Creative editing on Micelle's GLBT comments...

[barack the house]

I found this article intresting...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-ralls/the-world-as-it-should-be_b_109615.html

The Associated Press, using the creative and unfortunate powers of the editing pen, reported that Mrs. Obama told the crowd on Thursday evening that, "states should make their own decisions on the matter" of marriage and civil unions. But in fact, she went progressively further. What she actually said was that states should "decide for themselves how best to pursue equality for gay and lesbian couples -- whether that means a domestic partnership, a civil union, or a civil marriage. "

She did not endorse the option to simply push any form of recognition to the side.

Those remarks are a far cry -- and light years ahead -- of the characterization that AP used in its reporting. Indeed, it's the (very significant) difference between hiding behind states rights and calling on states to do the right thing.

[libforlife]

1. obama is for full civil rights... nt