Soooo ... about these Obama comments on North Carolina and Mississippi's new anti-LGBT laws ...pic.twitter.com/mm4DMo1UYd
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It seems to me that Obama went beyond what he can actually guarantee there—and by quite a bit. How can he say this?pic.twitter.com/y40P9mqAMJ
I mean, presumably the statement is directed to LGBT people in the UK, as that was the point of the travel advisory. How can Obama say that?
Does he think the North Carolina restroom law isn't a real law? Or what? Like, I get the sentiment. But, he's the president.
BTW, I don't think this Obama answer was ill-intentioned, I just think it is unsupported by the facts and unintentionally ill-advised.
I've asked the White House about it, though it was at the end of the day on a Friday, and I hope to get some clarification.
People acting like I'm saying Obama had to attack the states: I said no such thing. He chose to go on for three graphs; he didn't need to.
The result of that is that he said things: (1) factually unsupportable, (2) likely not even in fitting w the admin's own position on NC law.
And before people ask about how I can know as to 2, I'd point folks to the admin's brief in the Grimm case:http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/obama-administration-supports-transgender-student-in-federal#.jrXG9MGNR …
OK, that's that (for now).
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