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Barack Obama answers qutns sent by MTV viewers, addrsg everythg om gay marriage and gun vlence to payg for llege and saggg-pants ordanc.

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BARACK OBAMA ANSWERS YOUR QUTNS ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE, PAYG FOR COLLEGE, MOREFOR ALL OF THE SENATOR'S ANSWERS -- AND YOUR REACTNS -- CHECK OUT 'ASK OBAMA' ON MONDAY AT 9 A.M. AND 7 P.M. ET ON {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY ARCHIVE-CHRIS-HARRISNOVEMBER 1, 2008/9:19 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ARCHIVE-CHRIS-HARRISNOVEMBER 1, 2008 / 9:19 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"BARACK OBAMA ANSWERS YOUR QUTNS ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE, PAYG FOR COLLEGE, MORE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2008-11-02T01:19:07.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2008-11-02T01:19:07.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ARCHIVE-CHRIS-HARRIS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN AN MTV VIEWER WANTED TO KNOW WHAT DEMOCRATIC PRINTIAL NOMEE BARACK OBAMA THOUGHT OF PROPOSN 8, A STATE NSTUTNAL AMENDMENT ON THE 2008 CALIFORNIA GENERAL-ELECTN BALLOT THAT WOULD ELIMATE THE RIGHT OF SAME-SEX UPL TO MARRY, MTV NEWS BROUGHT THE QUTN STRAIGHT TO THE MAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK 'S UNNECSARY," OBAMA TOLD SWAY, RPONSE TO A QUTN SENT BY GANGSTAGIGZ OM SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA. "I BELIEVE MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN. I AM NOT FAVOR OF GAY MARRIAGE. BUT WHEN YOU START PLAYG AROUND WH NSTUTNS, JT TO PROHIB SOMEBODY WHO R ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON, JT SEEMS TO ME THAT'S NOT WHAT AMERI'S ABOUT. USUALLY, OUR NSTUTNS EXPAND LIBERTI, THEY DON'T NTRACT THEM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU SENT [ARTICLE ID="1598246"]YOUR QUTNS[/ARTICLE], AND ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON (NOVEMBER 1), SWAY BROUGHT THEM DIRECTLY TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S CHOICE FOR THE NATN'S HIGHT OFFICE. DURG A MPAIGN STOP HENRSON, NEVADA, SENATOR OBAMA ANSWERED THOSE QUTNS A VERY HONT AND NDID DISCSN LLED "ASK OBAMA," WHICH IS SET TO AIR MONDAY (NOVEMBER 3) ON MTV AT 9 A.M. AND 7 P.M. ET, AND ON MTV TR3S AT 3:30 P.M. AND 6:30 P.M. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}(MTV NEWS EXTEND THE SAME OFFER TO REPUBLIN NDIDATE JOHN MCCA, BUT HE CLED.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ADDN TO EXPRSG HIS OPPOSN TO PROPOSN 8, OBAMA SAID HE BELIEV AND SUPPORTS "STRONG CIVIL UNNS ... THAT PROVI LEGAL RIGHTS TO SAME-SEX UPL [SO] THAT THEY N VIS EACH OTHER THE HOSPAL IF THEY GET SICK, [SO] THEY N TRANSFER PROPERTY TO EACH OTHER. IF THEY'VE GOT BENEFS, THEY N MAKE SURE THOSE BENEFS APPLY TO THEIR PARTNERS. I THK THAT'S THE DIRECTN WE NEED TO GO . I THK YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AHEAD OF THE CURVE ON THIS FOR THE MOST PART. THEIR ATTU, GENERALLY, IS THAT WE SHOULD BE RPECTFUL OF ALL PEOPLE, AND THAT'S THE KD OF POLICS I WANT TO PRACTICE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SENATOR OBAMA FIELD A VARIETY OF QUTNS, SUBMTED BY YOU, AND GAVE HIS THOUGHTS ON A NUMBER OF ISSU, RANGG OM GUN VLENCE AND CIVIL LIBERTI TO SAGGG-PANTS ORDANC ("ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL WHO IS WORRYG ABOUT SAGGG PANTS NEEDS TO SPEND SOME TIME FOCG ON REAL PROBLEMS OUT THERE. HAVG SAID THAT, BROTHERS SHOULD PULL UP THEIR PANTS") AND ONLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF HE'S ELECTED TUDAY, SENATOR OBAMA SAID HE'D WORK TO CREATE NEW PROGRAMS -- AND OVERHL EXISTG ON -- TO HELP STUNTS PAY FOR THEIR LLEGE TN, WHICH HE SAID WAS VAL NOT ONLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT FOR THE OVERALL FUTURE OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LOOK, THIS IS SOMETHG I N RELATE TO," HE SAID, ANSWERG A QUTN OM JOY0294 OF SAN ANTON, TEXAS. "I WENT TO LLEGE HAVG TO TAKE OUT STUNT LOANS. I WENT TO LAW SCHOOL HAVG TO TAKE OUT LOANS. MICHELLE TOOK OUT STUNT LOANS. WHEN WE GOT MARRIED, I THK TOGETHER, OUR TOTAL LOAN PAYMENTS EVERY MONTH [WERE] MORE THAN OUR MORTGAGE WHEN WE BOUGHT A HOE, AND THAT LASTED FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OBAMA SAID THAT THE AVERAGE STUNT APPLI FOR BETWEEN $25,000 AND $30,000 STUNT LOANS, AND "THAT'S A HUGE BURN, PECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN WAG AND AREN'T GOG UP." OBAMA SAID HE'D LIKE TO CREASE THE FERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM FOR STARTERS, BUT ALSO "ELIMATE BANKS AS MIDDLE MEN OM THE DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM; THEY'RE TAKG OUT BILLNS OF DOLLARS PROFS. I WANT TO TAKE THAT MONEY, APPLY THAT TO CREASG THE NUMBER OF LOANS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND RCG THE RATE. AND THEN, WHAT I WANT TO DO IS PROVI A $4,000 TUN CRED TO EVERY STUNT EVERY YEAR, EXCHANGE FOR NATNAL SERVICE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CRED WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO STUNTS WHO VOLUNTEERED WH THE PEACE CORPS, WORKED THEIR MUNI SOME FASHN OR JOED THE ARY. "WE'RE GOG TO MAKE SURE THEY N AFFORD THEIR LLEGE TUN," OBAMA SAID. "IN CERTA AREAS, LIKE TEACHG, WHERE WE REALLY NEED TEACHERS, PECIALLY MATH AND SCIENCE AND NURSG, WHERE WE REALLY NEED NURS, WE WILL POTENTIALLY PROVI THEM EVEN MORE THAN THAT, TO GET THE HIGH-QUALY TEACHERS AND NURS WE NEED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOSE WHO ALREADY STARTED CURRG STUNT LOAN BTS WON'T BE LEFT OUT THE LD, EHER. SENATOR OBAMA SAID HE'D WORK TO FD WAYS TO NSOLIDATE SOME STUNT LOANS. BUT, HE ADMTED, "THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH WE'RE GOG TO BE ABLE TO DO GOG BACKWARDS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANSWERG A QUTN OM SEB88 OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, HE SAID THAT WE NEED TO "FOC ON GOG FORWARD. THERE ARE A LOT OF STUNTS OUT THERE WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID OFF THEIR LOANS, AND THEY MAY NOT BE HAPPY WH . THEY WOULDN'T MD GETTG SOME OF THEIR MONEY BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"BY THE WAY, THIS ISN'T JT FOUR-YEAR LLEG AND UNIVERSI," HE NTUED. "MY ATTU IS, IF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GOG FOR TWO YEARS AT THE MUNY-LLEGE LEVEL, FOR SOME TECHNIL TRAG OF SOME SORT, OR IF THEY ARE RETURNG TO SCHOOL AFTER HAVG WORKED FOR A WHILE, ALL THAT IS PART OF CREATG A KNOWLEDGE-BASED WORKFORCE THAT'S GOG TO BE THE KEY TO OUR PETIVENS LONG-TERM. WE'RE LOOKG AT POTENTIALLY BEG ABLE TO NSOLIDATE SOME OF THE LOANS, AND, IF THEY ARE PART OF A BROAR POOL, WE MAY BE ABLE TO LOWER TERT RAT ON THE BT THEY ALREADY OWE. BUT THE KEY IS, GOG FORWARD, MAKG SURE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO GO TO LLEGE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR ALL OF OBAMA'S ANSWERS -- AND YOUR REACTNS -- TUNE ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IF YOU'RE SATISFIED WH HOW THE UNTRY'S GOG RIGHT NOW, I'M PROBABLY NOT YOUR BT OPTN," OBAMA SAID CLOSG. "BUT IF YOU THK WE NEED FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE TO MAKE THIS UNTRY WORK THE WAY SHOULD AND TO GIVE YOU A BETTER FUTURE, I HOPE YOU GO TO THE POLLS ... AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE EXERCISG YOUR VOICE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GET RMED! HEAD TO CHOOSE OR LOSE FOR NONSTOP VERAGE OF THE 2008 PRINTIAL ELECTN, CLUDG EVERYTHG OM THE LATT NEWS ON THE NDIDAT TO ON-THE-GROUND MULTIMEDIA REPORTS OM OUR 51 CIZEN JOURNALISTS, MTV AND MYSPACE'S PRINTIAL DIALOGU, AND MUCH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

* obama mtv gay marriage *

ABC broke to s daytime lp May 9, 2012, to announce a historic shift: the print of the Uned Stat clarg his personal support for gay marriage. While the print has nsistently supported civil rights for gay upl — pepperg his ments wh specifics such as hospal visatn, transfer of property and Social Secury benefs — his discsn of marriage has differed. I am not favor of gay marriage.

In 1996, as he ran for Illois state Senate, Chigo’s Outl gay newspaper asked ndidat to fill out a qutnnaire. Gay marriage? I am not a supporter of gay marriage as has been thrown about, primarily jt as a strategic issue.

OBAMA'S MTV NEWS INTERVIEW: DISCS GAY MARRIAGE, PAYG FOR COLLEGE, MORE (VIDEO)

Obama's MTV News Interview: Discs Gay Marriage, Payg For College, More (VIDEO) * obama mtv gay marriage *

"(But) is my obligatn not only as an elected official a pluralistic society, but also as a Christian, to rema open to the possibily that my unwillgns to support gay marriage is misguid, jt as I nnot claim fallibily my support of abortn rights. Still, a 2007 Democratic primary bate sponsored by a gay rights group and a gay-oriented ble TV channel, he spoke stead about his support for civil unns wh "all the benefs that are available for a legally sanctned marriage" — but not for legal regnn of "marriage" between same-sex upl. He offered an explanatn that would prage his 2012 shift: "I thk that is an issue that I wrtle wh and thk about bee I have a whole host of iends who are gay partnerships.

I've always been adamant that — gay and lbian — Amerins should be treated fairly and equally. And I had hated on gay marriage — part, bee I thought civil unns would be sufficient. Obama, a nsistent supporter of civil rights for gay upl, neverthels said as early as 2004 and through 2008 that he didn’t support same-sex marriage.

Fox News, "OBAMA FLIP FLOPS ON GAY MARRIAGE, " May 9, 2012. POLITICO, "Evolve: Obama gay marriage quot, " May 9, 2012. CNN Transcripts, "Anrson Cooper 360: Polics of Gay Marriage; Same-Sex Marriage Flip-Flop?

MARRIAGE EQUALY BACKED BY OBAMA, BEN AFFLECK ON TWTEREVAN RACHEL WOOD, SETH MACFARLANE, RICKY MART AND MORE CELEBS ALSO OFFER THEIR SUPPORT THROUGH SOCIAL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY GIL KFMANMARCH 26, 2013/4:01 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY GIL KFMANMARCH 26, 2013 / 4:01 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MARRIAGE EQUALY BACKED BY OBAMA, BEN AFFLECK ON TWTER","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-03-26T20:01:28.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-03-26T20:01:28.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"GIL KFMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S THE DAY THAT GAY-MARRIAGE SUPPORTERS HAVE BEEN WAG YEARS FOR. AS THE NE JTIC HEARD ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE NSTUTNALY OF [ARTICLE ID="1598748"]CALIFORNIA'S PROPOSN 8[/ARTICLE] -- A 2008 NSTUTNAL AMENDMENT LIMG MARRIAGE TO ONE-MAN, ONE-WOMAN UPL -- STARS TOOK TO TWTER TO VOICE THEIR SUPPORT FOR MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I AGREE," WAS THE SIMPLE MSAGE OM OSR-WNG DIRECTOR/ACTOR BEN AFFLECK, ONE OF MANY CELEBS WHO RETWEETED A MSAGE OM PRINT OBAMA. "RT IF YOU AGREE. #MARRIAGEEQUALY," OBAMA WROTE, LKG TO AN IMAGE OF HIMSELF WH THE QUOTE, "SAME-SEX UPL SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MARRIED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACTRS EVAN RACHEL WOOD ALSO WEIGHED A NUMBER OF TIM, WRG, "I AM SEEG LOTS OF RED SQUAR ON TWTER TODAY. NICELY DONE GUYS! SPREAD THE WORD. CHANGE YOUR PIC. #EQUALY." HBAND JAMIE BELL ALSO DID HIS B, UPLOADG AN IMAGE OF THE MARRIAGE-EQUALY SYMBOL. IN FACT, THE RED EQUAL SIGN BEME A VIRAL SENSATN TUDAY (MARCH 26), WH MANY FACEBOOK AND TWTER ERS CHANGG THEIR AVATARS TO SHOW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMONG THE OTHERS WHO VOICED SUPPORT WERE MKA KELLY, "STAR TREK INTO DARKNS" WRER DAMON LLOF, SGER SARA BAREILL, ALYSSA MILANO, HIP-HOP MOGUL RSELL SIMMONS, "TOP CHEF" HOST PADMA LAKSHMI, OSR-WNG "MILK" SCREENWRER DT LANCE BLACK AND "MORN FAY" STAR JSE TYLER FERGON, WHO REFERENCED "LLN" WHEN HE SAID, "SCOTUS: WHEN STEVEN SPIELBERG & TONY KHNER MAKE THE MOVIE ABOUT TODAY YOU ARE GOG TO WANT TO BE THE TOMMY LEE JON NOT THE LEE PACE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LLOF'S MENT WAS AMONG THE MOST POWERFUL, TELLG HIS FANS, "IF YOU'RE AGAST MARRIAGE EQUALY, PLEASE UNFOLLOW ME. YOU N HATE 'LOST' ALL YOU WANT, BUT YOU N'T HATE LOVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUPREME COURT, STOP ACTG LIKE IS THE TIME FOR A BROAD LG TO MAKE THE LEAP TO THE 20TH CENTURY. --SCERELY, THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}— SETH MACFARLANE (@SETHMACFARLANE) MARCH 26, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALSO OFFERG THEIR SUPPORT WERE KATIE COURIC AND DECEMBERISTS SGER COL MELOY, WHO OFFERED, "SO MANY OLD, IGHTENED MEN MAKG OLD, IGHTENED CISNS. #SCOTUS #NORTHDAKOTA," WH THE LATTER A REFERENCE TO THE STATE'S NEW ANTI-ABORTN LAW, WHICH IS NOW THE STRONGT THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SUPPORT WAS JT AS STRONG OM "TED" DIRECTOR AND OSR HOST SETH MACFARLANE. "SUPREME COURT, STOP ACTG LIKE WARDS," HE WROTE. "NOW IS THE TIME FOR A BROAD LG TO MAKE THE LEAP TO THE 20TH CENTURY. SCERELY, THE 21ST."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THE SAME DAY THE URT TOOK UP THE SE, INTERVIEW MAGAZE POSTED THE TEXT OF A VER STORY ON [ARTICLE ID="1704340"]A$AP ROCKY[/ARTICLE] WHICH THE "F---' PROBLEMS" MC JOED FELLOW RAPPERS JAY-Z AND 50 CENT SUPPORTG GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OPENLY GAY POP STAR AND FATHER OF TWS RICKY MART KEPT SIMPLE, PUTTG UP EVERY HASHTAG HE ULD THK OF TO GET HIS 8.3 LN FOLLOWERS TO VOICE THEIR OPNS. "SUPREME COURT #SCOTUS #PROP8 #UNEDFORMARRIAGE #TIME4MARRIAGE #LOVENQUERSHATE #ONEMOMANDONEDADISOK #TWODADSISOK #TWOMOMSISOK," HE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OF URSE, NOT EVERYONE WAS SO SER AS THEY AWAED WORD ON HOW SEEMED THE JTIC WERE LEANG. SATIRIL NEWSPAPER/WEBSE THE ONN TOOK S HILARLY NTRARIAN PATH. "SUPREME COURT ON GAY MARRIAGE: 'SURE, WHO CAR?' " READ S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT PRS TIME, REPORTS OM SI THE URT PATED A DIVID PANEL THAT SEEMED RELUCTANT TO ISSUE A SWEEPG NSTUTNAL ORR CLEARG THE WAY FOR GAY MARRIAGE ALL 50 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

MTV, "Barack Obama Answers Your Qutns About Gay Marriage, Payg For College, More, " Nov. POLITICO's Unr the Radar blog, "Obama says he's evolvg on gay marriage, " Oct. What do mean is that we have a set of tradns place that, I thk, need to be prerved, but I also thk we need to make sure that gays and lbians have the same set of basic rights that are place.

And I thk that is an issue that I wrtle wh and thk about bee I have a whole host of iends who are gay partnerships. "I thk what you're seeg is a profound regnn on the part of the Amerin people that gays and lbians and transgenr persons are our brothers, our sisters, our children, our s, our iends, our -workers, and that they've got to be treated like every other Amerin, " he said. OCTOBER 2011: "I'm still workg on , " Obama said when asked by ABC's Gee Stephanopoulos whether he would move om supportg civil unns for same-sex upl to supportg gay marriage.

But I thk that there's no doubt that as I see iends, fai children of gay upl who are thrivg, you know, that has an impact on how I thk about the issu. It's the day that gay-marriage supporters have been wag years for. "On the same day the urt took up the se, Interview magaze posted the text of a ver story on [article id="1704340"]A$AP Rocky[/article] which the "F---' Problems" MC joed fellow rappers Jay-Z and 50 Cent supportg gay gay pop star and father of tws Ricky Mart kept simple, puttg up every hashtag he uld thk of to get his 8.

PRINT OBAMA SUPPORTS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE'IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GO AHEAD AND AFFIRM THAT I THK SAME-SEX UPL SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MARRIED,' HE TELLS 'GOOD MORNG AMERI.'{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY ARCHIVE-KARA-WARNERMAY 9, 2012/4:15 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY ARCHIVE-KARA-WARNERMAY 9, 2012 / 4:15 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"PRINT OBAMA SUPPORTS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-05-09T20:15:40.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-05-09T20:15:40.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ARCHIVE-KARA-WARNER","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRINT OBAMA HAS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HIS SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE MEDIA STORM ED BY NORTH CAROLA'S NSTUTNAL BAN OF GAY MARRIAGE, AS WELL AS VICE PRINT JOE BIN'S RECENT MENTS THAT HE IS "ABSOLUTELY FORTABLE" WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALTHOUGH AT TIM SEEMED OBAMA WAS RELUCTANT TO PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE WHETHER HE FULLY SUPPORTED THE ISSUE, STEAD SUPPORTG CIVIL UNNS, THE POTUS MA HIS STANCE CLEAR AN TERVIEW WH "GOOD MORNG AMERI" THAT WILL AIR THURSDAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT OVER THE URSE OF SEVERAL YEARS AS I HAVE TALKED TO IENDS AND FAY AND NEIGHBORS, WHEN I THK ABOUT MEMBERS OF MY OWN STAFF WHO ARE CREDIBLY MTED MONOGAMO RELATNSHIPS, SAME-SEX RELATNSHIPS, WHO ARE RAISG KIDS TOGETHER, WHEN I THK ABOUT THOSE SOLDIERS OR AIRMEN OR MAR OR SAILORS WHO ARE OUT THERE FIGHTG ON MY BEHALF AND YET FEEL NSTRAED, EVEN NOW THAT 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL' IS GONE, BEE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO M THEMSELV A MARRIAGE, AT A CERTA POT I'VE JT NCLUD THAT FOR ME, PERSONALLY, IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GO AHEAD AND AFFIRM THAT I THK SAME-SEX UPL SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET MARRIED," OBAMA TOLD ROB ROBERTS DURG THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PRINT WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE IS NFINT MORE AMERINS WILL BEE FORTABLE WH THE IA AND CED HIS DGHTERS' PROGRSIVE PERSPECTIV ON THE SUBJECT AS A PRIMARY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT'S TERTG, SOME OF THIS IS ALSO GENERATNAL," HE SAID. "YOU KNOW WHEN I GO TO LLEGE MP, SOMETIM I TALK TO LLEGE REPUBLINS WHO THK THAT I HAVE TERRIBLE POLICI ON THE ENOMY, ON FOREIGN POLICY BUT ARE VERY CLEAR THAT WHEN TO SAME-SEX EQUALY OR, YOU KNOW, SEXUAL ORIENTATN THAT THEY BELIEVE EQUALY. THEY ARE MUCH MORE FORTABLE WH . YOU KNOW, MALIA AND SASHA, THEY HAVE IENDS WHOSE PARENTS ARE SAME-SEX UPL. THERE HAVE BEEN TIM WHERE MICHELLE AND I HAVE BEEN STG AROUND THE DNER TABLE AND WE'RE TALKG ABOUT THEIR IENDS AND THEIR PARENTS, AND MALIA AND SASHA, WOULDN'T DAWN ON THEM THAT SOMEHOW THEIR IENDS' PARENTS WOULD BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY. IT DON'T MAKE SENSE TO THEM AND, ANKLY, THAT'S THE KD OF THG THAT PROMPTS A CHANGE PERSPECTIVE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DO YOU ABOUT OBAMA'S SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? LET KNOW THE MENTS!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

"Supreme Court On Gay Marriage: 'Sure, Who Car? ' " read s prs time, reports om si the urt pated a divid panel that seemed reluctant to issue a sweepg nstutnal orr clearg the way for gay marriage all 50 stat. Print Obama has officially announced his support of same-sex marriage, hot on the heels of the media storm ed by North Carola's nstutnal ban of gay marriage, as well as Vice Print Joe Bin's recent ments that he is "absolutely fortable" wh .

"[uma_snippet id="1694907"] Obama then went on to tmpet his rerd of "not jt talkg the talk, but also walkg the walk" when to the rights of gays and lbians, mentng endg DADT and makg sure that the rights of gay and lbian feral employe -- and their partners -- were protected. "My ncern was about gays and lbians and how they are treated the Uned Stat, and I love havg a print the Whe Hoe who n go on MTV and say that he thks gay and lbian people should get married, that's great, " he said.

Print Barack Obama told an ABC terviewer that he supports gay marriage.

WILL PRINT OBAMA LEGALIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? YOU ASKED!DURG 'ASK OBAMA,' THE PRINT SAYS THE ISSUE SHOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE STAT, AND ONE STUNT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JAM MONTGOMERYOCTOBER 26, 2012/8:14 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY JAM MONTGOMERYOCTOBER 26, 2012 / 8:14 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"WILL PRINT OBAMA LEGALIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? YOU ASKED!","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-10-27T00:14:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-10-27T00:14:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JAM MONTGOMERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON FRIDAY, BARACK OBAMA TACKLED ALL SORTS OF TOUGH QUTNS OM YOUNG VOTERS DURG [ARTICLE ID="1696356"]"ASK OBAMA LIVE: AN MTV INTERVIEW WH THE PRINT,"[/ARTICLE] CLUDG WHETHER HE HAD A "GAME-CHANGG IA" TO LOWER THE ST OF HIGHER TN AND HIS STANCE ON STRICTER GUN-NTROL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND THE TOUGH QUTNS DIDN'T LET UP: OBAMA WAS ASKED WHETHER HIS ADMISTRATN WOULD NTUE THE TRADN OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND THE VOTG RIGHTS ACT AND WORK TO ENSURE THE RIGHTS OF SAME-SEX UPL. WHILE THE PRINT HAS ALREADY REPEALED "DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL" AND SPOKEN OUT FAVOR OF SAME-SEX MARRIAG, HE TOLD MTV NEWS' SWAY CALLOWAY THAT HE BELIEV THE ISSUE IS BT LEFT TO THE STAT AND THE URTS TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"FIRST OF ALL, I'VE BEEN VERY CLEAR ABOUT MY BELIEF THAT SAME-SEX UPLE HAVE TO BE TREATED BEFORE THE EY OF THE LAW THE SAME WAY AS HETEROSEXUAL UPL. I THK THAT'S THE RIGHT THG TO DO. IT'S BASED ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, SEEG LOVG UPL WHO ARE MTED TO EACH OTHER, RAISG KIDS AND ARE JT OUTSTANDG PEOPLE," HE TOLD SWAY. "AND I WAS SUPPORTIVE OF CIVIL UNNS, BUT THEY TGHT ME, IF YOU'RE G DIFFERENT WORDS, IF YOU'RE SOMEHOW SGLG THEM OUT, THEY DON'T FEEL TE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"BUT WHAT I'VE ALSO SAID IS, HISTORILLY, MARRIAG HAVE BEEN FED AT THE STATE LEVEL. AND THERE'S A NVERSATN GOG ON ... THERE'S SOME STAT THAT ARE STILL HAVG THE BATE. AND I THK FOR TO TRY TO LEGISLATE FERALLY TO THIS IS PROBABLY THE WRONG WAY TO GO," OBAMA NTUED. "THE URTS ARE GOG TO BE EXAMG THE ISSU. I'VE STOOD UP AND SAID I'M OPPOSED TO THE SO-LLED DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT ... I'VE SAID THAT'S WRONG, [AND] THERE ARE A UPLE OF S THAT ARE WORKG THEIR WAY THROUGH THE URTS, AND MY EXPECTATN IS THAT DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT WILL BE OVERTURNED. BUT, ULTIMATELY, I BELIEVE THAT IF WE HAVE THAT NVERSATN AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE EVOLUTN THAT'S TAKG PLACE THIS UNTRY WILL GET TO A PLACE WHERE WE ARE GOG TO BE REGNIZG EVERYBODY FAIRLY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[UMA_SNIPPET ID="1694907"] OBAMA THEN WENT ON TO TMPET HIS RERD OF "NOT JT TALKG THE TALK, BUT ALSO WALKG THE WALK" WHEN TO THE RIGHTS OF GAYS AND LBIANS, MENTNG ENDG DADT AND MAKG SURE THAT THE RIGHTS OF GAY AND LBIAN FERAL EMPLOYE -- AND THEIR PARTNERS -- WERE PROTECTED. AND HE ADD THAT, IF RE-ELECTED: "I'M GOG TO KEEP ON PHG AS HARD AS I N, BUT WHAT'S REALLY GOG TO CHANGE THIS IS THE FACT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR ATTUS ... 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"BUT THE FACT IS, 'S BEEN FOUR YEARS AND THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT IS STILL ON THE BOOKS, AND I DON'T THK THE NVERSATN SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE STAT ... AND I BELIEVE EVOLUTN TOO, BUT I BELIEVE THERE'S A RIGHT ANSWER TO THAT QUTN, AND WE NEED TO TAKE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE FACT IS, I'M OM WASHGTON STATE, AND RIGHT NOW, WE ARE HAVG THIS NVERSATN OUR STATE, AND I'M VERY AAID THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, PEOPLE WASHGTON STATE ARE GOG TO VOTE ON MY RIGHTS TO MARRY A WAY THAT I DON'T THK IS RIGHT," HE NTUED. "I'M NOT SURE THE ARE THE KD OF THGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT AT THE BALLOT BOX. THE PRINT SAID HE'S NOT WILLG TO HAVE THIS NVERSATN AT THE FERAL LEVEL, BUT THE FACT IS, WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE OUR HISTORY, WH THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S, AND WE N DO AGA, AND I THK 'S TIME TO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MTV ALSO VED OBAMA'S OPPONENT, MT ROMNEY, TO PARTICIPATE A SIAR LIVE SPECIAL, AND HOP TO NDUCT AN TERVIEW WH HIM ADVANCE OF ELECTN DAY ON NOVEMBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK BACK FOR UP-TO-THE-MUTE VERAGE OF THE BAT AND STICK WH THROUGHOUT THE 2012 PRINTIAL ELECTN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Carolyn Kaster / APBy Wednday his views had evolved to the posn that gay and lbian rights advot had urged upon him sce 2004. " At that time, he also dited that civil unns were aquate for gays and lbians. ”Acrdg to Chigo’s Daily Herald, while Obama was nng for Senate early 2004, he told the newspaper’s edorial board that the gay rights stggle was parable to the 1960s civil rights movement, sayg that his father and mother wouldn't have been allowed to marry some Southern stat.

"So 's not as if I'm not sympathetic to the ia that … polics shouldn't get the way if somethg's right, " Obama told the then he add that gay rights advot had to make strategic cisns and phg for same-sex marriage wasn’t necsarily the bt strategy. “What I also tell my gay and lbian iends is, look, if I was, you know, functng the early '60s tryg to get the Votg Rights Act passed and the Civil Rights Act passed, then I might not lead polilly wh, you know, tryg to reverse anti- miscegenatn laws.... But Obama's spokman, Robert Gibbs, said, "Barack Obama is opposed to gay marriage but believ civil unns as a policy, and sendly, our posn on a nstutnal amendment (limg marriage to heterosexuals) is exactly the same posn as Vice Print Dick Cheney's that 's unnecsary.

THE 'EVOLUTN' OF OBAMA'S STANCE ON GAY MARRIAGE

"When he ran for the Democratic printial nomatn 2007 and 2008, Obama spoke at a fom sponsored by the gay advocy group, the Human Rights Campaign. ”When HRC print Joe Solomone suggted that Obama’s stand sound to gays and lbians like the discreded “separate but equal” doctre that was ed for s to jtify racial discrimatn, Obama reverted to the tactil argument: “if I were advisg the civil rights movement back 1961 about s approach to civil rights, I would have probably said 's ls important that we foc on an anti- miscegenatn law than we foc on a votg rights law and a non- discrimatn and employment law and all the legal rights that are nferred by the state. ”He said civil unn for gays and lbians “wouldn't be a lser thg (than marriage), om my perspective.

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