Complete and meaningless tokenism.
Obama does not support gay marriage rights, and he shows no sign of lifting the military ban, so he cynically threw a bone to the gay community to quash their discontent.
It didn’t work.
Tickets for an egg rolling and equal rights are NOT interchangable.
Believe it or not.
Posted by: paul | April 13, 2009, 9:33 pm 9:33 pm
Obama is the best president that we have had in ages..period! He would be the best president that America would ever have…period! I know frustrated Republic would beg to differ but that’s okay because they are just frustrated and still hurting about the results of the last elections.
Posted by: Stanley | April 13, 2009, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm
That story telling was hilarious; it seems everybody had a fab time!! My kind of First Family!!
Obama is managing U.S in an right way and gay marriage must be a right gay people must have to live in sociality.
Posted by: alexander | April 13, 2009, 11:16 pm 11:16 pm
It’s different because there has never been as large a crowd in WH history. Our President, once again, is top-notch.
Posted by: Larry | April 14, 2009, 1:41 am 1:41 am
“Complete and meaningless tokenism.”
-paul
It sure didn’t look completely meaningless to the folks who were there. Do I need to remind you that Proposition 8 was just passed in California, one of the most liberal states in the country? We still have a long road ahead to real equal rights in this country so I wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
Posted by: Skip | April 14, 2009, 5:46 am 5:46 am
It is not as many people this year.
Posted by: anonymous | April 14, 2009, 5:57 am 5:57 am
As little as I like the politics of this group.. I like the family – a lot!
Posted by: DontGet818OnMeNow | April 14, 2009, 7:25 am 7:25 am
Ruined. They took all the fun out of the Easter Egg Roll. I’ve been before, and this year’s Roll was just hours of waiting in line. Too many people, not enough fun. It did not work. They’d better work on some CHANGE for next year. After all of the headache so many people went through to get these tickets, we were expecting a lot more out of the event. It was a disaster. And I’m not complaining about Obama as a President–the Easter Egg Roll just didn’t work.
Posted by: Anne | April 14, 2009, 7:48 am 7:48 am
Because Bush is Gone! and There are REAL EVERYDAY PEOPLE In the White House thats what makes it Different!
Posted by: Angie In PA | April 14, 2009, 10:14 am 10:14 am
Obama is the best he has proven he should be President of the world…
Posted by: HobokenJohn | April 14, 2009, 10:24 am 10:24 am
Obama used to support gay marriage then realized it would hurt him politically down the road–so now he opposes it.
Threw them under the bus like he did his church, Rev Wright, etc.
This was tossing a bone to gays like he did by inviting a gay band to the inauguration.
He’s a hypocrite.
Posted by: tyler | April 14, 2009, 10:25 am 10:25 am
Because he is a people person…not one who was born of wealth and status. Because he has a clue….he hasn’t lived in a rich, stiff bunker. For the first time in my 57 years, I wished I could’ve gone, just to remember how Easter celebrations is really done. His story telling reminded me of my uncle, animated and interesting to express the emotions to a kid.
Posted by: sngeorgia | April 14, 2009, 10:42 am 10:42 am
Because Obama encouraged the littlest girl to perserve who was coming up last in the egg roll! Unlike Bush, who would have taken her egg and given it to the top 1% of the eggrollers and called that “rewarding the successful.”
Posted by: Amy in Maine | April 14, 2009, 12:11 pm 12:11 pm
So many ‘affirmative action’, Socialistic opinions.
Posted by: Da Truth | April 14, 2009, 2:55 pm 2:55 pm
What’s so different…2006,2007, and 2008 also had gay families attend the annual Easter event at the White House…Not a big deal people….Skip prop 8 was past in my home state of California for one major reason, at least for me and my family, we resented the fact that the courts tried to mettle in the rights of an election and denied the right of the voters voice/votes to be heard…If gay marriage comes up for VOTE in a general election again, I will vote for it….
“Do I need to remind you that Proposition 8 was just passed in California, one of the most liberal states in the country?”
When the presidential candidate of the Democratic party, who is said to be the most influential politician of the last 50 years by many, comes out and says that he is against gay marriage (thereby equal rights for all citizens) prior to the election and his supporters follow his lead, what chance did gay rights advocates have?
“We still have a long road ahead to real equal rights in this country so I wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.”
How insulting that gays should grovel at Obama’s feet and be grateful for such a meaningless and false gesture!
The back of the bus isn’t good enough, no matter who is telling you to sit there or how phonily “nice” they say it.
Posted by: paul | April 14, 2009, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm
“When the presidential candidate of the Democratic party, who is said to be the most influential politician of the last 50 years by many, comes out and says that he is against gay marriage (thereby equal rights for all citizens) prior to the election and his supporters follow his lead, what chance did gay rights advocates have?”
Obama: “I’ve stated my opposition to this. I think [Prop 8 is] unnecessary. I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that’s not what America’s about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don’t contract them.”
Posted by: Ryan C | April 14, 2009, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
Obama: “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage.”
A leader and a man of color who opposes equal rights for all American citizens.
Pathetic.
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Complete and meaningless tokenism.
Obama does not support gay marriage rights, and he shows no sign of lifting the military ban, so he cynically threw a bone to the gay community to quash their discontent.
It didn’t work.
Tickets for an egg rolling and equal rights are NOT interchangable.
Believe it or not.
Posted by: paul | April 13, 2009, 9:33 pm 9:33 pm
Obama is the best president that we have had in ages..period! He would be the best president that America would ever have…period! I know frustrated Republic would beg to differ but that’s okay because they are just frustrated and still hurting about the results of the last elections.
Posted by: Stanley | April 13, 2009, 10:13 pm 10:13 pm
That story telling was hilarious; it seems everybody had a fab time!! My kind of First Family!!
Posted by: liz | April 13, 2009, 10:51 pm 10:51 pm
Obama is managing U.S in an right way and gay marriage must be a right gay people must have to live in sociality.
Posted by: alexander | April 13, 2009, 11:16 pm 11:16 pm
It’s different because there has never been as large a crowd in WH history. Our President, once again, is top-notch.
Posted by: Larry | April 14, 2009, 1:41 am 1:41 am
“Complete and meaningless tokenism.”
-paul
It sure didn’t look completely meaningless to the folks who were there. Do I need to remind you that Proposition 8 was just passed in California, one of the most liberal states in the country? We still have a long road ahead to real equal rights in this country so I wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
Posted by: Skip | April 14, 2009, 5:46 am 5:46 am
It is not as many people this year.
Posted by: anonymous | April 14, 2009, 5:57 am 5:57 am
As little as I like the politics of this group.. I like the family – a lot!
Posted by: DontGet818OnMeNow | April 14, 2009, 7:25 am 7:25 am
Ruined. They took all the fun out of the Easter Egg Roll. I’ve been before, and this year’s Roll was just hours of waiting in line. Too many people, not enough fun. It did not work. They’d better work on some CHANGE for next year. After all of the headache so many people went through to get these tickets, we were expecting a lot more out of the event. It was a disaster. And I’m not complaining about Obama as a President–the Easter Egg Roll just didn’t work.
Posted by: Anne | April 14, 2009, 7:48 am 7:48 am
Because Bush is Gone! and There are REAL EVERYDAY PEOPLE In the White House thats what makes it Different!
Posted by: Angie In PA | April 14, 2009, 10:14 am 10:14 am
Obama is the best he has proven he should be President of the world…
Posted by: HobokenJohn | April 14, 2009, 10:24 am 10:24 am
Obama used to support gay marriage then realized it would hurt him politically down the road–so now he opposes it.
Threw them under the bus like he did his church, Rev Wright, etc.
This was tossing a bone to gays like he did by inviting a gay band to the inauguration.
He’s a hypocrite.
Posted by: tyler | April 14, 2009, 10:25 am 10:25 am
Because he is a people person…not one who was born of wealth and status. Because he has a clue….he hasn’t lived in a rich, stiff bunker. For the first time in my 57 years, I wished I could’ve gone, just to remember how Easter celebrations is really done. His story telling reminded me of my uncle, animated and interesting to express the emotions to a kid.
Posted by: sngeorgia | April 14, 2009, 10:42 am 10:42 am
Because Obama encouraged the littlest girl to perserve who was coming up last in the egg roll! Unlike Bush, who would have taken her egg and given it to the top 1% of the eggrollers and called that “rewarding the successful.”
Posted by: Amy in Maine | April 14, 2009, 12:11 pm 12:11 pm
So many ‘affirmative action’, Socialistic opinions.
Posted by: Da Truth | April 14, 2009, 2:55 pm 2:55 pm
What’s so different…2006,2007, and 2008 also had gay families attend the annual Easter event at the White House…Not a big deal people….Skip prop 8 was past in my home state of California for one major reason, at least for me and my family, we resented the fact that the courts tried to mettle in the rights of an election and denied the right of the voters voice/votes to be heard…If gay marriage comes up for VOTE in a general election again, I will vote for it….
Posted by: Parallax View | April 14, 2009, 4:00 pm 4:00 pm
“Do I need to remind you that Proposition 8 was just passed in California, one of the most liberal states in the country?”
When the presidential candidate of the Democratic party, who is said to be the most influential politician of the last 50 years by many, comes out and says that he is against gay marriage (thereby equal rights for all citizens) prior to the election and his supporters follow his lead, what chance did gay rights advocates have?
“We still have a long road ahead to real equal rights in this country so I wouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.”
How insulting that gays should grovel at Obama’s feet and be grateful for such a meaningless and false gesture!
The back of the bus isn’t good enough, no matter who is telling you to sit there or how phonily “nice” they say it.
Posted by: paul | April 14, 2009, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm
“When the presidential candidate of the Democratic party, who is said to be the most influential politician of the last 50 years by many, comes out and says that he is against gay marriage (thereby equal rights for all citizens) prior to the election and his supporters follow his lead, what chance did gay rights advocates have?”
Obama: “I’ve stated my opposition to this. I think [Prop 8 is] unnecessary. I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that’s not what America’s about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don’t contract them.”
Posted by: Ryan C | April 14, 2009, 5:52 pm 5:52 pm
Obama: “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage.”
A leader and a man of color who opposes equal rights for all American citizens.
Pathetic.
Posted by: paul | April 14, 2009, 6:36 pm 6:36 pm