Democrats answer gay question at debate

[@DirectorMeems]

that's kind of a gay question

[@ArthurMrgan]

There are stupid questions and there are gay questions

[@humesspoon3176]

Good 😈

[@catlance]

🎉

[@bowserheadteacher]

As in someone would have a "comprehensive solution to the gay question" with the advocates hair being flicked in a certain direction with a melodramatic style involving shouting and fist raising?

[@MoxyHQ]

17 years later now exact same talking points but substitute gay with trans

[@bennygoodmanisgod]

Two dudes kissing ain’t the same as telling a boy that he can be a girl and vice versa. That’s a retarded comparison

[@mrturtleturtle7878]

Because a lot of people believe that you can’t choose who you like. Being trans is a decision, you can say you feel like a woman, buts it’s different to try and become a woman

[@wiglett_]

@@mrturtleturtle7878 ah yes because people suffering with dysphoria and whatnot chose to be depressed and know their quality of life isn't what it should be

[@TakenWasTakenYT]

@@wiglett_ Gender dysphoria is a result of depression, social insecurities and social contagion. Treat the depression and teach kids to love who they are not who they can never become.

[@mariettamdcn]

​@@TakenWasTakenYT contradictory to say "they should love who they are" as a way to defend not letting them take steps to mirror the person they are inside

[@NisforNick67]

i didnt even know gay people existed until undertale released

[@maxm4006]

How old are you lol

[@mason8335]

Bro what 😭

[@ryantretsky8304]

😭😭😭

[@anakinskywalker8238]

SAME SHIT BUT WITH MONEY HEIST

[@eshnd-1]

same with adventure time

[@Neckrollios18]

"If we spend all our time feeding the American people fear, conflict, and division, then they will be feaeful, conflicted and divided. If we feed them hope, and we feed them reason and tolerance, then they will become tolerant, reasonable and hopeful." What a great and powerful line. I just wish Democrats and Republicans, to include Obama, actually lived by this.

[@DTaze]

Obama is an amazing speaker, but that’s all he’s good at 😂

[@Black_Caucus]

Obama campaigned as the next Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and then governed as a third term of Ronald Reagan. He will always be the biggest disappointment in every single millennial's lifetime. He was the president after George W. Bush and before Donald Trump- he was literally handed the easiest win in the world being sandwiched in between two awful presidents, and instead of using his political capital to radically change our country, he passed a right wing healthcare plan and he refused to prosecute the war criminals responsible for the invasion of Iraq.

[@underscore_d.t]

do you have any examples to back that up or are you both-sides-ing to avoid saying anything substantive?

[@craigggo22]

not to name names, but some do live by this.. by making the american people fearful, conflicted and divided. they have more control that way

[@antiantiderivative]

Hard to live by it when the Republicans are dedicated do destroying the country at all costs.

[@Misanthropedia]

Edwards says he’s against same sex marriage but wants the next generation to be in favour of it? Doesn’t make sense to me, he’s basically saying his own position is incorrect.

[@Helehache]

"can't anyone else do it?"

[@irrelevantonyt]

He's saying that he is opposed to it, but he thinks that the next generation should make an informed decision themselves, whether that aligns with his view or not

[@microsoft.co.u]

when did he specifically imply they would be in favour?

[@bobbyc1120]

As a gay person, I appreciate the way he approaches it. He's not overly attached to his opposition to same sex marriage. He just sees it as one of many ideas that he has that should be open to scrutiny, and he's willing to put that idea out there to be ridiculed and see his daughter disagree with it without feeling disrespected. This is the mindset of a lifelong learner.

[@AnnoyingAllie3]

I mean, it's complicated. It's like me with the elimination of the penny. :/ Like we have to do it, but I kinda don't want to. It's like being a communistic capitalist, it's just hard to make up your mind on some things

[@LimitlessJayson]

This was really refreshing to watch in the current onslaught... then I remembered this was 17 years ago.

[@MelonEusk]

Back when everyone was brainwashed. The good ole days…

[@j4irooo]

@@MelonEuskelon musk fan account is talking about people being brainwashed 😂the jokes write them selves

[@trey660]

@@MelonEuskyou’re a robot

[@aevuxx]

why is this being recommended to me 13 years later

[@qy72hund]

same

[@tygerof354]

Because Obama was taking about not promoting or fanning hatred and division among the American people and that is all they did for the last 4 years!!!!!! Hypocrites!!!!!

[@m.msariles3180]

tygerof354 hmmm?

[@millevenon5853]

@@tygerof354 divisions have been caused by racists like you and the republican party

[@tygerof354]

@@millevenon5853 lol wow! If you knew me you would think differently. People that assume and say things like you just did are what is the problem 😏

[@אלוןשיינפלד]

I really liked the first guy, he was a genuinely well mannered and smart sounding individual. He talked about actual concrete things like policy and laws in favor of gay people, instead of being vague or talking about untangible concepts like hope or divide. He's made it clear that he might have differing beliefs, but its not his right to impose those beliefs onto other. I think thats beautiful.

[@jak_the_buddha]

It's fucking disgusting children are being taught that a Prince married another Prince. Royalty should be abolished and not taught to children as a positive

[@jak_the_buddha]

@GETH i was being sarcastic.

[@mdrep7346]

you had me in the first half ngl lol

[@homosexualbiologicalmale--3]

true , the marriage must be banned and biological males to caress other biological males and have sex ....so yes ban the marriage because is disgusting and nazi

[@athanasiusofalexandria4304]

I see what you did there.

[@jak_the_buddha]

@NerdinessD what?

[@troublebreathing8648]

litetally 4 years before this hillary stood on stage and said "gay marriage? fuck em not in my america!" and everyone cheered

[@VedantMishra55]

Really? 😂

[@josh18230]

@@VedantMishra55 She was asked about New York's legislation of gay marriage and if the rest of the nation should follow a suit, and she answered no, in the state of New York.

[@joebenson528]

@@brynn3310 Politicians are socially/fiscally conservative (besides the outliers like Pete Buttigeig) but they couldn't care less about the legislation that 99.99% of Americans have to deal with.

[@RagingTiJo]

@@brynn3310 people should be able to change their opinion on topics, don't you think?

[@leiilo]

​@@RagingTiJo Yes but it's clear that politicians will change their 'answer' depending on public popular opinion

[@treygc3291]

If it’s not okay to tell your child in 2nd grade the issues that gay people go through why is it okay to tell your 2nd grade child about slavery and the problem black people faced and still are facing in our country. Children need to know these depressing truths.

[@HunterShows]

Pretty sure that wasn't in my second grade curriculum...

[@zerog1037]

Lol imagine being so delusional you compare slavery to homosexuality.

[@ducklinglibrary7941]

@@HunterShows was in mine

[@Wi_Gong_Dye]

@@ducklinglibrary7941and this is y Americans r more depressed now than ever. The curtains are peeled back too early for them. They r taught things they dont understand by idiot government employees who dont understand it either. Then they grow up feeling guilty/depressed about things well outside of their control. Dumb.

[@treygc3291]

@@HunterShows Not only do the schools teach it but parents also teach it to their kids, it is absolutely necessary to teach your kid early on in life about racism, and other disparities.

[@MEUProductions]

Interesting to see how all of these answers hold up in 2020.

[@phylliswestbury5081]

Well it’s 2024 and it’s still perverse to impose sexual preferences onto YOUNG children. They should not even have sexual ideas in their innocent young minds. It’s sick. And I am a Christian and God says the act is an abomination to Him. I will not apologize or oppose God’s Word.

[@giantsr1eva]

@@phylliswestbury5081 Didn’t god create gay people?

[@eddyland1557]

​@@phylliswestbury5081so if that story was about a prince marrying a princess, you still be against someone reading to second graders?

[@derpphil5400]

@@phylliswestbury5081 You can believe what you want but you should speak your beliefs honestly. You are opposed to youths being allowed to be aware of marriage besides that which is between a man and a woman. Such as marriage of a man and another man. Or marriage of a woman and another woman. "impose sexual preferences" is just a bunch of words you put together to make it sound like you're opposing something sinister that's been forced upon someone. While you're at it you can accuse people of poisoning children's minds by making them aware that there are people who don't necessarily believe in God, some of our founding fathers among them.

[@hyperinfinity2029]

@@phylliswestbury5081 You people always make it into a sex thing, it’s just weird as hell.

[@SethTaylor]

KZbin algorithm just recommended this to me. 17 years ago. My back hurts so bad right now.

[@youtubeviolatedme7123]

Does your back hurt from getting blown out by a guy?

[@gravyhippo]

I hope you feel better

[@tangomango2353]

Sorry about your back bro❤

[@TheObscureMediaArchive]

These are some of the greatest non-answers of all time holy shit

[@jamesBFC1887]

I thought Hillary's was, but I actually thought John and barack gave decent answers

[@TheGuym619]

What? These answers were pretty on the nose and clear with where they leaned..

[@CourtneyTroy]

Umm you clearly didn’t watch the same video as well all did.

[@utopes]

This was actually one of the more reasonable takes of this time and is a sharp contrast to debates of today, I feel I learned a lot about the candidates here

[@Black_Caucus]

I think John Edwards had the best answer or Obama I guess, but I also think that John was a coward in saying that his children will be on the right side of the issue but he isn't. If you are saying your children will be on the right side, why the fuck can't you be on the right side?

[@EmmaT-qv3eq]

Its amazing how similar the rhetoric that was used against the gay community is to todays rhetoric against the trans community. And hopeful that eventually it will die down much like it did for them

[@bilbobaggins9451]

Honestly, it's coming back around. People are still using these same talking points against gay people.

[@HaloTropical]

@@bilbobaggins9451 I mean it makes sense too, there is no valid reason to oppose gay rights, so it's hard to come up with so many new bs talking points.

[@bilbobaggins9451]

@@HaloTropical Its a matter of dividing the public against social issues and keep our ire towards minority groups instead of the corporations and the politicians they own.

[@donnagelina8548]

@@bilbobaggins9451 Gays have the same rights as all Americans. What is it that you're looking for?

[@bilbobaggins9451]

@@donnagelina8548 As a bi dude, I don't feel that at the current moment, I'm under the gun when it comes to anything harming me from a legal standpoint. I do, however, believe that gay marriage is being looked at by the Supreme Court as something to dismantle. Not saying that voting Dem will fix anything. Gay marriage is just yet another wedge issue to keep Americans divided. It has the potential to be a problem, though. In general, there's still a lot of homophobia around. It's definitely better than it was, but I have been seeing tensions rise. Mostly because religious fundamentalism seems to be making a small comeback. And with that comes an increase in intolerance towards homosexuality. Even though God made a new covenant that would free us from sin. Not that the Bible explicitly indicates that same sex attraction is a sin anyway. It's just interpreted that way by people who want to persecute.

[@kell1reilly2]

seriously, why cant people just answer yes or no?

[@cia3058]

Because they have to explain why, you fucking idiot.

[@kell1reilly2]

@@cia3058 wow there's no reason to be rude about it. whats wrong with you?

[@captainasher287]

@@cia3058 Did you really just reply to an eight year old comment lol. Also take a chill pill you overreacted to the comment.

[@captainasher287]

@@kell1reilly2 Respect that you responded to someone on an eight year old comment lol

[@manishvazzula877]

@@captainasher287 lol yea right XD

[@dankwolf420]

It's the water I tell ya. I turned gay when I stopped drinking the tap water

[@joelabraham2538]

Gay water 😳

[@charlotteslillies]

Yeah, didn’t it turn the frogs gay 😳

[@melissazadrozny5167]

Thank you for your contribution, dankwolf420.

[@JibrilPC]

in the words of a half life citizen: "dont drink the water. they put something in it, to make ya forget"

[@TimmyMcAllister]

Was that question actually gay??

[@KarenWasherGrudzien]

Nah it was based

[@EVERYGOODNAMEISTAKEN]

​@@KarenWasherGrudzienNah it was gay

[@viriathus2802]

Yes. It's a distraction from issues that actually matter, like economics and foreign policy.

[@ktm1125]

​@@viriathus2802If human rights and discrimination don't matter, then I hope you are faced with as much of it as any person of a minority nowadays. Since you know, for you it doesn't matter.

[@TheQuatum]

Very interesting what people used to think about this topic

[@Dreammaster695]

We still think that way 😅

[@Bc232klm]

@@Dreammaster695 Not most people, thankfully.

[@catsandalcohol99]

2007 wasn't that long ago

[@Rdfelic]

They still think that way, they will flip flop for your vote.

[@ryanbianchi3118]

Millions of Americans still do

[@snowflake1458]

The real question is, why is someone who is gay or lesbian different than you are? They are not different. They are humans like every heterosexual person. Stop dividing people and saying that „he is different, they are different“, bc of their skin color, race, sexuality etc. That sounds wrong. It causes division and separation between people, bc we are slapping the word „different“ on anything that isn‘t normal to us. I‘m glad the rules changed now and gay marriage is allowed.

[@lorrainawhite6836]

Snowflake I'm glad they could get married but that MIGHT change cause they R GONNA revisit that issue sooner or later...I JUST HOPE it STAY the SAME as it is NOW...I AIN'T gonna even hold you...😑

[@MsMollah]

It's like "gay" is used by them as a primary identity- like a different species or something. They put it at the front in a strange way instead of just simply loving who they love.

[@ActualDrunkAtheist]

Actually degeneracy is vile

[@Mew__]

Marriage is a traditional religious institution defined as being between a man and a woman, which was understood by everyone -- including Obama and Biden, see other CNN videos -- less than a decade ago. Asking "Why is someone who is gay different? They are humans like every heterosexual person." is like asking "Why is someone who hasn't studied medicine different? They are humans like every doctor." to justify letting people practice medicine without a license. That's just not what the medical license *is,* just like marriage just *is not* between two men or two women, nor is it "just a piece of paper", nor is it "just showing you love each other". That's what flowers are for.

[@karelglasner2673]

Exactly, there are no bigger perpetrators of fear, division and hate than THEM

[@I_m_Saiyan]

17 years and the flames of division are still being fanned by the ones who say it needs to end.

[@willisverynice]

Remember when the democrats held genuine primaries?

[@JayceeGenocide]

Those were the days. Too bad all the candidates were Right Wing Libs.

[@mofomo6209]

Crazy that our present world is so fucked that it feels like seeing candidates giving normal answers like these is a thing of the past

[@joshdepaola4002]

The title said gay question so I thought it would just be a lame question lol

[@moonscape_3767]

That’s some blatant homophobia

[@joshdepaola4002]

@@moonscape_3767 I’m literally gay 😂

[@moonscape_3767]

@@joshdepaola4002 Why call yourself lame if that’s how you identify? This is a homophobic way of referring to yourself if you’re gay. It implies that gay is an insult. If that’s your choice, it seems confusing but that’s your own choice.

[@joshdepaola4002]

@@moonscape_3767 did I say that I think gay people are lame... people say “that’s gay” when somethings lame and there’s nothing I can do to change that I just thought the wording of the title of the video was funny “Democrats answer gay question”

[@Danymok]

@@joshdepaola4002 it is funny lol, that's what I thought too. The title called the question gay.

[@idanhaim3335]

I didn't know youtube even existed 17 years ago

[@satan3950]

I'm actually quite sad that john Edward's ended up in legal troubles. He seemed like a good guy that really knew what he was talking about.

[@thegulagarchipelago5921]

How so/come?

[@satan3950]

@@thegulagarchipelago5921 actually listen to him talk in some of the debates he was in.

[@thegulagarchipelago5921]

@@satan3950 I'd say your opinion is worth Absolutely Noting if you have that social media name!!! Enough said.

[@satan3950]

@@thegulagarchipelago5921 what makes you think your opinion is worth any more than mine.

[@thegulagarchipelago5921]

@@satan3950 The mere fact that you chose that name 😉 Some BS blooding gurgling demon that you think you are... You're actually just a whisper and a whimper.

[@arick.arzadon]

Simply put... its wrong to not educate your children on same sex if theyre getting exposed to hetero marriage... we would wanna steer our children away from ignorance. This clip is only 12 years old and did not age well. These are grown people getting asked basic questions... its like asking should kids get exposed to people of color. Ofc they should.

[@wakkablockablaw6025]

Hell no. Not my kids. POC are every where so I don't know what you're talking about. But homosexuality attraction and marriage is an aberration. Those things should be between parents and their children. Not sick teachers that want to tell children what to think on political and moral matters.

[@ericathigpen9162]

I know they meant the questions were about gay rights but the phrasing of the title makes it sound like the questions themselves were gay

[@philip2205]

For anyone confused at how this question was called gay - that is not what's happening. Instead, "gay question" is being used as a noun (an object, a thing) instead of "gay" being used as an adjective describing the noun "question". Take for example: "The Woman Question", "The Catholic Question", "The Eastern Question", etcetera.

[@MrMustang13]

An utter disaster this slipping through was for society. Californians even voted against it and the courts completely disregarded that vote. At least the pendulums swinging back these days.

[@brockbaby]

Shame none of them could say "GAY MARRIAGE IS OK!"

[@fodraco4414]

Maybe cause it's not lol

[@Bc232klm]

@@fodraco4414 Of course it is lol. It's not up to you to decide that.

[@josh18230]

Maybe it's because back then nobody thought that it was.

[@Megacooltommydee]

That would have been political suicide in 2007, unfortunately.

[@nateisawesome766]

​@fodraco4414 So you think government should tell people who to marry? Maybe you should move to North Korea

[@ihavebraindamage4445]

Idk how someone can be opposed to "___ rights" whether it be gay, black, trans female whatever.

[@Forge17]

I appreciate all 3 answers, especially Edwards. It needed a long eloquent explanation because America was majority opposed to gay marriage, gay rights, anti-discrimination laws, and a huge portion of the population held very problematic, ignorant views of gay people.

[@MusicInMyJeans]

2:45 Boy was Obama spot on. It's like Trump saw this comment & thought,"challenge accepted"

[@BadBoyBobby85]

Notice how even twenty years ago they still never answered a single question

[@cald1421]

Elementary schoolers don’t need to hear about it in school. By middle school they’ll hear all about it online and from friends anyway. The whole argument is pointless

[@jimmuff5607]

Hahaha Everything Nobamo said he did the total opposite. Plus the only president EVER ! For getting a Nobel peace prize for the bombing Syria

[@squidstone7677]

Teddy Roosevelt actually got a Nobel peace prize for negotiating the peace deal for the 1st Russo-Japanese war, but yeah it’s really odd how Obama got one considering some of his policies in Southwest Asia, such as him approving the strikes on Syria and whatnot

[@natalie7469]

That’s first guy, that was so powerful to say basically look, I don’t agree with it, but my kids might, and I want my kids to make their own opinions

[@From_the_Outside_Looking_in]

what Obama said still applies 17 years later

[@Aiiwolf]

I like how the president Obama said: "Try to bring us together and stop try to fan the flames of devision and help us come together"

[@dirkdetzler9044]

Aiiwolf Yeah, too bad he did the exact opposite.

[@bms77]

@@dirkdetzler9044 🤦‍♂️ no he didn’t. That’s just conservatives take on him

[@wtDrake]

@@bms77 no he's right. There hasn't been this much division in the country post WW2 than when Obama was in office.

[@anticorncob6]

@@wtDrake Trump was more divisive than Obama. You're a hack if you argue with that.

[@wtDrake]

@@anticorncob6 of course it was but it started getting bad under Obama's terms. It'll never be like the old days again

[@ceejayhaughton7360]

so if someone doesn't like something they are afraid of it?

[@duncant6364]

It is kind of an odd terminology, isn’t it? I think it’s mostly because queer people have often been the ‘mysterious’ outsiders, like the ocean, rather than centrally annoying or hated. That’s why, going back even to the early days, there are plenty of stories and films about cishet people learning about queer people for the first time and just being like, “Nifty!”

[@S.D.323]

No it's not fear it's bigotry which is worse

[@innitbruv-lascocomics9910]

Phobia also means aversion. I dont loke mayonnaise so I will avoid it.

[@Lunalul_]

We all in '24?

[@hughjass2612]

‘25

[@voyes]

you are a liar ​@@hughjass2612

[@andyt2k]

Edwards gave a good answer

[@oblongfan1]

I agree

[@karelglasner2673]

2nd grade yeah NO and it's up to their parents and NOT the state who currently if I could I'd yank any of my tax dollars going to that FAILURE of an institution the public school system preparing our students for failure daily 🤣

[@kluneberg8952]

do you feel the same way 14 years later?

[@oracle372]

@@kluneberg8952 I do

[@Preteranimus]

Oh forget I said that... well, the more you know. I learned something today!

[@georgelugard5525]

How are you doing today? can we meet?Its nice to see you here

[@TOKIEYOH]

15 year old comment is actually insane

[@thefulltimer9946]

So who is gay?

[@LallanAlexHockstetter]

You are gae. You are a transgendaaaa

[@IPutFishInAWashingMachine]

Why are you gae?

[@hughjass2612]

Hillary, that’s why she deleted all the emails a couple years back, lesbian hotmail affairs dating back to 1999

[@cloudyfromtpotreal]

Obama

[@user-pl5zx9km4f]

Wow. Go Edwards! Lol

[@sethvalentine2873]

Agreed ;)

[@karelglasner2673]

Wow where did he go 🤣

[@jrowlet]

​​@@karelglasner2673He cheated on his wife, had a kid with that mistress, denied being the father of the kid, later admitted to being father of the kid when the evidence was overwhelming, and then filed for divorce against his wife Elizabeth (she died while they were waiting for the 1-year waiting period for divorce that North Carolina mandates). Back then, scandals like that would finish you on either party. He might have survived those mistakes today, but times are different today than they were back then. He also was never an impressive candidate for President or for VP in 2004.

[@valeok8357]

@@jrowletUnlike Trump nowadays gets to have sexual relations with Stormy Daniels and nobody cares about it lol

[@prometheustv6558]

Senator gone

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

I’m really glad how far the Democratic Party has come. Unfortunately the Republican Party is still in the dark ages.

[@williamthomas1]

You still believe that?

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@williamthomas1 ??????

[@williamthomas1]

@@PremierCCGuyMMXVI Yea Right, LOL, you know good and well

[@Fightanddie]

Tf is that suppose to mean. Both sides believe in different things but people shouldn't be affiliated with right or left in general

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@Fightanddie democrats support human rights for lgbt people, Republicans don’t

[@ronnieDshman18]

Clicked on this thinking it was “gay questions” really disappointed tbh

[@alidamau5925]

Who’s here in 2020

[@matttanner1062]

🖖

[@Itskhasper]

2024

[@Kissfan96dr]

ever notice so many people don't ask their question? They have to monolog for 5 minutes. Enough of the "look at me". Ask your question already.

[@prime440]

@Jamieishere1Thanks for participating in our discussion in a peacefull mannor, wish more people could converse like you .

[@CantLaunchCivV]

really disappointed to realize this is not an Onion video

[@colterbaltes]

wow and people are still arguing about this

[@hughjass2612]

Sounds pretty gay if you ask me 😂😂😂

[@aaronTGP_3756]

Back when politicians were slightly less spineless, because their donors had limits to their power.

[@atemporal9081]

Well, at least you know what's the aim of the republicans. But saying the poor are like that because they want to, it's plain idiotic.

[@MasterOfDisasterOfficial]

that was a pretty gay question

[@Bd-ng1zv]

All of these are super rehearsed politician responses that barely touch on the question being asked.

[@hughjass2612]

No u

[@BadBrad119]

In the end, they resorted to fear and division

[@alesiswhite9010]

Just 15 years ago. Today the debate is “at what age should children be permitted to surgically ‘change their gender’”

[@NoOneLikesVegans]

The "slippery slope fallacy" is clearly not fallacy at all. These folks are nuts.

[@ryanbianchi3118]

Right?? That’s their goal though, move the goal post further and further in the name of sexual liberation. It will only get worse.

[@Kimberedkey]

@@NoOneLikesVegans Pretending a fallacy doesn't count for you and you alone isn't intellectually honest

[@NoOneLikesVegans]

@@Kimberedkey What? I'm pointing out that they claim the slippery slope is a fallacy when it clearly isn't. Take any major issue. Once upon a time they said about abortion that it should be "safe, legal, and RARE" and now they offer up to birth and say "shout your abortion!". Years ago they said gay people just want to be able to marry and we now see them not only want to shove it down children's throats, but you have people on the left arguing for throuples to get married. Years ago they said they only wanted to remove Confederate statues and now we see them taking down statues of everyone from Teddy Roosevelt to renaming schools named after Lincoln and Washington. Hell, they even renamed the mascots of George Washington University from the Colonials to the Revolutionaries. It's nothing more than an Americanized version of Maoism.

[@Kimberedkey]

@@NoOneLikesVegans So does the possibility that it can go too far justify taking rights away from Americans?

[@Fazey558]

Oh god! Why are the questions gay?!

[@rabiesbiter5681]

And while they were refusing to support gay marriage, Trump was openly advocating for it and so many of us on the pro-gay marriage side were wishing the Donald might someday run for president. Make America Gay Again.

[@tangomango2353]

Is this satire? 😭

[@dylanstapleton4962]

​@@tangomango2353shhhh don't tell them, it might work, it's reverse psychology

[@NickDrinksWater]

Im still wondering how I ended up here

[@TheAncientTale]

Biden, Hillary, Obama, all seventeen years ago. Best in seventeen years, and all we’ve had for seventeen years? This sucks.

[@tmorg32]

Your wife spoke an opinion? I'm confused.

[@johnc7309]

NONE of them answered if they’d be okay with their 7 year old 2nd grade children being taught about same sex couples in school. Because at this point in time, none of them would.

[@blackpenman]

Edwards and Obama explicitly said they would be okay with it lol

[@zerog1037]

Only at 13 of course

[@MasterKnyte]

Yoo why am I getting Jason Stackhouse vibes from Sen. John Edwards 😂

[@emi_mono]

The way the question was posed sounds earily similar to the "controversial trans question". People need to get out of other people's lives and let them be themselves

[@MushirMickeyJoe]

The only correct answer would've just been "yes" and no other rant

[@coltonbarger1705]

Man Obama looked so young! Crazy what 16 years does to someone.

[@DylanNes]

Crazy what being a psychopath does to you.

[@hughjass2612]

Not just any 16 years, but 16 years spent running the country with advisors and a wife nagging at you all day with certainly wear on the body 😂

[@hughjass2612]

@@DylanNesobamas not a psychopath 😂😅 he was the last rational president we ever had. Remember 2012 when there were two good candidates who respected each other and people didn’t look down on each other for following the opposite party. Mitt Romney would’ve made a great president too

[@DylanNes]

@hughjass2612 Glad we finally got rid of the uniparty psychopaths like Romney and Obama!😊

[@DylanNes]

@hughjass2612 Who's Romney? Ohhhh that globalist who lost miserably and became a footnote in history? Almost as irrelevant today as Obama haha

[@forrest.0569]

this video was made 17 years ago

[@rafffa26]

I like how they all refer to what they tell their children and not what would they do in office. But hear Obama saying " I always tell my kids not to be afraid of people that ARE DIFFERENT, becaus I was considered different before". Therefore he agrees to consider gay people on the same category that black people were put before and he is OK about it.

[@glingglop9587]

That’s not what he meant at all but ok

[@jacquelynn2051]

For the love of everything real, tangible and good you people seriously need to stop comparing being black with being gay. Why not compare having polio with being gay or being born a redhead with being gay? Inappropriate? Yes! So is comparing my blackness to someone’s gayness. Ty.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

@@jacquelynn2051 You can't see any similarities? If you think being gay is a choice, then you aren't straight.

[@justinc.5591]

Pretty sure he was saying that discriminating against gay people is just as wrong and irrational as how black people were treated pre-civil rights.

[@goldbrick2563]

No i think he meant he was gay until he met michelle, so he was considered different then

[@m4r5w0n6]

bill richardson: wait hold on a minute they don't know i'm gay! 😅

[@goldbrick2563]

😅 hillary is like that too...and probably obama

[@SonGojit456]

😊😊😊 I think all marriages are good

[@CharlieBruinsFilms]

A lot of marriages don't work outside of.

[@milkncookie]

Someone should have answered "no, thats gay" the end 😂

[@johndurrer7869]

2:53 The irony of that man saying that. He lead what has become the most of divisive time in our history since the Civil War.

[@thedigitalodometer945]

Lol no

[@Adam.Frazier]

The irony of you saying this while you almost certainly support Donald Trump

[@roar44879]

Spoken like a Trump supporter who thinks Donald Trump is Christ himself.

[@johndurrer7869]

@@roar44879 I haven’t said a word about him. The divisiveness started in 2012. The lawfare started in 2012. As soon as BHO got his first term out of the way and no longer had to worry about reelection he divided this country. And the orange man is a result of that

[@thebionicvet8674]

I would blame the rise of social media for that far more than Obama. We see this trend happening in countries all across the world, and there have been numerous studies about how more extreme and radical policies/positions are pushed by social media algorithms

[@shanesmith734]

Its crazy how old this looks now.

[@mikeobii]

Looking back on this now it’s crazy how much of a slippery slope this shit has been.

[@angelfebus1732]

Fact!

[@karatemaster1144]

There still isn’t a good reason to be against same-sex couples . Even Religious reasons are flimsy at best. Family psychology reasons don’t hold to scrutiny either (Or the fact that many heterosexual couples are worse for their children then well-adjusted same-sex ones are) Not to say dysfunctional same-sex couples don’t exist, but to hold up heterosexual couples as some sort of paragon isn’t necessarily correct.

[@angelfebus1732]

@karatemaster1144 I’m certain I don’t speak for everyone but I personally have sympathy for those people who genuinely have same sex attraction (as opposed to those who are simply addicted to sexual indulgence with little to no limits). Having said that, even though their attraction is genuine, how is the behavior that results from embracing that attraction not deviant behavior? I would never advocate nor even suggest that laws be made to ban such behavior. On the contrary, I would oppose any such laws. But, neither would I advocate that such relationships be given equal footing with same sex relationships. You are unquestionably correct that simply because a relationship is a same sex relationship doesn’t automatically deem it to be a healthy relationship. But the issue goes beyond that singular reality. Same sex coupling is one of the foundations (if not “THE” foundation) of all thriving peoples. It is how families expand generationally. That is historically why governments have incentivized them with legal benefits/protections throughout history since at least as far back as the Sumerian civilization. That simply is not the reality of same sex relationships. And as much as I sympathize with them, and I do not doubt their love, the relationships are not the same in nature nor in practice.

[@karatemaster1144]

@ I think it boils down to if we think the goal of relationships should just be about procreation - Same sex couples might be “deviant” in the sense that they’re a deviation from the norm, but the partner being the same gender is a pretty arbitrary difference to me. There’s been some arguments that from an evolutionary perspective, they help prevent overpopulation. Either way, I appreciate you tackling this in a respectful manner.

[@angelfebus1732]

@karatemaster1144 I would challenge some of the points you’ve stated but I don’t particularly enjoy lengthy back and forths in comment sections. I wouldn’t usually make a lengthy response on such a topic but your comment seemed adamant while at the same time respectful. Thus, though I do not necessarily agree with your perspective, I gave your comment a “like” and thought you were deserving of a reply. Your response again proves that respectful exchange on topics of polarizing disagreement are possible. Nothing but respect where respect is observed. Be well in the new year.

[@cheeseisgood17]

Holy hell we are one dense species

[@EdsCollegeLife]

3:32 that face LOL

[@karelglasner2673]

As she went onto being divisive and hateful 🤣

[@yoloetamax]

Is it wrong to say Hillary is looking good.

[@AFT_05G]

She was a good looking woman when she was younger, such a shame about her personality tho.

[@Woap_64]

​@@AFT_05G Her problem was that she couldn't EVER stop demonizing Republicans, which, combined with Trump's divisive rhetoric in 2016 led to American politics being far more divisive today than ever (Just a theory)

[@hughjass2612]

@@AFT_05Gha! Funny guy

[@prime440]

@Jamieishere1 Over the past five decades, rulings of the United States Supreme Court have served to infringe upon the rights of Americans to enjoy freedom of speech relating to religious matters. Such infringements include the outlawing of prayer in schools and of the display of the Ten Commandments in public places. These rulings have not reflected a neutrality toward religious denominations but a hostility toward religious thought. They have served to undermine the foundation of our moral code

[@georgelugard5525]

How are you doing today? can we meet?Its nice to see you here

[@conscientiousobjector5988]

I miss Barry. He brought his personal tact to the stage. He was genuine.

[@gusfring6887]

Its crazy how far left social issues have moved in just 17 years

[@DumbDolphin333]

It's almost like society progresses🤯🤯🤯

[@Danielle-y1l]

Steve, I blame you for the downfall of America.

[@tankdogization]

Where our country started to go down the toilet culturally.

[@Kimberedkey]

So people who are different from you should have less rights then?

[@S.D.323]

We get it you don't like people who aren't the same as you

[@TakenWasTakenYT]

Where has bro been, shit started going down hill in 1973

[@Cobesclocks]

@@S.D.323we don’t hate you but it gets to far when you start teaching that little kindergartners can be trans, etc

[@sanich0811]

@@Kimberedkey "Gay marriage" is a perversion of the concept of marriage, not so-called a "right"

[@shenlonggohan]

All the fears came true.

[@jkister1]

These politians have it wrong on this issue. This is a *parenting* issue, not a government issue. If parents want their 6 year olds to learn about homosexuals (heterosexuals, or any kind of sex for that matter) it's up to them. If parents want to wait until some other age, that's up to them too.

[@emperor_ra]

Yes

[@oliverpiper7210]

The 2008 conservative couldn’t get any worse

[@duncant6364]

I think, while there’s great value to just letting people run their households: it’s a matter of fact that gay people exist and also a matter of fact that gay children exists, and whether or not parents talk to their children about gay people or not is the difference of letting those gay kids know that they’re not weird or wrong for it. While I was raised by heterosexual parents, it was never any secret or unknown thing that gay people existed, and when I started questioning my sexuality I had an easy reference. There are far too many horror stories of gay kids growing up in households where gay people are secrets and shames, where they couldn’t be themselves. That’s meaningful damage to deal a child and I know far too many people who’ve lost connection with their kids because that’s how their household was run. Shame and self-loathing are devastating, especially to children.

[@KarenWasherGrudzien]

Would you say the same thing if it was an INTERRACIAL couple they were learning about?

[@karelglasner2673]

@oliverpiper7210 and the current liberal couldn't be more stupid 🤣

[@exbronco]

Most or all of the people on that stage had no principle. they were just going along with whatever was popular at the time.

[@sharonsanderson5923]

Hum, are these the same people creating hate and devisiveness today?

[@Manas_Choudhary]

Wasn't Clinton very anti-gay?

[@coltonbarger1705]

She used to be

[@EVERYGOODNAMEISTAKEN]

​@@coltonbarger1705 She still is she just pandered to the community and used them as pawns

[@VirusZero0140]

2:47 is *EXACTLY* trumps method of "running the country" I miss Obama. Got us out of one of the worst recessions. Truly a golden era of America...

[@maxinator317]

I like this video title. It almost feels like the uploader is insulting the person asking the question lmao. "Look at the president answer this GAY question"

[@ryanbianchi3118]

2007 seemed like such a simpler time. Reading a story about two princes was controversy in Massachusetts of all places?? It’s now controversial in states like Florida to prohibit teaching about homosexuality to kindergartners 😭

[@karelglasner2673]

That's right because our education system is at the bottom so until Basic education the reason we pay taxes for public education raises its standards, there will be no conversation about random things like that.

[@ryanbianchi3118]

@@karelglasner2673 I agree! Let’s focus on fundamental educational issues!

[@Kimberedkey]

Source?

[@ryanbianchi3118]

@@Kimberedkey which statement would you like a source for?

[@Kimberedkey]

teaching about homosexuality to kindergarteners@@ryanbianchi3118

[@G69zLmL]

I like that black guy! When is he going on the ballott?

[@henk2128]

What a gay question

[@Flummer99]

Democrats answer gay question: Yes we’re all gay

[@JayceeGenocide]

Pretty clear you did NOT watch they sounded like repubLIEcans so perhaps you have a point on the 2nd part.

[@charlotteritchie9969]

It's weird how little things have changed

[@yodacorona720]

How little things have changed? Gay marriage is legalised in the whole of the United States and its an subject that all Democrats fully support and even the biggest part of the Republican Party, even Trump, supports.

[@ZainAlec]

"Nobody made me God" - losing presidential candidate.

[@geekUSA101]

Gay led to trans, trans leads to transhumanism, then you have no more humans exactly what the ruling class wants

[@MrBaumGeo]

What is wrong with you?

[@Orion-s8u]

lol what? not true but nothing wrong with transhumanism if someone wanted to, when the time comes. not really possible atm

[@geekUSA101]

​@@Orion-s8u what does the Club of Rome say is the solution to climate change?

[@Orion-s8u]

@@geekUSA101 no idea

[@thebionicvet8674]

This is a textbook slippery slope fallacy. Also, why does the "ruling class" want everyone to be cyborgs?

[@Preteranimus]

You mean neo-conservative?