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Friday, November 30, 2012

Gay Marriage / 2016 Hillary Clinton Will Soon Support Gay Marriage

Posted by Paul Constant on Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 2:40 PM

Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remains the biggest-name potential Democratic 2016 presidential hopeful who has yet to take a position in support of gay marriage, a source of discussion in Washington this week after the State Department hosted a major LGBT event.

Clinton, who was against gay marriage in her 2008 presidential run, spoke favorably about New York's gay marriage law when it passed in 2011, but has remained quiet on her position since, as other Cabinet members such as Arne Duncan, along with Vice President Joe Biden, have voiced support, and as marriage referenda passed in four states earlier this month.

But according to two sources, Clinton's aides have privately indicated to people that she will end up where her husband and daughter, Chelsea, have emerged on the issue - in favor of same-sex nuptials.

Her statement of support will probably come during an interview, presumably after she leaves the office of Secretary of State. You say you thought Hillary Clinton endorsed gay marriage already? She probably hasn't supported it yet because, as a source tells Politico, she feels "because of her role as the country's chief diplomat that it was appropriate for her to stay out of this."

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Obama probably convinced her.

Posted by Bub on November 30, 2012 at 3:02 PM

It's now politically wise to support Equality.

Posted by Sargon Bighorn on November 30, 2012 at 3:25 PM

As Secretary of State she HAS no opinion other than that which is the policy of the Executive. That is the entire point of her job.

Posted by tkc on November 30, 2012 at 3:41 PM

Lets see...marries a man solely to advance her own career.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_mFLEwDKNkY/TZ…

Doesn't seem to mind any of his infidelities, in fact, allows them to continue even after being made aware of them.

Things that...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2ayWcJf…

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on November 30, 2012 at 7:58 PM

...and the world shrugged a collective "meh"

Posted by long-time reader on November 30, 2012 at 7:59 PM

Hillary Clinton doesn't care much about gay marriage either way and neither does Obama. That's how it's always seemed to me. It's just not a driving passion for them, or at least important enough to risk political capital supporting it back when it was decidedly unpopular. (Obama only extended his support because Biden had already blurted it out. Biden probably cares more about this than Obama.)

At least it's better than having an axe to grind against gay rights.

Posted by floater on November 30, 2012 at 8:00 PM

Yeah, I thought she had done this years ago. It's about time.

Posted by very bad homo on November 30, 2012 at 8:11 PM

I cut Hillary a *lot* of slack on this. ... The far bigger issue, as far as I'm concerned, is why so many people seem to mindlessly hate on Hillary - maybe they're one & the same Neanderthals who hate on Obama?

Posted by blackhook on November 30, 2012 at 11:33 PM