| 00:00:00 | THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A GAY DAUGHTER, THE FACT THAT THEY EMBRACE HER. |
| 00:00:05 | IT'S A WONDERFUL THING. |
| 00:00:06 | AND THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PARENTS LIKE THAT WHO LOVE THEIR CHILDREN WHO WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO BE HAPPY. |
| 00:00:12 | AND I BELIEVE THAT MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN AND SO DOES JOHN KERRY. |
| 00:00:17 | I ALSO BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE PARTNERSHIP BENEFITS FOR GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES IN LONG-TERM COMMITTED RELATIONSHIPS BUT WE SHOULD NOT USE THE CONSTITUTION TO DIVIDE THIS COUNTRY. |
| 00:00:27 | NO STATE FOR THE LAST 200 YEARS HAS EVER HAD TO RECOGNIZE ANOTHER STATE'S MARRIAGE. |
| 00:00:32 | THIS IS USING THE CONSTITUTION AS A POLITICAL TOOL AND IT'S WRONG. |
| 00:00:36 | >> NEW QUESTION. |
| 00:00:38 | BUT SAME SUBJECT. |
| 00:00:39 | >> SURE. >> AS THE VICE PRESIDENT MENTIONED, JOHN KERRY COMES FROM THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, WHICH HAS TAKEN A BIGGEST STEP AS ANY IN THE UNION TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE. |
| 00:00:52 | YET BOTH YOU AND SENATOR KERRY SAY YOU OPPOSE IT. |
| 00:00:57 | ARE YOU TRYING TO HAVE IT BOTH WAYS? |
| 00:00:59 | >> I THINK WE'VE SAID THE SAME THING ALL ALONG. |
| 00:01:02 | WE BOTH BELIEVE, LIKE I JUST TALKED ABOUT, MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN. |
| 00:01:06 | BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT GAY AND LESBIANS AND GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN IN LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS, DESERVE TO BE TREATED RESPECTFULLY. |
| 00:01:17 | THEY DESERVE TO HAVE BENEFITS. |
| 00:01:20 | FOR EXAMPLE, A GAY COUPLE NOW HAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME ONE VISITING THE OTHER WHEN THEY'RE IN THE HOSPITAL OR, FOR EXAMPLE, IF HEAVEN FORBID ONE OF THEM WERE TO PASS AWAY, THEY HAVE TROUBLE EVEN ARRANGING THE FUNERAL. |
| 00:01:38 | I MEAN, THOSE ARE NOT THE KIND OF THINGS THAT JOHN KERRY AND I BELIEVE IN AND I SUSPECT THE VICE PRESIDENT HIMSELF DOES NOT BELIEVE IN THAT. |
| 00:01:46 | BUT WE DON'T -- WE DO BELIEVE THAT MARRIAGE SHOULD BE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN. |
| 00:01:52 | AND I WANT TO GO BACK, IF I CAN, ABOUT -- TO THE QUESTION YOU JUST ASKED. |
| 00:01:58 | THIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. |
| 00:02:00 | I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THE PRESIDENT IS PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN GAY MARRIAGE THAT IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. |
| 00:02:08 | UNDER THE LAW OF THIS COUNTRY FOR THE LAST 200 YEARS, NO STATE HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO RECOGNIZE ANOTHER STATE'S MARRIAGE. |
| 00:02:17 | LET ME BE SIMPLE ABOUT THIS. |
| 00:02:19 | MY STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO RECOGNIZE A MARRIAGE FROM MASSACHUSETTS, WHICH YOU JUST ASKED ABOUT. |
| 00:02:25 | THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO PURPOSE IN THE LAW AND IN REALITY FOR THIS AMENDMENT. |
| 00:02:30 | THERE'S NOTHING -- IT'S NOTHING BUT A POLITICAL TOOL AND IT'S BEING USED IN AN EFFORT TO DIVIDE THIS COUNTRY ON AN ISSUE WE SHOULD NOT BE DIVIDING AMERICA ON. |
| 00:02:39 | WE OUGHT TO BE TALKING ABOUT ISSUES LIKE HEALTHCARE AND JOBS AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN IRAQ. |
| 00:02:43 | NOT USING AN ISSUE THAT DIVIDES THIS COUNTRY IN A WAY THAT'S SOLELY FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES. |
| 00:02:49 | IT'S WRONG. >> MR. |
| 00:02:50 | VICE PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS. |
| 00:02:51 | >> WELL, LET ME SIMPLY THANK THE SENATOR FOR THE KIND WORDS HE SAID ABOUT MY FAMILY AND OUR DAUGHTER. |
| 00:02:58 | I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. |
| 00:03:00 | >> YOU'RE WELCOME. |
| 00:03:01 | YOU'RE WELCOME. >> THAT'S IT? |
| 00:03:02 | >> THAT'S IT. |
| 00:03:03 | >> OK. |
| 00:03:04 | THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION. |
| 00:03:06 | THIS ONE IS FOR YOU, MR. |
| 00:03:07 | VICE PRESIDENT. |
| 00:03:08 | GEORGE BUSH HAS DERIDED JOHN KERRY FOR PUTTING A TRIAL LAWYER ON THE TICKET. |
| 00:03:11 | YOU YOURSELF HAVE SAID THAT LAWSUITS ARE PARTLY TO BLAME FOR HIGHER MEDICAL COSTS. |
| 00:03:16 | ARE YOU WILLING TO SAY THAT JOHN EDWARDS, SITTING HERE, HAS BEEN PART OF THE PROBLEM? |
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