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Look At All The Homosexuals Obama Is Signing Paychecks For

With an estimated 150 openly gay officials appointed to his administration, President Barack Obama has trumped Bill Clinton’s stats in less than two years, notes an Associated Press story conveniently timed to the White House’s desperate efforts not to alienate more gay voters. What’s more, some of them have cleared Senate confirmation hearings without being called “militant extremists,” like Sen. Jesse Helms did with then-San Francisco Supervisor Roberta Achtenberg, who Clinton appointed in 1993. [pictured: Chai Feldblum, who required a recess appointment to get her job]

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