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Hillary Clinton Formally Kicks Off Her 2016 Presidential Campaign

Former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton formally kicked off her 2016 campaign for president with a speech before thousands on NYC’s Roosevelt Island.

Just a few lines that got major response from the crowd:

“I may not be the youngest candidate in this race, but I will be the youngest WOMAN President in American history!”

 “We Americans are at our best when we pick each other up and we have each other’s back.”

 “Americans are problem-solvers… We don’t run from change, we harness the power of change.”

“In America, every family should feel like they belong. So we should offer hard-working, law-abiding immigrant families a path to citizenship. Not second-class status.”


“And, we should ban discrimination against LGBT Americans and their families so they can live, learn, marry, and work just like everybody else.”

Speaking of the Republican candidates:

“They want to put immigrants, who work hard and pay taxes, at risk of deportation, and they turn their backs on gay people who love each other.”

And this light-hearted line:

“You won’t see my hair go grey in the White House. I’ve been coloring it FOR YEARS.”

Watch the speech below. Go Hillary!

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Rick Santorum Finds One Lone Attendee At Iowa Campaign Event

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum arrived at an Iowa campaign event where he was greeted by just one lone face.

Via Raw Story:

The Des Moines Register reported that Santorum decided to order lunch when he saw that Audubon County Republican Party Chair Peggy Toft was his entire audience at a restaurant in Hamlin.

“I haven’t eaten, actually, all day,” the candidate told Toft.

By the time his meal of tenderloin and onion rings showed up, so had three other voters, according to the Register.

At a small table in the restaurant, Santorum explained to Pastor Glen Meyers and the other listeners that same-sex marriage was threat to the family and religious liberty.

“This is where the left is saying, ‘Here is what your belief system should be, and anyone who does not toe the line, you’re a hater, you’re a bigot, you’re intolerant and you will not be tolerated,’” he insisted.

Santorum said that low turnout was all part of his plan.

“People don’t understand. One guy in there said, ‘I’ll speak for you at the caucus,’” he remarked. “That’s maybe eight votes that you wouldn’t otherwise get. Eight votes can make a big difference, as I know.”

#Bless #RoughToBeRick

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Supports Constitutional Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), who voted for his state’s ban on same-sex marriage in 2006, said in an appearance today on ABC’s “This Week” that he supports a constitutional amendment banning marriage equality nationwide.

“I personally believe that marriage is between one man and one woman,” said Walker, a prospective GOP presidential candidate, on ABC’s “This Week.” “If the court decides that, the only next approach is for those who are supporters of marriage being defined as between one man and one woman is ultimately to consider pursuing a constitutional amendment.”

Walker added that “the decision on defining marriage should be left up to the states.”

Recent polls show support for marriage equality at or near 60% approval across the U.S.

The most recent Quinnipiac University poll shows 56% of Americans support the Supreme Court striking down bans on same-sex marriage.

Same-sex marriage is currently legal in 36 states plus the District of Columbia.

To pass a constitutional amendment, you have to get approval from TWO-THIRDS of the Senate, TWO-THIRDS of the House of Representatives and then TWO-THIRDS of all state legislatures.

Clearly that won’t ever happen. Walker is pandering to the conservative extremists.

Walker is expected to announce his candidacy for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination in the coming weeks.

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Hillary Clinton Calls For Automatic Voter Registration At 18

Speaking in Texas today, Democratic contender for president Hillary Clinton said registering to vote should be automatic at age 18, unless folks choose to opt-out.

From Huffington Post:

Hillary Clinton in a speech on Thursday called for universal, automatic voter registration, saying every citizen in the country should be automatically registered to vote when they turn 18, unless they opt-out.

Clinton spoke at Texas Southern University in Houston, where she was receiving the Barbara Jordan Public-Private Leadership Award. She also said Republican-led efforts in several states to further regulate voting and voter registration disproportionately harm both underrepresented communities and young people.

Clinton also called for a national standard that would require every state in the country to offer at least 20 days of early in-person voting, including keeping polling stations open on weekends and evenings.

I completely agree on both the automatic voter registration AND on the opt-out. But it should be something that 18 year olds have to consciously do one way or the other.

The more people who vote, the better.

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Sen. Lincoln Chaffee To Join Democratic Race For President

Lincoln Chaffee

Former Rhode Island Governor and Republican U.S. Senator Lincoln Chaffee will announce his intention to run for the 2016 Democratic nomination for president today.

From the Washington Post:

Chafee’s decision to run makes him the fourth Democratic hopeful to officially enter the race. But he’s already been the first to directly and consistently attack front-runner Hillary Clinton — particularly over the Iraq War vote that helped sink her first presidential bid.

“I don’t think anybody should be president of the United States that made that mistake” of voting for the Iraq War, Chafee told The Post in April. “It’s a huge mistake, and we live with broad, broad ramifications today — of instability not only in the Middle East but far beyond and the loss of American credibility. There were no weapons of mass destruction.”

Chafee, the son of Rhode Island Sen. John Chafee (R), was appointed to the U.S. Senate after his father died in 1999, leaving the seat vacant. As a liberal Republican, Chafee was reelected to a full term in 2000, before losing in 2006. He officially left the Republican Party the following year. He was elected governor as an independent in 2010 and joined the Democratic Party in 2013. His announcement Wednesday comes less than two years after he decided not to seek a second term as governor amid low approval ratings and the prospect of a bruising primary.

Central to Chafee’s presidential campaign: his 2002 Senate vote against authorizing the use of military force in Iraq in 2002, when he was the only Republican senator to oppose the measure.

Chaffee joins already announced former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley in the race.

I can tell you now, the Dems are not going to nominate a former Republican to be their nominee.

Especially one who only won a single term in the Senate, and then knew he couldn’t win a second term as governor.

Not. Gonna. Happen.

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HRC Reminds Us Of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Terrible Record On LGBT Issues

With the announcement of Sen. Lindsey Graham’s 2016 bid for president, the Human Rights Campaign would like to remind you of his positions on LGBT issues.

And suffice to say, the news is NOT good. Check it out below.

By the way, I think it bears mentioning that unsubstantiated rumors have swirled for years that Graham may be a closeted gay man. I have no proof that the life-long bachelor is gay, but if so it would be the height of hypocrisy.