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  Major Gay Paper Endorses Clinton -- Despite Big Reservations
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Last EditedThe Sunset Provision  Dec 29, 2007 10:56pm
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News DateSunday, December 30, 2007 04:55:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionHillary Clinton deserves the support of gay voters, despite the presidential record of her husband and her own refusal to support gay marriage, a major gay weekly says.

In the current issue of the Washington Blade, editor Kevin Naff argues that Hillary Clinton's mastery of policy detail, Washington experience, and campaign tenacity makes her a far better presidential candidate than Barack Obama or any of her Democratic rivals.

"Her chief rival, Obama, has disappointed in the debates, appearing to lack confidence and talking mostly in generalities," the Blade said. "George W. Bush has certainly lowered the bar when it comes to expecting experience in our presidential candidates, but Obama was an Illinois state senator just three years ago. ... Electing a president with virtually zero experience on the world stage would be a mistake."

As for the Republicans running for president, they have all aligned themselves with "evangelical Christian extremists," and "appear increasingly out of touch -- from Mike Huckabee's shockingly ignorant remarks about 'isolating' AIDS patients to Rudy Giuliani's suddenly nuanced positions on gay rights....

"Gay Americans cannot afford another four years of a Republican administration in the White House," the Blade said. "Attacking gays and opposing even the most benign forms of incremental rights advances is now part of the GOP playbook, no matter the nominee."

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