Gary Stein — the Marine who was discharged after he took to Facebook to criticize President Barack Obama — has returned to the social network to offer a few more of his thoughts. The Tea Party supporter addressed George Clooney‘s Obama fundraiser, with a hint of birther sentiment.

On Monday night, Bill O’Reilly tackled President Barack Obama‘s re-election campaign and how it’s been quick to turn the gay marriage endorsement into a fundraising opportunity: baby outfits that read “my two moms/my two dads support Obama.”

Rapper Jay-Z sat down with CNN’s Poppy Harlow on Monday to talk politics. Chiming in on President Barack Obama‘s voicing support of same-sex marriage, Jay-Z echoed the president’s sentiment, saying it’s “the right thing to do.” Regardless of how it affects votes come September, he said, it’s the right decision.

JP Morgan Chase & Co. announced a massive $2 trillion trading loss last week, which shook up the market and caused a top executive to resign. Responding to the development, President Barack Obama underlined the need for regulation, adding that JP Morgan “is one of the best-managed banks there is.”

President Obama’s headline-grabbing flip-flop on gay marriage may cost him dearly in the more religious parts of the black community, reports CNN today, as pastors tell their congregations the president is wrong in stepping in. In a report on the divide over social issues in the black community, Athena Jones speakers to Rev. Dr. Emmett Burns, who insists that, while he and his peregrines won’t support Mitt Romney, they have no interest in going to the polls.

On Saturday’s Fox News Watch, Daily Beast columnist Kirsten Powers took President Obama to task over characterizing his shifting views on same-sex marriage as an “evolution.” Anchor Jon Scott asked Powers why Obama got away with being called flip flopper.

Following President Barack Obama‘s voicing his support of same-sex marriage, the punditry immediately commenced. How political is the announcement? How will this affect his re-election prospects? Well, according to a new Gallup poll, the answer to latter is, not much. Majority of Americans polled said Obama’s announcement won’t sway their vote.

As if right-wing conspiracy theorists, convinced that The Washington Post‘s expose´ of Mitt Romney‘s prep school/involuntary barber school years is the result of some nefarious collusion, needed any encouragement, The Huffington Post‘s Mike Calderone reports that WaPo held the print version of their story in order to avoid placing it next to news of President Obama‘s recently completed “evolution” on gay marriage, and all that it would imply.

You can add Beach Boys singer Bruce Johnston to the seemingly short list of celebrities who wouldn’t be caught at a George Clooney celebrity fundraiser for President Obama. While signing autographs after a New York stop of the Beach Boys’ 50th Anniversary Tour, Johnston candidly told fans that the president “is an asshole,” and that if he is re-elected “you’re fucked.”

On Thursday night, Jon Stewart again took a look at President Barack Obama‘s gay marriage endorsement — and just how far the national conversation on the issue has come. Particularly over at Fox News.

In light of The Washington Post‘s story about Mitt Romney‘s high school bullying, Sean Hannity‘s panel on Thursday took a look at President Barack Obama‘s past — namely, pointing out that Obama admitted to being a bully in school in his book.

Following President Barack Obama‘s voicing his support for same-sex marriage, many speculated that Vice President Joe Biden‘s endorsement of marriage equality over the weekend directly led to the president’s announcement. On Thursday, we learned that Obama had planned to make the announcement regardless, but that Biden expedited the process. Biden has since apologized to the president, according to The New York Times.

One of the media flashpoints in the recent debate over marriage equality has been the persistent use of analogies to the Jim Crow and slavery eras of American history, particularly over the idea of leaving the issue to the states. President Obama‘s evolution-heard-’round-the-world contained a reference that seemed to endorse the idea of marriage equality as a states’ rights issue, but should gay marriage supporters be disturbed by it?

Well, that was quick! President Obama‘s re-election campaign released a new ad touting the president’s newly evolved view on gay marriage — while criticizing Mitt Romney for his views, which is bringing us “backwards.”

Bristol Palin had some fightin’ words about President Obama on Thursday, regarding his invoking Malia and Sasha Obama in his announcement about supporting same-sex marriage. While it’s great to listen to your kids, she said, sometimes “dads simply need to be dads.” Thank goodness they’re not younger. Or, you know, we’d be looking at Dora the Explorer for attorney general.

As we previously reported, a federal prisoner named Keith Judd managed to give President Obama a run for his money by winning 41% of the vote and eight counties in Tuesday’s West Virginia Democratic primary. One small-town West Virginian mayor told CNN he voted for a federal prisoner because he would never vote for Obama, even if the president were “the last man in the world.”

Jon Stewart, on Wednesday night, gave President Obama credit for his announcement about supporting gay marriage — and then took a look at North Carolina, which voted in favor on an amendment that would ban same-sex marriage. Thanks, Stewart said, for taking away the brief “glimpse” of happiness.

Rush Limbaugh weighed in on President Obama‘s support of gay marriage on Wednesday, characterizing it as a “war on traditional marriage,” similar to the “wars” on stay-at-home working mothers and the Catholic Church. Addressing a caller who said Limbaugh and those who agree with him are “losing,” Limbaugh said, “At the ballot box, you’re never gonna win this.”

“After years of voicing strong opposition to same-sex marriage,” Sean Hannity said on Wednesday, President Obama “has reversed his position.” And thus the segment was titled “Flip-Flopper.” Hannity delved into Obama’s varying stances on the issue, opening up the discussion to his panel.

In light of President Obama‘s public support of gay marriage, Barney Frank joined Rachel Maddow on her show Wednesday. Frank came out, while serving in Congress, 25 years ago — and has voiced that the president’s lack of endorsement of same-sex marriage was a problem. When the president speaks out, he said, it “moves us a little further.”

Jon Lovitz chatted with Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday about Lovitz’s profane rant about President Obama. O’Reilly pegged the remarks as “disrespectful” — acknowledging Lovitz’s perspective, but asserting that anyone in the office of the presidency deserves to be respected.

President Obama‘s endorsement of marriage equality today completes an “evolution” that many advocates of same-sex marriage found maddeningly slow, but presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney reminded Americans, on this day, that he stands with those who haven’t reached the “standing erect” phase of their evolution on the subject. Earlier, he expressed opposition to gay marriage, but in other remarks to reporters, reiterated opposition even to civil unions.

Minutes after President Obama told ABC’s Robin Roberts that he has completed his “evolution” on same-sex marriage, the pro-gay marriage Log Cabin Republicans released a statement bemoaning what they see as the president’s poor timing:

As you undoubtedly know by now, President Obama‘s evolution came to a conclusion today when he publicly announced his support for same-sex marriage. Much of the reaction has been a positive following a development many felt was inevitable, but unfortunately delayed. But others, like RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, responded more critically. Obama “played politics,” he said in a statement.

Following President Obama‘s remarks about his “evolution” on gay marriage earlier Wednesday, The Five co-hosts turned the news into a requisite roundtable debate. Co-host Bob Beckel praised the president’s new stance, and others called the “evolution” a purely political move.