Blacks, Latinos and gay marriage

I tuned in Glenn Beck very briefly today, he was reading off the lists of states that had voted against gay marriage, mentioned that it was the Blacks and Latinos - in particular in California - who had caused these bills to fail, and then said, "The majority of Americans are against gay marriage."

And a few things ran through my head. Glenn is happy that the majority of people voted against gay marriage...but a majority of folks voted for Obama, too. So if they're dumb enough to vote for Obama, the only reason why Beck is supporting them now is because they're supporting a cause he believes in.

And are the majority always right? The majority of folks during the American Civil War wanted to keep their "peculiar institution," but they were wrong.

The other thing I thought was kind of sad was that it's the blacks and Latinos, fols who complain that they are held back by racism, who are denying equal rights for another minority.