May 22 2008
Ellen and Johnny talk marriage
Johnny McCain was a guest on Ellen DeGeneres’ show today. They talked about gay marriage. (DeGeneres has announced that she will wed partner Portia de Rossi this summer.) As he does with most important issues, McCain tried to laugh it off. (This video is from CNN’s American Morning and MSNBC’s Morning Joe, broadcast May 21, 2008.)…
It kind if irks me when I see gay marriage referred to as a “liberal issue.” Equal rights and equal protection under our laws for all citizens of our country should not be a liberal or a conservative issue; it should be an American issue. We can only hope that those still fighting it will eventually join the rest of us in the 21st century. “Separate but equal” went out with the 1960s.
For the record, I am also in disagreement with the Democratic candidates on this issue. Both Obama and Clinton have said that they favor civil unions with all the rights and privileges of marriage, but they oppose calling it marriage. There is a difference in our society between saying “I am married” and “I have a civil union.”
