by Deb Cupples | I suppose President Obama deserves snaps for giving inspirational
speeches: at least, many people have chosen to feel inspired while watching
his speeches.
Unfortunately, as we've seen regarding some pretty important issues (e.g., renegotiating NAFTA, opposing Telecom Amnesty, closing Guantanamo...), Mr. Obama's words have not always translated into action.
Starting back during the Democratic primaries (and ever since), I've wondered whether Mr. Obama prefers grabbing headlines with (and credit for ) neat words -- and then simply moving on and leaving those words in the dust.
Apparently, some people feel similarly about some of the words that President Obama recently spoke, at the Human Rights Council (HRC) dinner, regarding gay rights. The New York Times reports: