What Hillary Said About Civil Unions
Posted on January 26, 2007
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“I support civil unions.” That’s what Hillary Clinton said. I listened carefully to the video because there has been so much discussion in the blogosphere. Lots of folks like me were pleased by her statement. The negatives are basically because the word “marriage” was not used. What these writers failed to notice is that “no marriage” also was not used. I’m not suggesting any deception or any “bait and switch” either pro or against marriage. I’m not even suggesting that Sen. Clinton has an agenda beyond the stated, supporting civil unions.
What I am saying was Hillary did not anger me and waste my time and validate the anti-equality crowd by first using the tired formula, “I’m against gay marriage but would support civil unions.” Listen to all the candidates and other pols who line up to repeat the same, polled “safe” phrase. John Edwards did it. He even suggests a kind of “yuck factor” in case the good ol’ boys don’t quite get it, making it personal, saying something like “I’m not ready to cross that bridge yet.”
I don’t want to be too hard on Edwards; he’s easily in my top three. I’m just saying adding the denial of marriage is gratuitous. Hillary’s statement is affirmative. It doesn’t go all the way for me, but it doesn’t bar the way either.
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What I am saying was Hillary did not anger me and waste my time and validate the anti-equality crowd by first using the tired formula, “I’m against gay marriage but would support civil unions.” Listen to all the candidates and other pols who line…
[…] trying to get the distinction in front of other candidates and those who influence them. I repeated my post about Hillary’s response pretty much verbatim on a “blog” area on the John […]
[…] of view, this is closer to what I wanted to hear from Edwards than what I’ve heard before. I have praised Hillary for her affirmative, half a loaf, statement supporting civil unions but knocked Edwards for […]
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/CLINTON_EDWARDS_SIDESTEP_ON_CIVIL_UNIONS_WHILE_BARACKOBAMA_STAYS_CONSISTENT#c7122702
Clinton edwards both demand “LONGTERM RELATIONSHIPS” for gays lesbians to be able to enjoy civil unions. see my DIGG and response