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Clinton Says She Will Defend Gay Rights
AP via SFGate ^ | 4/3/8 | NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer

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.

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


TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; clinton; gayvote; hillary; homosexualagenda; humatime; issues
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To: SmithL

Which “gay rights” are under attack?


21 posted on 04/03/2008 5:50:53 PM PDT by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: NormsRevenge; 1000 silverlings; 6ppc; abner; Alamo-Girl; Alberta's Child; American_Centurion; ...
HUMA WATCH PING!

Thanks to our FRiend, NormsRevenge, for the find!

Two old photos, but one new sighting:

Here, the position is the same as always, but what is significant is,
the AP is actually IDENTIFYING her!

22 posted on 04/03/2008 5:53:08 PM PDT by Old Sarge (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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To: SmithL
I thought the headline said gun rights

Silly me.

23 posted on 04/03/2008 5:53:10 PM PDT by NY.SS-Bar9 (DR #1692)
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To: Old Sarge

Photo of Huma in today’s NY Times, paper edition.


24 posted on 04/03/2008 5:54:06 PM PDT by tips up
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To: NY.SS-Bar9

Silly you, indeed. This is about Clinton.


25 posted on 04/03/2008 6:00:49 PM PDT by SmithL (Reject Obama's Half-Vast Wright-Wing Conspiracy)
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To: unkus

So what would Huma’s title be? First lesbo?


26 posted on 04/03/2008 6:31:23 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

Some disgusting thing like that, I guess.


27 posted on 04/03/2008 6:35:54 PM PDT by unkus
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To: UCANSEE2

Remember when “Gay’ was a nice word?


28 posted on 04/03/2008 6:42:27 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Leftists stop arguing when they see your patriotism, your logic, your CAR-15 and your block of C4.)
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To: Old Sarge; devolve; ntnychik; PhilDragoo; MeekOneGOP; dixiechick2000
[Clinton Says She Will Defend Gay Rights] Well, that's a 'no-brainer', Bill admitted it to Gennifer Flowers!


29 posted on 04/03/2008 7:55:42 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: ex-Texan

Shrillary: “I’m not a lesbian, I’m BI-SEXUAL...... just ask Webb Hubbell and Vince Foster!”


30 posted on 04/03/2008 8:04:25 PM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's many 3 am phone calls will say that Bill is "ridin' dirty" with a barmaid on the DC Mall)
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To: SmithL
Typically, campaign staff jockey for a permanent “job” in the candidate's administration. What will Huma be slotted for? (All puns and double entedre intentional.)
31 posted on 04/03/2008 8:24:55 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: potlatch; Old Sarge; devolve; ntnychik; dixiechick2000; MeekOneGOP

32 posted on 04/03/2008 9:12:35 PM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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To: potlatch; PhilDragoo; ntnychik; MeekOneGOP

.

“It’s about 3am stupid!”

(1992 paraphrased!)


33 posted on 04/03/2008 9:23:59 PM PDT by devolve (------- --------The Wright Stuff? -----Obama is TYPICAL!)
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To: SmithL; NormsRevenge; Alamo-Girl
While pinching the squid, no doubt!

Cheers!

34 posted on 04/03/2008 9:25:34 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: devolve

Your memory for politics amazes me.


35 posted on 04/03/2008 9:26:16 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: PhilDragoo; devolve

Lol, and won’t Hillary love us!!!


36 posted on 04/03/2008 9:26:55 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: potlatch

ROTFLOL!

The graphic, and your words, are excellent!


37 posted on 04/03/2008 9:28:26 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 (Renegade conservative, now registered as a 'Rat, in support of Operation Chaos.)
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To: potlatch

Funny!


38 posted on 04/03/2008 9:32:28 PM PDT by ntnychik
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To: PhilDragoo

LOLOL!

You keep this up, and you might want to watch your back. ;o)


39 posted on 04/03/2008 9:32:32 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 (Renegade conservative, now registered as a 'Rat, in support of Operation Chaos.)
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To: ntnychik

Thank you Nit.
Many hours of work to do that.


40 posted on 04/03/2008 9:36:32 PM PDT by potlatch
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