Would he have been as successful without her standing behind him? Probably not.
She raised a deviant who is helping to destroy marriage, families, conservatism, and America. I see no reason to admire her or him.
I believe your comment can apply to the mothers/fathers of all homosexuals whose lifestyles or "parenting" skills were responsible for creating homosexuals.
Then, since they're incapable of realizing or accepting the responsibility they bear, they promote the societal acceptance of these deviants in order to absolve themselves of any guilt or responsibility...