LOL - uh, yeah.
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I don't know about it being too "risque." But "The first gay president" leaves one with the impression that he himself is gay. Pretty sure that would come as a shock to his wife. lol
Newsweek Calls Obama the 'First Gay President': Did the Magazine Go Too Far?
SodaHead News
2012/05/14 19:00:00
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It was kind of a big deal when Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to openly support gay marriage -- enough for the some to joke that he was "coming out of the closet," so to speak. But Newsweek took it a step further on the cover of this week's issue, dubbing Obama "the first gay president," along with an image of the president under a rainbow halo. It's a striking statement, no matter what side of the conversation you're on. But is it going a little too far?
Andrew Sullivan, an openly gay Newsweek journalist, wrote of Obama's announcement, "Like many others, I braced myself for disappointment. And yet when I watched the interview, the tears came flooding down. The moment reminded me of my own wedding day. I had figured it out in my head, but not my heart. And I was utterly unprepared for how psychologically transformative the moment would be. To have the president of the United States affirm my humanity — and the humanity of all gay Americans — was, unexpectedly, a watershed." Still, was Newsweek's cover a little too risque?
Andrew Sullivan, an openly gay Newsweek journalist, wrote of Obama's announcement, "Like many others, I braced myself for disappointment. And yet when I watched the interview, the tears came flooding down. The moment reminded me of my own wedding day. I had figured it out in my head, but not my heart. And I was utterly unprepared for how psychologically transformative the moment would be. To have the president of the United States affirm my humanity — and the humanity of all gay Americans — was, unexpectedly, a watershed." Still, was Newsweek's cover a little too risque?
THAT DID NOT MAKE HIM BLACK.
BY THE WAY PRESIDENT OBAMA, HE IS ALSO HALF WHITE/BLACK.
THE PRESS IS JUST LOOKING FOR DRAMA.
Brown is typical, just another poorly executed attempt to emasculate President Obama. If this is Brown's way of tapping into pop culture, she has lost and lost even more credibility with me frankly. She would be better served refocusing magazine covers and content on opinion and commentary, period. No wonder this rag has enormous financial liabilities. Since the merger I thought Newsweek was supposed to take a look at the bigger picture, provide deeper analysis, and connect the dots! Despicable.
Justin.
Beyond that....who gave them the right to judge others? Some verse in the bible is supposed to be proof that it is against God's rules? Some things I remember is that we are not to judge, that is left to only God. God is Love. God welcomes all of his children. I pray to God that he forgives all of the haters in this world that use Him as an excuse to do it.
The last thing is that - RELIGION WAS CREATED BY PEOPLE NOT GOD. Maybe gays know the true word of the Lord!
Are you saying then that gay people are sinners and need to repent to save their souls? Is that not judgmental?
FROM MY REPLY......Let me restate: this is a legal issue, not a religious one. The bible should have nothing to do with the legality of something.
Whether the bible came first or not is completely irrelevant. This country is run by laws that follow what the Constitution states. Making same sex marriage illegal IS prohibiting gays from practicing their religion. If it is passed this will not interfere with established religion. They will still be able to choose whether or not they will allow it in their churches. That is what it concerns. The freedom of choice.
Had they added the word "support" somewhere in their title, it would be fine.
His job is to protect & defend the Constitutional protections of everyone in the US, not simply those he, his party or other people agree with. This is the first time I have seen him support the Constitution since he's been in public office.
Because marriage licenses are issued by the government, the government should not be allowed to discriminate. Churches should never be forced to perform wedding ceremonies for people they do not believe should be married. However, government cannot discriminate. They are two very separate things.
The cover is simply lame.
It's sad, in my opinion, that such publications stoop to such low levels to get attention by trying to shock. I find it pitiful & very telling of their character as well as that of our general society to buy into such crap.
In this world, where there is no end to people just looking for reasons to hate each other, when two people find love, bully for them!
What the world needs now, is love, sweet love... it's the only thing that there's just too little of.
I think it's better to make love than to make bombs.
Ron Paul 2012