NYC Mayor waffling? (Can't remember what he said about gay marriage now)

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/nyc-mike0307,0,678389.story?coll=ny-nynews-headlines

Did he or didn't he?

Two days after reportedly telling a group of gay and lesbian journalists that he favors changing the law to allow for same-sex marriage, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he wasn't sure if he used those words.

"Well, I don't know that I said that," Bloomberg said yesterday when reporters asked him about his statements at the private dinner.

The mayor, according to witnesses at the Manhattan dinner — a benefit for the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association — told the group that he thinks the law should be changed to legalize gay marriage.

Up to that point, Bloomberg had not revealed his personal stance on the controversial topic.

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[Ediacara]

1. Must have gotten the phone call from Karl Rove

[salin]

2. That would be my guess. I speculated earlier

on the 'what was he thinking' line of thought - given that Rove etal is trying to use this topic to whip the 'base' (the new base not the old base) up and supportive - and to have the Mayor (republican - but viewed skeptically by many given that he was a dem just prior to the race) - of the city, where the national convention would be held - to publically go in the other direction. I am sure that Rove forsaw public boycotts of NYC - and thus - the national convention. That news would overshadow all publicity to be gleened from the backdrop of the World Trade Center's gaping reminder of 9-11. Also not good if their 'base' gets so disgusted that they don't come to the polls. Bloomberg's statements created a world of challenges for stage manager Rove.

[lcordero]

3. He didn't waffle, he's been skillfully avoiding the question for the

last few months. He went out on a limb.

[leQ]

4. anybody see that wpix interview?

where he 'delicately' addresses gay marriage. really, delicately? how gay. wpix.com (as crappy as it is) has nothing about it.