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However, his views did a full 180 when he realized that Garon was (gasp!) gay.Garon led the governor into questioning, starting with asking where he stood on same-sex marriage. Obviously, he stated that he believed marriage \u201cshould be between a man and a woman,\u201d and the adorable old man continued saying, \u201c… so if two men get married, a veteran\u2019s spouse would not be entitled to any burial benefits or medical benefits, even though the serviceman has devoted his time and effort to his country, because you just don\u2019t support the quality of same-sex marriage.\u201d\u201cEveryone\u2019s entitled to their constitutional right,\u201d Garon goes on. \u201cActually, when the constitution was written, it was pretty clear that a marriage was between a man and a woman, and I don\u2019t think the Supreme Court is going to change that,\u201d Romney retorts.When things begin to heat up, one of Romney\u2019s minions conveniently says they have to leave. \u201cYou know what, Governor, good luck, you\u2019re gonna need it,\u201d says Garon.Watch the full video here: "},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Gay Veteran Sticks It to Romney [VIDEO]","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/gay-veteran-sticks-it-to-romney-video\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]