Thursday June 4th 2009
Another crazy day. I was able to do my normal nine hours but man was it busy. It was a challenging day but it was also a good day. I really enjoyed the day.
My tattoo is feeling much better, this allowed me to go to the gym. I had an incredibly powerful bi and tri workout. It really was the perfect workout. Perfect temp. in the gym, no too crowded, no waiting on machines or for bars and most important I was able to max out on everything!
Tonight we will watch a lot of news programs. It's a big news day. Obama did a monumental speech in Cairo and please see below for the rest of this historic day.
I know that Olberman and Maddow are going to be very interesting tonight,. I can't wait.
Check this out:
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office
of the Press
Secretary
___________________________________________________________
For
Immediate Release
June 1, 2009
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE
MONTH, 2009
- - - - - - -
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
Forty years ago, patrons and
supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police
harassment that had become all too common for members of the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Out of this
resistance, the LGBT rights movement in America was born. During LGBT
Pride Month, we commemorate the events of June 1969 and commit to
achieving equal justice under law for LGBT Americans.
LGBT
Americans have made, and continue to make, great and lasting
contributions that continue to strengthen the fabric of American
society. There are many well-respected LGBT leaders in all
professional fields, including the arts and business communities.
LGBT Americans also mobilized the Nation to respond to the domestic
HIV/AIDS epidemic and have played a vital role in broadening this
country's response to the HIV pandemic.
Due in no small part
to the determination and dedication of the LGBT rights movement, more
LGBT Americans are living their lives openly today than ever before.
I am proud to be the first President to appoint openly LGBT
candidates to Senate-confirmed positions in the first 100 days of an
Administration. These individuals embody the best qualities we seek
in public servants, and across my Administration -- in both the White
House and the Federal agencies -- openly LGBT employees are doing
their jobs with distinction and professionalism.
The LGBT
rights movement has achieved great progress, but there is more work
to be done. LGBT youth should feel safe to learn without the fear of
harassment, and LGBT families and seniors should be allowed to live
their lives with dignity and respect.
My Administration has
partnered with the LGBT community to advance a wide range of
initiatives. At the international level, I have joined efforts at the
United Nations to decriminalize homosexuality around the world. Here
at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of
equal rights to LGBT Americans. These measures include enhancing hate
crimes laws, supporting civil unions and Federal rights for LGBT
couples, outlawing discrimination in the workplace, ensuring adoption
rights, and ending the existing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
policy in a way that strengthens our Armed Forces and our national
security. We must also commit ourselves to fighting the HIV/AIDS
epidemic by both reducing the number of HIV infections and providing
care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS across the
United States.
These issues affect not only the LGBT
community, but also our entire Nation. As long as the promise of
equality for all remains unfulfilled, all Americans are affected. If
we can work together to advance the principles upon which our Nation
was founded, every American will benefit. During LGBT Pride Month, I
call upon the LGBT community, the Congress, and the American people
to work together to promote equal rights for all, regardless of
sexual orientation or gender identity.
NOW, THEREFORE, I,
BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of
the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim June 2009 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States
to turn back discrimination and prejudice everywhere it exists.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of June,
in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and
thirty-third.
BARACK OBAMA

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