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Senator Gillibrand Proposes Ending Funding For DADT Discharges
02/06/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has offered up a proposal to put an end to dismissals under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, or at least she is reintroducing the idea. Under her plan, an amendment would be offered to... (Continue reading)
Colbert Report and Daily Show Skewer Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Hearings
02/04/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire “Next thing you know, they’ll be freebasing spinach.” Last night, Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart took on the Senate’s hearings regarding Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Taking on Senator John McCain’s flip on the subject of hearing from... (Continue reading)
“Take Back Illinois.” Seriously? Where Are We Taking It Back To?
02/03/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire There are political slogans that work. There are political slogans that fail. There are those political slogans that end up being the butt of jokes for ages to come. “Take Back Illinois” is bound... (Continue reading)
Senator Gillibrand To Appear On Rachel Maddow Show To Discuss DADT
02/01/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Tomorrow, 2 February, the Senate Armed Services Committee will be taking on the issue of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Tonight, on The Rachel Maddow Show, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be discussing the push to pass the... (Continue reading)
Christine Quinn Endorses Gillibrand for NY Senate Seat
Image via Wikipedia 1/29/2010- by Natasia Langfelder New York City Council Speaker and out lesbian, Christine Quinn, officially threw her support behind Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today. At a speech on the steps of city hall, Quinn called Gillibrand a champion of LGBT... (Continue reading)
Rep. Skelton Doesn’t Want To Disrupt Military By Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
01/29/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Representative Ike Skelton believes that Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell should not be repealed because it would cause too much stress on the military in a time of war. What Skelton never quite answers in his objection... (Continue reading)
DADT State Of The Union Move Pushes Senate Hearings On Repeal Into February
01/26/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire President Barack Obama seems to be signaling to Congress that it is time to get the lead out on repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. It follows on the heels of a certain amount of background noise... (Continue reading)
Stephen Colbert Goes After Harold Ford Jr. For Political Position Changes
01/26/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Harold Ford was for marriage equality before he was against it and before he was for it. He was for choice before he was against it and before he was for it again. That is,... (Continue reading)
Mixner Endorses Gillibrand for Senate
Image by Freedom To Marry via Flickr 1/20/2010-by Natasia Langfelder David Mixner, a well-known author and longtime activist for LGBT rights, has publicly thrown his support behind Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Mixner posted on his blog that although he was skeptical of... (Continue reading)
Is It Time For Governor Dean To Return To The DNC Chairmanship?
01/19/10- by Bridgette P. LaVictoire As the chaos of the Coakley Senate run comes to the final stretch, the finger pointing has already begun. Problems plagued this campaign, including the arrogance of the candidate who ran a more passive campaign... (Continue reading)
Lack of Progress of LGBT and Other Issues Threatens To Derail Democratic Majority
01/15/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire President Barack Obama is now facing a very real problem in Massachusetts. He rushed there to try and shore up the flagging likelihood that Martha Coakley would, in fact, succeed Senator Ted Kennedy in the seat... (Continue reading)
Catholic Hospital Groups Support Senate Health Care Bill
12/26/09-by Paula Brooks Bucking the ever increasingly hard lined United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, several major Catholic health groups have backed the Senate’s health-care compromise on abortion. In a statement released last week, Sr. Carol Keehan, president and chief executive office... (Continue reading)
Senator Gillibrand Benefits From Mayor Giuliani’s Bow Out of Politics
12/22/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire It is finally looking as if Kirsten Gillibrand is in the clear for her first run for Senate. Ever since Rudy Giuliani crashed like Eddie “the Eagle” in his his Presidential bid, speculation has swirled around... (Continue reading)
As Senator Nelson Throws His Fit, It Is Time To Kill The Health Care Bill And Start New (Editorial)
Written on 17 Dec, 2009 at 17:11 in Commentary, Editorials, Featured, Video Posts | viewed times | 12 Comments
12/17/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire This is what happens when you cave in to one person who is having a snit. Another one comes along and demands that you cave in to him. In this case it is Democrat Ben... (Continue reading)
Protesters Target The Homes And Offices Of NY Senators Who Voted Against Equality
12/14/09-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Protesters braved snow, rain, and slush to bring a message to New York State Senator Carl Kruger. Many of the signs called Kruger a closeted bigot. It is part of a wider campaign to picket... (Continue reading)
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