She will do and say anything to help herself. I wouldn't trust her on anything.
And who but the most naive cares.
BTW: Do gays want special treatment?
Hillary Clinton Backs Gay Marriage
ABC OTUS News – 22 hrs ago
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced her support for gay marriage
Monday, putting her in line with other potential Democratic
presidential candidates on a social issue that is rapidly gaining public
approval.
Clinton made the announcement in an online video released Monday morning by the gay rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign. She says in the six-minute video that gays and lesbians are "full and equal citizens and deserve the rights of citizenship."
"That includes marriage," she says, adding that she backs gay marriage both "personally and as a matter of policy and law."
Clinton's
announcement is certain to further fuel the already rampant speculation
that she is considering another run for president in 2016. Other
possible Democratic contenders — including Vice President Joe Biden, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley — all back the right of same-sex couples to marry.
Polls
show that public opinion on gay marriage has shifted perhaps more
rapidly than on any other major issue in recent times. In Gallup polling
last November, 53 percent of adult Americans said same-sex marriages
should be granted the same status as traditional marriages, while 46
percent felt they should not be valid.In 1996, when Gallup first asked about gay marriages, 27 percent felt they should be valid.
The shift among the major political parties has been equally swift. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Clinton and rival Barack Obama
both backed civil unions for gay couples, but not same-sex marriage. In
the lead-up to the 2012 election, Obama announced his support for gay
marriage and Democrats backed the right of same-sex couples to wed in
their party's official platform.
The White House welcomed Clinton's announcement, saying it meant Clinton's views on the issue were now in line with Obama's."The president believes that anytime a public official of stature steps forward to embrace a commitment that he shares to equality, he thinks it's a good thing," said White House spokesman Jay Carney.
The GOP officially opposes gay marriage, though several high profile Republicans have publicly backed the right of same-sex couples to wed. On Friday, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman became the first Republican senator to announce his support for gay marriage, saying he had a change of heart after learning that his son is gay.
More than 100 Republicans also submitted a "friend of the court" brief to the Supreme Court asking the justices to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. The court will hear oral arguments on California's Proposition 8 measure next week.
Justices will
also hear arguments in a related case concerning the constitutionality
of a provision in the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as
between one man and one woman. President Bill Clinton
signed the act into law in 1996, but said earlier this month that he
now believes it is unconstitutional and should be overturned.
Despite holding back in supporting same-sex marriage, Hillary Clinton was a strong support of gay rights,
both in the U.S. and abroad, during her tenure at the State Department.
Under her watch, the U.S. government made it official policy to promote
gay rights around the world.
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