Barack Obama Affirms Supports For Same-Sex Marriage - Video

President Barack Obama in an interview with ABC News affirmed his support for same-sex marriage in the U.S. His hand was forced unfortunately -- he should have done this a long time ago -- but I am glad that he has set the record straight.

It was also a well calculated political move. It's almost like daring the GOP to make their anti-gay-marriage stance their #1 agenda for the election in November. The economy or "protecting" the heterosexual right to divorce?

Watch the video here:

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Transcript:

"I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors, when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together; when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that 'don't ask, don't tell' is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married," Obama told Roberts in an interview to appear on ABC's "Good Morning America" Thursday.