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Summary
Axelrod: Obama Was Always ‘Unwavering’ on Gay Marriage; Being Against it ‘Frustrated’ Him
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MSNBC

Name: MSNBC

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

Show
Morning Joe

Name: Morning Joe

URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/ns/msnbc_tv-morning_joe/

Persons
David Axelrod

Name: David Axelrod

Employment: Self-employed

Position: Political Consultant, Writer

, Willie Geist

Name: Willie Geist

Employment: MSNBC

Position: Co-Host

, Joe Scarborough

Name: Joe Scarborough

Employment: MSNBC

Position: Host, Author

, Jim VandeHei

Name: Jim VandeHei

Employment: Politico

Position: Executive editor, founder

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02/11/2015 09:05 am
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0:02:13
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Transcript
GEIST Did you find ░░░░░░░░ difficult David to write ░░░░░░░░ book and reveal some ░░░░░░░░ the things you do ░░░░░░░░ because obviously people have ░░░░░░░░ on for example the ░░░░░░░░ s position on gay ░░░░░░░░ AXELROD Yeah GEIST And ░░░░░░░░ perhaps indecipherable for political ░░░░░░░░ he didn t reveal ░░░░░░░░ way he really felt ░░░░░░░░ it Is that hard ░░░░░░░░ of AXELROD Well what ░░░░░░░░ regret is that people ░░░░░░░░ stuff of context and ░░░░░░░░ it as cynical The ░░░░░░░░ is he was never ░░░░░░░░ was unwavering in his ░░░░░░░░ that there should be ░░░░░░░░ rights He was recognized ░░░░░░░░ fact there was great ░░░░░░░░ in the religious community ░░░░░░░░ tried to square that ░░░░░░░░ the Civil Union proposal ░░░░░░░░ all legal rights for ░░░░░░░░ couples and he was ░░░░░░░░ frustrated with having to ░░░░░░░░ that position and ultimately ░░░░░░░░ to us Hey I ░░░░░░░░ not saying that I ░░░░░░░░ it s time to ░░░░░░░░ the next step SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ I mean he was ░░░░░░░░ to it by Joe ░░░░░░░░ AXELROD No crosstalk SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ t be cynical AXELROD ░░░░░░░░ s that cynicism I ░░░░░░░░ talking about Joe I ░░░░░░░░ there SCARBOROUGH You are ░░░░░░░░ in here crosstalk AXELROD ░░░░░░░░ was there I wrote ░░░░░░░░ that crosstalk Don t ░░░░░░░░ to Joe Scarborough If ░░░░░░░░ want the whole story ░░░░░░░░ s right here in ░░░░░░░░ book SCARBOROUGH Jim VandeHei ░░░░░░░░ Obviously one of indecipherable ░░░░░░░░ talk a lot about ░░░░░░░░ role in the book ░░░░░░░░ the people are talking ░░░░░░░░ the president As you ░░░░░░░░ with him what is ░░░░░░░░ biggest misconception about him ░░░░░░░░ was something that you ░░░░░░░░ behind the scenes and ░░░░░░░░ are saying Gee the ░░░░░░░░ the public looks at ░░░░░░░░ is so disconnected from ░░░░░░░░ reality AXELROD Well this ░░░░░░░░ of aloofness of coldness ░░░░░░░░ don t see that ░░░░░░░░ all We ve been ░░░░░░░░ for over 20 years ░░░░░░░░ so many of our ░░░░░░░░ are about family are ░░░░░░░░ different struggles and concerns ░░░░░░░░ are more personal Whenever ░░░░░░░░ ve had difficulties in ░░░░░░░░ life he s been ░░░░░░░░ for me When I ░░░░░░░░ in the White House ░░░░░░░░ one of those stories ░░░░░░░░ we were talking about ░░░░░░░░ when I was the ░░░░░░░░ of them he would ░░░░░░░░ first guy to come ░░░░░░░░ to flop down on ░░░░░░░░ couch and say Don ░░░░░░░░ let the bastards get ░░░░░░░░ down So I consider ░░░░░░░░ a great and warm ░░░░░░░░ I think most of ░░░░░░░░ people who know him ░░░░░░░░ do so that I ░░░░░░░░ is a great misconception ░░░░░░░░ him.”
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