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July 16, 2009
"Prejudice has no place in the United States of America"
Posted by: Andoni
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From President Obama's address today at the 100th anniversary of the NAACP (National Association of Colored People): On the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, discrimination must not stand. Not on account of color or gender; how you worship or who you love. Prejudice has no place in the United States of America." An interesting clause in Obama's recounting the history of the Civil Rights Movement, was, "and presidents had to be pressured into action...." He has told our community this very thing about our rights, as well. Let's not forget it. You can also view the full speech here.
"But make no mistake: the pain of discrimination is
still felt in America. By African-American women paid less for doing
the same work as colleagues of a different color and gender. By Latinos
made to feel unwelcome in their own country. By Muslim Americans
viewed with suspicion for simply kneeling down to pray. By our gay brothers and sisters, still taunted, still attacked, still denied their rights.
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Comments
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Um, considering it was a speech on an organization dedicated to the advancement of African Americans, OF COURSE IT'S GOING TO FOCUS ON RACE RATHER THAN SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
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Exactly my point, Lucrece.
When is Obama going to stand before an organization dedicated to the advancement of LGBT Americans, giving a speech with as many words as the one he gave before the NAACP?
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He won't. The comparable example would be when we get a gay president to deliver a speech one of our organizations.
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he needs to put his words into action, we have no time to wait for our rights.
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Andrew Sullivan is correct. Follow the money and you will find your answers. I have written my last check to the Democrats though. And even if Jesus Christ came back and ran on their ticket I would vote Libertarian next time. And yes it might be throwing my vote away. But I have a trash can full of thrown away votes from the past 25 years already. What's another one.
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this is a great paragraph "Prejudice has no place in the United States of America"
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I like how you linked these two things! Good point!
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I'm agree with gay marriage !!!
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The White House announced today that slain San Francisco gay rights leader Harvey Milk will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom - America's highest civilian honor
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Chuck on Jul 18, 2009 3:01:51 PM:
Several thousand words to address the Afro-American experience.
On the LGBT-American experience, not so much.
Exactly 14 words in all!
Well, at least we got honorable mention. That's better than Bush or McCain would have given us.