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Kerry Refused to Take Clinton 'Anti Gay' Advice
The Daily News and Newsweek ^ | 11/5/04

Posted on 11/5/2004, 10:19:09 PM by gopwinsin04

A new report from inside the John Kerry campaign suggests that in the final weeks of the campaign former President Bill Clinton advised John Kerry to come out in favor of local ballot measures in 11 states.

According to the latest issue of Newsweek, 'Looking for a way to pick up swing voters in the purple states, former President Bill Clinton, in a phone call with Senator Kerry urged the backing of local bans on same sex marriages.

Kerry respectfully listened, then told aides, 'I'm not ever going to do that.'

The advice is not wholly inconsistent with the Clinton record: He signed the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act, which forbids the government from sanctioning same sex marriages.

The federal DOMA also prevents those same couples from acquiring acess to the Social Security system.

(Excerpt) Read more at advocat.com ...


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Looks like the sink emporer offered Skerry a lifeline and Lurch boy was too dumb to take it..
1 posted on 11/5/2004, 10:19:09 PM by gopwinsin04
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To: gopwinsin04

Link wrong...should be "e" at end of "advocate".


2 posted on 11/5/2004, 10:22:41 PM by truecons
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clinton - stick your finger in the wind ---

kerry stick your finger in the wind ---

that's why we are in this mess!

3 posted on 11/5/2004, 10:22:53 PM by malia (It is a beautiful night in Hawaii!!!!!!)
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Just thank God that Kerry didn't have Clinton's political sense.


5 posted on 11/5/2004, 10:24:09 PM by dfwgator (It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
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To: gopwinsin04

Possibly true but I tend to doubt it.

Sounds like Mr. Is is doing a combination of CYA and self-egrandising.


6 posted on 11/5/2004, 10:24:32 PM by Ragnorak
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This is one of the few areas in which Kerry merits respect for taking a position and sticking to it. (True, he DID claim to be "against gay marriage" at the federal level, but suffice it to say that he could have been a lot MORE of a hypocrite by taking Clinton's advice.)


7 posted on 11/5/2004, 10:27:02 PM by pogo101
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Too bad Kerry couldn't go home and execute a retard, eh Clinton?


8 posted on 11/5/2004, 10:27:57 PM by Jim Noble (FR Iraq policy debate begins 11/3/04. Pass the word.)
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is this one time when he should have flip flop???
9 posted on 11/5/2004, 10:31:25 PM by camas
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Im not sure even that flip flop would have gotten him enough votes!


10 posted on 11/5/2004, 10:35:52 PM by gopwinsin04
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Just thank God that Kerry didn't have Clinton's political sense.

Like the sense that cost the democrats the house and senate in 94

Or the sense that let him get oral sex from an overage teeny bopper after already having had to go on TV and apologize for the Flowers affair or the fact that the VERY FIRST thing people remember about his presidency is the MONICA STORY or that despite a booming economy peace and a media kissing his butt he couldn't get 50% in 96
11 posted on 11/5/2004, 11:38:21 PM by uncbob
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To: pogo101
This is one of the few areas in which Kerry merits respect for taking a position and sticking to it.

Or just maybe he didn't want the $$$$ from Holywood etc drying up
12 posted on 11/5/2004, 11:39:26 PM by uncbob
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13 posted on 11/6/2004, 3:55:18 AM by skinkinthegrass (Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you :)
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