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JWBear · 11-19-2008, 01:27 PM

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innerSpaceman · 11-19-2008, 01:34 PM

I'll believe it when I see it. I can't see any of this being near the top of his agenda, and to act on any of it soon would be the same boondoggle that affected Clinton's early term ... a playbook which Obama seems to be wisely avoiding quite carefully.

So ... yawn for now. Hope for the future.

Gemini Cricket · 11-19-2008, 02:04 PM

Obama does not get a free pass from me because he's a Democrat. I plan to be watching this guy as much as Bush when it comes to everything but especially GLBT rights. I hope he keeps his word. But who knows? In the end, he's a politician.

Snowflake · 11-19-2008, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Obama does not get a free pass from me because he's a Democrat. I plan to be watching this guy as much as Bush when it comes to everything but especially GLBT rights. I hope he keeps his word. But who knows? In the end, he's a politician.

Yes, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Never Forget.

That said, I am still filled with hope.

Alex · 11-19-2008, 03:05 PM

Well, I disagree with the first bullet.

And if the ultimate goal at the federal level is gay marriage and not "separate but equal" domestic partnerships I'm not sure that getting DPs is a good thing because then it will probably be harder to get that last bit. Except maybe insofar as it pushes the Supreme Court to say it is a difference without meaning and therefore needs to be removed.

Otherwise, here's hoping.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 11-19-2008, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Hilarious, too true, and not from The Onion.

I'd call that depressing, not hilarious. Boo.

Morrigoon · 11-19-2008, 04:43 PM

Anybody that wants to give the Obama-Biden administration their input on Energy and the Environment can do so on change.gov right now.

BarTopDancer · 11-19-2008, 04:44 PM

Maybe his use of complete sentences will help reverse the dumbing down of the English language.

wendybeth · 11-19-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

I'd call that depressing, not hilarious. Boo.

Borowitz is a humor columnist, not unlike Dave Barry. He's in one of our area's semi-underground newspapers, so I'm very familiar with his writing and read him regularly. He's actually pretty good.

Ghoulish Delight · 11-19-2008, 06:03 PM

If you're a Guitar Hero/Rock Band fan, this video is unfathomably astounding.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I'll believe it when I see it. I can't see any of this being near the top of his agenda, and to act on any of it soon would be the same boondoggle that affected Clinton's early term ... a playbook which Obama seems to be wisely avoiding quite carefully. So ... yawn for now. Hope for the future.
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Obama does not get a free pass from me because he's a Democrat. I plan to be watching this guy as much as Bush when it comes to everything but especially GLBT rights. I hope he keeps his word. But who knows? In the end, he's a politician.
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Well, I disagree with the first bullet. And if the ultimate goal at the federal level is gay marriage and not "separate but equal" domestic partnerships I'm not sure that getting DPs is a good thing because then it will probably be harder to get that last bit. Except maybe insofar as it pushes the Supreme Court to say it is a difference without meaning and therefore needs to be removed. Otherwise, here's hoping.
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