President Obama and Hillary Clinton hijacked the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage in all 50 states by taking a victory lap on Twitter. They also seem to have changed their minds on the issue to suit public opinion.
This is the same Hillary Clinton who in 2000 told the Washington Post that “marriage has got historic, religious and moral content that goes back to the beginning of time, and I think a marriage is as a marriage has always been, between a man and a woman.”
It’s the same Hillary Clinton whose husband, former President Bill Clinton, sign into law the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, in 1996.
The same President Obama who, in 2008, told MTV “I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage.”
Since then both Obama and Clinton’s positions have “evolved” at the same time polls show that the number of Americans supporting gay marriage has grown.
What a coincidence.
On Friday, after the court ruling, both the president and the 2016 Democratic presidential front-runner took time to celebrate the decision as historic.
“Proud to celebrate a historic victory for marriage equality—& the courage & determination of LGBT Americans who made it possible. -H,” Clinton tweeted.
She even changed her logo into a rainbow-colored H for the occasion, as if she had something to do with it.
“Today we can say in no uncertain terms that we’ve made our union a little more perfect,” Obama tweeted with a picture of who else but himself with the hashtag #LoveWins.
The Twitterverse couldn’t contain its mockery.
History. #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/5B3C2pBEXA
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2015
Proud. pic.twitter.com/9J44PCYeuQ
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 26, 2015
Our new favorite map. RT if you live in a state where marriage equality is law. pic.twitter.com/7GlCwCJHyg
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 26, 2015
Proud to celebrate a historic victory for marriage equality—& the courage & determination of LGBT Americans who made it possible. -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 26, 2015
No @HillaryClinton your pandering for votes. pic.twitter.com/dLsJoHteDW
— Ryan B. Leslie (@RyanBLeslie) June 26, 2015
@RyanBLeslie @HillaryClinton The same person that said Bill Clinton did not touch Monica…and it's a right-wing conspiracy…Queen of Liars
— Jim Evans (@worldtrademan) June 26, 2015
@HillaryClinton @BobbyBurdette Is that why the Clinton’s supported DOMA? History doesn’t forget.
— Will Evans (@semanticwill) June 26, 2015
@HillaryClinton @Ah_Breezy And of course Hillary has to make it about herself by putting her trademark H with and arrow on it. Smh
— Go Reds!! (@jduncan04) June 26, 2015
@HillaryClinton Using your campaign logo during this historic event is pretty gross, dawg.
— Maxwell Roahrig (@mroahrig) June 26, 2015
@KCharyszyn @HillaryClinton "History" would be if she was honest for once
— Collin Gustafson (@cgustafson__) June 26, 2015
@HillaryClinton Dick Cheney was for gay marriage 10 years before Hillary Clinton. SHE JUST WANTS YOUR VOTE!
— Andrew Manning (@VikesPessimist) June 26, 2015
.@HillaryClinton
https://t.co/jyn36mOOGa
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 26, 2015
Hillary Clinton is sure glad she flip-flopped on her gay marriage position before the SCOTUS ruled… even if just by a little bit.
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) June 26, 2015
@HillaryClinton @broadcity UN RETWEET THIS SHE DIDNT CARE ABOUT LGBT RIGHTS UNTIL SHE STARTED CAMPAIGNING
— tammy 2 (@freshasproduce) June 26, 2015
.@HillaryClinton @broadcity in 2004 you didn't seem like you'd be so happy
— Army Sam the Troop (@ASAPBullwinkle) June 26, 2015
Says the guy that flip-flopped on #SSM 6 times since 1996. RT @BarackObama History. #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/PpetdvSoqa
— Steven Rosenblum (@StevenRosenblum) June 26, 2015
@BarackObama your history was against it till it was election time. You are such a fraud
— Phillip (@PhillipG76) June 26, 2015
@BarackObama How about you start fighting ISIS now, if you haven't heard, they are killing innocent civilians again right now. Do SOMETHING.
— Ryan Bonds (@ChilllZillla) June 26, 2015
@BarackObama nice job pandering, barrack
— John P (@jpell88) June 26, 2015
@BarackObama Gee, that wasn't your position in 2008. Were you perhaps pandering for heterosexual votes back then?
— Don Fredrick (@Colony14) June 26, 2015
@BarackObama it'd be a lot 'more perfect' if you weren't the president anymore
— Paul (@Pauly_D3) June 26, 2015
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