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In american exceptionalism. his policies reflect a philosophy that america is but one nation among many equals. as a marine, i believe america is unique and based on a core set of principles that make it superior to other nations. but here is what the president said at the air force academy today. lets listen. >> when people around the world are asked which country do you most admire, one nation comes out on top, the united states of america. today we can say it with confidence and pride, the un...

Howard. youre throwing them a bone by saying, look i, i believe in civil unions and the like, but what youre not addressing is the fact that your faith fuels the belief that to be gay is to be automatically a sinner. to be gay is to be outside the covenant of god. and im arguing that that already disqualified gay and lesbian and bisexual and transgender people as your equals in the faith, and i think thats a bigoted position. >> may i speak to that? >> i dont think its bigoted for me, a catholic...

Saying, look i, i believe in civil unions and the like, but what youre not addressing is the fact that your faith fuels the belief that to be gay is to be automatically a sinner. to be gay is to be outside the covenant of god. and im arguing that that already disqualified gay and lesbian and bisexual and transgender people as your equals in the faith, and i think thats a bigoted position. >> may i speak to that? >> i dont think its bigoted for me, a catholic, for a muslim, or for a jew. all of t...

Be automatically a sinner. to be gay is to be outside the covenant of god. and im arguing that that already disqualified gay and lesbian and bisexual and transgender people as your equals in the faith, and i think thats a bigoted position. >> may i speak to that? >> i dont think its bigoted for me, a catholic, for a muslim, or for a jew. all of those texts, the koran, the torah, the bible, all define marriage as between male and female. jesus says in matthew, if you want to go bible, we can go t...

Straight and gay equals white. that is ridiculous. >> partly of what happened in the organizing communities, and that is what i want to put to head here, on the one hand, i want the naacp to come out clearly on the civil rights issue of equality and where are hrc and glaad and when we are marching for trayvon martin and i want us to be allies, but i need them on both sides. >> absolutely. no question that part of the conversation that is happening in this country is the what are the shared incom...

The director, the choreographer and the people who performed in it, nobody knew what was going.w >> it was really a setup, it  would be a big production, not  four kids totally disrupting a class. its a great idea. all that stuff is just great  ideas. ♪ but all we need is just one  chance ♪ ♪ to be treated as your equals and to dance ♪ >> the idea came out of an  improv group barry was part of  called prangs...

Dont go out and see it this weekend. >> what about the novel phenomenon, "50 shades of gray"? >> this is the third book in the trilogy. 49.3% of women are in the -- >> i opened the book, you guys. >> this is giving permission for women to not be in charge. i thought, how am i going to talk about this book with you? 49.3% of women are in the workforce today, taking care of the kids, putting food on the table. they want to escape into a fantasy where they dont have to do anything. there are so man...

And rude to the kids who has never been taken outside to the woodshed. i wonder if he were taken to the woodshed if bill wouldnt be a better person, someone we might actually like. the left has never really viewed women in the way i think most women view themselves. let me go back further than that. remember the deep roots of the left go back way back in our lifetime and before this to i think the old soient union where women were regarded as equals to men. they all wore uniforms like men. they ...

Im in prison. theres no women in here. but there are men who want to be women. i have to deal with it when im in here. >> though marquise might not be in it for the long haul, that hasnt deterred precious from being a surrogate spouse. >> he doesnt have to do anything. i make sure whatever he needs, whatever he wants, he has that. thats not just me. thats part of what they call penitentiary rules. you take care of the man, the man lay back, thats all he has to do. he doesnt even have to brush hi...

All men and all churches treated as equals. every man has the same right to attend or not attend the church of his choice. >> at no time did he say his faith is not allowed in the public square. he gave the speech for much the same reason barack obama had to explain his connection to reverend jeremiah wright. kennedy had to reassure america he wouldnt force catholocism on the country. he defended the rights of catholics like rick santorum run for president. >> this election is decided on the bas...