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President Clinton continues to make a tremendous positive impact globally through his foundation. In honor of Mother’s Day, President Clinton and two mothers are leading the way to end childhood obesity in communities across the country. They offer tips on what you can do in your local schools to help children make better food choices [...]
With a small donation to help retire Hillary Clinton’s campaign debt you can enter to win a day with President Clinton, attend the American Idol season finale, or spend a weekend in Washington, D.C. with James Carville and Paul Begala. I received the following email with all the details.
Dear grlpatriot,
I knew it was going to [...]
Former President Bill Clinton will speak at the Democratic Convention tonight at 9PM EDT. The media buzz today is split between what Bill will say tonight and Hillary’s electrifying speech last night. Hillary proved once again why she should be the party nominee above and beyond the fact she won 18 million votes, more votes [...]
The convention begins next week. The coalition has accomplished much (raising money and awareness, and getting Hillary’s name into nomination), but we still have much work left to do. Now is the time to pump up the volume and work overtime! This is our last opportunity to get Hillary nominated.
Stay tuned for the latest [...]
With two weeks to go until the convention, Obama has suffered another hard week with Republican attacks, media backlash, and excitement surrounding Hillary’s name being placed into nomination. As McCain’s “Celebrity” attacks gain traction, Obama continues to slump and stumble to get an edge in the polls. How odd that the “Obama brand” is the [...]
Radiowalla said this at Alegre’s Corner in response to Jake Tapper’s report and the media’s lack of knowledge of convention history:
This is short and simple and even the (4.00 / 3)
most mentally-challenged media whore should be able to absorb it:
This would be the first Democratic convention without a roll call [...]
What a week! With all the commotion, did you miss a few days at the Corner? This past week has been another hard week for Obama with Republican attacks, media backlash, and sagging poll numbers. The other hot news is Hillary wants her named placed into nomination at the convention. Things are moving quickly now [...]
I just realized that today is the last day of the month and campaigns have to report their fund raising numbers. On Tuesday, Hillary sent out an email asking for our help to retire her campaign debt. This afternoon, Pres. Bill Clinton sent an email asking us to “contribute today to help Hillary retire that [...]
Originally posted on MyDD by grlpatriot, Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 04:49:18 PM EST
I support Hillary Clinton as the Democratic Party nominee and as the next President of the United States for reasons which I’ve expressed over the last 6 months. So, most of you here on MyDD know that I’m an ardent supporter of [...]
GrlPatriot will be returning soon from hiatus. In the meantime...
Is the honeymoon coming to an end: Obama promises but supporters doubting he will deliver; another one bites the dust -- Obama backstabs the LGBT community (again).
Video Rewind: Hear Obama's copious "pro-equality" statements on the campaign trail, then read about the bomb he dropped to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). More on the DOMA story at Pam's House Blend.
Fired! Obama supporter caught wasting tax dollars, Obama fires whistle blower.
Obama fails on women's rights again and Daou speaks out: Let Women Wear the Hijab: The Emptiness of Obama's Cairo Speech
Obama kicks-off LGBT Pride month by reminding us he has done little for the LGBT community, while evil VP Dick Cheney trumps Obama on marriage equality (OMG!) ... Oh, and despite Obama's lying claims, it was actually Clinton who was the first POTUS to appoint gays to Senate-confirmed positions.
You Go Hill! Continuing her long-time support of LGBT rights, Sec. Hillary Clinton vows to fight for gay rights abroad and to offer partner benefits to US diplomats stationed overseas.
Another win for marriage equality: New Hampshire Gov. signs gay marriage bill making N.H. the sixth state to legalize gay marriage.
Marriage equality battle continues in Cali: California Supreme Court upholds Proposition 8, banning gay marriage.
Fired yet! Forked-tongued, NY Times columnist Maureen Dowd caught plagiarizing.
Marriage Equality in New Hampshire: NH Senate passes gay-marriage bill; allows clergy to decline to marry gay couples.
Rightwinger meltdown alert: McCains and ex-McCain aide come out to attend the conservative gay rights organization, the Log Cabin Republicans, four day convention in D.C.
Another win for marriage equality: Vermont passes gay-marriage bill.
It's unanimous! Iowa Supreme Court finds same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional.
Sen. Charles Schumer NY-D reverses anti-gay marriage stance and announces support, giving momentum to gay marriage in New York.
Vermont Senate OK's gay marriage bill, moves to House.
Some stimulus needed for Alatech: U.S. jobs threatened by cheap Chinese condoms.
Visit State's site and blog, DIPNOTE, for real-time info on Hillary's work around the world. Check out the interactive map to track Hillary's travels and follow detailed news and discussion at No Quarter.
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