California Democrats got a 'yes on 8' robo call recording of Obama speaking out against gay marriage

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gayblack8-2008nov08,0,1601616.story

One complicating factor was that both sides in the campaign had plausible reason to claim Obama's support. The president-elect strongly stated his opposition to the proposition, calling it "divisive and discriminatory."

But he has also said in public speeches that he opposes same-sex marriage. In the days leading up to the election, some Democrats received "robo-calls" on their cellphones containing an excerpt from such a speech.

"Here is Barack Obama in his own words on the definition of marriage," the call began.

Then the voice of Obama speaking to a crowd comes on: "I believe marriage is a union between a man and a woman. Now, for me as a Christian, it is also a sacred union. God is in the mix."

A narrator then urged a yes vote on Proposition 8.

California Democratic Party consultant Roger Salazar was among the recipients of the call.

"They saw the Obama tide coming and they were trying to capitalize on it," Salazar said, adding that the call was "manipulative and deceitful," given the candidate's stated opposition to the amendment.

[stray cat]

1. It was a statement Obama made - but not for the purpose of prop 8 or robocalls

[Nikki Stone1]

4. But once that statement is out there, it can be used.

It's a shame that it was Obama's statement, but the other side will take advantage so you need to be careful what you say. And I'll bet Obama's feelings about gay marriage affected some Dems, especially in the African American community.

[readmoreoften]

2. Please switch this to a "yes on 8" robocall in the OP.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. Big 'ooops;! Change made. thanks.

[book_worm]

3. Yeah, and I got a robocall from Hillary Clinton speaking against Obama and how he

wasn't prepared to be president. Of course I know enough that her words were taken from the primary and sponsored by some republican group.

[gorbal]

5. That's depressing that they took that out of context.

The fact that Obama has said time and time again that he was against prop 8 should have been on the news....he wasn't going to lose California for that.

[msongs]

6. obama IS against gay marriage because his bible says so and the bible is "the word" of his god nt

[spoony]

8. The Bible doesn't define marriage, afaik

And I'm quite certain it doesn't mention gay marriage.

[LWolf]

9. Out of context, of course.

Still, it's too bad that Obama isn't evolved enough to have moved beyond this issue; that he ever said it to begin with.