Now that the cat is out of the proverbial bag and former Obama adviser David Axelrod has admitted that the president was “bulls***ting” the American people on his early opposition to gay marriage in a cynical ploy to get votes, let’s take a look at some of the times Tweeters called out the president for lying prior to his infamous flip-flop on gay marriage in May 2012:
@AlanColmes Evolved? #Obama merely stopped lying about his support of gay marriage Alan. #tcot
— The TRUTH (@DanMudd) May 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/Kik0Man_/status/200366764809404417
President Obama is apparently tired of pretending he opposes gay marriage. Good.Good, because lying to the American people is always …
— Andri Nova Ryanto (@KataAndri) May 9, 2012
Hear me chronicle the many lies (that we know about) I predicted gay marriage; that I knew he was lying when he… http://t.co/dK0OVJqh
— Joe Cienkowski (@JoeCienkowski) May 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/Marcus_Porcius/status/200353879001530369
https://twitter.com/ZM182/status/200338877020520448
https://twitter.com/DANEgerus/status/183294061090848768
https://twitter.com/AndrewStilesUSA/status/183233463942520832
B/c he's lying! MT @HuffPostPol: Pro-marriage equality Obama co-chair says president's differing views not awkward http://t.co/ViZxHyOD
— ?????? ?. ???????? (@StevenJDuffield) March 1, 2012
How can Obama say he's against "gay marriage" but abandon the Defense of Marriage Act? Simple: He's lying. Duh. #hhrs http://t.co/IZak0z0J
— 88keyman (@88keyman) January 10, 2012
https://twitter.com/conncarroll/status/120934492721520640
Start out lying, then act like you changed mind RT @Drudge_Report: Obama takes 'evolving' stance on gay marriage… http://drudge.tw/jQlNXW
— Jim Lewis (@JimPlaysGolf) July 4, 2011
Yes! honest friends and foes of gay marriage! MT @TPCarney Does it bother any 1 that Obama is lying about his position on gay marriage?
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) December 22, 2010
Gay News Blog: Is President Obama lying about opposing gay marriage?: GLBTQ news and views from across America a.. http://bit.ly/dZbGJ
— TCAGENT (@TCAGENT) June 1, 2009
https://twitter.com/GayPatriot/status/184426193670504449
King Joffrey Baracktheon might stop lying about his gay marriage position if it will help him w/ base. http://t.co/FwH70DLo
— Dodd (@Amuk3) March 24, 2012
Everybody knew he was lying when he said he opposed gay marriage. ~ Obama Opposes N.C. Same-Sex Marriage Ban http://t.co/jgisw9v3 (via @ABC)
— Fiddy-Two Trillion (@Pqlyur1) March 17, 2012
The reason why the left doesn't object to #obama's position on gay marriage is they assume he is lying @morning_joe
— Peter Ingemi (@DaTechGuyblog) February 23, 2012
Heh. Just goes to prove, liberals not only believe Obama's lying about being against gay marriage, they *admire* that he's lying #RedEye
— Kevin Eric Snell ☹ (@KevEnoch) February 9, 2012
https://twitter.com/TerisaL/status/157448127174029312
https://twitter.com/CMReport/status/82985993178841088
No one believes Obama on this. // RT @TPCarney Does it bother anyone that Obama is clearly lying about his position on gay marriage?
— Joshua Mercer (@joshuamercer) December 22, 2010
Not really, because everyone knows it. RT @TPCarney: Does it bother anyone that Obama is clearly lying about his position on gay marriage?
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) December 22, 2010
Dog bites man. RT @TPCarney Does it bother anyone that Obama is clearly lying about his position on gay marriage?
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) December 22, 2010
He has a position on gay marriage? RT @TPCarney: Does it bother anyone that Obama is clearly lying about his position on gay marriage?
— Politically Homeless (@keder) December 22, 2010
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/17705847224270848
https://twitter.com/dershy/status/29145982458
Tantaros: No outcry when Biden & Obama say they're against gay marriage b/c people assume they're lying http://bit.ly/sGMXG
— MJB Wolf (@mjbwolf) April 22, 2009
Why is it okay for Obama to oppose gay marriage, but not okay for Miss California to? Because people figure he's lying, so it’s okay.
— Douglas Bass (@douglasbass) April 22, 2009
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