Basically they opined that this dustup regarding gay rights won't have any legs. A few more hours or days and you won't hear of the issue again.

The reason, they explained, is that the media almost universally agrees with Obama and those who have stated they are in favor of gay rights, gay marriage, etc.

The Morning Joe panelists, who are pretty smart and experienced observers of the political scene observed, correctly I think, that any candidate who spends time making sure that everyone knows that he differs with the POTUS's position is wasting time that could otherwise be used to address other important campaign issues--like the economy or the wars.

Basically, it's an argument that can't be won, when the people who produce all the print and TV news coverage of the issue all disagree with you.