Hillary Clinton:
Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Hillary Clinton's presidential hubby may have enacted Don't Ask, Don't Tell, but the Senator from New York vowed to repeal the discriminatory military act, which prohibits gay soldiers from serving out and proud - and definitely not loud! Clinton made sure to highlight her military connections when answering HRC's Don't Ask, Don't Tell anniversary round-up. It's with those connections, of course, that she can help force change in the Pentagon.
Same-Sex Marriage: It should go without saying that Hillary Clinton won't support an amendment banning gay marriage. She did, after all, vote against the Federal Marriage Amendment. Clinton also told ABC News in 2006 that she wouldn't stand in the way of potential New York state legislation. She's made clear on a number of occasions, however, that she's "very supportive" of civil unions. Oh, Hill!
Trans-Inclusive ENDA: Hillary Clinton likes to tout the fact that she signed Senate version of ENDA, but fails to highlight that the version she supported - put forth by Ted Kennedy, an Obama supporter - does not include trans rights. She did, however, answer "yes" on an HRC survey, but a lot has changed since last summer.
Barack Obama:
Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Obama and rival Hillary Clinton have often been compared to one another. How could they not be? Their policies aren't really that different, including the politico's respective positions on Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Obama's all about fighting discrimination, especially in the military: "As president, I will work with Congress and place the weight of my administration behind enactment of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, which will make nondiscrimination the official policy of the U.S. military."
Same-Sex Marriage: Obama's a lot like Clinton here, too. He supports civil unions, ain't down with a federal marriage amendment and generally thinks gay deserve equal relationship approval. Only no marriage. Unless a state wants it: "I agree with most Americans, with Democrats and Republicans, with Vice President Cheney, with over 2,000 religious leaders of all different beliefs, that decisions about marriage, as they always have, should be left to the states." Cheney? Yeah, we told you Obama wasn't a stunner in this category.
Trans Inclusive ENDA: An Obama spokesperson vowed last November that her candidate "supports a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity." She also emphasized his previous work fighting for equal protections. It doesn't get more clear than that.
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Well, I already voted this morning, so fat lot of good this did me! Except–thank you Queerty–for pointing out that GLBTs are better off with EITHER Democrat than they are with ANY republican. And yes, yes, I know that "better off" is wishy-washy to some here, who will not be happy until Rosie is president and the roman catholic church is required by federal law to perform same-sex marriages and like it, damnit, but folks, in real political evolutionary terms (which are in a lot of ways like geological time), it doesn't make sense to sit on our hands and refuse to play just because we can't get everything they want. We're all of us–gay, straight, and neocon–better off with a Dem in the White House, whether it's named Hillary or Barack. As a Chicagoan to the rest of ya's, please vote early and often!
"presidential race begins today"? dude, i voted over a month ago.
I don't think you're telling us anything we haven't been hearing constantly since last summer. I already voted anyway. Crowded polling place!
Both leading Democratic candidates echo what Dixiecrat George Wallace said about state rights vs. civil rights. In this case they claim that the rights to marry or form civil unions are states rights, not civil rights guaranteed by the constitution. Nothing could be clearer – the Democrats oppose our civil right to marry.
Which is not surprising; both of their presidential candidates pander to christian bigots. Obama is associated with Mary Mary, Donnie and McKulkin and the Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, George Bush’s ‘spirit’ advisor and other superstitious gaybashers. Obama’s gaybasing supporters are just bigot chump change compared to Hillary Clintons’. She’s admired by former Senators Brownback of Kansas and Santorum of Pennsylvania, her littermates in a Senatorial bible studies class and by Pat Robertson and Rupert Murdoch of Faux news, who raises money for her.
The Democratic Party gutted ENDA and dropped the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes bill so they wouldn't be issues in the 2008 campaign. They control the Congress but refused to repeal DADT and DOMA because they don't have support in their own party. Nothing could be clearer - they oppose us on these questions and will continue to do so after the election.
If you admire candidates who oppose GLBT equality like Obama, McCain, Clinton and Romney and if you support the war, support union busting, oppose socialized medicine, and want to sabotage our standard of living and send the economy into a steeper nosedive with tax cuts for the rich and deregulation of corporate predators then go ahead and vote for one of the lesser evils in the primaries. When one of these lesser evils gets elected you’ll have no one to blame but yourself. Next year we may remind you from time to time that your vote helped elect them.
If you want real change then vote for any communist, socialist, labor or other left wing party or for ‘none of the above’ as we do here in Nevada. In addition tens of millions will refuse to vote, disgusted at the latest round of lesser evils to come down the pike.
I voted early for Hillary on the L.E.S in New York and there were only old Jewish women and Latinos/Latinas in a very Black part of this neighborhood. A slew of other candidates were still on the ballot which could split the "change" vote. The "Key" is being registered in your district and a US citizen! Hillary-Obama 08. May the better candidate win!
I voted for the first time. I wasn't really sure who the gays wanted so I asked my friend and they said vote for the black guy. Unfortunately, after I left the polling place I found out I voted for the wrong black guy, Allen Keyes. Oh well, at least I have the main event to make it right.
Barack Obama was just projected to have won the State of Georgia which is 50% African-American. Mike Huckabee caused an upset for Mitt Romney and won the State of West Virginia.
Voted for Obama in Palm Springs, a land known for LGBT traitors (HRC for Mary Bono fucks).
More ABC Primary Presidential projections: Democratic candidate Barack Obama projected to win States of Delaware, Georgia and Illinois (Home State) GOP candidate Mitt Romney held onto Massachusetts, GOP candidate Mike Huckabee wins West Virginia "Caucus" and Alabama, GOP candidate John McCain wins Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois and New Jersey, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton wins Arkansas, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York (Home State) Oklahoma and Tennessee.
Update on ABC Presidential Primary projections: Democratic candidate Barack Obama wins States of Alabama, Delaware, Georgia and Illinois (Home State) GOP candidate Mitt Romney held onto Massachussetts, GOP candidate Mike Huckabee wins Alabama, Arkanasas (Home State), West Virginia "Convention", GOP candidate John McCain wins Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois and New Jersey and New York, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton wins Arkansas, Massachussetts, New Jersey, New York (Home State) Oklahoma and Tennessee. Under 30 year-olds underwhelmed the turnout projections, Hispanics went with Hillary and Huckabee takes some of the South leaving Romney a distant third. 39% of New York Black Voters chose Hillary.
Clinton wins the largest states. Clinton wins the popular vote. Clinton wins the most delegates. Clinton wins! Go Hillz!
The media conned America with this Bamelot bullshit! The Kennedys were rebuked as Massachusetts went for Hillary as did California. We have to stand up to our party and demand that Mrs Clinton be the Democratic Presidential nominee and that Senator Barack Obama become the Vice President. We are ready for her now and he will add to the ticket and become the natural follow-up to what has been a stellar performance by New York's senator. If Senator Barack Obama tears down his own party to get the nomination with the aid of Misouri Senator Claire McCasskill swing voters will abandon us in droves. The McCain-Huckabee ticket seems certain and this is very dangerous to Gay America and our families. Hispanics, older women and single women decided these election results and will decide the November election. People under 30 underwhelmed the voting booths as over 65 year-olds turned out in big numbers. Hillary won the popular vote, Obama may have won more smaller states, but Clinton is leading in delegates by nearly 100 more having taken the Delegate-heavy New York, California and Obama-predicted New Jersey. We are as mad as hell and we are not going to take these Rovian tactics of the media airwaves to take down our strongest chance of winning back the White House. It is time for Madam President Hillary Rodham Clinton!