Wednesday, June 18, 2014

I Suppose Most Of You Have Heard…

That President Obama is going to sign an executive order barring discrimination against sexual orientation and gender identity, the order is said to cover over 15 million federal contractors.
Obama stirs LGBT attendees at NYC gala
Washington Blade
June 17, 2014
By Chris Johnson

NEW YORK — President Obama stirred high-dollar LGBT donors at a Democratic National Committee gala in New York City on Tuesday by reminding them of the accomplishments over the course of his administration and saying more needs to be done.

Speaking onstage at Gotham Hall before an American flag, Obama received a prolonged standing ovation when he said he told his staff to prepare an executive order that would bar federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT workers.
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“Every day, millions of Americans go to work knowing that they could lose their job, not because of anything they did, but because of who they are,” Obama said. “That is not right; it is wrong.”
I think the key to the question “Why now?” is in the first sentence, “high-dollar LGBT donors” not that I’m cynical but as the fall mid-term elections draw closer I think it is a way to free up the big donors from Gay Inc. but I’ll take it no matter what the reason he did it.

Meanwhile the conservative press is screaming…
Obama order to grant special rights to gay, transgender employees of federal contractors
Life Site News
By Ben Johnson
June 17, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 17, 2014 (LifeSiteNews.com) – President Obama will sign an executive order adding homosexuality and transgender status as a protected class for the employees of federal contractors, the White House has announced.
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The Heritage Foundation warned that ENDA “tramples fundamental civil liberties,” “creates special privileges” for homosexuals and transgender people, and treats “moral convictions as if they were bigotry.” The U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops has said, “ENDA could be used to punish as discrimination what many religions – including the Catholic religion – teach, particularly moral teaching about same-sex sexual conduct.”
Surprise, surprise!

I like the part “creates special privileges” it seem like that if you tell people that they have to treat everyone equally you are giving them special rights. Welcome to “1984” newspeak.

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