The White House Doesn’t Pay Attention to Former Presidents’ Public Statements

Just because President Bill Clinton is making himself the face of flip-floppers on same-sex marriage doesn’t mean 1600 Pennsylvania has to pay mind. After Clinton turned up on CNN revisiting his earlier support for gays’ right to marry, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was quizzed on the interview: “I have not talked to him. I did not see President Clinton’s comments and I haven’t talked directly to [Obama] about it.” Then again, the president does have some very important matters at hand: Iran. And the Olympics.