Tag Archives: Hillary Clinton

U.S. State Department Condemns Conviction Of Malawi Gay Couple

The U.S. State Department has denounced the Malawi government’s conviction of two gay men for “unnatural acts and gross indecency.” “The United States is deeply disappointed in today’s conviction of same-sex couple Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza in Malawi,” said assistant secretary Phillip J. Crowley at a press briefing Wednesday. “We view the criminalization of sexual orientation and gender identity …

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Bill Clinton: Hillary And I Are Too Old For The Supreme Court

Bill Clinton told ABC News this weekend that both he and Hillary are too old to be considered for appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. “Because I’m already 63-years-old, I hope I live to be 90. I hope I’m just as healthy as Justice Stevens is. But it’s not predictable. I’d like to see him put someone in there, late …

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Hillary Clinton Rumored For SCOTUS

Once again, Hillary Clinton is being rumored to be on the short list of potential appointees to the Supreme Court. Sen. Orrin Hatch says he’s heard Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s name mentioned in connection with the Supreme Court vacancy brought about by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. Hatch didn’t elaborate in an interview Monday. Appearing with …

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Lawsuit Challenges Hillary’s Eligibility

A lawsuit has been filed with the Supreme Court charging that Hillary Clinton is ineligible to serve as Secretary of State because as a Senator she had voted to increase the salary of the position she now holds. The litigants claim that vote, made in 2007, is forbidden by an arcane clause of the U.S. Constitution. Before Clinton was confirmed, …

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Hillary: I’m Leaving Obama After 1st Term

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told PBS yesterday that she plans to leave the Obama administration at the end of the current term. Speculation as to what that means has begun. It’s hard for many politicos to imagine Hillary Clinton being content with “going back to private life and spending time reading, and writing, and maybe teaching, doing some personal …

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HillBuzz: Founder Of Gay PUMA Site Says Leftists Are Out To Get Him

Talk about strange bedfellows. Wingnut sites from Free Republic to Michelle Malkin to Conservatives 4 Palin are rallying around the gay PUMA site HillBuzz, whose founder Kevin DuJan says that progressives have outed him as the person behind HillBuzz and are branding him a racist for his site’s attacks on Barack Obama and its support for Scott Brown and Sarah …

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Clinton On Gay Rights Abroad

Speaking at Georgetown University, on Tuesday Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responded to an audience member’s question about the safety of gays in other nations. Clinton said she is “deeply disturbed” about the situation for gays in Iran and the “violation of human rights in Uganda.” She added, “It’s important for the United States to stand against that and enlist …

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White House Holds Press Conference To Observe World AIDS Day

Here’s the complete video of yesterday’s White House press conference on HIV/AIDS. The clip’s description on the Obama administration’s YouTube channel: On the eve of World AIDS Day, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett, and other officials discuss the progress the Obama Administration has made in combating …

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Hillary Clinton (Sort Of) Denounces Uganda’s “Kill Gays” Bill

In a speech made to mark World AIDS Day, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a blanket condemnation of any attempt by other nations to criminalize homosexuality, a jab most seen by most as directed at Uganda, where America-based Christians are backing a bill that would result in the death penalty for some homosexual acts. “Obviously, our efforts are hampered …

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Hillary Clinton: I Am Not Running For Governor Of New York

Hillary keeps trying squash a persistent rumor.

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Moscow: Hillary Attends Unveiling Of Statue Honoring Gay Poet Walt Whitman

Today Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended the unveiling of a statue of gay poet Walt Whitman at Moscow State University. But local Russian LGBT activists are disappointed the Clinton did not use the opportunity to denounce the homophobia of the Russian government. Russia’s leading gay activist said Wednesday that he was disappointed that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton …

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Hillary: I’m Not Running In 2012

Yesterday Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told NBC News that she will not run for president in 2012. Asked by NBC’s Ann Curry whether, after how fiercely and competitively she had sought the Democratic nomination in 2008, she would run for president again, she responded with that hearty Hillary laugh we’ve all come to know, and said: “It never crosses …

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Rumor Mill: Hillary Mulling Resignation

Wingnut pubs like Weekly Standard and the New York Post are citing “insiders” who claim that Hillary Clinton is considering resigning as Secretary as State to run either for New York governor or against NY Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. From the Post: Hillary Clinton is said to be frustrated with her lack of authority as secretary of state and resentful of …

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Photo Of The Day

The Clintons, the Dubyas, the Obamas, the Bidens, and the Carters sat together at today’s memorial for Sen. Ted Kennedy. The elder Bushes elected not to attend, which seems odd.

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Hillary Recognizes Pride Month

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has issued a statement recognizing June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. It reads, in part: Forty years ago this month, the gay rights movement began with the Stonewall riots in New York City, as gays and lesbians demanded an end to the persecution they had long endured. Now, after decades of hard work, the …

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Clinton Rules: State Dept To Grant Equal Benefits To Gay Diplomats

Secretary of State Clinton has ruled that the State Department will grant equal benefits to gay diplomats. In a notice to be sent soon to State Department employees, Clinton says regulations that denied same-sex couples and their families the same rights and privileges that straight diplomats enjoyed are “unfair and must end,” as they harm U.S. diplomacy. “Providing training, medical …

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Auto-Tune The News: Hillary & Katie

I can’t get enough of these.

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Hillary’s First Test

Secretary of State Clinton is about to visit South Korea. Just hours ahead of her arrival, North Korea has declared that they are “fully ready for war.” North Korea stepped up its war rhetoric Thursday, saying its troops are “fully ready” for war with South Korea, just hours before a visit to Seoul by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham …

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Forever Leather Hates Hillary

This infomercial for upstate New York’s Forever Leather wins the internet. Amazingly, this guy was NOT a cast member of The Soprano’s. (Via – Gothamist)

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