Clinton Praises Nancy Reagan on AIDS, Apologizes

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The Clinton's were fighting for gay rights in the 1990's at least, they just didn't publically come around to supporting gay marriage until soon after Obama did.

That is not true - They were one of the conservative & anti-gay people. Bill & Hillary supported the homophobic DOMA which Sanders voted against & 35% of Dems voted against. When Obama was for gay marriage, more than half of the Dem party was in favor of it.

Hillary was one of the last to change!

[Sasquatch]

Seriously, Hillary?

[Landslide Lyndon]

Bill Maher said the same thing about Nancy Reagan last week in his show. I don't remember Sanders supporters asking him to apologise.

[Shadows]

Bill Maher said the same thing about Nancy Reagan last week in his show. I don't remember Sanders supporters asking him to apologise.

Link? Bill Maher is not running for President - Why do you have to make this ridiculous statements?

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

The Clinton's were fighting for gay rights in the 1990's at least, they just didn't publically come around to supporting gay marriage until soon after Obama did.

That is not true - They were one of the conservative & anti-gay people. Bill & Hillary supported the homophobic DOMA which Sanders voted against & 35% of Dems voted against. When Obama was for gay marriage, more than half of the Dem party was in favor of it.

Hillary was one of the last to change!

Jesus man, context. But you seem determined to think of Hillary and those of us who support her as actually evil (or stupid or corrupt), there's no point having any kind of meaningful conversation with you.

[The Other Castro]

Bill Maher said the same thing about Nancy Reagan last week in his show. I don't remember Sanders supporters asking him to apologise.

Is that really the best you can do? Even if he did say that, he's not running for President and not relevant whatsoever to the 2016 race, but you know that. Also, the biggest outrage I've heard personally around Clinton's comments came from Clinton supporters themselves asking for her to apologize immediately.

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The Clinton's were fighting for gay rights in the 1990's at least, they just didn't publically come around to supporting gay marriage until soon after Obama did.

That is not true - They were one of the conservative & anti-gay people. Bill & Hillary supported the homophobic DOMA which Sanders voted against & 35% of Dems voted against. When Obama was for gay marriage, more than half of the Dem party was in favor of it.

Hillary was one of the last to change!

And Bernie joined with nearly half of Democrats in voting against DADT.

https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/15579#.VbfPT0JViko

[Landslide Lyndon]

Bill Maher said the same thing about Nancy Reagan last week in his show. I don't remember Sanders supporters asking him to apologise.

Is that really the best you can do? Even if he did say that, he's not running for President and not relevant whatsoever to the 2016 race, but you know that. Also, the biggest outrage I've heard personally around Clinton's comments came from Clinton supporters themselves asking for her to apologize immediately.

He is a vocal Sanders supporter so don't give me that BS about him not running for president.

[Shadows]

The Clinton's were fighting for gay rights in the 1990's at least, they just didn't publically come around to supporting gay marriage until soon after Obama did.

That is not true - They were one of the conservative & anti-gay people. Bill & Hillary supported the homophobic DOMA which Sanders voted against & 35% of Dems voted against. When Obama was for gay marriage, more than half of the Dem party was in favor of it.

Hillary was one of the last to change!

Jesus man, context. But you seem determined to think of Hillary and those of us who support her as actually evil (or stupid or corrupt), there's no point having any kind of meaningful conversation with you.

Haha, when you look @ the ridiculous posts this Landside guy is making - It kind of proves me right!

I actually don't care if Hillary said it - Giving her a pass, heat of the moment, she apologized & I never considered her a fighter for LGBT anyways. I give her a pass.

But look @ this ridiculous comments Landside is making to argue your case - It only makes you guys look bad!

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Bill Maher said the same thing about Nancy Reagan last week in his show. I don't remember Sanders supporters asking him to apologise.

Is that really the best you can do? Even if he did say that, he's not running for President and not relevant whatsoever to the 2016 race, but you know that. Also, the biggest outrage I've heard personally around Clinton's comments came from Clinton supporters themselves asking for her to apologize immediately.

He is a vocal Sanders supporter so don't give me that BS about him not running for president.

Except he really isn't running for president, he is barely relevant at all to this race, and it's not just Sandernistas who are angered by this.

[Landslide Lyndon]

Bill Maher said the same thing about Nancy Reagan last week in his show. I don't remember Sanders supporters asking him to apologise.

Is that really the best you can do? Even if he did say that, he's not running for President and not relevant whatsoever to the 2016 race, but you know that. Also, the biggest outrage I've heard personally around Clinton's comments came from Clinton supporters themselves asking for her to apologize immediately.

He is a vocal Sanders supporter so don't give me that BS about him not running for president.

Except he really isn't running for president, he is barely relevant at all to this race, and it's not just Sandernistas who are angered by his.

Oh really? I'll remember that next time a Cinton surrogate says something stupid and Berniebots start frothing from the mouth about how this is definite proof of Hillary being a closet teabagger.

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Bill Maher said the same thing about Nancy Reagan last week in his show. I don't remember Sanders supporters asking him to apologise.

Is that really the best you can do? Even if he did say that, he's not running for President and not relevant whatsoever to the 2016 race, but you know that. Also, the biggest outrage I've heard personally around Clinton's comments came from Clinton supporters themselves asking for her to apologize immediately.

He is a vocal Sanders supporter so don't give me that BS about him not running for president.

Except he really isn't running for president, he is barely relevant at all to this race, and it's not just Sandernistas who are angered by his.

Oh really? I'll remember that next time a Cinton surrogate says something stupid and Berniebots start frothing from the mouth about how this is definite proof of Hillary being a closet teabagger.

I don't remember Bill Maher ever having campaigned for Sanders. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Landslide Lyndon]

I don't remember Bill Maher ever having campaigned for Sanders. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Depends on your definition of "campaigning" child.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/bill-maher-pens-blistering-essay-863493

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDRxbQlpqmo

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In either case, Bill Maher is a mere supporter. Clinton is a candidate. Those are the facts.

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https://www.facebook.com/allida.black/posts/10156600690075223

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This will have had hardly an impact on most of the teens and 20 somethings that post here...but for many gay men over 35, this marks the end of their support for that woman.  She doesn't give a God damn about anything but her own self advancement.

I'm "only" 30, but I grew up knowing my mom's dearest friend from childhood was gay and that he was living with HIV that luckily was under control.  But he saw so so many of his friends die while the likes of Nancy Reagan were thinking "good...let the little f****ts die".

At this point I'll have to bring a barf bucket into the voting booth to vote for her because at least she acknowledges her error and won't take us back to that era or even worse like her insane opponent.

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This will have had hardly an impact on most of the teens and 20 somethings that post here...but for many gay men over 35, this marks the end of their support for that woman.  She doesn't give a God damn about anything but her own self advancement.

I'm "only" 30, but I grew up knowing my mom's dearest friend from childhood was gay and that he was living with HIV that luckily was under control.  But he saw so so many of his friends die while the likes of Nancy Reagan were thinking "good...let the little f****ts die".

At this point I'll have to bring a barf bucket into the voting booth to vote for her because at least she acknowledges her error and won't take us back to that era or even worse like her insane opponent.

Wonder how much impact this will have in future states then. Florida has a substantial gay population, I wonder if the numbers will shift for Bernie at all there.

[DS0816]

This will have had hardly an impact on most of the teens and 20 somethings that post here...but for many gay men over 35, this marks the end of their support for that woman.  She doesn't give a God damn about anything but her own self advancement.

I'm "only" 30, but I grew up knowing my mom's dearest friend from childhood was gay and that he was living with HIV that luckily was under control.  But he saw so so many of his friends die while the likes of Nancy Reagan were thinking "good...let the little f****ts die".

At this point I'll have to bring a barf bucket into the voting booth to vote for her because at least she acknowledges her error and won't take us back to that era or even worse like her insane opponent.

It would help if Elder Gays also pulled their support from Hillary.

They are on board for Bernie's policies; but they're dying to see a woman—any woman—elected president.

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You say "Elder Gays" capitalized like there's some kind of secret cult of gays.

[RaphaelDLG]

Hillary supporters need to start a meme that is a play on "friends of Dorothy" except with Hillary in place of Judy Garland

[Lexii, harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy]

Hillary supporters need to start a meme that is a play on "friends of Dorothy" except with Hillary in place of Judy Garland

someone please edit that colbert segment intro, pleeez!!!

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They were anti-gay marriage specifically concerning HIV & all these issues. I mean most were back then but Reagan hit them hard. I can see why she retracted!

Gay marriage wasn't even a thing in the 80s. The first poll from Gallup was taken in 1996. http://www.gallup.com/poll/117328/marriage.aspx

Also- genuinely curious here- can any record of Mondale be found talking about this issue in 1984?

[SingingAnalyst]

The Clinton's were fighting for gay rights in the 1990's at least, they just didn't publically come around to supporting gay marriage until soon after Obama did.

That is not true - They were one of the conservative & anti-gay people. Bill & Hillary supported the homophobic DOMA which Sanders voted against & 35% of Dems voted against. When Obama was for gay marriage, more than half of the Dem party was in favor of it.

Hillary was one of the last to change!

And Bernie joined with nearly half of Democrats in voting against DADT.

https://votesmart.org/bill/votes/15579#.VbfPT0JViko

Sanders voted against it, along with Nancy Pelosi and Fortney 'Pete" Stark, probably becuase he didn't think it went far enough. Most Dems voted Yea as a compromise.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

An absurd gaffe she fully deserved to be called out for, and to her credit quickly apologized for. Can imagine why many were upset

cory, aren't you the guy who thinks people with hiv should kill themselves?

No, that was a troll statement that got taken wayyyyy to seriously.