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BumRushDaShow

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18. "When President Biden was vice president Biden he came out in favor of marriage equality"
Sat Oct 19, 2024, 07:51 AM
Oct 2024

Consider looking deeper at this.

I.e., -

Q: Who spearheaded "DOMA" (Defense of Marriage Act) and "Don't Ask Don't Tell"?
A: President Bill Clinton (D)

At the time, it initiated a LGBTQ+ "transition" period which shouldn't have had to happen if this were a "just society", but it did. Because. Homophobic Society.

Fast-forward to the next Democratic President who now needed to "transition" from Clinton's perspective, to push for an open embrace of ALL. And this is still with a society that even today, continues to be virulently homophobic.

What "played out" with Obama, with the help of Biden, was to allow the public to take the next step and "travel on that journey" with Obama to the "acceptance" that everyone IS and should always be created equal.

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Somebody should tell... Mike Nelson Oct 2024 #1
"What I find strange is, "Biden, who remains unpopular in public opinion polls..." BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #2
Yellow Journalism Roy Rolling Oct 2024 #3
What's that song by Henley? Dirty laundry. The MSM always tries to air dirty laundry, because that's what gets their onetexan Oct 2024 #4
My mom's favorite term BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #7
Yes! not fooled Oct 2024 #37
Biden grabbed the pot heckles65 Oct 2024 #55
THIS. Your ire is the righteous case against sadistic and racist media. Thank you! ancianita Oct 2024 #6
Go ahead! BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #8
Thanks. Oh, they ancianita Oct 2024 #14
yes, between this and their normalizing of that vile orange demon, I have lost any respect I had left for the MSM LymphocyteLover Oct 2024 #12
Jonathan Lemire comes to mind yorkster Oct 2024 #16
"It's like throwing Joe under the bus again and again" BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #22
Perfect description of that event. yorkster Oct 2024 #23
Yes, MSNBC helped to feed that narrative BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #25
Thank you! Dem4life1234 Oct 2024 #31
Yes, that is total BS karin_sj Oct 2024 #53
She needs to focus on winning. fightvision81 Oct 2024 #5
Voters who aren't happy with the direction displacedvermoter Oct 2024 #10
I can't recall a time The Madcap Oct 2024 #43
no, she doesn't... she is doing everything she needs to do right now just fine LymphocyteLover Oct 2024 #13
This post is filled with so many right wing attacks AZLD4Candidate Oct 2024 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author AZLD4Candidate Oct 2024 #20
I think President Biden saved the United States. Emile Oct 2024 #19
THIS, and he would have been even BETTER without Manchin and Sinema Justice matters. Oct 2024 #27
Harris' audience isn't people like you iemanja Oct 2024 #35
Absolutely! The Madcap Oct 2024 #44
You have stirred up a hornets nest hueymahl Oct 2024 #40
No, it's called smart politics crimycarny Oct 2024 #50
Smart politics would be recognizing weaknesses hueymahl Oct 2024 #51
Sorry--completely disagree crimycarny Oct 2024 #57
"The American people aren't happy with President Biden?" Well... malthaussen Oct 2024 #41
Nope--media wants a sound bite crimycarny Oct 2024 #45
A fairer question would be KS Toronado Oct 2024 #9
For the strongest economy in the world... JT45242 Oct 2024 #11
They have nothing else left to try to knock her momentum down BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #28
Yes! not fooled Oct 2024 #38
I've never seen a more disgusting media. Dem4life1234 Oct 2024 #48
While it is absolutely and intuitively obvious to the most casual observer markodochartaigh Oct 2024 #15
"When President Biden was vice president Biden he came out in favor of marriage equality" BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #18
How about when Gore and Lieberman went out displacedvermoter Oct 2024 #24
Well, of course Gore markodochartaigh Oct 2024 #42
Historical Context.... Granny Blue Oct 2024 #52
Lieberman was also picked to help in Florida, displacedvermoter Oct 2024 #58
It's like being a parent. Even if you disagree with your spouse, you maintain a united front AZLD4Candidate Oct 2024 #21
Fuck that question and the journalshits who keep it going. nt BootinUp Oct 2024 #26
Nice! Clouds Passing Oct 2024 #29
I swear I hate how these media people write stuff in news articles Dem4life1234 Oct 2024 #30
Rather than answer the question, the question should be identified as a disingenuous gotcha. hay rick Oct 2024 #32
I believe VP Harris is correct bdamomma Oct 2024 #33
President Joe Biden IS very popular, MSM is suppressing it. verargert Oct 2024 #34
I saw this. I know the guy thought he was doing his job trying to get a 'gotcha,' but you know, he PatrickforB Oct 2024 #36
Kamala is in a unique position to take advantage of Biden's accomplishments AND be the CHANGE candidate andym Oct 2024 #39
In what nation and what endeavor is it normal for a subordinate to publicly challenge their superior? bluedigger Oct 2024 #46
Mike Pence's book "So Help Me God" was published 2 years ago FakeNoose Oct 2024 #47
Good answer! "Traditional" and "normal" is good. It's the other side is the radical Kashkakat v.2.0 Oct 2024 #49
Vice President Harris Versus President Harris Baron2024 Oct 2024 #54
the media is just as mad as Trump PedroXimenez Oct 2024 #56
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