{"id":5318,"date":"2012-05-09T14:02:38","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T19:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freethoughtblogs.com\/xblog\/?p=3334"},"modified":"2012-05-09T14:02:38","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T19:02:38","slug":"obama-endorses-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/09\/obama-endorses-same-sex-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"OBAMA ENDORSES SAME SEX MARRIAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Right here, look!<\/p>\n<p><object name=\"kaltura_player_1336589601\" id=\"kaltura_player_1336589601\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" allowNetworking=\"all\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" height=\"221\" width=\"392\" data=\"http:\/\/cdnapi.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/0_f8nyypns\/uiconf_id\/6501142\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\"\/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\"\/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/cdnapi.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/0_f8nyypns\/uiconf_id\/6501142\"\/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"referer=http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/video\/obama-sex-marriage-legal-16312940&#038;autoPlay=false&#038;playerSize=392x221\"\/><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\">video platform<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_management\">video management<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/solutions\/video_solution\">video solutions<\/a><br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_publishing\">video player<\/a><\/object><\/p>\n<p>People around the blogosphere are griping about this. They don&#8217;t like it.  They are saying things like &#8220;it should have happened sooner&#8221; or &#8220;why didn&#8217;t he do this sooner&#8221; or &#8220;I&#8217;m still mad&#8221; or &#8220;oh, that&#8217;s just becuase it became obvious that he had to change is position for political reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The first most obvious fact about any political change like this is that it should have happened sooner. Congratulations for noticing that, you should get a PhD in political science.  The second most obvious fact about an issue like this is that actual politicians who are actually elected to non-trivial office play the politics.  Thank you for noticing this.  Maybe you should write a book about it.<\/p>\n<p>So, what is the next step? I suggest continuing to gripe about how long it took, devaluing the event as a political move so it becomes less important, that sort of thing.  We wouldn&#8217;t want a very positive and hopeful statement by the most powerful and influential person on the planet to lead to anything good, right?<\/p>\n<p>Or, maybe you could take advantage of the situation.  Make this into something other than a mere chance for all of us to show off our political wit!  <\/p>\n<p>So, what <em>is<\/em> the next step? <\/p>\n<p>How about working with the momentum! Try to get the Dems to turn this into a stronger push for election season, a stronger backlash against NC&#8217;s boneheaded move, stronger support for action against currently proposed anti-gay legislation or constitutional change!<\/p>\n<p>Or what?  Do you have other suggestions?  Let&#8217;s have them! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Right here, look! video platform video management video solutions video player People around the blogosphere are griping about this. They don&#8217;t like it. 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