http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/30/maddow-on-lgbt-rights-thanks-for-nothing-bill-clinton/
Thursday night on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow marveled at the changes in federal policy on same sex marriage and toward states that are legalizing marijuana. She said that the new laws are so significantly different from the norm that the situation is like “cats chasing dogs, like pigs flying.”
Maddow began by discussing the incredible strides made in this country by advocates for same sex marriage. On Thursday, the U.S. Treasury announced that legally married same sex couples can now jointly file their taxes. This is a sea change from just nine years ago when George W. Bush’s re-election team used the issue of stopping same sex marriage to drive conservative voters to the polls.
“Democrats were terrible on the issue as well,” Maddow said, pointing to Bill Clinton’s two major anti-LGBT legacies, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
much luv for Rachel, this time i think she should consider the times and realize America wasn't ready then. what Clinton did was allow them to maintain closet status with out the questions forcing self outing or ostracizing.
“Thanks for nothing, Bill Clinton,” she said, adding that it seems almost inconceivable in hindsight that things would change so quickly.She moved on to Thursday’s historic change in marijuana laws. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the federal government will not be taking action for now against Colorado and Washington for legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use. The Department of Justice sent a memo to U.S. Attorneys with new guidelines on marijuana prosecution, urging them not to prosecute low level users.Maddow pointed out that this comes after decades and decades of federal action against marijuana users and suppliers, that these policy reversals constitute a seismic shift in U.S. drug policy.
there is a time and place for everything no one knows about a good thing until it happens, i prefer to look at this as part of the change Pres. said was possible when we remember he said "yes we can" LGBT helped on the battlefield of civil rights, not necessarily the change some had in mind but undeniably change.
lighten up on Bill Rachel the good things have come to those who waited, cultural change is a big f@#$%^# deal, it requires the majority colaboration and exceptance, or "CHANGE".
