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

[cruisepuppy7452a]

I have always held the belief, if gays choose to marry, who is it really harming? I am a straight female, and for the life of me, with everything else the country is going through, our families are struggling with financially, a war in Iraq that was illegal, people going, and dying without healthcare, is gay marriage even an issue? Not having money to pay your bills, feed your family, pay for thier healthcare, education, those are issues. Butting into people's personal lives, and choices, isn't just ammoral, its a violation of thier civil rights. Religious groups have taken over, dictated what people can and cannot do, should and should not do, ect. The hypocrissy of it, they protect child mollesters, rapists, bigamists, use the collar and religion to avoid paying taxes, get by with all sorts of illegal and highly questionable acts, but nobody bats an eye at it. Gays, who were born as Gay, get treated as animals, and told, becuase you are not perfect, you have no rights. I say Bullshit to that. Let them marry, its not harming others.

[kozmik]

It's not their relationship, which is great. That's why I support Civil Unions.

The problem lies in the blurry area between marriage and child rearing, where there are real differences between homo and hetero couples. Deliberately denying children access to biological parents and both gender role models is a problem. Equivocating gay child rearing with hetero biological parenting is a real problem, and there is a lot of blur and overlap with marriage.

[luvobama]

They're already adopting, surrogating etc. Why don't you get an proposition going to ban gays from having families at all. What you are suggesting is they raise their children as ba sta rds. Nice.

[cmfrey]

So by this reasoning having children out of wed-lock should be out-lawed too.
Or maybe people should have to take a test, and if they don't pass, their children will be raised by all of the available stable hetero married coupled just waiting to adopt. Or maybe we just shouldn't allow people of certain races to have children....let's look at some data and see who does it best. Need I go on?

This isn't about being a gay parent or parenting at all. It's about equality.

BOTTOM LINE: Prop 8 writes discrimination into the Constitution. It's just wrong.

NO ON PROP 8/ STOP THE HATE

[harriettubman]

I support civil unions or domestic partnership, if affords gay people the same legal rights as a heterosexual married couple. Heterosexual boyfriend/girlfriends have no legal rights.

Can someone also tell me if a gay couple lives without the legality of marriage, why can't they provide their partner with a POA if they become ill and go in ICU? Can't they purchase a home together? Leave their partner as their beneficiary? So often we hear a partner can't visit the other in the ICU because its for family only. If their partner was their POA, they could.

[Makesense]

I couldn't have said it better. Amen sister.

[coolekat]

amen,sister

[mujer-lg]

I never understood it either. My husband and I have been married for 3 years now and gays marriage does not affect our marriage at all. Children understand more than they are given credit for; so if they understand about so and so mommy and other mommy they take it in stride. I think it ridiculous they don't have the same rights as everyone else and that it is o.k.

[jchurch27]

Why do homophobe's always equate a relationship between two consenting adults to be the equivalent of "dating one's pet"?

[luvobama]

Because other people's se xu ality sc ares them. The only explanation for heteros who have aproblem with gays are uncomfortable with their own s e x uality.

[harriettubman]

A relationship between two consenting heterosexual people is called boyfriend/girlfriend and I don't consider that equivalent to pets. What are you saying?

[SouthPrairie]

Treat others the way you would want to be treated--PERIOD. People love who they are going to love and how dare we stand in the way of that. And really, why would any one want to. I think we are all pretty fed up with the "morality" police. If churches did a little more love preaching and a little less hate teaching, maybe God would go back to being an independent instead of a Republican pundit. Then maybe more people would understand that Jesus was all about love, and that true faith casts out all fear.

People who love Jesus AND human rights,

Obama/Biden '08

[kozmik]

If I were gay I would not want to have children except by adoption, because I would not want to deliberately deny my child access to a biological parent or both gender role models.

So, the Golden Rule (aka reciprocal altruism) is fully compliant with being against equivocating homosexual marriage and child rearing with heterosexual marriage and child rearing.

[SouthPrairie]

Therefore I would assume you are pro abortion, for if you are impregnated by a confused dysfunctional who runs away from their responsibilities, it would be better that they not be reared by their lone parent. Oh, I get it. They should be adopted by a gay couple.

A rediculous non sequitur.

Love, love is the key here. Allow those who love each other to express that love in a legal way. Love, love is the key here. Get over your petty fears and trust that love is always superior to dark haughty judgement and hate.

True faith casts out fear.

Jesus lovers need to evolve, please.

Obama/Biden '08

[midknightryder13]

But it's OK if heterosexual couples have children by surrogate or sperm donor etc.?

[jchurch27]

I have never confused myself...which is more than I can say for your loopy logic.

[jchurch27]

How about Yes on Obama, No on Prop 8.

[kozmik]

Yeah, it's a matter of conscience. Like I've said, I think I'm better informed on the issue than most people, and used to support gay marriage, and have laid out my thought process as to why I changed my mind. And I'm an atheist who reads Nature and Science regularly.

I wish more people would actually inform themselves of the issues, rather than conflating gay marriage with religion or civil rights.

For me, it's about the biological, medical, and behavioral impact on children growing up as a direct result of parent's conscious decision, without biological parents or both gender role models. Which is a problem.

[luvobama]

You are not more informed than anyone else in this room. You just use a lot of words to try and justify your anti gay position. You will never have enough words to justify wanting to deny civil rights to a group of human beings. Just like they couldn't the last time we had a civil rights movement. Keep trying. i have yet to see anyone agree with you here. Well, except maybe the nu t j ob.

[Makesense]

Yes on Obama, Yes on prop 8 but support civil unions

[luvobama]

GFY

[kozmik]

Another intelligent comment from you.

[kozmik]

Agreed. Though I think your spamming that is kind of rude.

[MisterMark]

Gee, thanks for supporting inequality.

Civil unions are a cop-out. We may as well go back to requiring blacks to use separate water fountains. Hey - maybe gays should have to use separate water fountains too, huh?

Makesense, you don't make sense.

[Makesense]

your argument does not hold water. Color of skin does not make a difference. Marriage is not the same as same sex relationship. Get a brain!

[jchurch27]

MakeNoCents....NEWSFLASH.....whether you "choose" to believe it or not gays are human too. And guess what? Our relationships break up (aka divorce) just like "straight" relationships....the house, the finances, etc. get split up and fought over just like in every other relationship....you're trying to make out like there is this big "difference" between a same sex verses and opposite sex relationship. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT.

[Makesense]

Nice try. You do not need to marry a dog, cat, snake, your sister, aunt, and uncle because you love them. Your argument is not plausible in favor of gay marriage. I am all for people doing what ever they want to do, as far as they are not confusing what they are doing with something else. The terminology "marriage" does not apply to people of the same sex loving each other. I love people who are of the same sex as me but it does not mean I will marry them or have sex with them. Dont confuse yourself. I am in favor of some kind of meassure that garantees that gays are not dicriminated againnst but in any case make it clear that the term marriage decribes a union between a man and woman.

[MisterMark]

You're simply wrong, and in time, we will have marriage equality for all. You know that's the truth.

I'm sorry, but there's nothing superior about your sexual orientation, although I guess you think there is.

[RODERICK098]

Why is this such an important issue to you Makesense. You have many entries on this site on this topic Surely there is much more important things to be concerned about than this particular topic. I have always been curious about people who are anti-gay (don't say you are not because you are based on the other postings that I have read of yours)who discuss the topic frequently as if the homosexual life style is on their mind 24 seven. And if it is on your mind a lot and you feel so strongly about thei ssue can you explain to me why the topic shall we say haunts you.

[MMJones]

Spot on, dear Ellen!

OBAMA/BIDEN '08

[DANOSC]

A little lesson for all you professed Bible Experts. Marriage, even in the time of the New Testament, was an agreement between a man and a girl's father. The man simply showed up at the girl's door, and her father GAVE her to the man. In most cases (unless you were wealthy) there was no wedding, no vows, no flowers, no cake--just the girl becoming a part of the man's household and bearing his children. The notion of romantic love leading to marriage is a fairly new one--generally since the Enlightenment (18th century). Even afterwards, marriage was an agreement whereby the man would take care of the woman (who had no chance of survival on her own) in exchange for her bearing him children (read "helpers"). So all this crap about "traditional" marriage is just that crap--a romantic idea that does not go back to the Bible.

Add in the fact that heterosexuals do not really treat marriage with any sanctity (there is heterosexual marriage as game show--"The Bachelor, "The Bachelorette", "The Farmer Takes a Wife"--no protests from the churches about that stuff--and there are the marriages a la Brittany ("We got drunk and got married on a lark")--no protest from the churches about that-- and then there is the fact that half of all heterosexual marriages end in divorce--So people, you're really left with one reason for opposing gay marriage. Because you hate and fear gay people. Admit it.

[Makesense]

Why are you talking about divorce in marriage? Gay relationships have nothing to do with that. Stick to your argument for or against and stop confusing yourself.

[SKMojo]

Bravo, Ellen! Well said.

[jchurch27]

Billy Batson....that's funny I thought "straight male" was the oxymoron.

[nansofast]

If people were actually having fun in their lives
they wouldn't be so concerned with
being in other people's business.

Obama-Biden 08

[bluguy8]

amen to that

[jchurch27]

Hey MakeNOCents:

Maybe you're the one (not Ellen) who should marry a Man and then maybe you'll actually become more of human being. Maybe a man in your life will you from stop putting others down in order to feel better about yourself.

[Makesense]

Nice try. You do not need to marry a dog, cat, snake, your sister, aunt, and uncle because you love them. Your argument is not plausible in favor of gay marriage. I am all for people doing what ever they want to do, as far as they are not confusing what they are doing with something else. The terminology "marriage" does not apply to people of the same sex loving each other. I love people who are of the same sex as me but it does not mean I will marry them or have sex with them. Dont confuse yourself.

[bluguy8]

sounds like you ned an educate--take the braces off your brains

[luvobama]

You have a very warped mind. There are meds for people who have imbalances. They could help you in your quest for enlightenment. i highly recommend you seek help.

[mrsmdressup]

I am a heterosexual Canadian woman (divorced...happily) and I am outraged that people would feel threatened by gay marriage. Canada has allowed gay marriage for several years now and quite frankly, it is time for the US to wake up and realize that there should be NO discrimination of any human. Guess what people???? The arse is not going to fall out of your lives if gay couples are allowed to marry. The world is sorely lacking in love and if two people want a lifetime commitment to each other, you should be cheering them on. Get off your judgmental, holier-than-thou horses and stop this silliness now!