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Quinn's Lightening Round
October 14th, 2009

Sparked by last night’s lightening round, Council Speaker Christine Quinn was asked this afternoon whether she thinks President Barack Obama has done enough for the LGBT community in his first months in office.

In a nutshell, the council’s first openly gay speaker said, “No.”

“Obviously I think the LGBT community is in much better hands with President Obama,” she said. “That said, I do not think President Obama has done enough for the LGBT community in his first nine or so months in office.”

“I remain hopeful,” she added.

That question sparked her own lightening round of sorts. When asked whether she would give a general reaction to the first Bloomberg-Thompson face off, Quinn reacted in typical lightening round fashion. She was brief.

“No, but thank you for asking,” she quipped.

What about an endorsement?

“No. I’m staying in a lightening road mode. Is my hair naturally this color?” she asked laughing. “No.”

What about an announcement before election day?

“Yes,” she said.

And like last night, reporters couldn’t help but wonder whether Quinn too had had a manicure recently.

“Sadly no, but I wish I had,” she said lifting up her hands to show the room. “I enjoy them. I think they’re economic development.”

By Courtney Gross on October 14, 2009, 1:24 pm
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One Response to “Quinn's Lightening Round”

  1. Donny Moss Says:
    October 14th, 2009 at 9:32 pm

    Quinn saying that Obama hasn’t done enough for the LGBT community is like the pot calling the kettle black, in light of how much she’s done to hurt us.

    In public, Christine Quinn waves a rainbow flag at gay pride events and pumps her fists in the air at marriage rallies. In fact, she leverages her sexual orientation at every turn (except when she’s being exposed for corruption). In private, she works against us when it serves her politically.

    In 2008, Christine Quinn was virtually silent when dozens of middle-aged gay men in her district were being falsely arrested for prostitution in the city’s attempt to shut down adult video stores. She only called a meeting when the victims threatened to hold a protest at the Mayor’s house, a move that would embarrass her. And she didn’t even bother to show up. Why didn’t she help? It was more politically expedient for her to ignore the gay victims than to speak out against the NYPD’s vice squad. This was an alarmingly weak response from someone who is gay, former head of the Anti-Violence Project and Speaker of the City Council.

    In the recent elections, Christine Quinn refused to endorse even one LGBT candidate for NYC Council. Capable gay candidates did win, in spite of the fact that she worked against them because it suited her politically.

    In 2007, Christine Quinn rubber stamped an NYPD rule (with no public debate) making it illegal for groups of 50 or more to assemble in public without a permit. Freedom of assembly is vitally important to the LGBT community and is a constitutional right that helped put her into power in the first place.

    Not one LGBT bill has been introduced at City Hall since Quinn became Speaker.

    Quinn is a detriment to the LGBT community masquerading as a leader in order to maintain the support of her gay base. Thankfully, people are catching on to the charade:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXoANkQh93I
    http://web.me.com/demandthetruth/The_Quinn_Report/HOME.html

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