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Me flashbacks and concerns me. and, while of course there are people who do change through life, i think his apology today was disheartening, because it was sort of half-assed, if you will, to say if i hurt someone's feelings, i apologize for it. that's not necessarily the type of apology that's warranted for something so severe. i mean, to hold someone down and cut their hair, that's bullying. that's not -- that's -- that's abuse, really. and to kind of give a lackadaisical apology, half-heartedly, is certainly not as strongly as i would like to see him come out against gay bullying. i think ...

Models, whether it be me or someone like ellen degeneres or neil patrick harris, lbgt individuals who are in the public eye, who have some degree of impact for youth who are struggling with bullying or feeling left out or ostracized, but when the president of the country, when the person who is the most powerful person in the world, really, speaks out and steps on to the correct -- on to the right side of history and says, i support the right for everyone, the freedom for everyone to marry and for every single individual to have the rights that we all -- that many people take for granted. i th...

I mean, we talk a lot about role models, whether it be me or someone like ellen degeneres or neil patrick harris, lbgt individuals who are in the public eye, who have some degree of impact for youth who are struggling with bullying or feeling left out or ostracized, but when the president of the country, when the person who is the most powerful person in the world, really, speaks out and steps on to the correct -- on to the right side of history and says, i support the right for everyone, the freedom for everyone to marry and for every single individual to have the rights that we all -- that m...

Bullied for being gay, all through school, through high school. it's sort of -- it sort of gives me flashbacks and concerns me. and, while of course there are people who do change through life, i think his apology today was disheartening, because it was sort of half-assed, if you will, to say if i hurt someone's feelings, i apologize for it. that's not necessarily the type of apology that's warranted for something so severe. i mean, to hold someone down and cut their hair, that's bullying. that's not -- that's -- that's abuse, really. and to kind of give a lackadaisical apology, half-heartedly...

In schools. and president obama, on the other hand, is perhaps -- not perhaps, absolutely the most the -- the most accepting and equality-loving president we've had in our history. so as a gay man myself, i certainly feel more comfortable and more excited about president obama today, now that he's stepped out and said he values equality and fairness. >> and captain hill, last october mitt romney was asked about the incident in which you were booed. this is his response. here it is. >> oh, i have not made it my practice to scold the audience and say i disagree with this person, i agree with tha...