What will Hillary do for us?

 

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January 2007

By Keston Huntington

On gay "Civil Rights" issue's

Hillary Clinton has been ambiguous at best

But doesn't she have to be? 

 

While Hillary Clinton has been ambiguous, actions speak louder than words,

and Hillary will be a "Civil Rights" President, make no mistake!

 

"Gay soldiers need to shoot straight, not be straight", Hillary Clinton, November 2003, Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage and Voted YES on adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes.

Hillary Clinton is no dummy.  In order to gain popular vote and not be targeted by Right Wing Conservatives she has been ambiguous, she simply had to be.  She is smart enough to know that the majority of public opinion is inundated with terror over the mere mention of what is deemed the "gay agenda" by Conservative Groups.  The insinuations that gays in the military will be hitting on them, that we will attempt to turn everyone we know into a gay, that we will undignify their marriages and encourage their children to be gay has worked well for the Republican Party.  It is all political and it is all dishonest and dirty. Right wing Christian Conservatives love to spin the "gay" factor during the political season and let's face it, Hillary Clinton while she is the Democratic Darling, she faces one the most dynamic presidential bids in history. Never before has a woman truly been a favorite in a Presidential bid. 

She is known for her dedicated planning, her control and her ambitions.  The woman KNEW from early on in her life that she was going to be a leader, that she was going to change the world and it can confidently be said she wanted to be President.

What is in every American who has stake in Civil Right Equality whether they are racial, women's or gay - rights, what we all have in a favor with Hillary Clinton is that she is extremely intelligent, very well educated and she is a woman. Yes, there are a lot of college educated idiots who are bigots, who are gay bashers, who believe a good woman is one who stay home, pregnant and barefooted, but those idea's are the exception and not the rule when it comes to highly intelligent people.  It is a fact that highly intelligent people are more likely to not be manipulated through fear and religion when it comes to exercising common sense and they are much more likely to see through the smoke and mirrors. Intelligent people are more likely to think in terms of "what is right, what is fair" versus what is instead controlling behaviors and ignorance.

It is also a fact that straight woman tend to not fear gays as much as straight men. It's not women who are committing hate crimes, beating up gays or blacks and its not women who are torching crosses in front yards. Women have their own personal experiences in the pursuit of equality just like blacks, but it is a fact that straight men are more likely to fear gay men, then a straight woman would fear a lesbian.

 

Any Gay Groups who condemn Hillary Clinton because of her lack of support on the Gay Civil Rights issues is truly NOT helping our cause. By campaigning against Hillary Clinton they are eliminating hope for the nearer future of our equality.  How on Earth can we/they not see that any candidate who is outwardly a champion of gay rights will NEVER be electable, at least not in the near future. 

 

Hillary Clinton already faces a big hurdle just by being the first WOMAN ever to be a serious contender for the role of Madam President!  The first ever in American History!  Clearly Hillary Clinton already is jumping through one huge step in Civil Rights.  But if she were to add in an "Gay Civil Rights Champion" label to the Woman factor, it would be far too much for the public to embrace her. The woman is no dummy, folks. 

 

Clearly "popular vote" has not always guaranteed Civil Rights, it takes time for the majority to awaken to ignorant ways of thinking, to adjust and educate themselves. Not too long ago was popular majority against bi-racial marriages, women voting and blacks having equal rights.  It takes steps with intelligent people in power providing subtle guidance to the path of fairness and equality. 

 

Hillary Clinton is our great hope, folks.  She is a woman, she is a strong woman at that, she is highly intelligent (thus taking out the ignorant factor), well educated and she has a voting pattern that leans in favor of common sense, in favoring equal rights! The record has spoken for itself and Hillary Clinton may speak in terms that might not match her intellect because she simply has to.  She would not be where she is today if she hadn't.  It is very likely that Hillary Clinton will become known as a Civil Rights President if she is indeed elected.