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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?
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!
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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!)
To: SmithL
I thought the headline said
gun rights
Silly me.
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posted on
04/03/2008 5:53:10 PM PDT
by
NY.SS-Bar9
(DR #1692)
To: Old Sarge
Photo of Huma in today’s NY Times, paper edition.
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posted on
04/03/2008 5:54:06 PM PDT
by
tips up
To: NY.SS-Bar9
Silly you, indeed. This is about Clinton.
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posted on
04/03/2008 6:00:49 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(Reject Obama's Half-Vast Wright-Wing Conspiracy)
To: unkus
So what would Huma’s title be? First lesbo?
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posted on
04/03/2008 6:31:23 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: rdl6989
Some disgusting thing like that, I guess.
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posted on
04/03/2008 6:35:54 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: UCANSEE2
Remember when “Gay’ was a nice word?
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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.)
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!
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posted on
04/03/2008 7:55:42 PM PDT
by
potlatch
To: ex-Texan
Shrillary: “I’m not a lesbian, I’m BI-SEXUAL...... just ask Webb Hubbell and Vince Foster!”
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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)
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.)
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posted on
04/03/2008 8:24:55 PM PDT
by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
To: potlatch; Old Sarge; devolve; ntnychik; dixiechick2000; MeekOneGOP
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posted on
04/03/2008 9:12:35 PM PDT
by
PhilDragoo
(Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
To: potlatch; PhilDragoo; ntnychik; MeekOneGOP
.
“It’s about 3am stupid!”
(1992 paraphrased!)
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posted on
04/03/2008 9:23:59 PM PDT
by
devolve
(------- --------The Wright Stuff? -----Obama is TYPICAL!)
To: SmithL; NormsRevenge; Alamo-Girl
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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.)
To: devolve
Your memory for politics amazes me.
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posted on
04/03/2008 9:26:16 PM PDT
by
potlatch
To: PhilDragoo; devolve
Lol, and won’t Hillary love us!!!
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posted on
04/03/2008 9:26:55 PM PDT
by
potlatch
To: potlatch
ROTFLOL!
The graphic, and your words, are excellent!
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posted on
04/03/2008 9:28:26 PM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(Renegade conservative, now registered as a 'Rat, in support of Operation Chaos.)
To: potlatch
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posted on
04/03/2008 9:32:28 PM PDT
by
ntnychik
To: PhilDragoo
LOLOL!
You keep this up, and you might want to watch your back. ;o)
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posted on
04/03/2008 9:32:32 PM PDT
by
dixiechick2000
(Renegade conservative, now registered as a 'Rat, in support of Operation Chaos.)
To: ntnychik
Thank you Nit.
Many hours of work to do that.
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posted on
04/03/2008 9:36:32 PM PDT
by
potlatch
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