about you that you were hoping to tell them in your own way. congratulations, mr. president. you really have walked a mile in gay america s shoes. welcome to morning joe. a beautiful shot of new york city. gosh, look at that. sun rising. over the island. good morning. it is friday, may 11. we are here in washington, d.c., with msnbc analyst and former president of the rnc michael steele. also, mark mckinnon. political editor and white house correspondent for the huffington post sam stein, suffering through one of the more miserable slides in red sox history. recently at least. it s terrible. also in new york, willie geist along with the executive editor at random house, pulitzer prize-winning historian and former red sox shortstop, jon meacham. good to see you guys. let me ask all of you, and sam, since you re youngest and can remember your middle school days, there s a big story in the washington post talking about how huge story actually about how mitt romney