Comments on: Clinton reaches out to Pennsylvania LGBT voters http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2008/04/03/clinton-reaches-out-to-pennsylvania-lgbt-voters/ The Official Weblog of the Dallas Voice Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:54:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Omer http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2008/04/03/clinton-reaches-out-to-pennsylvania-lgbt-voters/#comment-333 Omer Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:00:03 +0000 http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2008/04/03/clinton-reaches-out-to-pennsylvania-lgbt-voters/#comment-333 Please explain to me why many in the gay community continue to vilify Barack Obama and put Hillary Clinton on a pedestal. I honestly don't get it! Let's see -- we have a choice between a smart, forward-thinking positive candidate (Obama) and a shrill, win-at-all-cost negative candidate (Clinton). I have heard the experience argument -- lame. If being a first lady makes you qualified to be president, then perhaps Laura Bush should consider a run in the future. Or Nancy Reagan, perhaps. I have heard the argument that Clinton is a bigger advocate of the GLBT community (last time I checked, Clinton has not been pushing for gay marriage rights). So what gives? Please explain to me why many in the gay community continue to vilify Barack Obama and put Hillary Clinton on a pedestal. I honestly don’t get it! Let’s see — we have a choice between a smart, forward-thinking positive candidate (Obama) and a shrill, win-at-all-cost negative candidate (Clinton). I have heard the experience argument — lame. If being a first lady makes you qualified to be president, then perhaps Laura Bush should consider a run in the future. Or Nancy Reagan, perhaps. I have heard the argument that Clinton is a bigger advocate of the GLBT community (last time I checked, Clinton has not been pushing for gay marriage rights). So what gives?

]]> By: Kia http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2008/04/03/clinton-reaches-out-to-pennsylvania-lgbt-voters/#comment-332 Kia Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:04:37 +0000 http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2008/04/03/clinton-reaches-out-to-pennsylvania-lgbt-voters/#comment-332 Hilary is a pimp, and Obama is a scared ho! She needs to put him on the corner and make him work a little harder for our vote. Hilary is a pimp, and Obama is a scared ho! She needs to put him on the corner and make him work a little harder for our vote.

]]> By: Larry Lingle http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2008/04/03/clinton-reaches-out-to-pennsylvania-lgbt-voters/#comment-330 Larry Lingle Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:01:12 +0000 http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2008/04/03/clinton-reaches-out-to-pennsylvania-lgbt-voters/#comment-330 I hope Hillary supporters in Dallas County have better luck than I. I attended my preciinct caucus meeting and signed in for Hillary. Then a precinct worker, noticing that I am elderly (71) said that I did not have to stick around. Given that I had parked three blocks away and the neghborhood was farankly somewhat scary, I headed home, only to learn later that my vote for Hillary was ignored when the precinct chair waived aside the sign-in sheet and called for a division of the house. Democarcy i(capital D for Jackson's party) in action. Go Hillary, Go in Pennsylvania. I hope Hillary supporters in Dallas County have better luck than I. I attended my preciinct caucus meeting and signed in for Hillary. Then a precinct worker, noticing that I am elderly (71) said that I did not have to stick around. Given that I had parked three blocks away and the neghborhood was farankly somewhat scary, I headed home, only to learn later that my vote for Hillary was ignored when the precinct chair waived aside the sign-in sheet and called for a division of the house. Democarcy i(capital D for Jackson’s party) in action. Go Hillary, Go in Pennsylvania.

]]> By: GayListDaily.com http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2008/04/03/clinton-reaches-out-to-pennsylvania-lgbt-voters/#comment-329 GayListDaily.com Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:24:58 +0000 http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2008/04/03/clinton-reaches-out-to-pennsylvania-lgbt-voters/#comment-329 Should we take Obama's avoidance of us as a signal of what's to come if he gets elected? Instead of using his power to help push forward changes needed to help our community, would he instead just shrug it off? Hard to say, but definitely interesting to ponder. I'm glad to see that Hillary is talking openly and directly about GLBT issues. We may not agree on every single issue, but at least she's talking to us. There's something to be said for that. Should we take Obama’s avoidance of us as a signal of what’s to come if he gets elected? Instead of using his power to help push forward changes needed to help our community, would he instead just shrug it off?

Hard to say, but definitely interesting to ponder. I’m glad to see that Hillary is talking openly and directly about GLBT issues. We may not agree on every single issue, but at least she’s talking to us. There’s something to be said for that.

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