2016 Postmortem

Beacool

(30,500 posts) Wed Jan 20, 2016, 05:13 PM Jan 2016

Bernie Sanders Was No 'Pioneer' On Same-Sex Marriage [View all]

By Jennifer Bendery
1/20/16

Concern for states' rights, not LGBT rights, guided his votes on marriage equality.

WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has a case of sour grapes over the decision by the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest LGBT rights group, to endorse his opponent, Hillary Clinton. He says he doesn't need their stinking support, and he's got a strong record on gay rights anyway. He does.

But his spokesman Michael Briggs made the case Tuesday that Sanders has been way ahead of Clinton -- and pretty much everyone -- in advocating same-sex marriage. He pointed to the senator's support for civil unions in his home state of Vermont back in 2000. Those gave couples some of the same legal protections as marriage, but they didn't provide federal benefits and weren't recognized by other states.

Sanders was "a pioneer on this early version of gay marriage and has by far the most exemplary record on gay rights of any candidate ever in American history," Briggs said in an interview with The Washington Blade.

That's not quite right.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-gay-marriage_us_569fcc4de4b0a7026bf9e06f

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Bernie Sanders Was No 'Pioneer' On Same-Sex Marriage [View all] Beacool Jan 2016 OP

.... AZ Mike Jan 2016 #1

He was light years ahead of Hillary. morningfog Jan 2016 #2

I didn't realize that it was a competition. Beacool Jan 2016 #4

Yes, it is kenfrequed Jan 2016 #11

Of course it's a competition. It's the primary. morningfog Jan 2016 #12

really? kath Jan 2016 #31

it is a competition to do the right thing......Hillary always trails the pack virtualobserver Jan 2016 #36

Another dishonest post from a Clinton supporter. Why am I not shocked? Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #3

+1 Dretownblues Jan 2016 #5

they're worried. Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #8

No, not really. Beacool Jan 2016 #13

Obviously Hillary cannot run on the issues. Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #15

Oh, yes she can and does. But as the OP points out-Sanders record on this record is distorted. riversedge Jan 2016 #24

"Oh, yes she can and does" rofl kath Jan 2016 #35

Please respond to my post #3 Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #39

did someone say record? Warren DeMontague Jan 2016 #41

I heard that HRC is not very well-liked by many of the GLBTQ's. snoringvoter Jan 2016 #20

I heard that Bernie is not very well liked by many of the GLBTQ's riversedge Jan 2016 #25

You don't give yourself enough credit. You are much better at that than most. n/t Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #40

First of all, yes. He was. Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #29

Where in that letter is he supporting gay marriage. Beacool Jan 2016 #10

Hillary was. She maintained that marriage was between a man and a woman. morningfog Jan 2016 #16

Abolish All Laws Dealing With .... Homosexuality. Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #18

What part of "All laws" do you not comprehend? snoringvoter Jan 2016 #21

There were many laws, mostly at the state level, against homosexuality. Beacool Jan 2016 #37

Yes, and Bernie wanted to get rid of All Of Them!!!! Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #38

Thank you! I was going to try to find that part about "Abolish all laws dealing with abortion, drugs kath Jan 2016 #32

Ah yes I remember when he supported a federal law Warren Stupidity Jan 2016 #6

Yep, he was the one who voted against DOMA even when it was politically damaging. Motown_Johnny Jan 2016 #23

A Hillary supporter wants to compare records on marriage equality, really? beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #7

It's tough being a Hillary supporter. So little to work with. morningfog Jan 2016 #17

It's like trying to blame him for the Iraq war when he voted against it. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #19

It's very clear HRC made a mistake ... earthside Jan 2016 #26

She adamantly opposed it because of religious/moral grounds. beam me up scottie Jan 2016 #30

Pure bullshit. Punkingal Jan 2016 #9

The spinning must be up to about 100,000 rpm now. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #14

It's already starting to shimmy a LOT snoringvoter Jan 2016 #22

You really need to just make the case why corporatism is better than populism NorthCarolina Jan 2016 #27

Let's look at HRC's record, shall we? Avalux Jan 2016 #28

Oh, noes! Don't look at her record! That would be BASHING her!!! kath Jan 2016 #33

It was a political position to beat back a bad anti LGBT Bill Armstead Jan 2016 #34