Tag Archives: Obama administration

Log Cabin Republicans Denounce Chuck Hagel In Full-Page New York Times Ad

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Obama To Nominate Sen. John Kerry To Replace Secretary Hillary Clinton

No surprise here as Kerry was widely thought to be the favorite, especially after UN Ambassador Susan Rice withdrew her name.  Kerry’s nomination should become official sometime in the next week. Kerry, the senior senator from Massachusetts and the Democratic Party’s 2004 presidential nominee, is noted for the experience, gravitas and relationship-building skills that could help him succeed as the …

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Ambassador Susan Rice Withdraws From Secretary Of State Consideration

Responding to the continuing assault upon her handling of the Libyan embassy attack, UN Ambassador Susan Rice has withdrawn her name from consideration to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. “I am fully confident that I could serve our country ably and effectively in that role,” Rice wrote in a letter to President Obama today. “However, if nominated, I …

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Today Is World Human Rights Day

The White House press office sends us this statement from United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice: Today, we pledge to live up to Eleanor Roosevelt’s inspirational example, for in far too many places human freedoms are still denied. As long as a family anywhere is tormented by a state-sanctioned killer; a peaceful agitator is hounded by a violent brigade; an artist …

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On Hillary 2016

Last week the Washington Post reported: Overall, 57 percent of all Americans say they would back a Clinton candidacy, with support peaking among younger women. Among all women, 66 percent say they would support Clinton as a candidate for president in 2016; it is 75 percent among those under 50 and 54 percent among those aged 50 and up. Forty-nine …

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No, No, That Wasn’t A Question

Bloomberg News reports an interesting rumor: President Barack Obama is considering nominating Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue, as his next ambassador to either the U.K. or France as he looks to reward his biggest fundraisers with embassies never out of fashion, according to two people familiar with the matter. Wintour, 63, may have some competition for the London posting; Matthew …

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REPORT: Openly Gay Banker Under Consideration For Obama Cabinet

According to an unnamed source, openly gay Export-Import Bank head Fred Hochberg is under consideration to join President Obama’s cabinet as Secretary of Commerce. If chosen, Hochberg would be the first openly gay cabinet member in history. Chris Johnson reports at Washington Blade: The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Washington Blade that Hochberg is under consideration …

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Obama Readies Cabinet Shakeup

The AP reports on the major changes coming for President Obama’s cabinet. At least three and as many as seven changes are being forecast.

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Secretary Clinton Celebrates LGBT Employees Of The State Department

(Via Andrew Belonsky)

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HRC Calls For Out Cabinet Member

The Human Rights Campaign says this week’s avalanche of elected LGBT officials underscores the need for an openly gay member of Obama’s cabinet. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed on his conversation with HRC head Chad Griffin: On the appointment of an out LGBT cabinet member, Griffin was equally forceful. “We made historic progress with president Obama in terms of our …

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Headline Of The Day

The headline is from the British tabloid Daily Mail, but don’t necessarily dismiss the source. In January I posted this item: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she wants to step off the “high wire of American politics” after two decades and is again tamping down speculation that she might stay in government if President Barack Obama wins a …

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Brian Brown: Pissed At Homeland Security

Hate group leader Brian Brown is ever so pissed at Homeland Security’s move to formally consider the relationship status of LGBT potential deportees. Via the Vatican puppet site EWTN News: “This is just another example of the federal government trying to skirt the Defense of Marriage Act,” said Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage. “The reality is …

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Homeland Security Issues Written Guidelines On Delaying LGBT Deportations

Immigration Equality is thrilled: Immigration Equality today praised the Obama Administration, and specifically the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for new, written guidance that will extend discretionary relief to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) immigrants with U.S. citizen spouses and partners. The new written directive, which was announced in response to a Congressional letter spearheaded by Minority Leader Nancy …

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GOP Platform: Obama Adminstration Supports Overseas Homosexual Agenda

Again we see (probably) the hand of Tony Perkins in the GOP party platform, this time in its foreign policy section. Think Progress quotes from a leaked copy: The effectiveness of our foreign aid has been limited by the cultural agenda of the current Administration, attempting to impose on foreign countries, especially the peoples of Africa, legalized abortion and the …

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Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks To Convention Of LGBT Lawyers

Yesterday Attorney General Eric Holder praised the work of LGBT lawyers gathered at the annual Lavender Law Conference and vowed to continue to work with them in the Obama administration’s campaign for full LGBT equality. An excerpt of Holder’s speech via Towleroad: You are – or soon will be – uniquely situated to use the power of the law, as …

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House Democrats Pressure White House Over LGBT Immigration Rights

Yesterday House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and a coalition of 81 House Democrats issued a call for the Obama administration to make it official policy that the foreign partners of LGBT Americans will not be deported. Chris Geidner reports: Pelosi — along with Reps. Jerrold Nadler and Mike Honda, the lead sponsors of two bills aimed at addressing LGBT inequalities …

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Clinton’s Full AIDS 2012 Opening Speech

I excerpted a bit of the speech’s text yesterday, but if you can spare half an hour today, Secretary Clinton’s remarks to the opening session of AIDS Conference 2012 were rather inspiring. It is interesting, however, to note which portions of her remarks drew cheers and which parts drew tepid applause.(Via Towleroad)

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Former Bachmann Campaign Chief Calls Her Conspiracy Claims “McCarthyist “

“Her unsubstantiated charge against Abedin, a widely respected top aide to Secretary Hillary Clinton, accusing her of some sort of far-fetched connection to the Muslim Brotherhood, is extreme and dishonest. Having worked for Congressman Bachman’s campaign for president, I am fully aware that she sometimes has difficulty with her facts, but this is downright vicious and reaches the late Senator …

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Secretary Of Defense Leon Panetta Issues Video Celebrating Gay Servicemembers

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