Ellen DeGeneres Slams Sarah Palin On Gay Marriage (VIDEO)

Ellen DeGeneres gave an emotional plea on behalf of gay marriage on her show Wednesday, and included remarks targeting Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin:

"I don't know if you saw this, but Vice Presidential Candidate, Governor Sarah Palin says she's that in favor of a federal ban on gay marriage," Ellen said. "Basically she wants to change the constitution. So if you're wondering, I'm sure you are, how I feel about this...I don't like it, I don't like it. I don't agree. Maybe it's because I'm gay that I think we should all be equal. But I feel that we're all equal."

DeGeneres also responded to critics of gay marriage by joking, "I don't know what people are scared of. Maybe they think that their children will be influenced. And I gotta say I was raised by two heterosexuals. I was surrounded by heterosexual, just everywhere I looked — heterosexuals. And they did not influence.... I mean I dabbled in high school, who didn't? Everyone dabbled, ya know?"

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Ellen's full comments:

I told you all I've been watching CNN a whole lot lately. I've been watching it way too much I think because they've invited me to their Christmas party.

I don't know if you saw this, but Vice Presidential Candidate, Governor Sarah Palin says she's that in favor of a federal ban on gay marriage. Basically she wants to change the constitution.

So if you're wondering, I'm sure you are, how I feel about this...I don't like it, I don't like it. I don't agree. Maybe it's because I'm gay that I think we should all be equal. But I feel that we're all equal.

I don't know what people are scared of. Maybe they think that their children will be influenced. And I gotta say I was raised by two heterosexuals. I was surrounded by heterosexuals just everywhere I looked heterosexuals. And they did not influence.... I mean I dabbled in high school, who didn't? Everyone dabbled, ya know?

People are gonna be who they're gonna be. And we need to learn to love them for who they are and let them love who they want to love.

Comments

[alwaysthere]

Bigot's have always had a God
The hypocrites too
And oh, of course He loves them
Just not you.

[jjjuice]

Ain't that the truth

[LorettaSingbiel]

The Bible contains 362 admonishments to heterosexuals, but just 6 to homosexuals. It's not that God doesn't love heterosexuals ... it's just that they need more supervision!

[makak]

What's the purpose of marriage? Seems like there are various reasons for why people get married, but what is the legal purpose?

[jjjuice]

1049 federal rights, for one thing, not to mention numerous states rights

[kozmik]

Marriage has multiple purposes. People committed into a legally binding and socially recognized relationship tend to party less, drive more safely, and such. It allows rights of inheritance, hospital visitation, etc. There are tax benefits premised on the notion of a shared household with the potential to have children. Then there are aspects of marriage related directly to child rearing, preference for adoption, etc.

The vast majority of that is totally applicable to gay couples. Hence Civil Unions. The child rearing provisions however aren't equivilent.

[aussiebrasil]

Hi Kozmik,

You comments are entertaining. Especially because you believe you are more apt to discuss these issues. Straight away there lies your judgement. You believe you are superior, and people who are happy and have love in there lives must be doing something wrong, perhaps because you are struggling to find happiness (I hope not). I can assure you it isn't in any science journal you pick up. I am a behavioural scientist and I can assure you an unstable male and female parenting team can do a lot more damage than a stable happy gay couple. Also do you really believe a child in a gay relationship won't be exposed to the other sex in a parental role? What about grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins!! Unfortunately so many poeple are looking to judge others to find there own peace. It is unfortunate, yet thankfully we an see it changing and the KOSMICALLY confused will hopefully one day feel the love and freedom of no judgement.­. As long as you don't hurt, harm or take from anyone do as you wish, love and enjoy!! That's what the new generation need to see. Not judgement and self obsession.

[lewise2]

Y'know... I'm one of two dads of a two year old - and I'm fed up with folks saying one thing or another about gays parenting. We're fantastic dads and our daughter is amazing...

The state and the federal government should be giving people civil unions - with all of the rights that are currently granted for marriage. Marriage should be defined by our religious institutions. If you're place of worship won't marry me and my partner, we can find a place of worship that will. That's the great thing about choice in our country. BUT, I pay taxes, we own our house (well, the bank owns most, but we're paying more every day!), and we love our country. We want all our rights. We shouldn't be treated like second class citizens by our government.

Most important, if our daughter does happen to be gay (which, by the way is no more likely than if she were raised by a straight couple), we'd want her to have the right to marry anyone that she wants to as well...

[MissAngela]

tax breaks, medical benefits, ability to make medical decisions for one's partner, just to name a few.

[siney]

not to mention social security benefits..­.i think all roads lead to $$ and this is one of the major reasons why gay marriage is disallowed­....

[wolverine442]

Hey everyone Palin just came out against 51 in colorado. An amenment that help special needs kids and adults see the story here

http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=102301&catid=188

You'd think that a mother with a special needs kid of her own would have a little more compassion on this issue.

I say that whatever Sarah Palin is 'FOR' we should be 'AGAINST'

Apparently she thinks that raising ONE CENT for every 10 DOLLARS SPENT, is just too much for kids and adults with developmental disabilities.

[alwaysthere]

yes...dear heart
the wizard of oz
was just a story
but that does not mean there wasn't truth in it
nor does it mean that the truth cannot be horribly mis-used
even when it's true
and if you could understand the art of metaphor
you'd understand this

He never knew you.

christian

[frenchie25]

Inter-racial marriage was outlawed in most states until the 1960s, until fair people finally stood up slowly but surely and said ENOUGH!

Human Rights are Human Rights.
Straight, Gay or otherwise.

We're living in the 21st Century, people.
End discrimination now! and be the change you dream of.

[luvobama]

I am now a fan of yours. Best post yet. thank you

[kozmik]

What nonsense. "Race" doesn't exist in a meaning way beyond cosmetic differences. Gender does exist on a profoundly meaningful level.

A hetero couple, regardless of skin color, is very different from a gay couple.

[luvobama]

In what way Charlie? Break down these profound differences for all of us. It will probably do you some good to talk about what has you in such a knot.

[Robert2664]

If the people really want to protect marriage ban divorce.pl­us for those people who have kids what will you say to your child if they come to you and say they are gay or lesbian and want to marry their partner
will you tell them that "LIFE,LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS" doesn't include them only because they are gay?

[coolekat]

Marriage per Webster 1 a (1): the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage b: the mutual relation of married persons : wedlock c: the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage2: an act of marrying or the rite by which the married status is effected ; especially : the wedding ceremony and attendant festivities or formalities3: an intimate or close union

[coolekat]

Per Webster online

Main Entry:
mar·riage Listen to the pronunciation of marriage
Pronunciation:
ˈmer-ij, ˈma-rij
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English mariage, from Anglo-French, from marier to marry
Date:
14th century

1 a (1): the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage b: the mutual relation of married persons : wedlock c: the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage2: an act of marrying or the rite by which the married status is effected ; especially : the wedding ceremony and attendant festivities or formalities3: an intimate or close union

[separatingwheatfromchaff]

Years ago I would make comments about gays that weren't very nice.Then one day while talking to my wife she made an observation and said "it doesn't matter if someone's gay or straight,if they had the good fortune to find happiness that's all that matters,you only live once and if you find happiness, what more could you want".A simple conversation that had a profound effect on me.

[jjjuice]

Good for you. Love is the best thing in the world. It's hard to keep it hidden. It's hard to live and pretend you are someone else. It really sucks. And it's not fair. I wish America was a free country.

[Playinjured]

Thank you for sharing that.

[aussiebrasil]

Thank-you, you certainly are seperating the wheat from chaff!!
It takes a big man to allow love to fill his heart and judgment to leave his mind.
I take my hat off to you.

[jchurch27]

kozmik...

one last thing.... gays and lesbians have been oppressed and discriminated against just as much in the name of "Science" as they have been in the name of "Religion"­...check out Nazi Germany's history if you haven't come across it in one of your issues of Science or Nature...c­laiming to be an atheist or a rationalist is not mutually exclusive from being a bigot.

[jchurch27]

kozmik...

What about the hundreds of deadbeat dads that skip out on their wives and leave them to raise the kid alone.....­.should they be allowed to marry again or should they loose their marriage rights?

Also heterosexual couples who marry but don't have kids...sho­uld there marriage license be revoked for it...... marriage cannot be REDUCED to child-rearing (even for those who can do it).

[kozmik]

That's silly. Really goofy.

Obviously a deadbeat dad is not the standard nor does it prohibit gay dads and lesbian mothers from being deadbeats. In fact, the probability is increased for adopted parents being "deadbeats" later, as they don't have a biological link to the child. And in gay families, one parent is always adopted.

You can't say that because some dads or moms are are deadbeats, moms and dads in general have no unique value, and therefore lesbian or gay parents are equivilent to biological hetero parents, all else being equal. That's just mind numbingly stupid.

[dlo2]

First of all, the US needs stable families and a committed couple is a good thing, whether straight or gay. These are rough times ahead and social support networks are going to be critical for everyone. As for Palin's desire to reconstruct the Constituti­on..Palin doesn't read except perhaps at a third grade level which may be by choice or otherwise. Someone should create an easy reader fully illustrated of the Constitution for people like Palin who aspire to have Constitutional powers but who have no idea what those powers might be, other than in the imagination. She is competent at hate mongering though.

[VikingQuest]

Did she also slam Obama because last I checked . . . he doesn't support gay marriage either.

[leawood]

Obama doesn't propose we ammend the Constitution to ban marriage on a federal basis.

HUGE DIFFERENCE.

[mujer-lg]

Obama doesn't want to change the U.S. Constitution to ban it.

[harriettubman]

I don't either but I have a problem with that word "marriage".

[AlaskanSuperVoter]

I love Ellen DeGeneres! Good for her for speaking out.

[contemporarymom]

Hmmm, I understand her not liking it but where was Ellens need to comment when Biden AGREED with Sara that marriage is between a man and a woman?

[rharris513]

The difference is Biden does NOT support a Federal or State Constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage.

[VikingQuest]

And so did Obama . . .

[worldview47]

isn't it referenced in the bible, along with procreation? u can't do that naturally with same sex couples. If that is how they choose to live their lives, which they have a god given right to, who are we to criticize them?...so­mething I don't understand is this constitutional thing. Is this not a private choice? another reason to separate church and state. This reminds me of :along the lines of its my body and I decide not anyone else.