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Ellen Slams Palin on Gay Marriage

"People are going to be who they're going to be and we need to love them for who they are, and let them love who they want to love."
October 22, 2008  |  
 
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Last month, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) told CBS that she wouldn't "judge people" based on their sexual preferences. However, just a few weeks later, she admitted that she nevertheless doesn't believe in marriage equality and voiced support for the Federal Marriage Amendment. Today, Ellen DeGeneres responded to Palin's comments:

I don't know if you saw this, but vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin said she's in favor of a federal ban on gay marriage. Basically, she wants to change the constitution. So if you're wondering -- I'm sure you are -- how I feel about this, I don't like it. I don't like it. I don't agree. ... And I don't know what people are scared of. Maybe they think that their children will be influenced, and I got to say -- I was raised by two heterosexuals and they did not influence me.

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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has come out against a federal ban on gay marriage. However, Palin yesterday reassured James Dobson that McCain has privately said that he will support far-right positions if he is elected president.

Amanda Terkel is Deputy Research Director at the Center for American Progress and serves as Deputy Editor for The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress.

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