Fred Karger, quixotic gay Republican presidential challenger, recently visited Utah to try to convince local GOPers not to be such complete assholes. In the course of his outreach he handed out frisbees and other gay accoutrements.

This did not sit well with at least one wife who was not about to let her husband find out whether he preferred to pitch or catch.

Nanette Billings, irate wife of Dan, instantly figured out what has baffled the rest of the country since Mr. Karger threw launched his campaign: why was he running? Nanette told local news teams it was all about getting the candidate laid.

Reached on the campaign trail, Brad, personal trainer and head of Mr. Karger’s Mormon outreach, denied that the candidate was in Utah only to tap some ass, and even if he was it wouldn’t be Mr. Billings’s.

“Rhode Island’s governor on Monday declared that the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual ones when it comes to health insurance and a slew of other benefits.” [WaPo, via TPM]

Stinquer Andrew — and from what we can tell, the majority of Accredited Pundits — seems to think today’s announcement is a Big Fucking Deal, worthy of observing his supplied Unicorn Moment.

We, on the other hand, find ourself reaching Andy Rooney levels of curmudgeonliness, since Obama only announced his “personal” view on gay marriage, and is content to let states like North Carolina (and California!) decide the matter for themselves.

So, rather than go all Eeyore on you, here’s your Unicorn. We’ll be nursing a whiskey in the corner, waiting for our opinion to evolve.

President Obama Officially Affirms His Support for Same-Sex Marriage – Watch a special live report now: abcn.ws/kgR7lz

— ABC News (@ABC) May 9, 2012

But wait! There’s buzzkill!

The president stressed that this is a personal position, and that he still supports the concept of states deciding the issue on their own. But he said he’s confident that more Americans will grow comfortable with gays and lesbians getting married, citing his own daughters’ comfort with the concept.

Smart thinking. LBJ was also careful to affirm his personal support for civil rights, but let the states handle it.

President Obama Affirms His Support for Same Sex Marriage [ABC/Yahoo]

Meanwhile, at Fox Nation…

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This is talent, people. She lost to Grace Kelly, a pretty stooge who played some fool in some nonsense about something.

The song is by the Gershwins, the musical staging is by Robert Alton and the bliss is by God.

Swanee!

“Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a measure legalizing gay marriage in a ceremony in Olympia on Monday. It made Washington the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage.” [AP/Seattle PI]

The hideous ‘Kill the Gays’ bill is back in Uganda’s parliament. In the video you can hear the explosive reaction to its tabling. This in a country where a third of the economy is provided by foreign aid. Where these same MPs just voted themselves the equivalent of $44,000 to buy a car – I’m guessing not a Prius. Bahati claims that the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality’ (not sure what that is – though I confess to knowing a few aggravating homosexuals) will be removed it hardly makes anything better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXrllstKOs

Full coverage at the Throckmorton blog. It’s a long and dispiriting story. Clearly, as in the States (though yes, it’s getting better), attacking gay people is the fastest and easiest way to make a reputation and raise a ton of money.