Iowa Gov.: Obama Gay Marriage Stance Is Pandering To Hollywood

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Iowa Gov. Terry Brandstad said Thursday that President Obama’s support of same-sex marriage is a ploy to win over the “Hollywood money crowd” on MSNBC Thursday. On Thursday evening, Obama will attend a fundraiser at the home of actor George Clooney.

And I find it pandering to the Hollywood money crowd instead of focusing on what is important to America, which is reducing this massive federal debt that’s gone up more than a trillion dollars and then the job killing Obamacare which we can’t afford and it’s not sustainable and all of the other regulations that he’s put on.

Branstad, whose state allows legal same-sex marriage, contended that the president is changing the subject:

He keeps changing the subject because he wants to raise money from his rich, Hollywood, liberal friends. I tell you what, we in the heartland of America want a leader that will focus on the things important to us: creating jobs, revitalizing this economy, getting this national debt under control.

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