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(Minneapolis Star Tribune) Interesting For the first time, the White House has reached around barriers and invited a gay family to the Easter Egg Roll   (startribune.com) divider line 119
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studebaker hoch 2009-04-11 04:26:41 PM  
Obama will legalize same-sex marriage once the economy thing has settled down.

He's got his hands full right now, and it is an issue that will keep. Couple more years, second term at the latest, look for that one and possibly a big shift on federal drug policy.

/If you're going to be a leader, lead.

 
vartian [TotalFark] 2009-04-11 04:53:18 PM  
Good for him, but it is hardly a first.

Gay families were in with Clinton, they were in with Bush, and now are in with Obama. We have been writing about it for quite some time now.

In fact, our paper was just told that it is a press pool only event, so we had a lot more access under Bush then Obama, oddly enough.

 
mordantkitten [TotalFark] 2009-04-11 05:44:07 PM  
I see what you did there, subby.

 
feckingmorons [TotalFark] 2009-04-11 07:25:00 PM  
Is the Easter Egg Roll not for children? Who cares if children are gay or not. I don't think there are a lot of gay three year olds.

Who cares if the parents are gay? Truthfully, as a staunch conservative and no-Obama voter I think this is just great. Why should the kids be the least bit concerned about their parents sex lives.

Frankly why should any of us? Leave people the feck alone.

 
Chris P. Bacon [TotalFark] 2009-04-11 08:38:42 PM  
That's just gay...

 
King Something [TotalFark] 2009-04-11 08:41:10 PM  
Fabulous!

 
shanrick [TotalFark] 2009-04-11 08:45:23 PM  
img24.imageshack.us
Thou foul gay spirits come OUT!

 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark] 2009-04-11 08:50:22 PM  
Note to self: Add eggs to the soap list.

 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark] 2009-04-11 08:55:13 PM  
Things thou shalt not bend over for for a thousand dollars, Alex

 
ninjakirby [TotalFark] 2009-04-11 09:13:21 PM  
feckingmorons: Who cares if the parents are gay?

One of the arguments against Gay Marriage that gets trotted out occasionally (more often against Gay Adoption) is having homosexual parents is somehow damaging to the kids.

So this is a pretty awesome thing regardless.

 
feckingmorons [TotalFark] 2009-04-11 11:17:55 PM  
ninjakirby: feckingmorons: Who cares if the parents are gay?

One of the arguments against Gay Marriage that gets trotted out occasionally (more often against Gay Adoption) is having homosexual parents is somehow damaging to the kids.

So this is a pretty awesome thing regardless.


Yeah, I don't really give a damn about what people think about gay parents. It beats no parents, or one crackhead prostitute parent. Since teh gays can't really have kids themselves they are probably going to adopt some kid that would be farked up anyway. I am not pro gay marriage, but since I'm not gay it really is a moot point. I just leave people alone. I think marriage is a religious thing, not a civil contract anyway.

Lots of kids are damaged by scumbag parents, the gays can't really do any worse.

 
thalassatx [TotalFark] 2009-04-11 11:42:38 PM  
studebaker hoch: Obama will legalize same-sex marriage once the economy thing has settled down.

He's got his hands full right now, and it is an issue that will keep. Couple more years, second term at the latest, look for that one and possibly a big shift on federal drug policy.



Really? I'll bet gay couples don't feel it will keep. And I do not see this President changing anything. Marriage should be allowed for any consenting adults, but Obama is too much of a coward to change that law.

 
LukewarmIQ 2009-04-12 01:24:06 AM  
studebaker hoch:
...He's got his hands full right now...


Indeed.

 
HappyLittleTree 2009-04-12 01:24:46 AM  
thalassatx: studebaker hoch: Obama will legalize same-sex marriage once the economy thing has settled down.

He's got his hands full right now, and it is an issue that will keep. Couple more years, second term at the latest, look for that one and possibly a big shift on federal drug policy.



Really? I'll bet gay couples don't feel it will keep. And I do not see this President changing anything. Marriage should be allowed for any consenting adults, but Obama is too much of a coward to change that law.


I would assume something like that gets tackled in the second term.

 
r1niceboy 2009-04-12 01:25:23 AM  
Gays are breeding?

 
kleppe 2009-04-12 01:25:29 AM  
studebaker hoch: Obama will legalize same-sex marriage once the economy thing has settled down.

I think you're confused about the powers the President has.

 
BillyWilly 2009-04-12 01:25:57 AM  
Stolen Shamelessly from "Gay Marriage Killed the Dinosaurs" group on Facebook:

Top 17 Reasons Why Gay Marriage is Wrong

17. Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.

16. Gay culture is a new fad created by the liberal media to undermine long-standing traditions. We know this is true because gay sex did not exist in ancient Greece and Rome.

15. There are plenty of straight families looking to adopt, and every unwanted child already has a loving family. This is why foster care does not exist.

14. Conservatives know best how to create strong families. That is why it is not true that Texas and Mississippi have the highest teen birthrates, and Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire have the lowest. This is a myth spread by the liberal media.

13. Marriage is a religious institution, defined by churches. This is why atheists do not marry. Christians also never get a divorce.

12. Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why our society has no single parents.

11. Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.

10. Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

9. Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.

8. Gay marriage should be decided by the people and their elected representatives, not the courts. The framers checked the courts, which represent mainstream public opinion, with legislatures created to protect the rights of minorities from the tyranny of the majority. Interference by courts in this matter is inappropriate, just as it has been every time the courts have tried to hold back legislatures pushing for civil rights.

7. Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Britany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

6. Civil unions, providing most of the same benefits as marriage with a different name are better, because "separate but equal" institutions are a good way to satisfy the demands of uppity minority groups.

5. Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.

4. Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

3. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

2. Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.

1. METEORS and VOLCANOES.

 
tzzhc4 2009-04-12 01:26:50 AM  
www.filmschoolrejects.com

"I'll bet you're the kind of guy that would fark a person in the ass and not even have the goddam common courtesy to give him a reach-around."

 
IXI Jim IXI [TotalFark] 2009-04-12 01:28:45 AM  
r1niceboy: Gays are breeding?

They apparently hatch from rainbow-colored eggs.

 
Necrosis 2009-04-12 01:28:59 AM  
Obama isn't giving everyone a unicorn and that is a little disappointing, but he is still doing things like this (and saying we aren't a Christian nation) that make me very happy to have voted for him.

/want my unicorn

 
NYZooMan 2009-04-12 01:30:55 AM  
kleppe: studebaker hoch: Obama will legalize same-sex marriage once the economy thing has settled down.

I think you're confused about the powers the President has.


Indeed. Ignorance is bliss, like change and hope.

 
EL_FABREZ 2009-04-12 01:31:58 AM  
He won't legalize it in the first term. He won't have to. He just needs to sit back and let the state's Supreme court do the work. And all the while we Joe six packs get to watch the Becks and Hannitys and Limbuaghs of the world slowly lose their grip on sanity.

 
kxs401 2009-04-12 01:33:43 AM  
zetapets.com

What a gay Easter egg may look like.

 
PickinWhiskers 2009-04-12 01:34:22 AM  
'Easter Egg Roll'. Is that what they are calling it these days?

Good for them. Some people are gay. Get the fark over it.

 
Erebus1954 2009-04-12 01:34:54 AM  
It's all okay as long as Barrack didn't invite his brother, Samson the pedophile, to this kiddie event.

 
laars 2009-04-12 01:36:56 AM  
Families can be gay?

 
IXI Jim IXI [TotalFark] 2009-04-12 01:39:10 AM  
PickinWhiskers: 'Easter Egg Roll'. Is that what they are calling it these days?

Yeah. The "Spring Salad Toss" didn't go over well last year.

 
thalassatx [TotalFark] 2009-04-12 01:42:29 AM  
HappyLittleTree:
I would assume something like that gets tackled in the second term.


You honestly think Obama, or any other President, can snap his fingers and make gay marriage legal?

Seriously? Do you believe in the Easter Bunny too?

 
kxs401 2009-04-12 01:43:24 AM  
IXI Jim IXI: PickinWhiskers: 'Easter Egg Roll'. Is that what they are calling it these days?

Yeah. The "Spring Salad Toss" didn't go over well last year.


Define "well."

/I had fun.

 
TheMiddleFinger 2009-04-12 01:44:27 AM  
ninjakirby: feckingmorons: Who cares if the parents are gay?

One of the arguments against Gay Marriage that gets trotted out occasionally (more often against Gay Adoption) is having homosexual parents is somehow damaging to the kids.

So this is a pretty awesome thing regardless.


Completely unnatural. Even anti-nature. Homosexualism is a disease or chemical imbalance. It's nature's way of saying your species needs to die off. Which I agree needs to happen. Personally, it doesn't bother me, but logically, it is wrong, imo.

 
mdeesnuts 2009-04-12 01:45:04 AM  
feckingmorons:
Yeah, I don't really give a damn about what people think about gay parents. It beats no parents, or one crackhead prostitute parent. Since teh gays can't really have kids themselves they are probably going to adopt some kid that would be farked up anyway. I am not pro gay marriage, but since I'm not gay it really is a moot point. I just leave people alone. I think marriage is a religious thing, not a civil contract anyway.

Lots of kids are damaged by scumbag parents, the gays can't really do any worse.


A-farking-men

//happy Easter everybody ;)

 
baxterdog [TotalFark] 2009-04-12 01:45:10 AM  
Hah! BillyWilly. Good job. Probably copied and pasted, but good nonetheless.

Like I have said before, I have NOT slept with 99% of the people I have met. Therefore, I do not care what your preference is.

(But do you have a cute sister?)

/Cause I like women
//women hang out with gays
///the gay friend can recommend you to women
////Yay!

 
IXI Jim IXI [TotalFark] 2009-04-12 01:47:39 AM  
laars: Families can be gay?

Sure seems that way...
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By ixijimixi

/I feel dirty

 
idsfa 2009-04-12 01:47:50 AM  
TheMiddleFinger:

Completely unnatural. Even anti-nature. Homosexualism is a disease or chemical imbalance. It's nature's way of saying your species needs to die off. Which I agree needs to happen. Personally, it doesn't bother me, but logically, it is wrong, imo.


1/10. Too old obvious.

 
HappyLittleTree 2009-04-12 01:48:10 AM  
thalassatx: HappyLittleTree:
I would assume something like that gets tackled in the second term.

You honestly think Obama, or any other President, can snap his fingers and make gay marriage legal?

Seriously? Do you believe in the Easter Bunny too?


I didn't mean that, just that pressing this issue would not be occurring now.

 
TheMiddleFinger 2009-04-12 01:50:01 AM  
idsfa: TheMiddleFinger:

Completely unnatural. Even anti-nature. Homosexualism is a disease or chemical imbalance. It's nature's way of saying your species needs to die off. Which I agree needs to happen. Personally, it doesn't bother me, but logically, it is wrong, imo.

1/10. Too old obvious.


LOL honest opinion, nothing more. Otherwise I would have mentioned something about Hussein Obama.

 
Dalar [TotalFark] 2009-04-12 01:50:48 AM  
IM A BANANA

 
skinink 2009-04-12 01:51:15 AM  
Nice to see that Tom Cruise will finally get to meet the President on Easter.

 
dbubb 2009-04-12 01:51:43 AM  
kleppe: studebaker hoch: Obama will legalize same-sex marriage once the economy thing has settled down.

I think you're confused about the powers the President has.


This. The best that Obama could do is to refuse to sign a DOMA type bill if he had an opposition congress. Marriage is regulated at the state level.

 
Snowydog 2009-04-12 01:53:10 AM  
Who really cares, honestly.

 
kxs401 2009-04-12 01:53:23 AM  
TheMiddleFinger: idsfa: TheMiddleFinger:

Completely unnatural. Even anti-nature. Homosexualism is a disease or chemical imbalance. It's nature's way of saying your species needs to die off. Which I agree needs to happen. Personally, it doesn't bother me, but logically, it is wrong, imo.

1/10. Too old obvious.

LOL honest opinion, nothing more. Otherwise I would have mentioned something about Hussein Obama.


How can homosexuality possibly be "logically" wrong? What does that even mean? Morally wrong, I understand (but don't agree with). Logic is the study of the principles of valid demonstration and inference. How does that have anything to do with the gays?

 
TheMiddleFinger 2009-04-12 01:54:52 AM  
My cousin is gay. I wish DNA testing was available back then to determine this, so he could have been aborted.....what?

 
PickinWhiskers 2009-04-12 01:55:19 AM  
IXI Jim IXI: laars: Families can be gay?

Sure seems that way...

By ixijimixi

/I feel dirty


They do all looked a bit surprised.

 
EL_FABREZ 2009-04-12 01:58:39 AM  
TheMiddleFinger: My cousin is gay. I wish DNA testing was available back then to determine this, so he could have been aborted.....what?


Just because you're a closet case, especially for your cousin, doesn't mean he should have to suffer because you're in denial about your sexuality.

 
PickinWhiskers 2009-04-12 01:59:30 AM  
TheMiddleFinger: My cousin is gay. I wish DNA testing was available back then to determine this, so he could have been aborted.....what?

My cousin is gay too. She is the smartest 'kid' I know. She also helps anyone that needs it.Hell, I will say it... nicest person I know.

To bad my aunt didn't abort her. What a waste.

 
TheMiddleFinger 2009-04-12 02:01:26 AM  
kxs401: TheMiddleFinger: idsfa: TheMiddleFinger:

Completely unnatural. Even anti-nature. Homosexualism is a disease or chemical imbalance. It's nature's way of saying your species needs to die off. Which I agree needs to happen. Personally, it doesn't bother me, but logically, it is wrong, imo.

1/10. Too old obvious.

LOL honest opinion, nothing more. Otherwise I would have mentioned something about Hussein Obama.

How can homosexuality possibly be "logically" wrong? What does that even mean? Morally wrong, I understand (but don't agree with). Logic is the study of the principles of valid demonstration and inference. How does that have anything to do with the gays?


Serves no other purpose than to masturbate, aka 'get off'. Might as well make it ok to have sex with animals and anything else then. It doesn't create life. It is simply getting your rocks off with something you're attracted to. What about those that are attracted to dead bodies? Should that be acceptable? Or how about pedophiles who want to 'get off' on children, should that be ok? Doesn't creat life. What is the limit to what is acceptable and what is not? I should have said "rational" not "logical"..... because, homosexualism isn't rational. Sorry for the confusion.

 
PickinWhiskers 2009-04-12 02:02:37 AM  
EL_FABREZ: TheMiddleFinger: My cousin is gay. I wish DNA testing was available back then to determine this, so he could have been aborted.....what?


Just because you're a closet case, especially for your cousin, doesn't mean he should have to suffer because you're in denial about your sexuality.


You are a dickhead.

 
Snowydog 2009-04-12 02:03:39 AM  
TheMiddleFinger: TheMiddleFinger

What about old people past breeding age who still feel sexually attracted to one another? They're too old to pass on their genes, so that shouldn't happen either?

So, you only have sex when you want to make a baby, because that's the only rational way to do it? OK, you're a ton of fun.

 
Oznog 2009-04-12 02:03:52 AM  
TheMiddleFinger: Serves no other purpose than to masturbate, aka 'get off'. Might as well make it ok to have sex with animals and anything else then. It doesn't create life. It is simply getting your rocks off with something you're attracted to. What about those that are attracted to dead bodies? Should that be acceptable? Or how about pedophiles who want to 'get off' on children, should that be ok? Doesn't creat life. What is the limit to what is acceptable and what is not? I should have said "rational" not "logical"..... because, homosexualism isn't rational. Sorry for the confusion.

just like those sick, sick people who are infertile, use birth control, have sex while already pregnant, or god forbid after menopause... sick sick sick! There should be a law before they destroy the sanctity of marriage.

 
Renowned transvestite sexologist 2009-04-12 02:06:03 AM  
studebaker hoch: Obama will legalize same-sex marriage once the economy thing has settled down.

Someone should tell Obama that, since he's officially against the federal government doing ANYTHING about gay marriage. For or against.

Congress has been clear on this issue already, it's a states issue.

Ironically, the party of "States RIghts" has as an official party platform to remove states rights.

 
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