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June 23, 2009
Don't take what he says literally
Depending on your point of view, it might or might not be a good thing that President Obama's words should not be taken literally. First (via Glenn Reynolds), I read that the White House has gone on record as saying that Obama Health Care Promises Should Not Be Taken Literally: Less than 24 hours after Heritage Foundation President Ed Feulner questioned the veracity of President Obama's persistent claim that, under his health care proposals, "if you like your insurance package you can keep it", the White House has begun to walk the President's claim back. Turns out he didn't really mean it.As Jim Lindgren tries to explain, it's like, when he said, "If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period." What he actually meant to say was this: If you like your doctor, many of you will NOT be able to keep your doctor. Period.Okay? If you're having trouble, the best explanation I've seen put it this way: The Obama giveth, the Obama taketh away.This give or take approach is not limited to any particular issue. It has also become very clear that the president's statements about DOMA are also not supposed to be taken literally. However, in California, a gay couple apparently hasn't taken the Don't Take Him Literally rule to heart, for they are actually taking the president's own words to court. The gay couple claims that Obama's words should mean something, so now they're in a legal battle to use the president words against the position of his own administration. Their attorney says he does not know who the U.S. attorneys are representing: When Orange County newlyweds Arthur Smelt and Christopher Hammer face off against the Obama administration over a law that denies federal benefits and interstate recognition for their marriage, they will have some potent ammunition: President Obama's own words.Despite his administration's position, Obama's says he stands behind his committment: "Unfortunately, my administration is not authorized by existing federal law to provide same-sex couples with the full range of benefits enjoyed by heterosexual married couples," the president said. "That's why I stand by my long-standing commitment to work with Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act.Notwithstanding whatever authority the president may have, Obama's Justice Department contradicts the boss, as they claim DOMA is not discriminatory: The Defense of Marriage Act "does not discriminate against homosexuals in the provision of federal benefits," department lawyers said in papers filed in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana. The 1996 law, "understood for what it actually does, infringes on no one's rights," they said.They're trying to make it perfectly clear that while the Justice Department is speaking for the Obama administration, President Obama is not speaking for the Obama adminstration: In asking Judge David Carter to dismiss the suit and uphold the law, the Justice Department was speaking for the Obama administration.Sigh. While I am having a great deal of trouble following the logic, I have to recognize how nervewracking it must be to be the president and yet not be able to speak for your own administration. My heart goes out to the president. But is he at least allowed to at least take himself literally? The reason I'm asking is because he famously said he was against gay marriage, and his supporters apparently don't take him literally, nor do they want him to take himself literally. If Obama isn't allowed to take himself literally, how will he ever know what he meant? posted by Eric on 06.23.09 at 04:37 PM
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He has to learn not to open his mouth until Soros tells him what to say. Then he won't have to backtrack so often. Choey · June 23, 2009 10:44 PM Loved your latest post, by the way. How I Make $5000 a Month Posting Links on Google · June 25, 2009 08:16 PM Post a comment
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