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White House Sorry About Forgetting Clinton’s Gays

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A White House aide called Bill Clinton’s former assistant HUD czar Roberta Achtenberg to apologize for not remembering, uh, that she existed after President Obama claimed in his “June is Gay Pride Month” press release that he was the first president to appoint an openly gay person to a Senate-confirmed position within his first 100 days in office. The White House revised its statement to say Obama was the first person to have an openly gay person confirmed by the Senate within 100 days, which is correct.

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On:           Jun 3, 2009
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No. 1 · Bertie

A face like a smacked ass.

Posted: Jun 3, 2009 at 12:55 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 2 · Lee

The photo was taken after she read Obama’s gay pride bullsh… er proclamation.

Posted: Jun 3, 2009 at 2:19 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 3 · davidAnger

The photo was taken after she heard how Window Media is doing.

Posted: Jun 4, 2009 at 12:05 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 4 · Mike

I fail to see why you chose to use an unflattering picture of her…she isn’t making a fuss about it.

Posted: Jun 4, 2009 at 12:53 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 5 · Movement Guy

I know Roberta Achtenberg and there is no reason to pose such an unflattering picture of one of the great trailblazers of our community. In addition to her work at HUD, Roberta was a city supervisor in SF and the founding ED of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. She is a true heroine in our movement and should be shown some degree of respect for her decades-long role in working for our civil rights.

Posted: Jun 4, 2009 at 8:05 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 6 · Movement Guy

@Bertie:

PS: Your post is just rude and nasty.

Posted: Jun 4, 2009 at 8:06 am · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]
No. 7 · dontblamemeivotedforhillary · Member · 805 comments

Roberta Good. Obama Bad.

Posted: Jul 15, 2009 at 5:12 pm · @ReplyReply to this comment · [Flag?]

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