''I've stated my opposition to this [Proposition 8]. I think it's unnecessary. I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them.''

Senator Barack Obama [D-IL] responding to an MTV viewer's write-in question, "What is your reaction to Proposition 8, and would you vote yes or no on it?'' He also addressed the issue of student loans on the program. (MTV)