Much has been said and speculated about President Obama’s “evolving” – and yes, it’s a journalistic requisite to put that word in quotations – stance on gay marriage over the past two years. However, today in an interview with with ABC News, President Obama stated for the first time his unequivocal support for same-sex marriage.
“At a certain point, I’ve just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married,” President Obama said today, less than 24 hours after North Carolina became the 30th state in the United States to adopt a constitutional amendment exclusively defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
He punctuated his statement shortly thereafter on his official Twitter account.
@BarackObama
Barack Obama“Same-sex couples should be able to get married.”—President Obama
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As you’d expect if you were watching Twitter last night after North Carolina’s Amendment 1 passed, or if you’ve ever looked at Twitter even once in your life, the Twitterati, as is their wont, went ablaze with a spectrum of responses to the President’s declaration.
@kee73
Krista Ok Mr. President you said the right thing. Now can you DO the right thing? Action > words. #makeithappen 8 minutes ago via Echofon · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@MrWordsWorth
Mark CampbellFox Nation says ‘Obama Declares War on Marriage.’ They left out the word ‘Inequality.’ 9 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@thinkprogress
ThinkProgressLog Cabin Republicans: Obama announcing support for marriage equality is “offensive and callous” http://t.co/QqemgU6q #wow 34 minutes ago via TweetDeck · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@harto
Hannah HartGeez. Thanks @BarackObama for forcing me to consider my commitment issues. THANKS A LOT. #ugh #jerk 9 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@NancyPelosi
Nancy PelosiA great day in our fight for civil rights-President Obama adds his support for marriage #equality. #BeautifulDay 58 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@LOLGOP
LOLGOPThis @BarackObama will do anything to improve his Klout score. 32 minutes ago via TweetDeck · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@franxisca_csl
Franxisca Cassola ☮first Mr President returns to sender the prop about samesex marriage and now he said that they should be able to get married. I’m confused 13 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@joshorton
joshortonSo who’s making the “other issues we should ask Biden about” Tumblr? 1 hour ago via TweetDeck · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@owillis
Oliver Willis“Marty, you’ve got to go back to 2012 and stop Obama from supporting gay marriage, or your parent’s love means nothing!” @ericschroeck 28 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@FrankBruni
Frank BruniCynic in me reminds that Obama just got back to where he was in 1996. Rest of me says: good 4 u, Mr. President. And thanks. #historymade 1 hour ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@BRENDASAWJESUS
Brenda Saw JESUS†Mr. President as a #Christian…You can’t make everybody happy! The will of God must come before everything!!Repent!!! #samesexMarriage 24 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@elizadushku
Eliza Dushku#Breaking: President Obama announces support for ALL/equal marriage!! #FreedomToMarry 1 hour ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@russfeingold
Russ FeingoldProud of President Obama’s historic support of the freedom to marry. 1 hour ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@bartonomus
Paul BartonOk Mr President and Mr Vice-President, religious scholars you are not. 25 minutes ago via HootSuite · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@drskyskull
skullsinthestarsMitt Romney in Oklahoma: “Well, of course, I thought about gay marriage a long time ago… WAIT! I DIDN’T MEAN IT LIKE THAT!” 9 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@lenadunham
Lena DunhamI want to same-sex marry Obama 14 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@byepluto
Pluto IS a planetWords are wind, Mr President. 29 minutes ago via TweetDeck · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@hereholddeez
Dr. ThunderballsBravo Mr. President. That took balls. The leader of the free world has come out in favor of equality, now states should follow suit. #growup 27 minutes ago via Twitter for iPhone · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@Ms_HonorGrad_
Kyala Jay RoseHow can you be a nation saying you’re under God but doing the complete opposite one day we all gonna be held accountable even u mr.president 29 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@furrygirl
furrygirlBums me out to see people acting proud of Obama today. “Supporting” gay marriage is just a PR tactic to kow-tow to the left and youth votes. 3 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@AudreyBilger
Audrey BilgerI just donated to the Obama campaign. Thanks, Mr. President, for supporting marriage equality. https://t.co/XhF9MTiW #evolvedalready 29 minutes ago via web · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
@BillCorbett
BillCorbettIn the last five minutes my marriage COLLAPSED and I got engaged to my neighbor Steve. Did something happen?! 1 hour ago via Echofon · Reply · Retweet · Favorite · powered by @socialditto
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