MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow has called
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan 'absolutists' in their opposition to gay
marriage.
Maddow made her remarks during an
appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Maddow noted the increasing rate of
support for marriage equality, then added: “But the Republican
Party keeps running politicians for office who are superly rigidly
anti-gay. So Romney and Ryan are not just anti-gay marriage, they
want to change the United States Constitution to ban gay couples from
getting married. Really, the constitution needs to change for that?”
“They're absolutists in being
anti-gay in terms of their policy positions.”
“But even Republicans are starting to
feel much more moderate on this issue. And so, I think it's
interesting to watch the Republicans. The ground is really shifting
under their feet on this. And I don't think they know how to adjust.
They're still fighting each other over who's more anti-gay. And if
they're going to try to compete for the public's affections, they're
going to have to start competing for who is more tolerant and
accepting, I think.” (The video is embedded on this page. Visit
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