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The 87-Year-Old's Case for Gay Marriage

By Matthew Cooper

Oct 23 2009, 12:35 PM ET Comment

Did the fight for gay marriage just find a new hero? This video of an elderly Maine veteran--heterosexual, Republican, authentic--arguing for gay marriage is going viral on the web. I found it thanks to Taeggan Goddard's Political Wire. It's quite something.



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