Tag Archives: Kirsten Gillibrand

NEW YORK: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand In Comfortable Lead Over Joe DioGuardi

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand leads comfortably in the polls over Joe DioGuardi, who is the father of American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi. Gillibrand has emerged as a Senate leader on LGBT issues in the less than two years since being appointed to Hillary Clinton’s seat.

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Gillibrand Tweets Gaga

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Gillibrand Ad Slams Radical GOP

NY Daily News columnist Celeste Katz tips us to this new ad from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. “You’ve seen the extreme Republicans who are running for Senate in Kentucky and Nevada, but have you seen the candidates running to challenge Kirsten Gillibrand in New York? All three of them would bring their own brand of Republican extremism to New York. We …

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Sen. Gillibrand On DADT Repeal

Good As You tips us to this In The Life segment in which Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand talks to two victims of DADT. Gillibrand remains one of the staunchest Senate proponents of the repeal of DADT.

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Senate Candidate David Malpass: Obama & Gillibrand Are Destroying Your Way Of Life

He’s the alternative, the Reagan alternative!

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SLIDESHOW: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand LGBT Fundraiser In NYC

Last night NY Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, Pam Spaulding, and Jeremy Hooper joined me at Hell’s Kitchen’s Therapy Lounge for an LGBT fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, an event put together by Out For Kirsten’s Todd Beeton. Dropping by were SiriusXM host Michelangelo Signorile, activist Corey Johnson, former Clinton White House adviser Ricard Socarides, and other homo-politicos. Great night! Full-screen …

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TONIGHT: JMG-Sponsored LGBT Fundraiser For Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

My last reminder: If you are in NYC tonight please consider joining me, Jeremy Hooper, and Pam Spaulding at Therapy in Hell’s Kitchen as we co-host a special netroots fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The event runs 6pm-9pm with a $20 donation. Facebook event page here. And please join Out For Kirsten’s Facebook page. Openly gay NY state Assemblyman …

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Tweet Of The Day – Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Come celebrate with Sen. Gillibrand tomorrow night at Therapy in Hell’s Kitchen for the JMG-sponsored fundraiser party!

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THURSDAY: JMG-Sponsored LGBT Fundraiser For Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

REMINDER: If you are in NYC on Thursday, August 5th, please consider joining me, Jeremy Hooper, and Pam Spaulding at Therapy in Hell’s Kitchen as we co-host a special netroots fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The event runs 6pm-9pm with a $20 donation. Facebook event page here. And please join Out For Kirsten’s Facebook page. Openly gay New York …

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Tweet Of The Day – Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

Details here!

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AUGUST 5TH: JMG-Sponsored LGBT Fundraiser For Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

If you are in NYC on Thursday, August 5th, please consider joining me, Jeremy Hooper, and Pam Spaulding at Therapy in Hell’s Kitchen as we co-host a special netroots fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The event runs 6pm-9pm with a $20 donation. Facebook event page here. And please join Out For Kirsten’s Facebook page. Longtime readers will recall that …

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Shut Up And Go Away Already

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Harold Ford: I’m Not Running

Former Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) announced tonight that he will not be running for Kirsten Gillibrand’s seat in the U.S. Senate. After traveling the state on a closely watched tour, he told friends that he could prevail but feared that an ugly campaign would leave the winner drained of cash and vulnerable to a Republican challenger at a time when …

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Former Rep. Harold Ford Booed Off The Stage At NYC LGBT Center

Former Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN), who is considering running against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, had to cut his appearance at the NYC LGBT Center short last night when protesters in the audience repeatedly interrupted his speech. Via Gay City News: Some in the crowd were unabashed Gillibrand partisans and carried anti-Ford messages written on the back of “Gillibrand For Senate” signs. …

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SLIDESHOW: HRC 2010 NYC Gala

Here’s a short slideshow from Saturday’s HRC gala in NYC, courtesy of my able photographer Dr. Jeff. Except for the HRC’s official photographer, media were kept tightly corraled in a roped-off pen in front of the HRC backdrop, so we were pretty much unable to photograph or interview attendees. After all the big shots were trotted off the pre-show stage, …

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Gillibrand Pledges Budget Amendment To Block Funding For DADT Enforcement

At the Human Rights Campaign’s $400/plate black tie gala at NYC’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel, last night Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced that she would be submitting an amendment to the federal budget that would block the use of funds to enforce DADT. Gillibrand, the evening’s keynote speaker, also praised Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Admiral Mike Mullen for last week’s declaration …

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Senate Begins DADT Hearings Today, Pentagon Announces Year-Long Review

The full repeal of DADT will take years, according to the Pentagon’s top brass. In fact, it will take a year just to plan on how to get started. In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Michael Mullen also are expected to announce the creation of a group …

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Ann Coulter’s Favorite Democrat

Blistering. Yowtch.

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Harold Ford Pleads His Case

After charges of flip-flopping and carpetbagging rained down on him yesterday, today former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford (D) took to the op-ed pages of the New York Post to bolster his cause to unseat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. I am pro-choice — have always been since I entered politics almost 15 years ago. My cumulative grade with NARAL during 10 years …

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Harold Ford Reverses On Marriage

Former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford, who announced last week that he is considering running for Kirsten Gillibrand’s Senate seat in New York, was one of 34 Democrats who voted for the Federal Marriage Act. But this morning he told Matt Lauer on the Today Show that he’s changed his mind. Host Matt Lauer asked, “So you’re now in favor of …

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