Obama mentioned gay rights in his acceptance speech even more than Kennedy did (emphasis mine):
We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang-violence in Cleveland, but don’t tell me we can’t uphold the Second Amendment while keeping AK-47s out of the hands of criminals. I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination. Passions fly on immigration, but I don’t know anyone who benefits when a mother is separated from her infant child or an employer undercuts American wages by hiring illegal workers. This too is part of America’s promise – the promise of a democracy where we can find the strength and grace to bridge divides and unite in common effort.
But then the convention closed with a closing benediction by a Christian pastor. What about other faiths? What about atheists? Why did they have to inject religion into a political event?
Because in a democracy, you pander to the biggest voting blocs.
The democrats have decided that they lost the last 2 elections because xtians went 80% for Bush.
This would bother me more if they weren’t caving on actual, substantive issues like FISA.
Incidentally, my success rate on your CAPTCHAs is low enough to be annoying.