Del. Emmett Burns, a Baltimore County Democrat, says he has changed his mind and will support the re-election of Barack Obama even though the president announced last week he supports same-sex marriage.
Burns, a minister at Rising Sun Baptist Church in Woodlawn, announced last week that he could not support Obama after the president announced his position on the issue of same-sex marriage.
In an interview Thursday, the civil rights activist said his initial decision was based on emotion.
"I was shocked and surprised that (Obama) would make such an announcement," Burns said. "That was certainly the backdrop to my initial reaction."
Afterwards, Burns said he received calls from around the country urging him to reconsider.
Burns said his time as a civil rights activist in Mississippi weighed heavily on his decision to reconsider.
"Many of my friends and colleagues died to get the right to vote," Burns said. "It would be impossible for me to stay home. Someone is going to be president anyway and we should have a say in that."
The delegate said he "does not trust" Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate.
Instead, Burns said he will now encourage others to split the ticket and vote for Obama and against Maryland's recently passed same-sex marriage law, which he said he expects will be on the November referendum ballot.
"Gay marriage is an abomination," Burns said. "It's the worst thing that can happen to this nation and this state. It's very divisive."
Problem is....who's gonna fix it..?
I believe divisions on immigration, abortion, unions, women's rights, healthcare, guns, taxes, etc are permanent. Although the 1% in theory would lose because of headcount, their ability to manipulate legislation and opinions through the money they have will keep the status quo intact. Who or what is to blame? Anyone care? I believe it was 24/7 news, the Internet, and the Citizens United decision. Add those three up and you get a huge propaganda machine of talking heads.
The antics of our government don't really count anymore, as I believe the 1% to be above the president in terms of power...no question that the 1% need to be snuffed by the American citizens before the restoration begins. 1% of the World Trade Center structure was damaged by the airplane crashing into it.....that amounted to total failure as the structures collapsed. Now it's being rebuilt even better than it was before....minus thousands of lives... the 1% need to be broken in a similar fashion...minus the violence before the re building can begin. For now we are stuck jibbin and jabbin about it...
We now have almost 47 million people on food stamps, over 8% unemployment after 3.5 years of fiscally irresponsible policies, and 5 trillion more in debt (an increase of 50% of the TOTAL debt the US has had since its inception!!! in 3.5 years!). George Bush has been out of office for 3.5 years now but the President and the loony left keeps blaming him for for everything short of the weather (actually, with global warming I guess they blame him for that too...) The Wash Post and other MSM outlets are doing everything they can to make people forget Obama's horrible record on jobs, the economy, foreign policy, energy policy and lack of fiscal discipline. Thankfully, more people are paying attention now with all of the extra time they have on their hands from being unemployed so hopefully they will see that the Hope and Change hoopla from 2008 was just crap and that we have a guy in the White House who is in waaaay over his head and who only knows how to campaign as opposed to run the country. God help us if he does not get tossed out in November.
You pretty much nailed it Billy........
How much money you pay in income tax is directly proportional to how many votes you can buy. However, at the ballot box 1%'s still get one vote. When you make the insincere debt and unemployment numbers argument is when you lose me, that works for the base, not for people who actually examine data in context. All that said, have a great day, we will never agree on the meaning of the data. @Jeff- you were right Saturday, not today <|:-))
The seer sees all, Paul, without bias..... ;-)
P.S. Remember Paul.........the seer said "pretty much"........
The process that is moving us into constant failure is current...public apathy plays a huge role here, in that when faith is lost, the rulers are stronger..world rulers mind you. To believe that all is well regarding current retirement accounts is foolish. Our Country is destine to failure with the current two party system behaving badly. Because the vast majority of Americans are apathetic and do not participate, the light at the end of the tunnel seems pretty dim... You seem to have the answers...why not try using your real name for a refreshing change.... Its going to take a revolution...
If not for voter fraud and media inequality, Ron Paul would be the Republican nominee...
I am proud that Obama is leading this country in forward thinking, not keeping the same beliefs held by shepherds and farmers from thousands of years ago.. Close your bible, turn off Fox news and Welcome to the 21st century.
When the gas prices fall so does the economy.
The global recession is coming - well, the double dip. It'll have very little to do with us.
Many U.S. banks have invested money overseas in the Euro economy before the bubble burst. If Europe goes into a deep recession or as some are calling a depression in Greece, then I think the banks on these shores will also take of loss regarding the trouble overseas, as the world is now a global market. Greece is 160% of GDP, while Germany, the backbone of the Euro is at 80% of GDP. France is planning on stimulus spending (money they don't have) and are counting on Germany to bail them out. The Germans are thrifty, while France is the land of the entitled. Germany is saying no and demands France balance its budget. The U.S. is already at a 100% of GDP. The downside to falling gas prices indicates the demand is low and that translates into an economic slowdown. People are not driving to purchase goods, go out to eat or see a movie while companies are not shipping goods due to the lack of demand. People may be able to afford the gas but little else and therein lies the problem. Sort of why Facebook is seeing a drawback on it's stock. GM already pulled their account claiming no one was clicking on the adds. http://carnegieendowment.org/2010/06/02/euro-crisis-threat-to-u.s.-economy/19w
There is no global recession coming despite what the naysayers think. The stock price of Facebook is going down for two reasons. It was overpriced to begin with and people aren't exactly sure what the business model really is.
Number one read the evidence such as in this assessment: http://www.cnbc.com/id/47566735 Now read today's Sun (that is a news paper) and this article: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/la-fi-facebook-wall-street-caste-20120525,0,2202914.story Below is a quote from a very prominent business owner. I would tend to agree with Mark Cuban than with a Steve, one of many names you have used. "Prominent investor Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, declared on his blog Wednesday that the investing public's positive impression of the stock market had been "torched to the ground." Make sure that when you refer to someone as an "idiot" your not not seeing your reflection in the mirror.
http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2012-05/weekly-review-tax-revenues-and-a-growing-economy.aspx?storyid=144302 Mark Cuban owns an NBA team for Chrissakes. He doesn't know crapola about the economy. He got lucky with a startup.
How does that growth impact the current debt of $16 trillion? How does that 2.2% impact the interest on the deficit? What percent of the debt as related to the interest on the deficit can be impacted. How ludicrous of a statement to say that a very successful businessman doesn't know anything about the economy? He earned his money through solid entrepreneurship. "Got lucky" refers to the lottery. As I said Mr. Cuban holds a tab bit more creditability than a person who calls himself - Steve. It is rather interesting that you choose a site - Nasdaq - for your retort when in fact they were in part responsible for the Facebook debacle. Sorta like asking Al Capone about tax issues. http://www.cnbc.com/id/47576863 Another article related to your source of information. http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/sns-rt-us-facebook-fidelity-thousandsbre84n101-20120524,0,1853210.story Now her is some sobering news as related your 2.2% growth rate article from Nasdaq, but this concerns our own citizens. So much for your growing economy theory. http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-seniors-debt-20120527,0,4232225.story Now if the picture is so rosy as you claim answer this issues raised in the article? http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-maryland-help-20120527,0,3345788.story I eagerly await your evaluation of the questions regarding growth rate to debt.