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In a move which has drawn quite a stir in Des Moines today, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has backed away from questions as to why a speech she gave on Friday to the Human Rights Campaign wasn't publicized. Clinton's response: "You'll have to ask my campaign."

Clinton delivered the keynote address at a luncheon meeting of the group on Friday. Roughly 400 were in attendance and video of the speech has since been posted on the group's web site: hrc.org.

In the speech, Clinton expressed to the group a desire, if elected, for a better partnership with the gay community. "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," she said.

Traditionally, this meeting has been closed to the press. This also marked the first time that video of a keynote address was published on the group's web site. Gov. Bill Richardson is scheduled to speak before the group's Gala Dinner in Los Angeles on March 24.

According to their web site, the Human Rights Campaign is American's largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality.