Biden called gay marriage 'inevitable' and soon it'll be law: Tuesday, Dec. 13.
A decade ago, then-Vice President Joe Biden shocked the political world and preempted his boss by suddenly declaring his support for gay marriage on national television. But not everyone was surprised. A small group had attended a private fundraiser with Biden weeks earlier in Los Angeles, where he disclosed not only his approval but his firm conclusion about a positive future for same-sex marriage. He predicted, “Things are changing so rapidly, it’s going to become a political liability in the near term for someone to say, ‘I oppose gay marriage.'" READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-gay-marriage-history/507-971d70fa-5b25-4c64-90fc-e1c043bf59fc In a historic school board race, 5 new people will sit on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school board, the second-largest school district in North Carolina. The five new board members join the one incumbent who narrowly kept her seat as well as the three at-large members. In the November elections, three board members lost their bid for reelection and two decided not to run again. Melissa Easley, Gregory "Dee" Rankin, Stephanie Sneed, Lisa Cline, and Summer Nunn are all new faces representing CMS districts. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/cms-school-board-takes-on-a-new-landscape-with-the-fresh-five-board-members-charlotte-north-carolina/275-66615789-0d62-479d-a9ad-7b1fa1309fd1 Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!
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A decade ago, then-Vice President Joe Biden shocked the political world and preempted his boss by suddenly declaring his support for gay marriage on national television. But not everyone was surprised.
A small group had attended a private fundraiser with Biden weeks earlier in Los Angeles, where he disclosed not only his approval but his firm conclusion about a positive future for same-sex marriage.
He predicted, “Things are changing so rapidly, it’s going to become a political liability in the near term for someone to say, ‘I oppose gay marriage.'"
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-gay-marriage-history/507-971d70fa-5b25-4c64-90fc-e1c043bf59fc
In a historic school board race, 5 new people will sit on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school board, the second-largest school district in North Carolina.
The five new board members join the one incumbent who narrowly kept her seat as well as the three at-large members. In the November elections, three board members lost their bid for reelection and two decided not to run again.
Melissa Easley, Gregory "Dee" Rankin, Stephanie Sneed, Lisa Cline, and Summer Nunn are all new faces representing CMS districts.
READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/cms-school-board-takes-on-a-new-landscape-with-the-fresh-five-board-members-charlotte-north-carolina/275-66615789-0d62-479d-a9ad-7b1fa1309fd1
Watch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!