“I’m the one that’s married for 29 years. The accuser is the one that’s been single for a long time. So usually black women that look like me don’t engage in relationships like that.”
— Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, a Republican, responding to a former staffer’s claim that she walked in on Carroll and a female aide in a sexual encounter. (WTSP.com, 10 News Tampa Bay, July 14)
“Obama is for same sex marriage. When the president is saying that, who am I to go the other way? It’s cool.”
— 50 Cent, speaking out on gay marriage after also being asked his reaction to fellow hip-hop artist Frank Ocean’s decision to reveal a past relationship with a man. “Anyone that has an issue with Frank Ocean is an idiot,” 50 Cent said. (BET.com, July 16)