I was with him. I was behind the transition. I thought that the appointments were very good. But wouldn't you know I had been flim-flammed. Obama is not change, he's just black. That's the difference. That's what has changed. He's not going to run a progressive agenda. Equality is not on his mind, because he has overcome. But we have not. It is so disappointing to have a president so many are falling all-over-themselves to felate, who could care less about the civil rights of 10% of the country. I wrote him another letter which he will ignore. I'm sure.
An open letter to Barack Obama:
As a member of the gay community, no wait don't stop reading, I know that you have turned your back on our community as soon as you took our money or our votes, but this letter is important because we are a serious constituency and we will make your political lives very difficult as you have allowed our actual lives to be. Mr. Obama was supposed to be an agent of change, in fact, that was kind of the whole message right? The agent of change, the agent of social justice? Well where is the president elect for his citizens, his gay citizens? For though we are not treated with the same rights or offered the same dignity as the rest of the country, we are still obliged to pay taxes and there for are extended "citizenship". Evading taking a real stand against proposition 8 (and all the other hate filled propositions, that strip rights from citizens) was disgusting and cowardly. Inviting Rick Warren to do perform the inauguration was disgusting and cowardly. By inviting one of the strongest proponents of proposition 8, you are validating his position and elevating his national status. You and your team are a bunch of panderers. Why not be sworn into office by a gay pastor? Wouldn't that have a positive social effect? That would show that you and your team have some consideration, even if only as an after thought for the gay citizens of this country. And I know this letter will do nothing. I know now that you are in the white house you will be the same business as usual politician, serving your own ends, ignoring any issue that might be politically costly, but lets get this straight, I would rather leave the country than vote for you again if you continue to support those who want to make me and have made me a sub-citizen, a sub-human, 3/5 a human for something I did not chose but was born into. You and your team and your children should be embarrassed of your cowardice. Should be embarrassed of your double speak. Should be embarrassed by the transparency of your political opportunism and your lies.
If Rick Warren or any supporters of hate toward gays are further bolstered and given credence and your support, I will do everything in my power to unseat you. In four years or sooner if possible.
Brian Crano, hopefully a future citizen of the United Kingdom.
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