new book out called double down by Mark Halperin John Heilemann
solana revelations from it one is how President Obama's position
evolved on gay marriage shows find hilarious
I and how job I never large role to play now you might already know this job I'm
came out on meet the press. I'm
May 4th 2012 and said that he was in favor gay marriage she basically
short-circuited the president who spoke to say it later I
and apparently white house officials were non-u_s_ with by
there was even some talk up having Biden but
not join the ticket in that race and happily clinton's
is always talk like that I really believe that part that it was a
at least serious enough to merit consideration
by the president but here are interesting part oh the story
for so I love that they say Biden had a non-functioning Gator
which is awesome I think there's a lot of things abide as that or
non-functioning
arm so but he was an LGBT fundraising about and CI
this is already an amazing part the story and he sees a family
out here in california in Los Angeles had a couple with that they're gay with
two kids right
he comes as you know whatever the hell I think I'm in favor gay marriage
isn't that amazing like what you didn't realize that there was
gay couples and they have kids in there in a perfectly loving relating you
didn't realize that
for you vice president what do you like ninety how do you know buddy
but like he wants it was all wow all sick there are you guys are gay
just a little family what the hell I probably didn't hurt it was a
fundraising event right so
but unless they say that was the thing that precipitated at him
turning around and saying that he's definitely for gay marriage
it was what is that up for the meet the press so
you know event that day apparently they were so scared to abide might say that
the prep tempered
12 hours before UN on
less in interesting part iv: what goes on in politics before they go on air
rate
but the one thing they put out the problem on gay marriage
so when he was asked about a good thing I'm an artist other get out so the Alex
gray yeah I'm in
emerge it this was a reaction
love a the employ of who was campaign manager for
President Obama in 2008 and then critical role
a in 2012 as well he said quote
wat law fall
ok who we were gonna do this in the next two weeks
up welcome surprise how could this have happened
I so apparently they were upset that Biden had that position
of course their politicians know they're upset that he jumped ahead of the
president to do it
now was a president really gonna do it in two weeks
maybe maybe not he it triggers
he took his sweet ass time involving on that position we know these you knew
before the election
because there was strategy notes on it we cover this the
for a long time during the campaign who's not getting enough money for miss
traditional donors on wall street
so he to get more money from I gay donors get gay rights owners
honestly that's what happened during the campaign and eventually twenty percent
of his bun was
or I gay rights norms okay so that's a huge number
so that's why they were actually gonna do it as they're pissed that bind stole
their thunder
%uh meanwhile they explain hoping the post here
summarize the book is saying Obama had wanted to ok ball
on gay marriage before Election Day I
appall it pays to them what's your real position on it
its irrelevant what is real position is he's waiting for the right strategic
time
to evolve on right and so we came and gave that
interview a on ABC and every was like oh my god O'bama
only coach he changes mind you see that I'm missing so heartfelt it was a soft
lighting
any you know India's oven is on all your arm man you know
I think about or a while then
and the day as well as donations today as well as bundlers that they asked
about the polling in how the
even though the earlier he had their position but most american people didn't
and then when they did in the polling change he all the sudden you bother
got to solve for a commander so unbelievably fake
and nobody ever tells you the reality apparently another thing that can listen
to evolve on this issue was
actually Republican Ken Mehlman who's a former a chairman of the republican
national committee who also happens to be gay
any written a note to President Obama saying that he thinks cord
this can be a political winner for you
so right thing or not well no but it's a political winner
and if a Republican says that Obama believes that that's part of what you
want to be evolve on it
and and having the post again sunrise by saying the authors also write an earlier
session the book
that many believe that Obama was in favor gam gay marriage
all along and former press secretary Robert Gibbs
had heard him say so in 2000 and four
there was no you following although it was total BS
and the mainstream media just heated up like are all the president will change
his mind I can't believe it
on Biden was so influential help the president go in that direction we want
their
furious a bind behind-the-scenes little bit damn Woodbine actually thinks
they're pissed that you know that he stepped in for our so that Obama k get
all the glory for
that's how politics works and then finally at one point
he tells adviser David Plouffe I
about his evolution on this issue call
I feel so good about that well you know I'm really glad you do man
because it seems like it really came from a good place in your heart