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lame54

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Sun May 20, 2012, 02:41 PM May 2012

Evolution Of Obama's Gay Marriage Stance

Evolution Of Obama's Gay Marriage Stance

Last week, President Obama announced he is now in favor of gay marriage and said his stance had evolved over the past two years. Here are some of the evolutionary stages of Obama's opinion:

Nov. 30, 2008: The president is so moved by the film Milk that he decides to watch all of Sean Penn's other movies
Oct. 21, 2009: Sees Dick Cheney on television criticizing the administration's Afghanistan policy, thinks the former vice president might be a little happier if his daughter were married
November 23, 2009: Stops using the word "gay" to describe Vice President Biden's opinion on foreign affairs
Apr. 15, 2010: Is touched by impassioned letter from Rip Taylor saying that his final goal in life is to throw confetti at his own wedding
Oct. 14, 2010: After years of resistance,...
http://www.theonion.com/articles/evolution-of-obamas-gay-marriage-stance,28219/

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