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Hillary Attends Gay Fundraiser
newsmax ^ | March 11, 2006 | Carl Limbacher

Posted on 03/11/2006 11:11:48 AM PST by ncountylee

NEW YORK -- Ticket sales for a major gay and lesbian fundraiser for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton remained brisk Friday, organizers said, even after the leader of the state's largest gay rights group urged activists to boycott the event over Clinton's opposition to gay marriage.

Some of Clinton's most dedicated gay supporters acknowledge they are disappointed with her position, saying there is little evidence that supporting gay marriage bears huge risks for any politician.

The fundraiser for Clinton's re-election campaign on Friday night was the focus of a controversial memo written last month by Alan Van Capelle, head of Empire State Pride Agenda, a gay rights lobbying group. In the memo, Van Capelle called Clinton "a complete disappointment" on the gay marriage issue and said attending the fundraiser would hurt the interests of gay and lesbian voters.

"It will send a message to other elected officials that you can be working against us during this critical time and not suffer a negative pushback from the gay community," Van Capelle wrote.

Organizers of the fundraiser insisted Van Capelle's comments did not depress interest in the event, held at a loft in Manhattan's trendy meatpacking district owned by dress designer Diane Von Furstenberg. About 150 people were expected, with ticket prices starting at $500 per person.

Still, the widespread publicity generated by the leaked memo illustrates the extraordinary spotlight on Clinton as she moves toward a possible presidential run in 2008.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: ankles; elections; fundraiser; gayvote; hillary; hillary2006; homosexualagenda; shrill
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1 posted on 03/11/2006 11:11:49 AM PST by ncountylee
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To: ncountylee

The beast at a gay fund raiser is quite a shock...NOT.


2 posted on 03/11/2006 11:12:25 AM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: ncountylee; All

Who cares, I'm supporting her cause she talks tough about the borders.. /s


3 posted on 03/11/2006 11:14:12 AM PST by KevinDavis (http://www.cafepress.com/spacefuture)
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To: ncountylee
Hillary Attends Gay Fundraiser

As a delegate or speaker??

4 posted on 03/11/2006 11:18:32 AM PST by llevrok (The answer is often in the question.)
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To: llevrok
As a delegate or speaker??

Prospecting for interns?

5 posted on 03/11/2006 11:20:29 AM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: ncountylee
Ticket sales for a major gay and lesbian fundraiser for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton...

Looks like Hillary's back on the dating scene.

6 posted on 03/11/2006 11:20:30 AM PST by blake6900 (YOUR AD HERE)
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To: ncountylee
saying there is little evidence that supporting gay marriage bears huge risks for any politician

Yeah, right. 70 to 80 percent of voters say no to gay marriage every time it appears on a ballot. I'm only a little surprised that gay activists still refuse to see reality, though.

7 posted on 03/11/2006 11:20:33 AM PST by FoxInSocks
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To: KevinDavis
Who cares, I'm supporting her cause she talks tough about the borders.. /s

That's right and when she caught her husband cheating on her she...oh...yeah...that's right...she didn't do anything...well, she did use her kid as a prop...never mind.

8 posted on 03/11/2006 11:24:00 AM PST by blake6900 (YOUR AD HERE)
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To: ncountylee

Hillary is just sittin' on the bank of the river with a line in the water.


9 posted on 03/11/2006 11:26:34 AM PST by keithtoo (It's STILL not safe to vote Democrat)
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To: ncountylee

Well, who would want to attend a dismal fundraiser?


10 posted on 03/11/2006 11:26:48 AM PST by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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To: ncountylee; PhilDragoo; potlatch; ntnychik



11 posted on 03/11/2006 11:27:22 AM PST by devolve ( (refresh-updated-graphix - free image hosting at Photobucket)
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To: FoxInSocks

And when she claims she doean't support Gay Marriage during the election, she'll be doing it with a wink and a nod....

And the Media will eat it up.......


12 posted on 03/11/2006 11:28:16 AM PST by tcrlaf
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To: ncountylee

Just another story about a bull looking for new capret kittens...nothing surprising about that.


13 posted on 03/11/2006 11:28:16 AM PST by Issaquahking (It is now official---more detainees have died at UN detention centers than at GITMO)
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To: ncountylee

Sounds like another GREAT Photo Op!


14 posted on 03/11/2006 11:30:06 AM PST by C210N (Bush SPYED, Terrorists DIED!)
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To: ncountylee

Hillary knows where to do her pandering.


15 posted on 03/11/2006 11:30:19 AM PST by SaveTheChief ("This one goes to eleven.")
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To: Issaquahking

Birds of a feather flock together.

Folks, we better watch it. She has more charm than John Kerry, and two thirds of the women out there will wind up voting for her when they look at that ticket in the booth.


16 posted on 03/11/2006 11:50:09 AM PST by 308MBR ("Ah fell in ta a bhurnin' ring o' far")
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To: 308MBR

If Hillary becomes Pres....I've told my hubbie...we stop paying taxes....some way, some how....


17 posted on 03/11/2006 11:58:01 AM PST by goodnesswins ( "the left can only take power through deception." (and it seems Hillary & Company are the masters)
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To: llevrok

She went to party... and "you know what I'm talkin' 'bout"!

LLS


18 posted on 03/11/2006 11:58:42 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
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To: 308MBR

Actually women hate her according to the polls.

LLS


19 posted on 03/11/2006 12:00:37 PM PST by LibLieSlayer (Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
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To: ncountylee

Her public!


20 posted on 03/11/2006 12:04:30 PM PST by Fudd Fan (GET OFF THE THREAD YOU BIG DOPE! (I'm so Levinitized!)
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