McCain and Ellen Clash over Gay Marriage
Posted on May 22, 2008
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John McCain and Ellen DeGeneres debate same-sex marriage today on Ellen’s TV talk show.
In the pre-recorded appearance, McCain repeats his position that while he opposes gay marriage, he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to enter into legal agreements for insurance and other purposes. He tells Ellen that he knows “we have a respectful disagreement on that issue.”
DeGeneres, who announced last week that she and her partner plan to marry, tells the candidate that “we are all the same people, all of us. You’re no different than I am. Our love is the same. … 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.’ ” McCain says DeGeneres expresses her position “in a very eloquent fashion. We just have a disagreement. And I, along with many, many others, wish you every happiness.” To which DeGeneres quips “So, you’ll walk me down the aisle? Is that what you’re saying?” McCain’s response: “Touché.”
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