The Columbian Article RatingBiden poised to sign gay marriage protection into law Tuesday
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| "And I wonder if you can just sort of talk in a frank, honest way about your own personal views as it relates to marriage equality.Biden responded, All you got to do is look in the eyes of those kids." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "He plans on Tuesday to sign legislation, passed by bipartisan majorities in Congress, to protect gay unions -- even if the Supreme Court should revisit its ruling supporting a nationwide right of same-sex couples to marry." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "A small group had attended a private fundraiser with Biden weeks earlier in Los Angeles, where he disclosed not only his approval but his firm conclusion about a positive future for same-sex marriage." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "He had made some changes, such as eliminating the don't ask, don't tell rule that prevented gay people from serving openly in the military, but stopped short of embracing marriage equality." | Negative | -18% Liberal |
| "The issue resurfaced in June when the court's conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in 1973." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
| "Obergefell met Biden for the first time in 2015." | Positive | 42% Conservative |
| "When you came in tonight, you met Michael and Soy and their two beautiful kids, he said to Biden." | Positive | 26% Conservative |
| "And I wonder if you can just sort of talk in a frank, honest way about your own personal views as it relates to marriage equality.Biden responded, All you got to do is look in the eyes of those kids." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Biden's signature will burnish his legacy as a champion of equality at a time when the LGBTQ community is anxious to safeguard legal changes from a backlash on the right that has used incendiary rhetoric, particularly against transgender people." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "The day that Biden envisioned may have arrived." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "WASHINGTON -- A decade ago, then-Vice President Joe Biden shocked the political world and preempted his boss by suddenly declaring his support for gay marriage on national television." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Chad Griffin, an activist who had also helped organize the event, decided to ask Biden about it." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "It was an unusually unscripted moment in carefully choreographed Washington, D.C.For Biden, all politics is personal, said Bruce Reed, the White House deputy chief of staff who also was chief of staff in Biden's vice presidential office." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "It was an unusually unscripted moment in carefully choreographed Washington, D.C.For Biden, all politics is personal, said Bruce Reed, the White House deputy chief of staff who also was chief of staff in Biden's vice presidential office." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "So there was some tension in April 2012 when Biden attended the fundraiser at the Los Angeles home of a married gay couple and their children." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "Obama was left trailing a step behind his vice president, and three days later did an interview to disclose his own support for gay marriage." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "He said Biden had gotten a little over his skis but there were no hard feelings." | Negative | -8% Liberal |
| "A small group had attended a private fundraiser with Biden weeks earlier in Los Angeles, where he disclosed not only his approval but his firm conclusion about a positive future for same-sex marriage." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Biden said the issue came down to will you be loyal to the person you love?" | Negative | -12% Liberal |
| "Just over two weeks later, Biden was on NBC's Meet the Press, and host David Gregory asked whether he supported gay marriage." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Just over two weeks later, Biden was on NBC's Meet the Press, and host David Gregory asked whether he supported gay marriage." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "As Obama's vice president, Biden shared the same stance." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "As Obama's vice president, Biden shared the same stance." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "And that's what people are finding out is what all marriages, at their root, are about, whether they're marriages of lesbians, or gay men, or heterosexuals.Biden said the president, not him, sets the policies." | Negative | -22% Liberal |
| "The politics were far different a decade ago, when gay rights activists were frustrated with President Barack Obama." | Negative | -32% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
56% : "And I wonder if you can just sort of talk in a frank, honest way about your own personal views as it relates to marriage equality."Biden responded, "All you got to do is look in the eyes of those kids.48% : He plans on Tuesday to sign legislation, passed by bipartisan majorities in Congress, to protect gay unions -- even if the Supreme Court should revisit its ruling supporting a nationwide right of same-sex couples to marry.
45% : A small group had attended a private fundraiser with Biden weeks earlier in Los Angeles, where he disclosed not only his approval but his firm conclusion about a positive future for same-sex marriage.
41% : He had made some changes, such as eliminating the "don't ask, don't tell" rule that prevented gay people from serving openly in the military, but stopped short of embracing marriage equality.
34% : The issue resurfaced in June when the court's conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion in 1973.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.