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Sen. Clinton Huddles With Gay Leaders
NewYorkBlade ^ | 10-30-06 | Kerry Eleveld

Posted on 10/30/2006 10:15:57 AM PST by STARWISE

At private powwow, clinton discusses LGBT issues

Sen. Hillary Clinton spoke to a group of about 40 LGBT leaders and elected officials last Wednesday at a meeting organized by Gary Parker, founder of the Greater Voices coalition of New York City’s progressive LGBT political clubs.

In a fairly informal Q&A discussion, Sen. Clinton said she would work to repeal the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, she would support the New York State legislature if it legalized same-sex marriage, and that she thought using the terms "civil unions" or "domestic partnerships" instead of "marriage" was the best strategy for getting equal benefits for same-sex couples across the country.

She tied the progress of almost all LGBT issues to flipping control of the Congress on Nov. 7 and said that she would be able to work out a better funding formula for New York on the Ryan White CARE Act if Democrats took the Senate. Democrats need to pick up 15 seats to win control of the House and six seats to take the Senate.

The meeting took about nine months of negotiation and was an opportunity for Sen. Clinton to reach out to New York’s LGBT community after she had been criticized by some activists for not being more supportive of gay rights and marriage equality specifically.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: dontask; gaymarriage; gays; hillary
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"We’re engaging in a dialogue with someone who has the stature, the credibility, the viability to be the Democratic standard bearer in 2008," Geto said.

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Imagine how the fabric of our society would change ... all our forces need to be focused on stopping the diabolical SHE.

1 posted on 10/30/2006 10:15:58 AM PST by STARWISE
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To: kcvl; onyx; Howlin; Mo1; Txsleuth; Peach; Mia T; rodguy911; samantha; Phsstpok; SE Mom; ...

PING!


2 posted on 10/30/2006 10:17:30 AM PST by STARWISE (They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
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To: STARWISE

Is that "huddles," or "cuddles"?


3 posted on 10/30/2006 10:17:33 AM PST by lady lawyer
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To: STARWISE

Is that "huddles," or "cuddles"?


4 posted on 10/30/2006 10:17:38 AM PST by lady lawyer
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To: STARWISE
Sen. Clinton Huddles With Gay Leaders

...what a disturbing mental image.....

5 posted on 10/30/2006 10:17:54 AM PST by Vaquero ("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: STARWISE

Was Mark Foley there?


6 posted on 10/30/2006 10:18:10 AM PST by Balding_Eagle (God has blessed Republicans with political enemies who are going senile.)
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To: STARWISE
Don't drop the soap, Hillary! (Wait...scratch that advice...she might enjoy...uhhh...never mind....)

>;)

7 posted on 10/30/2006 10:18:30 AM PST by kromike
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To: STARWISE
Sen. Clinton Huddles With Gay Leaders

I bet there is more than huddling going on there.

8 posted on 10/30/2006 10:19:10 AM PST by llevrok (How can you plant the seed of freedom by pulling out?)
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To: STARWISE

Sen. Clinton Huddles With Gay Leaders

Swapping techniques?
9 posted on 10/30/2006 10:19:20 AM PST by COBOL2Java ("No stronger retrograde force exists in the world" - Winston Churchill on Islam)
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To: STARWISE
Sen. Clinton Huddles With Gay Leaders

Best Headline of the Day Award.
10 posted on 10/30/2006 10:20:21 AM PST by reagan_fanatic (The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God." (Psalm 53:1))
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To: STARWISE
Sen. Clinton Huddles With Gay Leaders

I don't see her.


11 posted on 10/30/2006 10:20:22 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all.)
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To: STARWISE

Being as Hillary is a closet lesbian and it Will come out in 2008 I hope she wins the RAT nomination.


12 posted on 10/30/2006 10:20:33 AM PST by John Lenin
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To: Vaquero

So, among other things, she would work to repeal the don't ask don't tell law in the military. But that law came in under Bill Clinton. Is she breaking with Bill's policy? Also, Bill signed the Defense of Marriage Act. From the sound of things, she would be opposed to such laws defining what marriage is.

Well, stay tuned as Hillary lines up support among the politically correct crowd.


13 posted on 10/30/2006 10:20:50 AM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: STARWISE
she thought using the terms "civil unions" or "domestic partnerships" instead of "marriage" was the best strategy for getting equal benefits for same-sex couples across the country.

Incrementalism.
Dysfunctional sex is dysfunctional sex no matter what you want to call it. Next thing you know, NY will have a plague tax to clean up the mess.

14 posted on 10/30/2006 10:20:57 AM PST by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal.")
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To: STARWISE

Sounds like Hillary is scouting for a new girlfriend.


15 posted on 10/30/2006 10:21:44 AM PST by airborne (If Democrats win in November, America will suffer.)
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To: All
what! cnn bias? the nerve!


16 posted on 10/30/2006 10:22:27 AM PST by ElPatriota (Let's not forget, we are all still friends despite our differences)
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To: John Lenin

Well, that's the theory but without supporting evidence, "it's just an ugly rumor".


17 posted on 10/30/2006 10:24:19 AM PST by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: STARWISE

Was it really a huddle, or more of a Crisco party?


18 posted on 10/30/2006 10:24:56 AM PST by Kenton
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To: theDentist

Theory ? Haha, why do you think Bubba cheats ?


19 posted on 10/30/2006 10:30:31 AM PST by John Lenin
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To: lady lawyer

She "huddled" with herself then.


20 posted on 10/30/2006 10:31:30 AM PST by juliej
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