Soooo ... about these Obama comments on North Carolina and Mississippi's new anti-LGBT laws ...pic.twitter.com/mm4DMo1UYd
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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).
@chrisgeidner maybe he meant the police who check for penises and birth certificates will be polite.
@chrisgeidner that said Chris, I think your point is very fair
I just think folk aren't stupid and can read through the lines
@chrisgeidner I would never travel outside the UK without 1st checking the FO advice. I then make decisions on risk from that info
@chrisgeidner he can't but people aren't daft. As an LGBT Brit I read, " imagine the reaction if I said don't come so, come but .."
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