- Despite Biden remarks, White House doesn’t budge on marriage
Reporters yesterday hammered White House spokesman Jay Carney over President Barack Obama’s position on marriage equality a day after Vice President Joe Biden unexpectedly said he’s comfortable with same-sex couples marrying. Biden’s office later said the vice president’s official position still mirrored Obama's, leading the White House press corps Monday to repeatedly ask Carney to explain Obama’s position more fully. The press corps' questions about marriage equality took up nearly half the daily briefing. Carney referred reporters to Obama’s record on LGBT issues and his oft-repeated answer that the president was still evolving on the issue of marriage rights, an answer Obama himself first uttered in 2010. National Public Radio (5/8), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (5/6), Metro Weekly (Washington, D.C.)/Poliglot (5/7), Washington Blade (5/7)
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Education secretary says he supports marriage equality: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said Tuesday morning he supports the rights of same-sex
couples to marry, becoming the latest Obama administration official to publicly break with the
president over the issue. Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan has also said he backs marriage
rights for gays and lesbians. Advocate.com
(5/7)
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Are some Obama donors closing their wallets?: Several
major political givers who are upset with President Barack Obama’s
refusal to sign an executive order banning LGBT employment bias among
federal contractors have reportedly suspended their
fundraising efforts for his re-election bid despite his overall record
on LGBT issues, according to
this article. The Washington Post/The Plum Line
(5/7)
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