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>> someone because the issue is before us. president obama brought it to the fore when he spoke about it. in effect, giving people permission to talk about it and to think about it in ways they had not, and i think for our board, we were saying to each other, if the president can do this, perhaps we can do it, too. it is a welcome surprise to me. i was just -- i can't tell you how happy i was that this happened. >> you realize that this is something that the majority of african-americans are opposed to, same-sex marriage. are you worried about backlash? how might this go over with a...