First the American electorate abandoned Stephen Colbert; now, he's even lost his Papa Bear -- a man he thought was "a life partner."
On Wednesday, the Comedy Central host, who appeared haggard and "drunk" in a bathrobe on his show the night following President Barack Obama's re-election, decried the major shift made by Bill O'Reilly on gay marriage. O'Reilly said Tuesday that with regard to same-sex marriage, "The compelling argument is on the side of homosexuals," and that "the other side hasn’t been able to do anything but thump the Bible."
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The Fox News man added that he had no strong feelings on the issue, and felt the federal government should not legislate on the marriage.
As Colbert noted, it was a major shift for the conservative stalwart, who had been openly -- and mockingly -- opposed to marriage equality in the past. It also seemed to reverse the slam O'Reilly made on former President Bill Clinton for his decision to back gay marriage: he called Clinton, who in 1996 signed the Defense of Marriage Act, a phony.
