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We should deny people rights to a civil union, a legal arrangement if that's what a state chooses to do so. >> that was george w. bush in 2004 saying that he was in favor of civil unions for same-sex couples. 2004, the last republican president. the current republican nominee for president is against that. >> i think people have differing views on marriage and i respect people's different views. i'm in favor of traditional marriage, between a man and a woman. and i don't favor civil union or gay marriage. >> we think of the country as getting less anne-gay over time, but for the top tier of re...

I care about whether a politician hurts people in their job as a politician. whether you are using your power to hurt people is the relevant thing. not how you feel about it privately while you're doing that. that's always been my belief on it, personally. the flip side to that, as a matter of principle, is what's going on in the barack obama administration. the barack obama administration has been very, very, very pro-gay rights. they have pursued at every level policies to improve the lives of gay americans and to further gay rights. it's not just repealing don't ask, don't tell. it's expand...

Matter of principle, is what's going on in the barack obama administration. the barack obama administration has been very, very, very pro-gay rights. they have pursued at every level policies to improve the lives of gay americans and to further gay rights. it's not just repealing don't ask, don't tell. it's expanding federal benefits for the same-sex partners of people who work in the executive branch. it's signing the hate crimes act into law. it's clearing the way for hospital visitation rights for same-sex couples. it's lifting the travel and immigration band for people living with hiv. it'...

President, not only is he not trying to mainstream gay and lesbian equality, he is actively working against it. he's promising to fight it. he's pledging to pursue an amendment to the united states constitution to ban marriage rights for same-sex couples. to impose that ban federally, no matter what individual states want. when the romney campaign appointed an openly gay spokesman recently, he was hounded out of the job on the basis of the fact that he was gay. >> personnel is policy. when governor romney picked somebody who's an active homosexual and puts him in a prominent position, he's sen...

Rights or other things? >> well, i -- i -- i don't think we should deny people rights to a civil union, a legal arrangement if that's what a state chooses to do so. >> that was george w. bush in 2004 saying that he was in favor of civil unions for same-sex couples. 2004, the last republican president. the current republican nominee for president is against that. >> i think people have differing views on marriage and i respect people's different views. i'm in favor of traditional marriage, between a man and a woman. and i don't favor civil union or gay marriage. >> we think of the country as ge...