Chris Johnson of the Blade puts Gibbs on run on Q about Obama's 'de-evolution' on marriage equality

The transcript just hit my inbox of this pitiful response from outgoing Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, who tried to end the presser over the strange evolution of Barack Obama regarding same-sex marriage.

Q (Chris Johnson of The Washington Blade); I have some questions for you on marriage. Back in 1996, when the President was running to become Illinois state senator, he stated in a questionnaire response to what is now the Windy City Times that he supports same-sex marriage. He wrote, "I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages." That's not the President's current position. Has he backtracked on an earlier commitment he made to gay and lesbian Americans?

MR. GIBBS: I think there's a whole host of issues that I would direct you to during the campaign on different questionnaires. And I would again reiterate what the President has said recently on that issue.

Q But do you dispute the accuracy of this questionnaire response?

MR. GIBBS: Again, I'm happy to send you the several thousand clips of which went around during the course of 2008 on a whole host of those issues.

Thanks, guys.

Q Hold on, Robert.

Q Robert, one question.

Q Don't leave us.

Q We haven't even finished the third -- you have not finished the third row.

Chris Johnson's story is up now.