I don't disagree at all. I just think Kelly Ripa made too big a deal over the incident. She could have waited and said something about it during a break, but she is blowing this into a major incident, no doubt to boost ratings. Rosie O'Donnell is doing the same thing. What Clay Aiken did was wrong, but Ripa did make that comment. It is viewable and audible.
They are all three divas but I do think Kelly has the high ground, or at least her low ground isn't as low. The few times I have seen the show (I tape it when they have a guest I want to see) Kelly has been overly animated and an attention hog. I think that's what they want on the show, that's what Regis plays well with. But Regis is the straight man to Kelly's clown, and pardon the pun but Clay was brought in to fill Regis's shoes and be the straight man.
My issue is with Rosie. Didn't her problems with Star Jones stem from Star's marriage to a rumored gay man? And now Rosie has stuck her nose in here and offended everybody. Clay A. has made an obvious point of dodging questions about his sexuality and I'm sure he is just as upset by Rosie's grand standing.
Not every issue that involves a person who may or may not be gay (or is just rumored to be gay) is about homophobia.