama's earned every stripe in this haloed rainbow,” Newsweek’s editor-in-chief Tina Brown wrote on Twitter.
Last week, Obama officially announced his support for same-sex marriage, becoming the first sitting president in U.S. history to do so.
"I've just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married," Obama told ABC News.
The cover story, written by openly ? Newsweek contributor Andrew Sullivan, has yet to be released in full, but the magazine posted an excerpt on why the writer believes the president's move to support same-sex marriage was not just a political ploy.
"When you step back a little and assess the record of Obama on ? rights, you see, in fact, that this was not an aberration. It was an inevitable culmination of three years of work," Sullivan writes.
Sullivan draws comparisons between Obama's biracial upbringing and the experience of ? who grow up in heterosexual families.
"He had to discover his black identity and then reconcile it with his white family, just as ? discover their homosexual identity and then have to reconcile it with their heterosexual family,” Sullivan writes.
President Obama's announcement to support same-sex marriage came after Vice President Biden unexpectedly stated his view that ? people should be able to legally marry.
"I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the civil rights, all the civil liberties," Biden said on NBC's "Meet the Press" last week.
Newsweek's Obama issue comes days after Time magazine made headlines with a cover featuring 26-year-old, Jamie Lynn Grumet, breast-feeding her 3-year-old son.
Source: NY Daily News
May 14 - Obama named ‘The First ? President’ on Newsweek magazine cover; creates controversy - ThatHustle.com
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President Obama just publicly expressed support for ? marriage in an ABC interview with Robin Roberts.
"I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don't Ask Don't Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married."
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Re-elect this man. Obama is the greatest president to ever do it.
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Lol. not quite^
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This will sway alot of voters but I will take what obama says with a grain of salt
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Nah, he isn't the greatest but I like Obama because he isn't afraid to say what he wants. He tip toes to test the waters and gather his thoughts based on that, then he speaks on whatever subject. He's smart too, a lot of swayed voters for him now.
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no surprise who made this thread.
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he fukin up
i think blacks are a little more conservative than that -
earth two superman wrote: »no surprise who made this thread.
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Re-elect this man. Obama is the greatest president to ever do it.
LOL not even close, but I personally believe anyone should marry who they want. Obama is trying to lure his base back to him and it just might work for some. He's gonna alienate some of his more religious supporters though, so it's a win some, lose some situation. -
Good for him. Word to Andrew Sullivan.
It was just embarrassing at this point, the whole "my position is evolving" talking point fooled literally no-one and just made him look like a ?lordhonka2 wrote: »he fukin up
i think blacks are a little more conservative than that
Pan-African Culture is homophobic as ? , but ? ain't gonna suddenly hate on Obeezy cuz he finally co-signed ? marriage. I think its safe to say that the most unpopular Obama decision among blacks will always be Libya. Which is hilarious, because that was simply a case of smart dumb ? catchin feelings.
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Swiffness! wrote: »Good for him. Word to Andrew Sullivan.
It was just embarrassing at this point, the whole "my position is evolving" talking point fooled literally no-one and just made him look like a ?lordhonka2 wrote: »he fukin up
i think blacks are a little more conservative than that
Pan-African Culture is homophobic as ? , but ? ain't gonna suddenly hate on Obeezy cuz he finally co-signed ? marriage. I think its safe to say that the most unpopular Obama decision among blacks will always be Libya. Which is hilarious, because that was simply a case of smart dumb ? catchin feelings.
I agree for the most part, I don't think the Black community is suddenly going to abandon him, although most Blacks polled are opposed to ? marriage. Regardless, most Black people in America are not religious at all, and religion is the main reason so many in America and the world hate ? marriage. Because of this, Obama will still carry the Black vote. He'll suffer some backlash though for sure.
As far as Libya is concerned, it was still a very stupid decision for Obama to bomb Libya. It was a waste of money and it strengthened Al Qaeda and other "terrorist" groups that Obama claims to fight against. America is bankrupt beyond belief, wasting billions for a campaign that didn't do much to help America's image worldwide was ? dumb as hell. -
atlanta got his back
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Political gamble, but it was time someone took it on...he voiced his support, but will let the States make their own, final decisions.
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Swiffness! wrote: »Good for him. Word to Andrew Sullivan.
It was just embarrassing at this point, the whole "my position is evolving" talking point fooled literally no-one and just made him look like a ?lordhonka2 wrote: »he fukin up
i think blacks are a little more conservative than that
Pan-African Culture is homophobic as ? , but ? ain't gonna suddenly hate on Obeezy cuz he finally co-signed ? marriage. I think its safe to say that the most unpopular Obama decision among blacks will always be Libya. Which is hilarious, because that was simply a case of smart dumb ? catchin feelings.
the average ? cant even find libya on the map bruh. you think he/she gives a ? ? -
well, at least taking a stand is better than going on for four years of having an "evolving" opinion. its funny tho that he was gonna try to make a big deal about it at the DNC, but Biden backed him into a corner and he had to speak on it sooner than he wanted to.
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LOL
Wonder what the dinners like,
"So, uh, Joe, uh, we agreed we would... wait to speak about...? marriage" -
? lost my vote with this ?
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San Francisco got his back
fixed for historical accuracy!LOL
Wonder what the dinners like,
"So, uh, Joe, uh, we agreed we would... wait to speak about...? marriage"
I know right I betcha he called him like "WTF are you doing?"
But if you surprised by this, You been living under a rock!
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Obama ? up again, the Monogamous comment almost seems like a swipe at Romney. If he really wanted to ? up the status quo and gain support from different bases cosign Polygamous marriage, the Mormons, the Islamic world and pimps everywhere would have to give him new looks. The ? vote was already his all this is meant to do is distract from real issues like the passage of HR347...
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what could MAYBE hurt him is if it contributes to people not being motivated to vote and thus hurting turnout, but beyond that, most people angry about this weren't going to vote for him anyway.kingblaze84 wrote: »Because of this, Obama will still carry the Black vote. He'll suffer some backlash though for sure.
on the other hand, saying it like this is sort of a cop-out, especially if he doesn't have a consistently federalist attitude towards other issues (say, medical marijuana)ThatDamnJay wrote: »Political gamble, but it was time someone took it on...he voiced his support, but will let the States make their own, final decisions.
but taking a stand is something, to be sure
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only ? 's feelings were hurt by this post any one who wants to have a harem without having to worry about the haters who can only knock a single person ? with their lives. Pack of Wolves, Pride of Lions, Sultans Harem, Mormons Sister wives, Macks Team, etc... >>>>>> tooty fruity in the booties wanting to wed so they can get ? in the divorce later and further curb population growth...Soloman the Wise wrote: »Obama ? up again, the Monogamous comment almost seems like a swipe at Romney. If he really wanted to ? up the status quo and gain support from different bases cosign Polygamous marriage, the Mormons, the Islamic world and pimps everywhere would have to give him new looks. The ? vote was already his all this is meant to do is distract from real issues like the passage of HR347...
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I think it will sway a lot of black religious votes away from Obama. I honestly don't know how to feel about him coming out with this. Why doesn't he just favor rights for ANY adult who wants to marry ANYONE as long as they are of sound mind??? What I'm getting at is this, how can you exclude other groups of people who may want to marry someone that the majority of society turns their noses up to such as a sister & brother who may want to marry (rare I know but there are relationships amongst siblings or close relatives that go beyond what's normal) or men or women who would like to have more that one husband or wife??? I'm just saying we have people out here who go on and on about equal rights, civil rights, etc. but in the case of marriage if the door is going to be opened up for ? people to marry because of love shouldn't Obama be just as supportive for the rights of any other couple who wants to get married???Got iT Por Barato wrote: »This will sway alot of voters but I will take what obama says with a grain of salt
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I think it will sway a lot of black religious votes away from Obama. I honestly don't know how to feel about him coming out with this. Why doesn't he just favor rights for ANY adult who wants to marry ANYONE as long as they are of sound mind??? What I'm getting at is this, how can you exclude other groups of people who may want to marry someone that the majority of society turns their noses up to such as a sister & brother who may want to marry (rare I know but there are relationships amongst siblings or close relatives that go beyond what's normal) or men or women who would like to have more that one husband or wife??? I'm just saying we have people out here who go on and on about equal rights, civil rights, etc. but in the case of marriage if the door is going to be opened up for ? people to marry because of love shouldn't Obama be just as supportive for the rights of any other couple who wants to get married???Got iT Por Barato wrote: »This will sway alot of voters but I will take what obama says with a grain of salt
Good point....polygamy should be legal if we allow ? marriage. -
tyler perry got his back
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Nicki Minaj, Lil B, Lady Gaga, Jay Z, Puffy, Queen Latifah and Dr. Dre all are orgnaizing a fundraiser now in support...
