Andrew Sullivan's blog: A reader writes about Obama's speech at "historically black" NCCU

When the discussion turned toward how to deal with AIDS:

"I think John {Edwards'} prescriptions are right. I would add the issue of prevention -- involves education. And one of the things that we've got to overcome -- (applause) -- one of the things we've got to overcome is a stigma that still exists in our communities. We don't talk about this. We don't talk about it in the schools. Sometimes we don't talk about it in the churches. It has been an aspect of sometimes homophobia that we don't address this issue as clearly as it needs to be."

This may not have gotten much play in the media at the time because he said this just moments befor Hillary Clinton hit it out of the park with the best sound byte of the night: "You know, it is hard to disagree with anything that has been said, but let me just put this in perspective. If HIV/AIDS were the leading cause of death of white women between the ages of 25 and 34, there would be an outraged outcry in this country. (Cheers, applause.)"

But Obama has been speaking against homophobia and doing it in front of non-gay audience - it just hasn't gotten much attention until recently.

. . .anything he does on behalf of the gay community. Everyone who is outraged over the McClurkin issue has every right to be, buy its just ridiculous to go so far as to paint Obama as anti-gay.

BUT one big PANDER-FEST. :crazy:

It wasn't like they were blindsided by this.

He was given all the time in the world to spew his homophobic filth. And not a single Obama staffer did a thing about it.

I call that tacit approval

for speaking out against homophobia in front of black audiences makes jonnyblitz sound like just another jonnyonenote.

You've made me proud. :applause:

clown and letting him sprew 1/2 of homophobic filth at one of their fundraisers?

Obama should practice what he preaches.

Source: http://washblade.com/2007/11-2/news/national/11496.cfm

. . .its disgusting but true. Two different standards.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3678121

and he'LL choose not to see this to keep his pathetic defenses up.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3678121&mesg_id=3678121


Not to mention that of all the other But Hillary did it tooooooooooooooo people.

I can't begin to figure out why that is considering how many views it's had, how long it's been up, and the fact that it's on the Greatest Page. :shrug:

"Nobody says anything about Hillaryyyyyyy." over and over again.

But then when somebody says something about Hillary they have nothing to say. It boggles the mind.

Unlike Clinton and Obama, Richardson has actually made homophobic statements.

I don't have a problem with any of them. All have good records on supporting LGBT rights
and I'd be comfortable supporting any of them over a Republican in 2008.

I think Sullivan has more credibility than most pundits because he was willing to admit he made a mistake on supporting Bush. He dismantled Clark's argument in support of Hillary pretty effectively.

I don't forget or forgive these words easily:

"decadent left enclaves on the coasts may well mount a fifth column"

:shrug:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sullivan

"In May 2001, Village Voice columnist Michael Musto said that Sullivan had anonymously posted advertisements for bareback sex (anal sex without a condom) on America Online and the now-defunct website barebackcity.com. Subsequently, the Italian-American journalist and activist Michelangelo Signorile wrote about the scandal in a front-page article in the New York gay magazine LGNY, igniting a storm of controversy. Later, in a defiant blog post titled 'Sexual McCarthyism: An article no one should have to write', Sullivan confirmed the allegations while arguing that the matters covered by the controversy were private and should not have been put into the public domain by his critics."

But, of course, Bill Clinton was "reckless"...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities. I know, I used to be a faculty member at an HBCU!