A President of These United States went on the news this afternoon and said same sex marriage was okay by him.
And when did I hear about this? GARY told me when he got home at 8. I had turned on CNN for a few minutes at 7, MSNBC was on momentarily as well, plus I had Twitter on all day. But I had not heard.
Davy Jones dies and I hear keening across the office. This was big news too. No one wanted to do a little dance for the gays? No little visit to the cubicles of similarly minded people?
I need an app that will CALL me when presidents jump up on the bully pulpit and preach, even to the choir. Next thing I know he'll be saying "Yeah, pot should be legal," and I'll have no idea.
I heard on NPR early yesterday morning that North Carolina had nixed same-sex marriages and I thought, well, just on moral grounds, I can't move there when I retire.
I hope the President keeps on making these statements although it will likely cost him the election. (Booo.)
Posted by: Becs | May 10, 2012 at 04:41 AM
the whooping in my office started about 30 seconds after he spoke, and hasn't stopped.
Posted by: magpie | May 10, 2012 at 09:58 AM
It was all over my twitter feed yesterday and then facebook was drowning in gay joy. However, all was hush here at the office since there are a lot of Republicans and St. Charles folk here.
Posted by: Amy in StL | May 10, 2012 at 10:26 AM
I think retirees choosing not to retire to N.C. would be an effective protest.
Personally, I don't understand the obsession with gays. But then I'm from San Francisco.
Posted by: Hattie | May 11, 2012 at 01:27 PM
I did a little personal whooping in my car when I heard the news on the radio. Sorry you didn't hear me!
Posted by: Kristie | May 11, 2012 at 08:12 PM
It won't cost him the election. I guarantee they studied that before he said anything. It's not a slam against him or Democrats. Republicans do the same thing. But he could've (and I think would've) kept quiet until December if he thought it would change his chances.
Posted by: Caroline | May 11, 2012 at 08:43 PM
Becs- Hattie likes your idea. I like it too. No NC for me.
Magpie - I tried to whoop a little bit and it was shrugged off.
Amy in StL - I know. Saint Charles. We need to loosen this place up.
Hattie - Missouri is another one of those states you can't retire too - it's outlawed here too. Sigh.
Kriste - Yes, obviously you were too subdued
Caroline - It was interesting watching the press play the poor press secretary. "Things are as the always were."
Posted by: TheQueen | May 12, 2012 at 10:14 AM