August 10, 2007
HRC/LOGO: Don't Call Edwards Uncomfortable, Because He's Not
John Edwards
* What he wore: Dark suit, white shirt and blue tie.
* Number of applause lines: 10
* Gay "story": His recent visit to the LA Gay and Lesbian Center, "which is an extraordinary place which I'm sure some people here are familiar with here in the Los Angeles community, where they're doing amazing, amazing work."
* Starstruck: "We've been listening to your music," he gushed to Melissa Etheridge. "I want you to know that."
* How he handled the marriage question: On his past explanation that faith guides his opposition to same-sex marriage, "I have to tell you, I shouldn't have said that. I believe to my core in equality. My campaign is about equality, across the board. ... But I do not support same-sex marriage."
* On Don't Ask, Don't Tell: "Don't ask don't tell isn't just wrong now. It was wrong when it began. ... I am firmly committed to eliminating Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
* Etheridgism: "I have heard that you have said in the past that you feel uncomfortable around gay people. Are you okay right now?"
* On whether he's uncomfortable around gay people: "It's not true. It came from a political consultant, and it's just wrong. Elizabeth and I were both there, and it's just wrong."
* Best received line: "I was very proud of Elizabeth taking on Ann Coulter, and taking her own, head-on. ... What Ann Coulter does is the worst kind of public discourse. She demeans everything the rest of us do. It's intended to go to the lowest common denominator of the American people. And it divides us. ... You cannot let these people go by quietly."
Worst received line: "I do not support same-sex marriage."
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