First daughter and author Jenna Bush will marry this weekend. Do you care? We actually do, which shocks us more than it shocks you.

Chelsea Clinton’s non-whorish campaigning took her to Texas last week, where journo Daniel A. Kusner found himself underwhelmed by the former first daughter’s “soft” gay talk. My question came next: “I noticed during the gay rights question, you kept using the word ‘civil’ throughout your answer. Why can’t your mother stoop low enough to grant full, equal marriage rights for same-sex couples? Or is the word ‘marriage’ too sacred for the Clintons?”

“Civil unions is what my mother has supported for as long as I can remember. I’m 27, ” Chelsea said.

“But the word ‘marriage’ is off the table, right?” I asked.

“Well, sir … She’s always supported civil unions,” Chelsea said.

Chelsea Clinton is 27 … Continued…

Jenna Bush popped into Ellen DeGeneres talk show today. And, like a good patriot, DeGeneres forced the first daughter to ring up her daddy, President Bush.

Young Jenna seemed excited at first, but the dread soon sets in: “I’m going to get into trouble… I’m not going to get any Christmas presents”. All for calling her father on national television? Sheesh, the Bush’s must run their house like Guantanamo.

No, but seriously, Bush eventually gets on the line and sounds, well, kind of sweet. We were almost endeared, but then remember all his past sins and our Awwwww” turned in “Ahhhhhh!”

Jenna Bush may love her father, President Bush, but she’s not loving his HIV/AIDS policies. In a piece on Ms. Bush’s new AIDS-centric book, Ana’s Story, Newsweek’s Lorraine Ali writes: Safe sex is encouraged through-out her new book, even though the Bush administration’s hotly contested HIV-prevention campaign was built around a staunch “abstinence only” message. “In Africa my dad’s policies are pretty much in line with mine, but not domestically,” says Bush, referring to her father’s ABC (abstain, be faithful, use a condom) policy in Africa. “But it’s a personal decision. All of us want our kids to be safe, and there’s no doubt that condoms make our kids safe…It’s important they stay … Continued…

• For reasons unknown even to them, Gawker decided to post this video of the world’s first “bear synth band”, BearForce1. Your life will never, ever be the same…

• JC Chasez came out of hiding long enough to have his “heterosexuality” photography.

• Anti-gay activist Patricia McKeever “honored” to be nominated as Britain’s Bigot of the Year.

• Britain’s Minister of Sport saves Iranian lesbian from deportation. For now, at least…
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