How President Obama Is Like Target's CEO on Gay Rights
Many of us are familiar with the cliche: "You can't have your cake and eat it, too."Perhaps someone should clue both President Obama and Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel in on what this line means. Because both men have, in very different ways, proven that while they're willing to put on a show of support for the LGBT community, they're not entirely down with the goal of equal rights.
In President Obama's case, this became all too apparent in the wake of yesterday's decision in California, where Judge Vaughn Walker declared Proposition 8 unconstitutional. In the immediate aftermath of the decision, here's what a spokesperson for the President told the press.
"The President has spoken out in opposition to Proposition 8 because it is divisive and discriminatory. He will continue to promote equality for LGBT Americans." That's according to Ben LaBolt, a White House spokesperson. So does that mean that the President will continue to promote equality for LGBT Americans in the form of equal marriage rights?
Not so fast.
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