Senator Hillary Clinton spoke to a group of 500 Human Rights Campaign volunteers on Friday in an unpublicized appearance. See video above.
She told the group: “I want you to know that this is exactly the kind of partnership we will have when I am president. I want you to know that just as you always have an open door to my senate office, you will always have an open door to the White House and together we can continue this journey.”
Clinton also said that the military's “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” policy, instituted by her husband, needs to go: “This policy doesn't just hurt gays and lesbians. It hurts all of our troops and this to me is a matter of national security and we're going to fix it. Because we know our nation is stronger when our best men and women can be permitted to serve if that is the choice they want to make.”
HRC has not yet endorsed a candidate, but announced on their website that they had also invited Barack Obama, John Edwards, and Rudy Giuliani to speak to the group, but the three had declined based on scheduling conflicts.
