President Obama Signs LGBT Partner Benefits Memo

While Obama is not moving very quickly on LGBT rights, the GOP party has decided to take a different tact.
“A chapter of a group once described by Ronald Reagan as the “conscience of the Republican Party” has announced plans to host a speech by the author of a book that falsely claims that homosexuals largely orchestrated the Holocaust. The Murrieta-Temecula Republican Assembly, a local chapter of the conservative GOP activist group California Republican Assembly, says it will hear on April 3 from Scott Lively — a man it boastfully describes as “The Pastor Vilified by the Newspapers as a Hater Because of his stand Against the Promotion of Homosexuality.”
Lively, who runs Abiding Truth Ministries, co-authored the notorious book The Pink Swastika: Homosexuality in the Nazi Party and claims that “the Nazi Party was entirely controlled by militaristic male homosexuals throughout its short history.” The book’s crude thesis, that gay men played instrumental roles in forming the Third Reich and carrying out the Holocaust, has been thoroughly discredited by real historians. (Lively’s speech to the Murrieta-Temecula group is entitled “The Pink Swastika.”) Lively is also co-founder of the anti-gay hate group Watchmen on the Walls.”

“Well, that makes it all better, I suppose.”
“BWT, poor attempt to deflect, Ryan.”
It was in the news.
Other things in the news include more racism from GOP staffers and yet another hypocritical social conservative.

President acknowledged “this is only one step.”
the President said that he is limited in the benefits he can extend, due to legal constraints under the Defense of Marriage Act. He has pledged to overturn that law, and today repeated that promise.
But many in the gay and lesbian community aren’t happy with the President.
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Many in the gay and lesbian community are impatient.

JPT is obviously a smart guy. I’m guessing he has a pretty high IQ. Whether or not he agrees with some of the administration’s policies, he is going to question them. That’s what people of high intelligence do. He’ll know if it’s time to leave long before he feels threatened. I doubt he feels threatened.

hey, bluecollar – your mischaracterization of the health care plan is an even worse attempt to distract from the topic at hand. I suggest you actually read what’s involved, instead of claiming the “government” will be granting “permissions.” you’ve been reading too many GOP sites.

Hey ABC… why dont you post this “limited” benefits Memo so we all can have a good laugh

What a circus this is. That picture of all of those people standing around Obama while he signs a “memo” is about the dumbest thing I have ever seen. Give me a break! Talk about a desperate PR stunt to once again get the LGBT community to open their pocketbooks. It’s high time we learn to say “no” to the Democratic party. So what we don have a particular political party to call home? If anything, our blind servitude of the Democrats has likely only hindered our civil rights battle by making the Democrats complacent while deserting moderate Republicans who are also supportive of our civil rights.
Let’s quit giving to the Democrats and let’s give to civil rights groups and other organizations or charities that support the LGBT community. The Democrats are a joke and now that they have complete power, the ugly truth of how the Democratic establishment really play us has become very apparent.

“The book’s crude thesis, that gay men played instrumental roles in forming the Third Reich and carrying out the Holocaust, has been thoroughly discredited by real historians.”
Who are these “real” historians you mention?

We will Overcome. Ring a bell, Barack?

Yeah, I’d like to see that memo too and when does it go into effect? We are being relocated and let’s see if this will include me.

He promises and does one thing to get you on his side and turns around and does the opposite. Then turns around promises and does something to get you back on his side. And you people are falling for it. Sorry state of affairs.

While a nice gesture, President Obama really hasn’t provided any great new benefits to federal employees. Congress allowed Long Term Care benefits to be extended to domestic partners when they passed the law years ago. President Bush’s appointee to head the Office of Personnel Management, the office that manages the federal workforce, chose not to do so. And, in any case, the federal government doesn’t contribute a single dime towards the Long Term Care premiums – the employee picks of ALL of the costs. When the family leave was instituted within the federal workforce, it allowed for use of sick leave to care those who were considered “family members” by their close relationship with the employee. And, it didn’t provide any additional sick leave above and beyond what the employee normally earns. So no real new benefit here, either.

This ABC thing broadcasting from the White House and allowing no dissenting voices in adverts and picking the coverage is scarry.
ABC to take over the part of Leni Riefenstahl – who will play the part of Goebbels??

What a pile of crap. How do you define a “partnership”? Every housemate of the same sex will be lining up for more entitlements.
And now they are whining that it isn’t enough. They want to have health care too!!! The rest of us who work in the real world “private sector” don’t usually get health care for our spouses. Only in the government, or if you have a powerful union do you get this kind of freebee’s. No wonder the country is in debt up to its ears.
The government chastizes people for living beyond their means but they are the worst example.
Give me a break! Panderers all.

“all others are dysfunctional behaviors. Why homosexuals should have rights, being wrong?”
Well, then if your child has autism, it’s a dysfunction so they should be denied rigths? Is this your line of thinking?

drdale – Federal employees do not get a “freebie” as you so eloquently stated. The employee pays a portion of the premium the same as those in the private sector who have employee provided insurance. Get your facts straight.

Ron..
Ahh..duh. Start naming things legal for you (including HAVING a recognized spouse). You will see that it’s not equal. Gays are looking for ‘special’ anything, just equal. It’s that simple. It’s no big deal for you, because it dosen’t directly effect you. Open your eyes, and you’ll see.