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President Obama: Glad Prop 8 is Repealed, Still Believes in Separate But Equal

Posted by: Natasia Rose on August 5, 2010.

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08/05/2010- by Natasia Langfelder

In really disappointing new following the Prop 8 victory, White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod appeared on On the Record to clarify President Obama’s feelings on Prop 8 and marriage equality. The On the Record anchors push Axelrod pretty hard on Obama’s views on Prop 8 and same sex marriage. They point to an interview where Obama said that he was not opposed to what California was doing with Prop 8. He made this statement at a time when the Prop 8 supporters were winning. Yesterday when Prop 8 was struck down, he sided with the winning team again, saying he was happy about the decision.

On the Record called out the flip-flop and Axelrod retorted saying that the President was never in favor of Prop 8 and that he found it mean-spirited. He also says that the information they had where Obama said that is he not bothered with California pushing for Prop 8 was “incomplete information.”

Axelrod also clarified that Obama still believes in ‘separate but equal.’ Obama does NOT believe in marriage equality but instead in civil unions. Obama also believes that the Civil Unions should provide same-sex couples with equal benefits, but should not be called marriage. He also says that Obama believes that States have the right to ban same-sex marriage if they want to.

Maybe when the LGBT community doesn’t rally to get Obama re-elected, Obama can get a job as host on The View where he and Elizabeth Hasslebeck can talk about those gosh darn gays and their annoying requests for “civil rights” together. Watch the video below if you really want to bum yourself out.

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