[crscore]Marco Rubio[/crscore] says, “I don’t believe that believing in traditional marriage the way I do makes you a bigot or a hater.”

Saturday, during the ABC Republican debate, Rubio said, “On the issue of life, to me, the issue of life is not a political issue. It’s a human rights issue and it’s a difficult issue.”

On the issue of same-sex marriage, Rubio said: “I don’t believe that believing in traditional marriage the way I do makes you a bigot or a hater. It means that you believe that this institution that’s been around for millennia is an important cornerstone of society. I respect people that believe differently. But believe, deeply, that marriage should be between one man and one woman.”

“On the issue of life, to me, the issue of life is not a political issue. It’s a human rights issue and it’s a difficult issue. Because it puts in conflict two competing rights. On the one hand is the right of a woman to choose what to do with her body, which is a real right. And on the other hand is the right of an unborn human child to live. And they’re in conflict,” Rubio said. “And as a policymaker, I must choose which one of these two sides takes precedence. And I have chosen to err on the side of life.”

“Here’s what I find outrageous. There has been five Democratic debates. The media has not asked them a single question on abortion and on abortion, the Democrats are extremists,” Rubio insisted. “Why doesn’t the media ask Hillary Clinton why she believes all abortion should be illegal? Even on the due date of that unborn child. Why don’t they ask Hillary Clinton why she believes that partial birth abortion, which is a gruesome procedure that has been outlawed in this country, she thinks that’s a fundamental right. They are the extremists when it comes to the issue of abortion and I can’t wait to expose them in a general election.”

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