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jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com - 5/6/2009
'We May Have a Civil War'
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Looks like former DC Mayor Marion Barry isn't down with gay marriage, much like the black voters in California that helped Prop 8 pass overwhelmingly.D.C. Council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8), the only council member to vote against the bill today to legalize same-sex marriages performed ...
voices.washingtonpost.com - 5/6/2009
Barry Warns of "Civil War" Over Gay Marriage - D.C. Wire -
— voices.washingtonpost.com — One should never be surprised at how low Marion Barry can sink - but after a long... career of being on the right side of Civil Rights, it's a sad commentary on how far his political career and courage has dropped that he finds it necessary to ally ... (more) Barry Warns of "Civil War" Over Gay Marriage - D.C. Wire -
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Marion Barry: D.C. risks “civil war” by legalizing gay marriage
Hot Air » Top Picks — Marion Barry: D.C. risks “civil war” by legalizing gay marriage posted at 4:35 pm on May 6, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Via JWF , a tough call here for the forces of tolerance. On the one hand, he’s a Democrat and a minority and therefore presumptively possessed of Absolute Moral Authority. Attack him at your peril. On the other hand, he’s a tax cheat and an ex-crackhead. No need to impeach his credibility; there’s none left to impeach. Really, about the only thing that can be said in his favor ...

America's Most Infamous Gay-Marriage Opponent Under Increasing Pressure to Engage Gay Issues
Ace of Spades HQ — ... citing a coming NYT story: "Just four weeks after the Iowa ruling, Obama -- who opposes gay marriage but campaigned as a self-described 'fierce advocate' of gay rights -- is under increasing pressure to engage on a variety of gay issues that are coming to the fore amid a dizzying pace of social, political and legislative change,' reports the paper's Sheryl Gay Stolberg. Marion Barry, by the way, says there could be a "civil war" over gay marriage, in the black community, because it's so unpopular there. I mention this, of course, because Obama's most fervent pillar of ...

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