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WATCH: Stephen Colbert Predicts 'Gay-mageddon'

WATCH: Stephen Colbert Predicts 'Gay-mageddon'

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The comedian also riffs on his love for his gun, his dreams of Ryan Gosling, and Sen. Saxby Chambliss's peculiar stand on marriage equality.

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Stephen Colbert was in prime form Tuesday night when riffing on the marriage equality cases being heard by the Supreme Court this week, warning of "gay-mageddon" and "a sea of hedonism" if the court strikes down anti-equality laws.

"I shudder to think that the unnatural coupling of same-sex partners may be put on the same legal footing as my loving relationship with my gun," he said in his faux-conservative pundit persona on The Colbert Report, then whispered "You complete me" to a handgun.

"Folks, if we lose either of these two cases, it will be the gay-mageddon," he continued. "America, lost in a sea of hedonism."

He went on to say that the Bible "clearly says marriage is between one man and that man's rib," and with support for marriage equality "surging like Ryan Gosling in my dreams," that "if our Founding Fathers knew about the advancement of the gay agenda, they'd be spinning in their silk pantaloons."

He also discussed the opposition to marriage equality by "Georgia senator and noise Bill Cosby makes when he gets up out of a chair, Saxby Chambliss." Chambliss recently answered a question about the issue by saying, "I'm not gay, so I'm not going to marry one." Colbert said, "Suck on that, gays. ... Saxby Chambliss isn't going to marry you, ergo, you don't get to marry anyone," then added, "By his own logic, no marriage is legitimate except marriage to Saxby Chambliss."

Colbert gets off even more great lines in the segment, so watch the video below.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.