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AMERICAblog: So gay Republicans think Bill Clinton was anti-gay... uh, as compared to who, Barney Frank?

  • mazda3boi · 1 year ago
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    Yes, Clinton screwed us on DOMA, and his wife is following suit.

    Thats the best endorsement for Hillary yet. take that on the road. Please.


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    Most Dems, including Clinton, chose to bash gays rather than fall on their swords. Yeah, it sucks. But I don't hold politicians that responsible for falling victim to "gotcha" votes unless we as a community have done our homework in laying the groundwork to make it possible for those politicians to vote against this kind of legislation (though Clinton bragged in radio ads about supporting DOMA, and that was wrong).

    Political expediency. How does that make him different?


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    Then there's my story. I took and passed the Foreign Service Exam (oral and written) in 1989. It was my dream to join the Foreign Service. And I didn't because I was convinced they'd find out I was gay and that would be the end of my career. Funnily enough, prior drug use wasn't a problem for getting your security clearance, but being gay potentially was. I eventually refused to file the papers to get my first appointment, and that was that. The end of at least one of my dreams.

    If you are seeking a luke warm clearance then maybe drug abuse is overlooked. I can guarantee you that for most it is not. By luke warm i mean the politically motivated clearances that will likely result in leaks as so oft happens. When is the last time you heard of a uniform leaking info and not being prosecuted? Yet how many "condition of anonymity" news articles do you read? It is a double standard that harms the US in that our political leaders have to lift themselves vice protecting the country.


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    They are the folks who block hate crimes legislation (Trent Lott personally killed it right after Matthew Shepard died).

    I still wonder why it is we need more laws. Is it to force a sentence upon a murderer because some liberal judge would give them probation? How much more than life can you impose? Murder one invokes life. I really fail to see how it does anything but make you feel good that when your dead there is a law named after you. WHOO HOO.