Discussion: Obama Remembers Gay Rights Hero Edie Windsor: One Of Many 'Quiet Heroes'

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Well said, Mr. President. And just so you know, she wasn’t the only determined person in this country.

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On the same day as the Katy Tur uproar.

I don’t think the difference between 44 and 45 can be expressed in simple arithmetic.

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“When Thea passed away, Edie spoke up – not for special treatment, but for equal treatment…”

That’s really it in a nutshell.

“Special treatment” would be something like…oh, I don’t know…maybe churches not having to pay taxes.

Something like that.

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Thank you, Mr. President.

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I don’t think quantum mechanics can express it.

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It’s the difference between being fully human and not being fully human.

How does one explain that?

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I think he just might know that.

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I had the pleasure of meeting Edie at a Lambda fundraiser. RIP, my heroine.

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Just because, a chance to remember Edie in a meaningful way

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To put it simply, Obama became President to help others. Trump-to help himself and only himself.

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Or maybe the difference between being human and inhuman.

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You may be right.

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Technically, Trump and trumpists are human. They are just inhumane.

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Technically though Donald Trump is missing some signifcant parts of the human psyche and that makes me consider him somewhat less than fully human.

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I stand corrected. Well, actually, I’m sitting down.

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OT, but the entertainment community effort “Hand In Hand” hurricane relief telethon starting now on TV must irk the fuck outta the R’s.

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God, I miss President Obama.

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Yes, and that’s an understatement.

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