[speedgibson] Speed Gibson: Man of the People

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Posted by Speed Gibson:
Man of the People
http://speedgibson.powerblogs.com/posts/1188190582.shtml


   This is my third post on this week's Almanac couch of the DFL U.S.
   Senate hopefuls, which I found quite interesting.
   Candidate Mike Ciresi spent considerable time trying to paint himself
   as a public figure fighting the good DFL fights for decades. The truth
   is, he was largely unknown before the infamous tobacco lawsuit and
   settlement. But here this man of the people speak directly on the
   issue of so-called gay marriage:

     Host Eric Escola: Sentence or two, yes or no would be great. [Are]
     you for legalizing gay marriage?
     Candidate Mike Ciresi: I'm in favor of no discrimination in this
     country whatsover. I am not in favor of imposing requirements on
     religious denominations.
     Escola: Are you for legalizing gay marriage?
     Ciresi No, what I've said is that I'm for no discrimination
     whatsoever, but that in terms of marriage, I'm not in favor of
     imposing that on religious denominations.
     Host Cathy Wurzer: I'm a little confused, though.
     Candidate Mike Ciresi: What I said is, in terms of civil unions, I
     am in favor of that. I do not favor any form of discrimination. We
     have fought against this. Our law firm has taken on many of these
     issues on a pro bono basis. But I am not in favor of imposing on
     religious denominations the fact that they have to marry gay
     people. I just don't this that's right.

   This is an edited transcript, mostly to exclude other candidates
   responses in the interim.