Afternoon Piss: End the Double-Talk, Mr. President

Obama needs to speak out further on gay marriage

By Ted Casablanca Apr 03, 2009 8:05 PMTags
Ellen DeGeneres, Portia De Rossi, Barack ObamaKevin Winter/Getty Images for PCA, MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

If friggin' Iowa (no offense, babes, but California 's got way more fruits and nuts) can become the third state to pass legalized gay marriage, I really do think it's time to take this to the presidential level. At least for a nice cheerleading encouragement to his statewide supporters.

For the record, President Obama has pretty much stated—like a good Hollywood exec—he wants it both ways regarding gay marriage: "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman," Obama recently told MTV. "I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about."

Translation: California's Mormon-fueled passage of Prop 8 ain't Barack's style; Iowa 's high-court ruling legalizing gay marriage is. So just come out and say it and officially support gay unions already, prez! Ellen and Portia and a whole lotta other folks who helped funnel you into office would appreciate it.