Bernie Hits Hillary for Rewriting History on Gay Rights

Clinton, who sat down for an interview on Friday with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, told the liberal-leaning cable host that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, had signed DOMA and the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy as defensive actions to protect against policies that would have been much more harmful to the LGBT community. And it was not an easy vote.

Bernie Sanders amplified the historical disconnect when he used a speech before the Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Iowa to highlight his vote at the time against DOMA.

“For Mrs. Clinton to say it’s an isolated incident, I’m prepared to meet her wherever she wants to meet”, Coleman said.

Her views have now been shaped by 20 years of being a serious student of repressive anti-gay global policies around the world; an observer of the devastating effect of anti-gay policies, including DOMA, on friends and family here at home; and, a leader who has had plenty of time to reflect on ways to be very effective in tough political moments.

I’m sure Sanders isn’t the only one who doubts Hillary’s DOMA claims. Today, they support it by 60 to 37 percent.

For her part, Clinton has been indirectly taking swipes too with a reference to how Sanders talked at the debate about “shouting” to stop gun violence.

Sanders also drew a contrast with Clinton by saying he has no Super PAC, unlike the Democratic front-runner, and is largely funded small donors whose average contribution is $30.

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Democratic presidential candidate Sen.

President Barack Obama signed a bill in December 2010 repealing DADT.

“Well, I think the history on that is pretty clear”.

Maddow reminded the former secretary of state that that there nonetheless “have been scandals”.

“Bernie Sanders is right”, Rosen wrote on Twitter on Saturday.

“It was playing off the fears of a lot of Americans”.

“As your secretary of state, I fought for human rights, women’s rights, LGBT rights, internet freedom, American jobs and security”, she said.

Making the case he’s who’s acted, not just spoken, in favor of progressive values, O’Malley invoked the passage of marriage equality under his watch in 2012. “I have learned how to get things done. I am clear about my principles”.

Perhaps in reference to Clinton’s evolution on marriage equality, O’Malley said the United States needs “someone with the courage to stand up for what’s right – even when it’s not always popular”.