tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post5301755138619910733..comments2024-02-28T12:04:11.837-08:00Comments on Jesus in Love Blog: Obama as black gay Jesus on Newsweek cover?Kittredge Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-54818558744904194272012-05-15T20:25:17.822-07:002012-05-15T20:25:17.822-07:00I share your ambivalence about Obama’s announcemen...I share your ambivalence about Obama’s announcement and enthusiasm for Hillary, Trudie. It was a shock to see him crowned “the first gay president” and wearing a rainbow halo like a saint because I also thought his endorsement was belated and lukewarm. I was surprised to hear a newscaster on CNN breathlessly asking LGBT people, “How did you FEEL when you heard the president say those words endorsing same-sex marriage?!” I personally didn’t feel much. <br /><br />However, in the days since then I have heard from a few friends who were honestly rejoicing, and it warmed my heart. The president’s words do have a big impact on a lot of people.Kittredge Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02617858676733169316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29680163.post-9508231679594162262012-05-15T05:02:00.103-07:002012-05-15T05:02:00.103-07:00Needless to say, I'm more than a little ambiva...Needless to say, I'm more than a little ambivalent about the excitement surrounding Obama's somewhat belated and equivocal "endorsement" of marriage equality, and the expected media hoopla it has produced. I found Hilary Clinton's speech in Geneva much more effective and much less a political throw of the dice.<br /><br />It is profoundly to be hoped that this move continues forward momentum and does not generate the nasty backlash that so many previous gains for the LGBTQ community have produced, resulting in a GOP victory and a return to the disastrous policies of the neocons.Trudiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866513608442388870noreply@blogger.com