On Sat, Apr 5, 2014 at 11:41 PM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote:
> They didn't support Prop 8...they were against it Sam... Ahh, words do mean things, don't they? You're right that they didn't support Prop 8, but... Obama didn't directly support Prop 8, however when asked during the 2008 election he responded that he, "personally considered marriage to be between a man and woman, and supported civil unions that confer comparable rights rather than gay marriage" (Prop 8 Wiki) Biden for DOMA and Hillary said she would have voted for it during her Senate campaign. But hey, positions "evolve" don't they? Hillary's did in 2008, when she released a statement that, "I support repealing the provision of DOMA that may prohibit the federal government from providing benefits to people in states that recognize same sex marriage. I strongly support ensuring people in stable, long-term same sex relationships have full equality of benefits, rights, and responsibilities," ( http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0607/Hillary_repudiates_DOMA.html) What floors me about this whole thing is the stink that's being made. The guy donated $1,000 to a campaign that brought in $39 Million, big whoop. I think this commentary sums up my personal position nicely: http://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2014/04/05/backlash-against-brendan-eich-crossed-a-line/ Though there's a good section in another Forbes editorial: http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/04/04/mozillas-brendan-eich-persecutor-or-persecuted/ On the other side, the sharpest critic of Eich's ouster is Andrew Sullivan, the popular writer of the Daily Dish blog who is openly gay and an early supporter of gay marriage. "The whole episode disgusts me - as it should disgust anyone interested in a tolerant and diverse society," he wrote. "If this is the gay rights movement today - hounding our opponents with a fanaticism more like the religious right than anyone else - then count me out." On Twitter, many agreed with Sullivan. "The mob got their man," wrote Matt Galligan, CEO of news startup Circa. "While I disagree with his beliefs @BrendanEich gave us JavaScript and helped build Mozilla & Netscape. Just $1,000 to Prop 8 now his legacy." Until Later! C. Hatton Humphrey http://www.eastcoastconservative.com Every cloud does have a silver lining. Sometimes you just have to do some smelting to find it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:369783 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
