Signorile To Hillary Supporters: Don’t Be Stupid |
| Published: June 5, 2008, 4:07 pm |
| Tags: 2008 presidential election, barack obama, john mccain, media, politics u s, glbt, racism, 2008 election, discrimination, equality, gay rights, hillary clinton, lgbt, michelangelo signorile, misogyny, race, women s rights |
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I’m baffled. I want to know what Barack Obama did to so many of the Hillary supporters such that they would choose to vote for John McCain in November rather than vote for the candidate that obviously has their best interest in mind. In the following video, Michelangelo Signorile confronts a caller who insists he can’t vote for Obama. As the conversation progresses, the caller actually admits his decision is an irrational gut instinct…yet that doesn’t seem to be enough of a reason to change his mind. Signorile posits that the caller may be responding to some degree of racism that is buried below the surface. While I think that’s plausible, I have another theory. First, I don’t think it’s surprising that many gay men chose to support the Clinton candidacy over Barack Obama. Let me explain. The struggle for gay rights has, for the most part, been a contentious fight that has required the gay community to engage in a prolonged battle. It’s [ Full article ] |
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