https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/05/08/obama-bails-out-of-north-carolina-visit/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 15:11:33 -0400<![CDATA[Is the new sensitivity on the gay-marriage issue at Team Obama really all that new?  Last week, the White House scheduled a visit to North Carolina today to talk about the economy, which would have been interesting enough in a state with a jobless rate above the national average.  With traditional-marriage Amendment One appearing to be headed for victory, the White House changed direction two hours later and said the President was unavailable to speak in the Tarheel State, a fact reported today in North Carolina:]]>Tue, 08 May 2012 13:21:23 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/05/08/obama-bails-out-of-north-carolina-visit-n198389