OK, but that's not the same thing. What I asked for was a way to talk about the concept of "getting over" something, "moving past" it, say, without it coming off as belligerent. I didn't ask what Obama and his supporters can do in general to make amends with Clinton supporters.
Serious question time: The most common thing I've heard wary Clinton supporters cite as a reason Obama is untrustworthy on LGBT rights is his opposition to gay marriage. But Clinton also opposes gay marriage... so why so much fear of Obama? I'm sure you've read about Michelle Obama's speech on LGBT rights, which was pretty heartening to me. I guess I don't really get it.
I guess you'll probably say McClurkin, but to be honest I don't get that either. He was invited to sing, not to preach or speak, and Obama wasn't even there. Of course, I'm also a critic of this idea that a candidate must be held responsible for every supporter who disagrees with him or her on something... And I'll be damned if Clinton has never loosely associated with a homophobe. (Just in case you're tempted to accuse me of being hopelessly in the tank for Obama, I followed this and formed my opinion on it when it happened back in October, at which point I was completely undecided.)
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Date: 2008-07-02 05:01 am (UTC)Serious question time: The most common thing I've heard wary Clinton supporters cite as a reason Obama is untrustworthy on LGBT rights is his opposition to gay marriage. But Clinton also opposes gay marriage... so why so much fear of Obama? I'm sure you've read about Michelle Obama's speech on LGBT rights, which was pretty heartening to me. I guess I don't really get it.
I guess you'll probably say McClurkin, but to be honest I don't get that either. He was invited to sing, not to preach or speak, and Obama wasn't even there. Of course, I'm also a critic of this idea that a candidate must be held responsible for every supporter who disagrees with him or her on something... And I'll be damned if Clinton has never loosely associated with a homophobe. (Just in case you're tempted to accuse me of being hopelessly in the tank for Obama, I followed this and formed my opinion on it when it happened back in October, at which point I was completely undecided.)