◼ “Opposition to gay marriage was particularly strong in the black church, and as he ran for higher office, he grudgingly accepted the counsel of more pragmatic folks like me, and modified his position…” Axelrod writes. - Alex Griswold/Daily Caller
But where does that leave his claim made to ABC’s Robin Roberts during the 2012 election that he changed his mind because of his daughters?◼ Axelrod: Obama’s Support Of Gay Marriage In 2008 Was Political ‘Bullsh*tting’ - Rachel Stoltzfoos/Daily Caller
President Barack Obama lied about his position on same-sex marriage in order to win votes in the 2008 election, his former chief campaign adviser political David Axelrod writes in a new book, ◼ “Believer: My Forty Years in Politics.”
Obama supported same-sex marriages then, but begrudgingly took the counsel of his advisers and said publicly he opposed same-sex marriage for religious reasons, according to excerpts of Axelrod’s book ◼ obtained by Time.
◼ A striking admission of political dishonesty from the keeper of the Obama flame - TIME
A real shock. RT @DRUDGE_REPORT: Axelrod book: Obama lied on same-sex marriage... http://t.co/1X5HkUuTa6
— Byron York (@ByronYork) February 10, 2015Obama: 2004: 'What I believe, in my faith, is that a man and a woman, when they get married, are performing something before God.'
— Byron York (@ByronYork) February 10, 2015Here are 16 times Obama and his aides lied to the public about his position on same sex marriage http://t.co/L3Z8nKXBvN
— Sam Stein (@samsteinhp) February 10, 2015oh ps Obama lied about about a policy position to get elected and then reversed once he won. nbd. keep voting dem. la la la.
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) February 10, 2015.@Heminator "Sure he lied about his faith for political reasons, but he really believed 'if you liked your plan you could keep it'"
— F. Bill McMorris (@FBillMcMorris) February 10, 2015
