http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/...rriage/385333/
Obama concealed his position on same-sex marriage in order to pursue his political ambitions. The fact that the country seems to have moved in a direction that makes the revelation of this lie politically inconsequential is interesting but not quite what I'd like to explore. I'd rather hear from those who voted for Obama in 2008. Back in 2008, did you think he was lying? If not, how did you feel about his position then? How did you feel about his "evolution" in the 2012 election when you heard about it? Did you find it credible? How do you feel about this most recent revelation?
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In his new book, former Obama strategist David Axelrod says candidate Obama took that position in 2008 at the behest of his political advisers. “Opposition to gay marriage was particularly strong in the black church, and as he ran for higher office, he grudgingly accepted the counsel of more pragmatic folks like me, and modified his position to support civil unions rather than marriage, which he would term a ‘sacred union.’”
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