While Ann Coulter hogged this weekend’s gay-related headlines, Senator Hillary Clinton popped in to have a chat with about 500 HRC zombies volunteers and board members. Clinton addressed some hot button homo issues, including the proposed repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and gay nups. Certainly a big deal, Clinton spent a good portion of her time calling out and subsequently thanking gay leaders, including HRC prez, Joe Solmonese.
But,the good senator also took a few minutes to laud the board members:
I want to thank all of you. I want to thank you for how every single day you stand up for the basic principle that our country is really anchored on, that we are all created equal and that we are each endowed with certain inalienable rights and that we should all have the opportunity to live up to our god given potential. This is a job that none of you asked for, but that each of you carries out. And you do in a million different ways, every single day, in every corner of our country. Because what matters is your energy, determination, integrity and talent. And every day that you stand up for who you are, you’re helping us move toward a more perfect union…
Kind of a poor choice of words considering the political climate. But, you know, it’s the thought that counts, especially when buttering up the HRC and their gaggle of moneyed gays.
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jack e jett
she needs to do more than kiss joe solomese ass.
she needs to cop to fucking up by voting for the war.
btw, did you know that the hrc can really fuck up a career if they want to? if you speak out against hrc, you fuck yourself over.
jack jett
Michael
Hillary and Bill Clinton screwed over the GLBT community on two HUGE issues: “Don’t Tell Don’t Ask Don’t Pursue” and on the Defense of Marriage Act…both signed into law by President Bill Clinton and fully supported by Hillary Clinton, who still opposes same sex marriage.
Senator Clinton is pro war and has refused to renounce her vote on the war in Iraq.
Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton are all about themselves and not about building a 50 state Democratic Party. Hillary and Bill are not progressive Democrats and she is a corporate elitist.
Hell no, to the HRC (whom I stopped sending money to and this seals that I won’t send any money to them) and hell no to Hillary Clinton for President.
I can only hope that we Democrats get smart and nominate someone like John Edwards or Barak Obaman for President and keep Hillary Clinton in the Senate.
Vinman
Could not have said it better Michael!
dsest7
Im just curious what the LGBT community is supposed to do in 08. The dems have the best chance to win in years, and given the last 7 years, we could use the change. But I fear that we are placing our hopes with cnadidates who are never going to back us. Are we to trust edwards, clinton, or Obama. I can’t see either one really advancing the cause of LGBT Americans. I love Obama, but the black community will mak sure he dosent change the status quo. Edqards will be lucky to make it our of the primaries and evens so, has he ever advocated for any LGBT issues. And since we all hat ehilalry, it seems we are all still in the same position. Hate Hillary all ya want, it o nly helps those who hope we go back into the closet if not worse.
Michael
Obama and Edwards and Richardson are far better then Hillary Clinton for President any day of the week. The Clintons take our money and then do nothing for the GLBT community. The HRC is about perpetuating their own self interests and not the GLBT community’s interests. Just like the Clintons, who are about perpetuating themselves.
Check any progressive blog and none are for the Clintons but are in favor of Edwards or Obama or Richardson..far better choices…so again, I say hell no to Hillary!
Michael
oops..I typed “Don’t Tell Don’t Ask Don’t Pursue” when I meant to type “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Don’t Pursue”….sorry about that..either way Bill and Hillary screwed us over…so I am not ready for 4 or 8 more years of that..no thank you! If we elected Hillary Clinton that means that since 1980 we have had a Bush or a Clinton as either President or Vice President for the last 32 to 36 years……as David Geffen said, enough of the Bush and Clinton Monarchies..I say off with their heads….enough is enough.
Paul Raposo
Wow, Michael! I think I’m in love ]8^)
Mike
We don’t all hate Hillary. I don’t. Hillary did not pass Don’t Ask Don’t Tell or Defense of Marriage; Bill did. If she has ‘flipped’ on the issue, that means she either has had a change of heart or it is in her political interest to change. Either way, does it matter? She’s a politician.
No Democrat candidate is going to support full marriage, and Obama is the least supportive of GLBT issues. So you have to work with what you have, and once they are in office you lobby for further change. Since the gay marriage debate really began, we have never seen what can happen with a Democrat in the White House. Even if that president doesn’t go in supporting full marriage, there will be room for enormous improvement.
And Hillary does not have to apologize for her Iraq vote. First of all, political apologies are gimmickry. From the beginning, Hillary said the president could move troops, as long as it was not preemptive or unilateral. She said the US had to give Hans Blix more time. She said any military action would have to be done with the UN, and executive power and force should only be used as a last resort. She came out against Bush’s 48 hour ultimatum. She was even meeting secretly with Colin Powell to help his efforts in swaying the administration. In the end, she deferred to the power of the president. But it is obvious she would have never made the decision herself.
Jerry
Jack E. Jett needs to marry me. Then we can dance on Hilary’s head together.
Reel
I agree with Mike. No candidate is going to “make” our rights advance, none. So stop looking for that candidate.
Or else I’ll ask where were you when Bush was threatening to pass amendments to ban gay marriage? why were you not protesting?
It is not up for any candidate to run on gay marriage and ensure defeat for themselves, if we ourselves are too busy gossiping and taking ourselves out of the political process.
It is indeed up to the gay community to make it so candidates are empowered to include LGBT questions in their agenda, and that is by putting pressure and empowering our own leaders, as well as going out there on the field and convincing other gays to become political.
Ian
There is at least one hopeful candidate and that is Governor Bill Richardson.