Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120510:04:13:00
In the case of the clinton administration, as president, he made lots of gay appointments. we're told he had very pro-gay intentions, which may make you feel great. but in policy, the gay rights legacy of the bill clinton administration is the defense of marriage ask and don't ask, don't tell. awesome. does the president's personal feeling about gay people make that policy legacy any better or worse? not substantively. but the connection between personal beliefs and the wielding of political power is a very, very thin connection on this issue. so when george w. bush writes on page 69 of his me...