A gay-friendly tango: with fund-raising dollars at stake, Democratic hopefuls try to prove they would be pro-gay presidents. (Politics).Call it the politics of "family values family values pl.n. The moral and social values traditionally maintained and affirmed within a family. ." In early April, well-known Anne Klein Anne Klein (August 3, 1923 - March 19, 1974) was an American fashion designer whose label was continued by designer Donna Karan after Anne Klein's death. Anne Klein was born as Hannah Golofski in New York City on August 3, 1923. designer Charles Nolan quit his day job to work on Howard Dean's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Nolan just happens to be the partner of Andrew Tobias Andrew Tobias (born 20 April 1947) is an American journalist, author, and columnist. His main body of work is on investment, but he has also written on politics, insurance, and other topics. Since 1999, he has been the treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. , the powerful treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. "I'm very proud of Charles for doing something he believes so strongly in," Tobias said. "I'm a great fan of Governor Dean too, as I am of all the Democratic candidates. My job is to remain neutral and make sure that whoever emerges as the nominee has all the resources necessary to beat George W. Bush in the general election." For his part, Nolan, who will not be paid for his work, said he was drawn to the former Vermont governor because of "the simplicity of his message. Basically, he's just saying that gay people should have all the rights everyone else has. He made that case very well when it came to signing the civil union bill in Vermont." Dean's ability to get Nolan's commitment is just one sign of intensifying in·ten·si·fy v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies v.tr. 1. To make intense or more intense: competition for gay votes and gay fund-raising dollars. Between January 1 and April 1, Dean, a heavy underdog, raised $2.6 million, about $400,000 less than the far better-known Sen. Joseph Lieberman. House minority leader Dick Gephardt raised $3.6 million, and Sen. John Edwards  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. came in at a whopping $7.4 million. Perhaps noting Dean's momentum among gay voters, Lieberman endorsed a bill March 31 that would give benefits to the domestic partners of gay federal employees. Because the bill faces long odds in the GOP-controlled Congress, Lieberman suggested he could end up taking a different route to win passage. "If it doesn't get done in the next two years, I intend to introduce and sign it as president of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. ," he said. "It's great to have such an embarrassment of riches An embarrassment of riches is an idiom that means an overabundance of something, or too much of a good thing, that originated in 1738 as John Ozell's translation of a French play, L'Embarras des richesses (1726). ," said the ever-diplomatic Tobias. "The candidates are all very good on our issues, and the recognition of our relationships is one of the most important. But we have to remember that whoever wins the Democratic nomination, the main thing will be not having four more years of Bush and Ashcroft. That will only happen if we have the resources to knock them off." |
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