Speak Up!

President Barack Obama is not doing enough for gay Americans!

    Posted: May 19, 2009 at 1:14 pm / Email this  »

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      Hillary 2012!!!

      See Perez you should've backed Hillary all along - Hillary is all for the gays! Plus, she has more knowledge on the Presidency than Obama will ever have!



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      I THINK MOST AMERICANS ARE MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE ECONOMY.

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      Re: emireland88Re: emireland88
      Actually perez was a hillary supporter. I think barack has alot bigger problems on his plate then the gays perez. Get a life and get over it.



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      He figures that gays will stay quiet like the did when Clinton was doing nothing. Back then groups like HRC were bought by fancy lobbying lunches and turned around and told gays "Keep quiet, Clinton will help out later" Well he never did and now if Obama thought that everybody would just sit back again after the Clinton mess of DOMA he was wrong.



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      Re: emireland88
      This queen did back Hilary you dolt!



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      Why are you surprised Mario? Brown Sugar said early in his campaign that gay marriage went against his "christian beliefs." Google it.



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      I'm doing the told you so dance. He's a fake messiah.



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      There is a lot of issues in the US right now that are more important then the gay one. I guess he will get to that issue at the right time. This not a priority so back off he can't fix everything at once!!!



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      NEITHER ARE U FATSO HOMO!!!! ALL YOUR RANTS AND RAVES JUST SET YOUR MOVEMENT BACK 10 YRS!!! YEA, DOUCHE BAG… OUTING MISS CALI ONLY TO HAVE YOUR COCK BETWEEN YOUR TAIL WITH THE DONALD GIVING YOU THAT HUUUUGE LOSS!!!!! DEAL WITH IT. ….HOMO!



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      No HE IS NOT! He talked about it all during his campaign and now he fucking ignores us? We all fucking voted for him! His SILENCE on the issue needs to end!



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      Perez I am totally with you and for gay marriage, but I feel like our countries priorities are elsewhere for a good reason…we are in a crisis as a whole! I think your being hard on obama on this



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      The President isnt supportive of gay marriage, he made this clear during the campaign. He may do something small to throw you guys a bone, but what do you expect him to do? He already got your vote even though he doesnt support gay marriage, he knows you guys are stuck. Who are you going to vote for, the Republican? No, you will fall in line. So keep on whining, the Obama administration could care less. Why this is a shock to you is beyond me, he made it perfectly clear.



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      Not American or Gay, but how about supporting the average white person!



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      I think he has bigger and more important things to worry about…like the current situation in Iraq and with soldiers…the economy…etc…..Give the guy a break he hasn't even been in office a year!! Just because to YOU gay rights are the most important thing in the whole world it doesn't mean it is to other people…there are millions of other people in this country who could care less whether gay people have the right to get married or not and are more worried about how they are going to feed their family becuase they just lost their job…or about the soilders over fighting and dying for our country everyday! I think gay rights can take a little bit of a back seat to bigger and more important issues….So get over it !



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      The President does not have to do anything for Gay Rights. Why should he?



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      Enough, Perez. It's not all about the gays.
      Obama is the president of the united states, not president of gay america.
      stick to gossip.



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      man obama has other shit to worry about lije THE FRIGGIN ECONOMY and other ppl are fighting for gay rights so lay off.



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      WOW Mario,it's barely 100 + days in office and already dissapointed?
      I'm not surprised with you mario-you've always been a flipfloper!



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      HE HAS MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT YOU SELFISH M-EFER!



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      this guy is a joke. worst president EVER.



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      I think right now he has to focus on our country's current economic problems, hopefully soon he will be able to focus more attention on issues regarding equality for the LGBT community. However, I hate to say it, but I would brace yourself for some serious backpedaling/let downs. :(



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      This president hasn't done ANYTHING for ANY of America, so why should it surprise you that he's done nothing for the Gay community? All this "change" he spouted about, and nothing has changed, except we've lost MORE jobs, MORE businesses have gone under and NOTHING is being done about it.

      But, 90% of America thinks the man is the 2nd coming, so what can you do. My only comfort comes from the fact that I didn't vote for the tard. I wrote in HIllary.



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      Gonna slay your Messiah now? Yeah, your kind eats their own after electing them.



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      As a gay person, I'm more worried about if I'm going to get to keep my home than what the president thinks about my lifestyle, okay Perez? There's bigger fish to fry here.



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      Perez, you're not gonna find anyone to marry you anytime soon so stop complaining.



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      The country is in the shitter and you are crying!!!
      Your doing ok for yourself so shut it!!!



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      Re: ctry=_grl15 – Certainly you can find something interesting about yourself that you can whine about? There must be some trauma you can capitalize on? Some drama? Abused as a child? Something? Watch Gossip Girl, maybe that will provoke some ideas, otherwise, you have no voice! Sorry.



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      Ya know, Perez,

      You might want to give the man a chance. After all, he's having to bring back America from the brink of disaster (kind of like saving the Titanic from sinking using bubblegum), has to reestablish working relationships with all the leaders of the world which were damaged by the Bush administration, has to find a working model for healthcare for the millions of Americans without it, has to get a bunch of angry Catholics off his back because he supports Roe v. Wade, ad nauseum.

      Life isn't fair — no one ever said it was. And if it was, you'd be out of a job. You wouldn't be making fun of all the dumb celebrities and their screw-ups, you'd have no platform in which to open your fat mouth and screech. Get your ass out there and work for your equality like the rest who are displaced, hurting, and feel discriminated against. Get out there and speak to Obama and leave the nutcase that is Carrie Prejean to rot. She'll pass into oblivion quickly enough when you stop giving her air time. Just as Ann Coulter has, and Jerry Falwell, too (thank God).



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      it's so funny.. you had your head so far up this guys ass during the election, and now he's not doing enough for you. also, maybe realize that queers getting some attention relating to this is not exactly on the front burner of issues. the economy sucks balls (like you do) and people are much more concerned about their next paycheck and how they are going to keep their homes. figure it out pal.

      ps- how come no BS from you about Nancy Pelosi?? Had a republican been the speaker and said/done what she has done lately in regards to the CIA, you would NEVER leave that person alone. Nice reporting queer.



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      Re: Debaucherina – Brown Sugar he is: Sickening sweet. Fake messiah? Oh yea. Anyone remember Chancey the gardener?



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      Perez, You'll get more sympathy from the Republican party. He's too busy shaking hands with the enemy while Nancy Pelosi runs this country into the ground



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      Re: Margeaux – hahahahaha. Are you delusional



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      Ummm…you should not be talking about this. You are a white trash blogger.

      3 words

      Mark David Chapman



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      obama is not doing enough for americans, screw singling out the gays perez. get a life! why is it always about gay or strait with you? obama cant do shit anyway bush made sure obama would fail with the mess he left behind.



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      Fuck off Mario…he has more important things to deal with. Besides, he has said all along that it should be up to each state to decide, and that is exactly what they are doing. So get your facts straight, and go away…you are setting the gay rights movement back more and more every time you open your fat pie hole.



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      He is not going to change what he believes just because you are telling him to!

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      Better to do nothing than do what Perez is doing which is setting back the gay agenda 30 years.

    38. slgee says – reply to this


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      Re: MsMykie7
      He's been in the office for 100 days, you piece of shit.
      What the fuck is he supposed to get done in that time?
      Chances are, you'd make a shit president.



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      Barack Obama hasnt been great on a lot of things……

      Change ??? I havent seen it

      Military tribunals against them now he is for them!

      Gay in the military for it now he is seilent !

      Was against warrantless wiretapping now he is for it !

      People saying Hillary 2012 the Clintons are the worst say one thing then turn into republicans!

      Who's to Blame for turning Obama and Bill Clintons from good people to political bullshiters ?

      Rahm Emanuel
      Rahm Emanuel
      Rahm Emanuel
      Rahm Emanuel
      Rahm Emanuel

      He takes good people and turns them in bullshiters!

      Vegaslord Obama all through the election campaign said he was for full equallity for gays google it !

      He did though say he believed in Civil unions over marriage for gays!

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      Re: bongo
      Shut the fuck up, retard.
      YOU'RE the one that's delusional.



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      There are more important issues right now like the CRUMBLING FUCKING ECONOMY. What's more important…you getting your overly flamboyant douche wedding or families being able to keep their homes and feed their children?! I fucking hate you. Every other post on this blog is about something gay. You only want Adam Lambert to win because he's gay. You expect tolerance from others but have no tolerance yourself for people whose views differ from yours. Stop using this site as your platform for your homosexual agenda. People come here for celebrity gossip, not left wing politics.



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      He's not doing enough for Americans, period! You knew his view on gay marriage yet you voted for him. YOU are an idiot! There is so much shit going on this fucking country that you are worried about gay "rights". Why don't you go to Cuba and see how many fucking rights you get as a gay man. YOU ARE SETTING THE CAUSE BACK AT LEAST 10-20 YEARS EVERY FUCKING TIME YOU OPEN YOUR IGNORANT TRAP! SO STFU!!!!



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      hey perez shut up with the gay issues already. it will be dealt with when the time is right. america has wars and economy to worry about!



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      Porkez, USA is in the deepest recession since 1929, for god's sake!!!
      Stop whining!



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      Perez, you really should change your tag line from " Celebrity Juice, not from Concentrate" to "All Gay-All the Time" Do you not realize that you are actually hurting your cause by constantly harping on it? People have HUGE worries in this country. This is not one of them right now. You are clueless. Are you really so one-dimensional that you are only defined by your gayness?



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      Maybe he is more concerned with the recession or getting decent health care for everyone. You know, more important things than whether you can marry someone.

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      You say "speak up", i say SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!! You and the rest of the gay community aren't the center of the universe you know. I mean, it's not like you people are treated like slaves the way Black people were a century ago. Why is marriage so fucking important? If you love someone, just being with them should be enough. Barack Obama has more important issues he needs to solve. SO STFU ABOUT GAY RIGHTS ALREADY!!!!



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      alright people enough with the "he has other important things to fix". New Flash, he hasn't fixed anything. He is only making it worse. God you people are stupid.

      He has tripled our deficit in just 100 days and keeps asking for more. How in the world is that going to fix our economy, spending money we don't have???
      and unemployment keeps rising (that's right, that's Bush's fault)

      He hasn't confronted any country so far that has made moves, like North Korea test firing a missile, Russian moving warships into Cuba, Pakistan building ups nukes, Iran building up nukes. All he is doing is chastising Israel and America for things they have done but not giving 2 craps about our enemies. Oh that's right, he wants Iran to stop with it's nuclear program by the end of year or else (I'm sure they are terrified). By that time they will probably be done. Biden was right, they sure are testing this President and he is failing.

      He IS raising taxes. Not in your income tax people but everyday things, like cigarettes, soda, etc., so there goes his no taxes of any kind pledge.

      He wants to release terrorist from Guantanamo on US soil, yeah that's real smart…

      I could go on for days but you get my point. Just a bunch of empty promises by an empty suit who has no clue what he is doing. Thanks a lot Obama voters, idiots!!!



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      Maybe cuz he is too busy helping All AMERICANS not just one group. there are bigger problems in this world than being able to marry.



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      right cuz you know…the man has nothing else to worry about other than making sure all the fuckin' gays are satisfied!!!!!!!!!! grrr perez sometimes you sound like a selfish little brat



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      Yeah he has no other issues to deal with fuck head!



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      I remember when this site used to be about hollywood gossip, not your personal platform to promote your politics. The two don't really go hand in hand do they? You have the pull, start another site if you want to discuss issues.



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      You should be happy with what you got. You think you would have got jack shit with those dumbass republicans in charge…NO!



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      Perez, with all of this talk about "gay marriage", "gay relationships", gay bullshit and drawn on dick-in-the-mouths, i'm really sick of caring, much less hearing, anything related to gay bullshit.
      Please!!!! Give it a rest or i'm retaliating by not looking at Perezhilton.com



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      There are far more important things going on in our country than fucking gay rights!!! Maybe hes just paying attention to the more important things like our ECONOMY and the RECESSION. Get the fuck over it and move on.



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      Re: ::shrug::

      awesome, you nailed it. the dumbshit has not changed anything



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      Re: ::shrug::
      Well said.



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      The President doesn't HAVE to do anything except fight this economy war, bring our men home from the wars overseas and keep our nation save and prosperous. Gay rights are your immediate (scratch that–your only issue) and thats YOUR problem. Don't EVER presume to tell the President what he HAS to do. If you want to live in a state that recognizes same sex marriage, then MOVE…..Until that, work on your state's population. They are the loosers to VOTED to can your rights. NOT THE PRESIDENT.



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      The fact that Hillary is 'all for gays' doesn't mean that she would have been a major concern for her as she entered office. As you might notice there are more important things the president has to deal with besides Gays. Are Gays that selfish and single minded that they can't just stfu for a minute?



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      Well why did you vote for him? He was NEVER gonna do squat for you. Are you going to start a hate him now like Ms Cali?



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      i think our president is more worried about us slipping into a depression than gay rights. it hasn't even been half a year yet!



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      I believe in equal rights for everyone Perez, But n all honesty, He does have a Depression,a WAR, and a fucked up health Care system to deal with!! I mean really?!?!? You've got to be kidding me with this right?!?!? Let the state legislators deal with that so that the President can put this country back togther for goodness sake!!!



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      So who is this d-bag Aaron Fernandes?



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      Re: slgee – Go out to your mailbox. Get your welfare check and your copy of Sierra magazine. Come back in. Take off your Keens and turn Oprah on. I personally have to get back to work.

      Treehugger, Do you know why Republicans work so hard? So Democrats don't have to.



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      I feel your pain Perez. Obama promised SO MUCH and now is backing off of everything. Every week the White House quietly releases yet another reversal of what he PROMISED. Last week it was the tribunals for goodness sakes! And just watch - there will be NO closing of Gitmo. It's like a slap in the face.
      And for those who say he is busy doing other things - you're right! Like spending and borrowing more money than 3 generations will be able to pay back. ENOUGH ALREADY. There are rules and laws that prevent me from running my own life this way, so how is it that it's okay that the federal government can?



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      Not only has Obama essentially pulled his support for gay Americans, he has pulled his support for Americans with disabilities! I am extremely upset at his misleading campaign for change. For whom is he striving to bring change when he can no longer support full repeal of DOMA or passage of the Community Choice Act?



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      Perez. the country is going through a very difficult time. People are loosing their jobs and their homes, crime is rising, people can't afford healthcare, prices are rising through the roof…. I better stop before I get too angry!

      Perez, times are really bad, and we come here to ESCAPE, to be entertained, to have FUN, to laugh, to read gossip and relax. That's what we need! You are not giving us what we all need anymore. You're cramming your gay issues down our throats every day.
      During your Miss California hating campaign so many people I know left PerezHilton and joined other sites like d l i s t e d , I see them there.
      Perez, everything in your blog is about GAY GAY GAY all the time these days, and I come here less and less.



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      There are more important issues in the world. Gay rights is nowhere near the top of the priority list. Be glad you dont get stoned every time you walk down the street. Fucking retard. You act like Gays have to drink out of a different water fountain than those who are not gay. Or have to use an outhouse while the rest of us use bathrooms with plumbing. Until your fellow gay americans are getting lynched from trees, SHUT THE FUCK UP. You dont have it nearly as bad as you think you do.



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      Perez let me ask u, Do u think any President would support Gay Rights? Listen man ur taken this thing to far. Especially with the Civil Rights comparison, African Americans was judged based on the color of their skin not their sexual preferences. Your Sexual Perference in the public eye is a choice even if you disagree, the color of my skin couldn't be hidden in the closet, or covering up by having a fake marriage. We couldn't cover up your skin and hide it. We didn't have a CHOICE!!! So STOP doing that you don't even understand what we as a people went through and YES I do, I come from a Small town in GA where racial tension are still in effect. You on the other Hand are Cuban & Gay so Please stop with your rightousness. You don't even have a clue.



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      Re: tick_tock_tick_tockHe specifically stated his beliefs during his campaign that gay marriage was against his beliefs. You probably should have done more than read Perez' site for your political information. Like actually listen to him speak.



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      What does this have to do with celebrity gossip? Quit whining. The President has more important issues to deal with.



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      I think Perez is well enough off that normal problems that affect most of us make no difference to him. He's probably far from losing his home, probably has the most expensive health insurance money can buy, and is lucky enough that we're all shallow enough to visit his website every day. Gay marriage is the only thing he can bitch about. Kind of funny that people that really do a hard day's work (teachers, doctors, pretty much any one else but Mario) gets dealt shit for breakfast and people like Perez have no real worries in the world. I like you Perez, but man do you suck, haha.



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      I wish Obama would make gay marriage the focus of his presidency. Keep hammering him Perez.



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      um, what have YOU done? anyone can natter on about how things should be, you haven't DONE anything to advance the gay community - in particular, you embody all of the worst stereotypes of homosexuality - uninformed, unintelligent and unmanly. Plus, all your leering after little boys like "Zacquisha" and "R-Patz" makes you seem pedophilic.
      -
      Shake your ass over to Russia and join the gays and lesbians in their struggle over there. They are up against it and could you a quasi-celebrity like you to forward their cause. You'll likely get your fat faced punched in but if you actually gave a shit it would be worth it.



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      WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?!? ALL THE SHIT GOING ON WITH OUR COUNTRY AND YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT NEEDS TO BE CONCERNED WITH GAY RIGHTS????? THAT IS FUCKING RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!



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      Re: ::shrug::Amen. Too many people are excited over $20 a month (less than a tank of gas), to care that taxes in almost all other areas are going up. Then again - he's asking for a LARGER budget for the war than Bush ever did… or that he lost Manas and gave the Russians a lovely American base, increasing the cost of the war by millions. Or that he's lowering the at home time of our soldiers… or that capital gains tax went up for the "little guy" (and lowered for those "rich guys" he claims to hate), or that small business tax went up, or taxing your EMPLOYER'S HEALTHCARE which tosses the costs onto you… so many problems, so little space…



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      Perez is fat, why would he want to help a fat man. Get over it. Obama only cares about himself. When will you finally realize you fat man!!



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      He is still my president.
      Hope he will do more in the long run.



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      Re: bongo
      Bongo:

      I thought awhile before replying to your scintillating comment. Allow me to qualify my comments:
      1.) I am a Catholic. I am also capable of separating Church from State.
      2.) I am the parent of a special needs child — I would love it if the government funded research to cure his disability and not waste money on issues I see that aren't of any consequence to my agenda.
      3.) I am probably older than you so I have seen more in life and KNOW that America is in big trouble, not like the Great Depression, but in trouble all the same. And while some of our problems pre-date the Bush years (some can be attributed to Reagan — trust me on this), America was brought to its knees during W's 8 years.

      Now, man up and qualify your comment about my delusional state. If you can string a few cogent words together, then we can debate like adults.



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      In my opinion there are a few bigger things than gay marriage on the chopping block that need to be tended to by the President. Just my opinion. Please don't drag me and my family through the mud, try to get me fired and start blogging about me morning noon and night for having an opinion. I know how much you hate freedom of speech. Can you please just let me slide this one time Perez.

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      GAYS ARE NOT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE PEREZ. OBAMA NEEDS TO WORRY ABOUT ALL AMERICANS NOT JUST A CERTAIN GROUP OF AMERICANS. AND THIS ECONOMY, AND TWO WARS ARE SOMETHING THAT EFFECTS US ALL AND SHOULD COME FIRST YOU DOUCHE!!!!!!!



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      The "chosen one" is too busy screwing up our constitutional rights of property. Maybe Cuba will turn out better for you Mario. Get packing…



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      Pfft, theres nothing to be done for the gays. just stfu



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      Well, I'm all for GAy rights BUUUT….I feel like there are more important things going on right now i.e. war, depression….SO I'm not saying that it's not an important issue but it's something that should have been workeed out a long time ago. So if he doesn't get things with the war and the economy wored out then we're all going to have limited rights. SO DEAL WITH IT FOR THE TIME BEING!! It will happen.



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      Ummmm. we're in a fucking crisis. Children living in dire conditions, people being tortured, and severely increasing violence in our metropolitan cities. No to mention multiple wars. Obama not doing is enough for gays? You know since the right to marry is so fucking dire, huh?!



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      Im all for gay rights BUUUT there are more pressing issues going on right now. So if he can't deal with was and depression issues then we all we have limited rights soon so LET IT BE FOR THE TIME BEING!!!

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      Wake up. Like others here have said, he never said he supported gay marriage. He said outright that he believes that marriage is defined as being between a man and a woman. It was really easy for him to throw you a bone during his campaign, knowing once he was elected he could stick to his belief. I cannot believe you are surprised by this.



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      Where are everyone's priorities these days? Perez has a job, a source of income, a roof over his head IN AMERICA. That's a lot more that most have these days. Maybe we all need to band together to fight for AMERICA. America the country is what needs fixing right now. Who cares if you can't have a religous ceremony to bond yourselves at this point in time. Grow up and realize you have bigger battles to overcome or you won't have a judicial system to fight your civil fight in. We all need to get along now and stop nitpicking that I want what my neighbor has. Our government has MUCH MUCH bigger issues to worry about and we need to support our country not fight against it. May God Bless America in it's time of need.



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      That's because he doesn't give a shit.



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      START A GAY ACTIVIST SITE AND STICK TO THE GOSSIP ON THIS ONE. Reading your site is becoming a drag. Obama doesn't owe you ANYthing.



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      The prez is too busy taking away all your rights one at a time…when will you people WAKE UP!! go to INFOWARS.COM or watch
      HTE OBAMA DECEPTION..he's just a puppet!



    93. 93

      dear Jesus, Perez, seriously there are more important things to take care of first… LEAVE IT ALONE AND SHUT UP!!



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      Re: tasha

      What part of "You should've backed Hillary ALL ALONG" don't you understand? I knew he supported her to begin with but he soon jumped on The Obama bandwagon when it was clear Hillary was out of the race! I'm still a Hillary supporter and always will be! As for the gay issue - yes there are other issues that are important but Human Rights are more important that money! That's the problem with you Americans you are so obsessed with money - it's because of America that the Economy is in the state that it is! As may economists have said - America's downfall is it's greed! Amen!



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      YOU VOTED FOR HIM….. NOW SHUT UP AND DEAL WITH IT !



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      The President has bigger things to worry about, like the economy, health care, wars..come on Pee-rez, gay marriage is, and should be last on his list of priorities.



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      get over it tubby and just live your life



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      Re: Kellergirl – Re: Kellergirl –
      Romans 2:1: "Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things." (King James Version)
      Or as Williams rendered the passage:
      "At whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself."



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      Re: hissycat
      I agree. I think he has a lot more other important issues. Besides I don't think any president should dabble in that subject. They should leave it up to state.



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      who gives a fuck !! perez do u not see everybody losing their jobs people losing their homes!! im all for gay equality but u have to shut up about this shit for one second let obama fix the economy then we can worry about about the gay's agenda

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