Posted on 04/03/2008 3:12:29 PM PDT by SmithL
Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said she would defend gay rights as president and eliminate disparities for same-sex couples in federal law, including immigration and tax policy.
Clinton said states such as New Jersey and Massachusetts are extending rights to gay couples "and the federal government should recognize that and should extend the same access to federal benefits across the board. I will very much work to achieve that."
Clinton's comments came in an interview with the Philadelphia Gay News that was posted on its Web site Thursday.
Clinton said she and her husband have many gay friends that they socialize with when they get the chance. "I've got friends, literally, around the country that I'm close to. It's part of my life," she said.
She said that when they ask her why they can't get married, she tells them marriage is a state law. She said that fact helped defeat a constitutional amendment to prohibit same-sex weddings that she said would "enshrine discrimination in the Constitution."
"States are really beginning seriously to deal with the whole range of options, including marriage, both under their own state constitutions and under the legislative approach," she said. "I anticipate that there will be a very concerted amount of effort in the next couple of years that will move this important issue forward and different states will take different approaches as they did with marriage over many years and you will see an evolution over time."
Clinton said she opposes a measure that would ban gay marriage in Pennsylvania.
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Whay wouldn’t she. She is a lesbian...
Of that I have no doubt.
Whay=Why
Of course she will! If she gets elected, she’ll finally divorce Bill and marry Huma Abedin.
Huma works for Saudi intelligence, and if her job is to fool around with Hillary, I hope they are paying her a lot!
Is this ‘Gay Rights’ one of her lesbian friends?
What crime did Gay commit?
The terrorist, the communist and the socialist all agree on this.
AKA stomping on everyone elses rights.
She musta had a tiff with Huma... trying to make things better...
LiberalSpeak: “Clinton Says She Will Defend Gay Rights”
Human English: “Clinton Says She Will Push Gay Agenda, crushing the rights of parents and children”
Actually no different from any democrat, but Clinton does it for a big cash payment.
First Gay wedding in the White House.
Or maybe she could join with Al Gore in selling indulgences carbon credits.
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., left, has a word with aide Huma Abedin prior to the start of a discussion on jobs, Wednesday, April 2, 2008, during a campaign event at the IBEW Local Union 5 Training Facility in Pittsburgh, Pa. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., leaves a news conference she held after campaigning at the University of Pittsburgh in Greensburg, Pa., Tuesday, March 25, 2008. At right is aide Huma Abedin. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., visits with members of the traveling press on her campaign plane shortly before take-off in Erie, Pa., Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Pictured from left to right: traveling press secretaries Jamie Smith and Mo Elleithee, aide Huma Abedin, and Associated Press reporter Beth Fouhy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
She dresses in the Official Lesbian Uniform . . . Over sized pant suits. Just like Rosy fat cheeks !Birds of a feather fly together. No doubt at all about it. She is a closet Lesbian. No wonder Bill went ape crackers over that wild White House intern in a bulging thong . . .
I kinda' like her attitude, for being happy with one's rights should be an automatic mindset. ~snort
The "beast" will say or do ANYTHING to become POTUS.
Isn't it obvious to most that power is her only drive and will lie, cheat, or steal to obtain it?
After all, she's a politician with a lefty slant....
Lets just say I met a Secret Service Agent that told some stories when he worked the WH detail in the 90’s...she is not hetero thats for sure.
Possible Huma Watch ping?
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