Early yesterday, PageOneQ was first to report that despite their place close to the front of the line, families in the group organized by the Family Pride Coalition were given tickets to enter the Egg Roll a full two and one-half hours after the gates were opened. For full story click here.

Asked about the ticketing change, Mr. McClellan deflected the question, and instead opted to give a similar answer to the early White House statements, reported in the earlier article.

A bit of additional controversy was added to the briefing when conservative radio talk show host and World Net Daily columnist Les Kinsolving turned the discussion to sadomasochism by asking if next year's Easter Egg Roll would "include all sexual orientations, including those wearing arm bands proclaiming that pain is pleasure, or not?"

Mr. McClellan would not directly answer the question, despite Mr. Kinsolving’s pressing him. The press briefing continued for a moment when Mr. McClellan told Mr. Kinsolving, "You've already had your question." At that point laughter could be heard in the press briefing room.

Here is the transcript as obtained by PageOneQ:

QUESTION: Scott, on the egg roll, why did the first people in line not get tickets for the first entry for the grounds this morning?

MR. MCCLELLAN: I'm sorry?

QUESTION: Why did the first people in line for the egg roll tickets not get tickets granting them entry for the first --

MR. MCCLELLAN: Well, I think you've covered the egg roll probably the last few years. And one of the things that we have started a tradition of is designating some time for special groups to come and participate in the Easter Egg Roll. Go back to May of -- or go back to 2003, I think we set aside time for military families and their children to participate in the egg roll. And this year there's a special group that we set aside the morning time for. That group included youth volunteers; volunteers with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, volunteers with organizations like 4-H, Campfire USA, Citizen Corps, YMCA and Youth Service America.

QUESTION: And since this morning's annual White House Easter Egg Roll welcomed everybody, including those wearing rainbow leis promoting their sexual orientation, will next year's event include all sexual orientations, including those wearing arm bands proclaiming that pain is pleasure, or not?

QUESTION: What?!

MR. MCCLELLAN: Les, the Easter Egg -- the Easter Egg Roll is a very happy tradition at the White House that dates back to 1878.

QUESTION: I know.

MR. MCCLELLAN: It is a time for families,

and we welcome all families and their children who want to come and participate in the --

QUESTION: All orientations --

MR. MCCLELLAN: -- in the Easter Egg Roll.

QUESTION: But my question was all orientations.

MR. MCCLELLAN: And you got a response to your question.

QUESTION: But that wasn't a response.

MR. MCCLELLAN: So that morning time was set aside for those groups, but at --

QUESTION: What about the ones with the armbands?

MR. MCCLELLAN: You've already had your question.

PRESS CORPS: (Laughter)

MR. MCCLELLAN: Ed, go ahead. Wait. One in back. All right, Ed. I'll come back to you.