Obama campaign holds LGBT Conference Call
”[On] the night of June 3rd, I burst into tears. I was so upset. It was a painful moment…. It’s a heartbreak in Hillary losing…. None of us will tolerate one more minute of the Bush administration, which is what McCain represents. There’s too much at stake. [Ultimately the LGBT community will be united behind Obama to] win our country and, in many ways, our planet back.”
Elizabeth Birch, a supporter of Hiliary Clinton and former head of the Human Rights Campaign, apparently urging Clinton’s gay supporters to unite behind the winning Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama. (Queerty)
“He has a vision for America that includes us. This is a man that looks out across America, across the landscape of what he has called that unlikely story that is America, and he sees us…. He sees that we’re a part of the fabric of America.”
HRC’s Joe Solomonese also urging lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender voters to rally behind the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama during an LGBT Conferene Call. (PolticalAffairs)
”We know that there are a lot of people who have supported Senator Clinton who are on the call with us today and we greatly appreciate that. We know that each of you will take your time to wrap your head around the situation, to hopefully join Barack in his venture moving forward at whatever point you are comfortable doing so. We certainly recognize the pain that goes with some of this, but know that you have a welcome home here that we need your help, that we want your help. We will take it whenever you are ready should you get to that point.”
Barack Obama Deputy Campaign Manager, Steve Hildebrand, speaking directly to gay voters who favored Hiliary Clinton for president during an organized LGBT Conference Call that featured several prominent gay and lesbian leaders. (PolticalAffairs)
”[This is] probably for the first time since the 1992 convention, we have an extraordinary opportunity to make history as a community. We have four months to do it, so we must gather and unite in our opposition to McCain and in an opportunity to really create something special in this country – not only for the country, but for ourselves and future generations of LGBT people.”
David Mixner, a well-known gay activist, and former supporter of John Edwards and personal friend of Bill Clinton, speaking to voters on the LGBT Conference Call. (Queerty)
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