SAD SAD SAD SAD DAY IN AMERICA

It's a sad sad sad sad day in America when we have people suffering with bullet wounds and missing limbs while defending us from terrorism all over the world and the President make a special effort to call a guy for coming out of the closet to tell him how much he admires him for being so brave.

WASHINGTON (AP)

A groundbreaking pronouncement from NBA veteran Jason Collins - ''I'm gay'' - reverberated Monday through Washington, generating accolades from lawmakers on Twitter and a supportive phone call from President Barack Obama.

COLLINS COMES OUT

• MacLean commends courage
• NBA vet Collins comes out as gay
• Announcement surprises friend
• Matthew Shepard's parents moved
• Reiter: Bold move paves way
• World reacts to announcement
• Clippers show their support
• White House commends Collins

Hours after Collins disclosed his sexuality in an online article, Obama reached out by phone, expressing his support and telling Collins he was impressed by his courage, said a White House official, who was not authorized to discuss the private call publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
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