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The blogs are in an uproar over President Barack Obama's 'gay joke' at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. Recently out lesbian and wickedly funny woman Wanda Sykes opened the evening. Despite the milestone of a gay woman opening the evening, blogs are abuzz regarding Obama's gay marriage joke concerning his friend and adviser David Axelrod.
The blogs are in an uproar over President Barack Obama's "gay joke" at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.
Recently out lesbian and wickedly funny woman Wanda Sykes opened the evening for the president making a joke about how everyone loves Obama..."even the press."
Sykes wondered why the press never catches Obama smoking but always catches him shirtless. "I don't need to see your nipples," Sykes said.
Despite the milestone of a gay woman opening the evening, blogs are abuzz regarding Obama's gay marriage joke concerning his friend and adviser David Axelrod.
"David and I have been together a long time," Obama said, explaining that many years ago he called Axelrod and said, "you and I could do wonderful things together."
The President, who has remained relatively silent regarding the gay marriage strides that Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Washington DC have recently made, and who does not support full marriage for same-sex couples, joked about Axelrod's response to Obama's proposal to work together.
"He said what partners all over America are saying to me right now. Let's go to Iowa and make it official."
Watch the video. Obama's remark is at about the 4:20 mark and you be the judge. Is it an offensive joke or just a witty acknowledgement that full marriage equality is inevitable?
