Obama gave "The Advocate" 15 whole minutes for an interview

Just weeks after Clinton graced the cover of The Advocate’s 40th anniversary issue, the newsmagazine did an interview with Democratic rival Barack Obama. But rather than the cover, Obama landed only on the newsmagazine’s Web site. The interview’s still there—below a review of Britney Spears’ latest album. Was it a snub? Advocate News Editor Kerry Eleveld says no.

The magazine asked for an interview months ago, but Obama said yes only after the controversy erupted over the inclusion of anti-gay singer Donnie McClurkin in the campaign’s gospel concert tour in South Carolina. The interview took place by phone and was limited, by the campaign, to 15 minutes, said Eleveld. There wasn’t time to go beyond the immediate controversy and the magazine felt it was important to get the interview out to readers as quickly as possible. So, it was posted on the Web site Oct. 30. And, she added, the magazine’s print version does not carry an interview that has run online.

http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=16658

k&r

My name is Gwen and I'm here to waaaaaaaaaaaash your vagina!

LET ME KNOW IF IT'S TOO HOT :rofl:

I'm here to renew my driver's license."

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You don't where my head is, OK?

:blush:

:rofl:

:hi:

Yeah, that's it. :eyes:

The Advocate cover story on Senator Clinton was after the Presidential Forum in Los Angeles, from what I understand. She gave an interview...I daresay it was much longer than 15 minutes...about her positions on GLBT issues. While I'm not exactly wild about her stance on same-sex marriage (which Obama also shares), at least she gave the time to give an interview to the largest circulation magazine for the GLBT community. It wasn't some damned afterthought.

I started out liking Obama - he said all the right things. The problem is his actions don't match his rhetoric. Unless he wants to act on all these pro-gay beliefs he claims he has I will never trust him.

Will I get 'the gays' if I read the interview?

where they were able to spew anti-gay rhetoric to children in Obama's name. Appalling to say the least.

PS

I'm a straight Advocate subscriber. I love that mag.!

:hi:

if only because the story's kinda sad and funny and pitiful all rolled into one.

As far his campaign snubbing them, considering that they put Clinton on their 40th Anniversary edition, probably not an unbiased publication.

obama people? :shrug:

:crazy:

Sense a long time ago!

And I look down and I see Mommy friend "hi, hi" and I see Daddy "hi, hi Gay Daddy".

As was mentioned, the Advocate asked for an interview with Senator Obama months earlier. And, he only responded after the McClurkin fiasco. Hell, the guy supposedly has this great stance towards the GLBT community and their issues. It wasn't like the Advocate was demanding a huge chunk of Senator Obama's time. He had to have known that the Advocate is a magazine devoted to the GLBT community.

This was nothing more than a feeble attempt at damage control.

I will leave you with one thought, use one of the few rights you have and vote!

As to voting, I often have said that there must have been 700 Florida gay and lesbian voters in 2000 who did not vote, or whatever that hanging chad number was that "elected" Bush!

And after the fact I found out my name was purged with other criminals not eligible to vote. My only crime was retiring rom law Enforcement! Go figure.

Obama made it clear how he feels: He gave McClurkin the stage to spew hate. He figured that 15 minutes would be enough time to spend doing a bit of spin via The Advocate. Obama's more concerned with garnering the support of the religious conservatives. Not the GLBT community.

His people might start talking

on lgbtq issues.

whisch is to say -- not much there for us.

So I could care less about what he says or this faux 15-min interview issue.

Are you sure you are on the right site?

And please...the Senator is doing his damndest to piss off GLBT voters. I hope that's really not his intent.

;)

you were asked if you were at the "right site".

A truly assholish comment.

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typical nonsensical, overrought crap from the cult of obama.

I am sure if he loses it will be because of the threads you have posted on DU. :crazy:

:silly:

He lied about the concert in the interview.

The Advocate: How did this happen? Was Mr. McClurkin vetted?
Senator Obama: Obviously, not vetted to the extent that people were aware of his attitudes with respect to gay and lesbians, LGBT issues -- at least not vetted as well as I would have liked to see.

Having said that, we viewed this simply as an opportunity to have a gospel concert as part of our overall outreach, and since he was singing at a concert along with a number of other artists, as opposed to being a spokesperson for us, probably it didn’t undergo the same kind of vet that someone who was serving as a surrogate for me might have.

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Simply put this is a bald faced lie. The man spoke. At least admit what he did.

I'm surprised he even spent 15 minutes talking to those uppity gays at the Advocate.:eyes:

7.4 out of 10 don't want Hillary
7.8 out of 10 don't want Edwards
8.9 out of 10 don't want Richardson

That's a disingenuous phrase for any candidate.

Everywhere else it is a nonissue. I'm not getting the disconnect.

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http://www.out.com/pubmediakit/adv.html

I'm not getting YOUR disconnect!

What else can be said for a candidate who turns over an entire evening to an "ex-gay" clown, but only gives 15 minutes to the leading LGBT publication in the nation?

Maybe he was busy running for president? Duh.

The Advocate sounds like they're doing their chosen favorite candidate's bidding (the one who was on'their 40th anniversay issue
cover) by stoking a controversy based on speculation and heresay.

Again the mighty Hillary Clinton trumps all logic, this time for being on a magazine cover.

Of course this complaint was cooked up to stir up trouble for Obama by the pro-Hillary management at The Advocate.
It would be interesting to see how many of them have contributed to her campaign.

To me, it's even more insulting to tell us how much he loves us to our face while snuggling up to people who think we murder children behind our backs.

I'm more concerned with candidates who vote for never ending war in the Middle East.

But that's just me.

Not that Clinton is any better.

Doesn't support full marriage equality = seriously lacking in support of GLBT rights

Keep guessing.

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c'mon. I crap longer than that.

Thank you for that announcement. :rofl: