The Advocate: Boxer's Final Push

[FreeState]

http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/10/29/Boxers_Final_Push/

Class all the way - what a great interview, I recommend reading the whole thing.

The Advocate: Where do you and your opponent differ on gay rights issues?
Barbara Boxer: Fiorina has never been in office, so I can’t talk with authority about it. I can tell you she does not support marriage equality. And I do, and that’s very clear. An outside group is advertising against me in the Latino community because of my support for marriage equality.

On “don’t ask, don’t tell,” I don’t know where she is on that, I don’t think anyone has ever asked her that, but I would just like to see it settled now; it’s done. And of course I have a long record; my opponent doesn’t have any record here that I’m aware of at all, and my record goes to just everything you can imagine. I voted against the Defense of Marriage Act, I’ve been a long supporter of the Ryan White CARE Act, I tried to stop “don’t ask, don’t tell” from going into effect in 1993, I was the one who offered an amendment to stop it. On marriage equality I was a strong opponent of Prop. 8. Hate crimes , I was a stronger supporter there. So I don’t know what else to say to you except that I’ve had this long, long record, and I don’t know what her position is on all of these things, except for sure on marriage, it’s pretty clear.

You’ve been unequivocal in opposing “don’t ask, don’t tell.” Yet the Justice Department is asking for the status quo in the Log Cabin Republicans lawsuit, to keep the policy in place pending appeal. If that happens the policy, will continue to ruin military careers. Is it sense-making to have a moratorium on discharges of gay service members?
Absolutely. I support having the court’s decision stand. And by the way, Virginia Phillips was my recommendation to the court, and she wrote that opinion. Which I’m so proud of that. I don’t think that ought to be appealed, I think it ought to just end. Because it’s a civil rights issue. And so of course I would support a moratorium. I think the order should stand.

[joeybee12]

1. Oh, so she's a DINO, he? Doesn't think DADT should be repealed, well, she never truly

loved Obama.

Sarcasm.

KNR for Babs!

[FreeState]

2. I really like how she didn't go negative when talking about Carley

it would have been easy for her to just lay into her, but she handled it well and focused on herself. Wish more politicians would do this.