By now, you've from President Barack Obama's : the president smiling and extending a fist bump to a cashier at Franklin Barbecue.
If you've followed the story further, then you may be familiar with what prompted the exchange: the cashier, comedian and performer , exclaimed "Equal rights for gay people!" when the president approached the counter. When Obama asked Webb if he was gay, he answered, "Only when I have sex."
by The Austin Chronicle, has everywhere .
Webb recently described his encounter with Obama for KUT. Take a listen:
Webb said the political climate in Texas 鈥� where conservative state leaders oppose measures like gay marriage and the Texas GOP platform widely-discredited "reparative therapy" for homosexuals 颅鈥� prompted his statement to Obama.
And while a fist bump was nice, Webb was happier he got a chuckle from the president. "He laughed 鈥� which as a standup comedian is fabulous."
Listen to our full interview with Webb:
