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President's speech about the Hate Crimes Legislation

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by beckyg, Oct 28, 2009.

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  1. beckyg

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    Did anybody catch it? If you can find a link to his speech, please post it here. It was great! I got all teary when he hugged Judy Sheperd. She has worked so long and so hard for this. God bless her!
     
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    [youtube]LtyMdGnxhTk[/youtube]

    Great news for America :slight_smile:
     
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    some of the youtube comments irk me.

    This is seeking harsh punishments for hate crimes...
     
    #3 Emberstone, Oct 28, 2009
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    I watched it live.
    Well done, Obama, well done...
     
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    I agree completely XD

    Well done Obama, WELL done:eusa_clap
     
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    Great speech!

    Also, I didn't know Obama was left-handed! :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
    #6 Gaetan, Oct 28, 2009
  7. Helen

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    OMG HE IS LEFT HANDED!!! :O

    And he does that thing where he curls his hand all the way around! I'M LEFT HANDED AND I DO THE CURL-AROUND THING TOO! YAAAAAY I WRITE THE SAME WAY AS OBAMA :grin:
     
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  8. excuseyou77

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    heh, I noticed he was left handed too with this. Though I don't do the curl around thing.

    Great speech!
     
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    I wonder if the reason he used so many pens, but seemed to be signing the same page was that he was useing rainbow colors to mark the legislation as a gesture that it is to protect people of all races, religions, genders, and sexual orientation, because each are a valued part of the american socieity, even if bigotts would say otherwise.
     
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    The president always signs with multiple pens. This is done so the writers of the bill, or others involved, can be given one of the pens as a memento.
     
    #10 Gaetan, Oct 29, 2009
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    Awesome! Obama is walking the talk, or however that saying goes...
     
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    Uh oh. The lefties are gaining to much power... :dry:


    :slight_smile:
     
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    Excellent! Go Obama! :grin:
     
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    Time we kill 10% of them off again, just to keep them in check, show them who has the real power.
     
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    oh god... you guys are reminding me of American Dad when francine gets disgusted by a person who writes with their left hand, and we learn she went to catholic school and was cruelly treated for writing with her left hand... 'The devils hand' or something silly like that.

    I want to write a bill now so that I can have a pen that has touched obama. Then I will stab ann coulter with it, and the obamaness will cause all of the anti-semitism, homophobia, and blatent raceism to leave her body. HUZZZAAHHH!!!
     
    #15 Emberstone, Oct 29, 2009
  16. BitterEdge

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    I was happy to see this signed, hopefully ENDA will be signed by the end of the year.
     
    #16 BitterEdge, Nov 1, 2009
  17. Tym Misery

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    I have no word to discribe how happy this makes me, After eleven years. Its about darn time! well done obama!
     
    #17 Tym Misery, Nov 1, 2009
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