"I'm a Woman...I'm Asian, I'm an Immigrant. I'm a Buddhist... they said, 'Yes, but are You Gay?'.... [View all]

[trailmonkee]

.....and I said, 'Nobody's Perfect.'"





http://www.mercurynews.com/elections/ci_21947729

NEW YORK - Rep. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, on Tuesday became the first Asian American woman elected to the U.S. Senate. She'll also be Hawaii's first female U.S. senator, after defeating former Gov. Linda Lingle.

Here's the whole quote:

"I bring quadruple diversity to the Senate," Hirono said at a rally earlier in the campaign. "I'm a woman. I'll be the first Asian woman ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate. I am an immigrant. I am a Buddhist. When I said this at one of my gatherings, they said, 'Yes, but are you gay?' and I said, 'Nobody's perfect.'"