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amy31416
12-06-2011, 12:16 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57337524/u.s-to-use-foreign-aid-to-promote-gay-rights/


(AP) WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is announcing a wide-ranging effort to use U.S. foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad, including combating attempts by foreign governments to criminalize homosexuality.
In a memorandum issued Tuesday, President Barack Obama directed U.S. agencies working abroad, including the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, to use foreign aid to assist gays and lesbians who are facing human rights violations. And he ordered U.S. agencies to protect vulnerable gay and lesbian refugees and asylum seekers.

"The struggle to end discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons is a global challenge, and one that is central to the United States' commitment to promoting human rights," Obama said in a statement.

The policy news comes as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is telling other diplomats that cultural practices or religious tradition are no excuse for discriminating, or worse, against gay people.

Making an unusually strong statement in defense of gay rights, Clinton says they are equal to women's rights and racial equality and should be universal human rights. She criticized nations that criminalize gay behavior or tolerate abuse of gay, bisexual or transgendered people, though she did not identify those nations by name.

Clinton's audience in Geneva, home of the United Nations' human rights body, included diplomats from Arab, African and other nations with poor records on gay rights.

The White House said Tuesday's announcement marked the first U.S. government strategy to combat human rights abuses against gays and lesbians abroad.

The order also directs U.S. government agencies to use foreign assistance to protect human rights and advance non-discrimination, and work with international organizations to fight discrimination against gays and lesbians.

Gay rights groups praised the order as a significant step for ensuring that gays and lesbians are treated equally around the world.

"Today's actions by President Obama make clear that the United States will not turn a blind eye when governments commit or allow abuses to the human rights of LGBT people," said Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, a gay advocacy organization.

The presidential directive applies to all U.S. agencies involved in foreign aid, assistance and development, including the Departments of States, the Treasury, Defense and Homeland Security.



There are plenty of rich gays in this country and rich Hollywood-types who are very sympathetic to gay/lesbian causes. Any reason they can't pony up themselves? Where is all this money coming from?

Philhelm
12-06-2011, 12:38 PM
So, does this stage come into effect before or after the same individuals are bombed by drone aircraft?

oyarde
12-06-2011, 12:38 PM
I have to give credit whare credit is due . These people are extremely creative when it comes to blowing tax money . I wish there was a reversal pill you could give them to have them work so diligently on cutting spending .

oyarde
12-06-2011, 12:39 PM
I feel the price of oil going up , some of those Saud princes are not going to be happy about this ;)

oyarde
12-06-2011, 12:42 PM
Does anyone really think , that blowing some money is going to change how these people are persecuted in some of these countries ? Come on man , nobody is that stupid ....

CaptainAmerica
12-06-2011, 12:44 PM
What about straight rights? -_- HELP im being oppressed.

oyarde
12-06-2011, 12:44 PM
So, does this stage come into effect before or after the same individuals are bombed by drone aircraft? When my skids were small and they misbehaved with a toy , I put that particular one on top of the fridge . Time to put the drones up for a bit ...

oyarde
12-06-2011, 12:44 PM
What about straight rights? -_- HELP im being oppressed. Oh crap , they can spend some money on that too .

Dr.3D
12-06-2011, 12:46 PM
I have to give credit whare credit is due . These people are extremely creative when it comes to blowing tax money . I wish there was a reversal pill you could give them to have them work so diligently on cutting spending .

So do I, instead, they keep raising taxes err... increasing revenue to pay for all the new ideas they keep coming up with.

amy31416
12-06-2011, 12:49 PM
So, does this stage come into effect before or after the same individuals are bombed by drone aircraft?

Hard to say. But you can see the manipulation of the left wing here--getting them on board with the bombing of the anti-gays so they can air-drop puppies and rainbows to the gay folks that the drones magically avoid killing with our recent dramatic technological advancements in gaydar.

amy31416
12-06-2011, 12:50 PM
Oh crap , they can spend some money on that too .

What about my rights? I was just oppressed last week!

Philhelm
12-06-2011, 12:51 PM
When my skids were small and they misbehaved with a toy , I put that particular one on top of the fridge . Time to put the drones up for a bit ...

Unfortunately, this would be a situation in which your kids are 8 feet tall and have hands the size of watermelons. They are much bigger than you (albeit not mentally) and will play with whichever toys they wish.

oyarde
12-06-2011, 12:54 PM
What about my rights? I was just oppressed last week! That should never happen , you are much too special for that :)

Dr.3D
12-06-2011, 12:58 PM
Obama wants us to eat da poo poo....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1wwe9-be2Y
:D

Patrick Henry
12-06-2011, 01:04 PM
It fits in with this.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?301882-Pakistanis-slam-gay-rights-event

amy31416
12-06-2011, 01:27 PM
It fits in with this.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?301882-Pakistanis-slam-gay-rights-event

I completely agree.

Southron
12-06-2011, 05:13 PM
News like this makes it hard for anyone to say a big-government, homosexual agenda doesn't exist.

heavenlyboy34
12-06-2011, 05:17 PM
What about my rights? I was just oppressed last week!
You oppressed me this week in the Festivus thread, so it's even-steven. ;)

heavenlyboy34
12-06-2011, 05:21 PM
Obama wants us to eat da poo poo....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1wwe9-be2Y
:D;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On3etueeGIg

eduardo89
12-06-2011, 05:33 PM
What about my rights? I was just oppressed last week!

You're gay?

amy31416
12-06-2011, 05:36 PM
You're gay?

You wish...

eduardo89
12-06-2011, 05:36 PM
You wish...

Don't know how that would benefit me.

Dr.3D
12-06-2011, 05:37 PM
You're gay?
I always thought people asking that question were looking for a date.


:D

dannno
12-06-2011, 05:41 PM
Don't know how that would benefit me.

I'd dig it.

Occam's Banana
12-06-2011, 05:43 PM
Given his deep concern for gay Iranians, I expect Rick Santorum will vigorously support this.

Brian4Liberty
12-06-2011, 05:46 PM
Ay carumba! :D :eek: :toady:

eduardo89
12-06-2011, 05:53 PM
I'd dig it.

Watching it on some amateur porn site is as close as you'd ever get to the real thing ;)

Danke
12-06-2011, 06:00 PM
You're gay?

I doubt anyone could classify her sexual tastes.

seyferjm
12-06-2011, 06:03 PM
I wonder how Frothy feels about foreign aid being used for this?

eduardo89
12-06-2011, 06:06 PM
I doubt anyone could classify her sexual tastes.

I'm pretty sure a spaniard can.

eduardo89
12-06-2011, 06:07 PM
I wonder how Frothy feels about foreign aid being used for this?

Probably as pissed off as I'd be if this was my tax money. Actually I'm fucking pissed off that anyone's (stolen) money is being used for "progressive" social engineering and propaganda.

heavenlyboy34
12-06-2011, 06:11 PM
I'm pretty sure a spaniard can.
Because spaniards can afford high-quality lesbian prostitutes? :confused:;)

eduardo89
12-06-2011, 06:19 PM
Because spaniards can afford high-quality lesbian prostitutes? :confused:;)

Amy is a high quality lesbian prostitute? :confused: And why would any guy want to hire lesbian prostitutes, I mean unless you get off to just watching, it seems like a huge waste of money.

I was commenting on the fact that no matter how strange or unorthodox her sexual orientation is, I'm sure a European could classify it. We're (speaking as a resident, not an actual European) into weird stuff here.

Danke
12-06-2011, 06:20 PM
I'm pretty sure a spaniard can.

You're too old.

eduardo89
12-06-2011, 06:21 PM
You're too old.

How old is too old?

heavenlyboy34
12-06-2011, 06:22 PM
Amy is a high quality lesbian prostitute? :confused: And why would any guy want to hire lesbian prostitutes, I mean unless you get off to just watching, it seems like a huge waste of money.

I was commenting on the fact that no matter how strange or unorthodox her sexual orientation is, I'm sure a European could classify it. We're (speaking as a resident, not an actual European) into weird stuff here.n/m...bad attempt at a joke :o /facepalm @ self

heavenlyboy34
12-06-2011, 06:23 PM
How old is too old?
+1 I want to know the answer to this as well.

Cowlesy
12-06-2011, 06:23 PM
As a reflection on our wonderful government, I have to yet again post the Chairman.

http://pichars.org/store/1998_original_1998_original_voH5a..

eduardo89
12-06-2011, 06:26 PM
As a reflection on our wonderful government, I have to yet again post the Chairman.

You're still a "Senior Moderator"?? Someone's clinging to to banhammer...

Danke
12-06-2011, 06:26 PM
How old is too old?

http://beyondthebacklot.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/harold_and_maude.jpg?w=300&h=187

As young or younger than this guy.

eduardo89
12-06-2011, 06:30 PM
http://beyondthebacklot.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/harold_and_maude.jpg?w=300&h=187

As young or younger than this guy.

Well I'm about as mentally mature as that boy...does that count?

amy31416
12-06-2011, 07:04 PM
Sigh.

eduardo89
12-06-2011, 07:08 PM
Sigh.

This forum makes you sigh a lot doesn't it?

I've noticed that any threads that include HB, dannno, Danke and me most likely will end with at least one Amy-sigh

amy31416
12-06-2011, 08:17 PM
This forum makes you sigh a lot doesn't it?

I've noticed that any threads that include HB, dannno, Danke and me most likely will end with at least one Amy-sigh

Sigh and/or facepalm. :p

moderate libertarian
12-06-2011, 08:47 PM
Obama's masters had told him to use foreign aid to support occupation and denial of equal rights to Palestinians apparently just few weeks ago. Can anyone explain such glaring double standard in use of foreign aid for oppressing rights for residents of land where Jesus once walked vs promoting rights for gays?




Dec 6, 3:35 PM EST

US to use foreign aid to promote gay rights

Associated Press

The order also directs U.S. government agencies to use foreign assistance to protect human rights and advance non-discrimination, and work with international organizations to fight discrimination against gays and lesbians.

Obama's announcement is part of the White House's outreach to gays and lesbians, a core Democratic constituency. Since taking office, Obama has advocated for the repeal of the military's ban on openly gay service members and ordered the administration to stop enforcing a law defining marriage as between one man and one woman.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_GAY_RIGHTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-12-06-11-01-09




US threatens to cut off UNESCO over Palestinian bid

(AFP) – 3 days ago

WASHINGTON — The United States warned Wednesday that a vote by UNESCO to accept the Palestinian Authority as a full member with state's rights could force the United States to cut off funding to the organization.

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that in individual and bilateral consultations, the United States has made clear "that there are consequences if UNESCO votes in this direction."

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h8x2_4L6_D7TsfovGTd60EJrDaTQ?docId=CNG.64f33 5a63a0a239e61cf0891c65a0c44.621


For the record, I don't think the claims made by Larry Sinclair while back about Obama's own sexuality sounded credible, not that there would be anything wrong if Obama was really gay or bi as Sinclair suggested. Obama's masters seems to be motivated by 2012 election politics in the latest foreign aid policy design.

amy31416
12-06-2011, 09:01 PM
For the record, I don't think the claims made by Larry Sinclair while back about Obama's own sexuality sounded credible, not that there would be anything wrong if Obama was really gay or bi as Sinclair suggested. Obama's masters seems to be motivated by 2012 election politics in the latest foreign aid policy design.

It's actually quite clever...they first allow openly gay military members, so now Obama's the hero, and they can recruit more members/keep more....or if there's a draft, there's no easy way for the peons to dodge it. Great. The gays think he's fabulous. Maybe more of them join the military, hard to say. Either way, now Obama's built up a little trust/love from the gay community, he gets more votes from that community and their supporters.

Here's the real kicker--they're using this method to ease this group into fully supporting the continuing and upcoming wars. They start by using foreign aid to try to help the gay people in, say, Syria, Pakistan or any number of African countries that we have some strategic interest in bombing. We provoke the locals by throwing LGBT celebrations (there's another thread on that), and the leaders of the country throw a bunch of gay people in jail/execute them or whatever.

We bomb them. Perhaps we take out the gov't--and the gay people & their supporters (a strong force on the left) support the war.

Don't know if it'll work. Hillary already tried pitching the Afghanistan war as a war to save the women and children and didn't get far, so I see these types of actions from the gov't as an attempt to prime them first, so the paint sticks better. If it goes well, Obama starts more hostilities prior to the elections and it makes him a hero. If it doesn't, he will stick with the "covert" actions against Pakistan/Iran/whomever. Either way, he wins, unless Paul is nominated.

All speculation, of course.

HOLLYWOOD
12-07-2011, 09:52 PM
Obama's masters had told him to use foreign aid to support occupation and denial of equal rights to Palestinians apparently just few weeks ago. Can anyone explain such glaring double standard in use of foreign aid for oppressing rights for residents of land where Jesus once walked vs promoting rights for gays?



http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBAMA_GAY_RIGHTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-12-06-11-01-09


http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h8x2_4L6_D7TsfovGTd60EJrDaTQ?docId=CNG.64f33 5a63a0a239e61cf0891c65a0c44.621


For the record, I don't think the claims made by Larry Sinclair while back about Obama's own sexuality sounded credible, not that there would be anything wrong if Obama was really gay or bi as Sinclair suggested. Obama's masters seems to be motivated by 2012 election politics in the latest foreign aid policy design.Palestinians still on a "DIET"? How's that walled-in Gaza Ghetto doing?

Noob
12-08-2011, 08:56 AM
So from the 1950's we went from this


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU8n4Y-mxwM

to using foreign aid to do the exact opposite.......