President Bush Cuts And Runs From Gay Families

On Thursday, I quickly posted about how gay parents were planning to line up far in advance to be among the first to receive tickets to the annual White House easter egg roll. They believed that gay families should be represented at the event. Well they did line up and they did get tickets. However...

Pandagon Via Wonkette-

...This year, at the last minute, for the first time, the policy for distributing tickets to the White House Easter Egg Roll has changed, with the families waiting outside all night to get opening time tickets receiving tickets with an entrance time of 11AM or later — after the cameras have rolled for the opening ceremonies of the event, because the egg roll is slated for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m, according to the White House press release.

So, the bob and weave is complete — they cannot bar the gay families, but they can try to ensure invisibility to avoid a PR nightmare for the Bushies and their religious right masters...

Other sources confirm the idea that the gay families were purposely screwed.

Smart move. If the Bushes' evangelical base saw them interact with an actual living homosexual, they might just explode. Their entire world would literally collapse around them. And with the President's approval ratings pretty much resting with them and the pro-war loyalists, he can't afford to give them the vapors like that.

And the AP covered the story, but left out the details of how the White House changed the ticket policy...

Gay parents quietly crash White House Easter party

US President George W. Bush and his wife Laura launched the annual White House Easter egg party while managing to avoid any awkward moments with dozens of gay couples and their children who attended the outdoor event...

Yes, how awkward it would've been to... talk to gay people?

The article also states-

Despite the opposition of conservative religious groups, Bush and his wife Laura chose not to prevent the gay parents from attending.

You mean he didn't have them banned or arrested? What an amazing champion of tolerance!

Isn't this just amazing- our scared wittle Pwesident. The guy so tough, he's ready to nuke Iran. The guy so resolute and strong, his supporters believe he's the only capable of standing up to terrorists. And yet a few gay parents announce they're coming to the White House to roll eggs with their kids and he craps his underoos and hides in fear. What a big, strong man. What an inspiring leader....

What a pathetic, sad little man.

[PS- Laura had no trouble meeting with the singing 'Katrina Kids'.]