Ellen Challenges McCain On Gay Marriage

On Talk Show, GOP Candidate Says Same-Sex Couples Should Be Allowed To Enter Legal Agreements, But He Opposes Gay Marriage

(AP)  Republican John McCain says same-sex couples should be allowed to enter into legal agreements for insurance and other purposes, but he opposes gay marriage and believes in "the unique status of marriage between and man and a woman."

"And I know that we have a respectful disagreement on that issue," the likely Republican presidential nominee said in an interview to air Thursday on "The Ellen DeGeneres show."

McCain, who also opposes an amendment to the Constitution to ban same-sex unions, said people should be encouraged to enter into legal agreements, particularly for insurance and other areas where decisions need to be made.

DeGeneres needled McCain on the issue, arguing that she and the senator from Arizona aren't different.

Last week, after the California Supreme Court cleared the way for gay marriage in that state, DeGeneres announced on her program her engagement to longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi.

"We are all the same people, all of us. You're no different than I am. Our love is the same," she said. "When someone says, 'You can have a contract, and you'll still have insurance, and you'll get all that,' it sounds to me like saying, 'Well, you can sit there, you just can't sit there.'

"It feels like we are not, you know, we aren't owed the same things and the same wording," DeGeneres said.

McCain said he's heard her "articulate that position in a very eloquent fashion. We just have a disagreement. And I, along with many, many others, wish you every happiness."

DeGeneres steered the conversation back toward the humor she's known for.

"So, you'll walk me down the aisle? Is that what you're saying?" she asked.

"Touche," McCain said.

[grammawhamma]

rubraindead: Jesus must be so proud of you!

[rubraindead]

GrammaWhamma: do you stammer...to bad you are brain dead homosexuality is a grievious wrong choice

[honestabe8]

mudrose: please, lay off the ad homs. is the decline of the birthrate in europe due to homosexuals taking over? maybe people just do not want to have as many kids. do you feel that sexual orientation is a choice? if you can''t answer the questions, then tell me. if you want to be a rude prick, well, go have biblical knowledge of yourself.

[mudrose-2009]

Mudrose, in order for the survival of the human race to be threatened by homosexuals, it would be necessary for all of the people to choose homosexuality over heterosexuality. That simply isn''''t going to happen. Do you truly believe that sexual orientation is a choice?

Posted by honestabe8

Birth rate in Europe is considerably lower than it''s every been. People just won''t get married. Please don''t give us your pat answers. They are simply too stupid.

[mudrose-2009]

Your comments are interesting, I didnt know that homosexuals wanted the rest of us to ''''worship'''' them. I just thought they only wanted the same rights as everyone else. I just thought that they wanted to be treated and held in the same regard by the government as all Americans should be.... :)
Posted by chitown639

They have the same rights as everyone else. Marriage is not a right.

[fleura-2009]

Chitown,

I respect your position. I strongly believe in everyone of us have "free agency" and however we exercise that "AGENCY" is not something that anyone can tell us what and how to do it.

Having said that, I respect alot of *** out there and some of close friends are also openly Gay. ETHICALLY and RELIGIOUSLY speaking, it is rather hard to distinguish someone who chooses to sleep with same-*** from someone who sleeps with minors or abusive to weaker members of society. Worst yet someone who''d be of "bestiality" support and all that goes with the WRONGS in our society today.

We need a serious "cleaning and filtering" process today to rid us of all the nastyness to our human kindness and culture of habits.

I have gay acquaintances and respect them but don''t approve of their habits....PERIOD!!!

I have 2 lovely puppies and our family adores our dogs like family memmbers, because they are family members. But someone else to use pets and animals for sexual purposes and abuse is nothing less than....UNCLEAN to our society in general.

I approve this message and I am FLEURA!

[chitown639]

There is a big WRONG in being and living a GAY lifestyle and somehow these people think everyone has to bow and worship them in their distasteful HABITS!!!!

I am FLEURA and I approve this message.


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Posted by fleura

Your comments are interesting, I didnt know that homosexuals wanted the rest of us to ''worship'' them. I just thought they only wanted the same rights as everyone else. I just thought that they wanted to be treated and held in the same regard by the government as all Americans should be.... :)

[fleura-2009]

I am a Democrat and I agree with that marriage should only be allowed to the male/female union. It is an ethical issue and a strongly a religious commendment!

I don''t hate *** and all, but I think everyone has the right to their "Agency". However, there are rules and guidelines that protect us and also guide us in the choices that we make.

There is a big WRONG in being and living a GAY lifestyle and somehow these people think everyone has to bow and worship them in their distasteful HABITS!!!!

I am FLEURA and I approve this message.

[honestabe8]

hamiltongrad: i am a straight male who wants to stop working for a while to find "solace and peace"...where do i sign up for my money?

[honestabe8]

hamiltongrad: are you kidding? a 1% tax on men and straight couples to support women and gay causes? that is among the most absurd ideas i have read on here. Given the maniacs who post on this forum, that is a tall order indeed.