Boehner ‘I Can’t Imagine’ Ever Supporting Gay Marriage

[Ichingcarpenter]

His exchange with host Martha Raddatz.

MARTHA RADDATZ: There was a surprise this week. Senator Rob Portman, who is a close friend of yours, a conservative from Ohio, said he has had a change of heart about gay marriage. He will now support gay marriage after learning his own 21-year-old son Will is gay. Has Portman shared this with you?

SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER: He has, in fact, called. Listen, Rob's a great friend and a long-time ally. And I appreciate that he's decided to change his views on this. But I believe that marriage is a union of a man and a woman.

MARTHA RADDATZ: Can you imagine yourself in a situation where you reversed your decision, as Portman has, on gay marriage if a child of yours or someone you love told you they were gay?

SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER: Listen, I believe that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. All right. It's what I grew up with. It's what I believe. It's what my church teaches me. And I can't imagine that position would ever change.

MARTHA RADDATZ: Will Portman said it was not a choice. So, how do you justify denying him a right to marriage?

SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER: Listen, I think that Rob can make up his own mind, take his own position. But I've made clear my position.

On ABC's "This Week" Sunday, House Speaker


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[jberryhill]

1. I wish someone would, for once, ask the right question

The logical follow up to that is "But what do your beliefs and your church have to do with whether others should be allowed to marry?"

Where did we ever get this notion of "I have to agree with something for it to be legal?"

I'm sure it is also a belief of his church that other religions are wrong too. Does that mean they should be outlawed?

[Happyhippychick]

2. If you were to ask him that last question, you would get a resounding "hell yes".

[Honeycombe8]

5. This is true. Good point. Why DOESN'T anyone ask that? nt

[Frustratedlady]

3. Is this the same guy who was rumored to have a mistress?

Or is that one of the things he grew up believing?

Boehner is such a boor. We need to work at getting him out as SOTH.

[Honeycombe8]

4. Well, he's one of the older guys. This is a common feeling among older men.

They were raised in a different time. He probably secretly doesn't like women being in Congress, either.

If the law changed, he'd abide by the law and work hand in hand with gay Congress people, even if they were married.