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President Obama was a senator from Ohio when this took place... I'm not sure I understand your question...
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| -Sonoma County CA separates elderly gay couple and sells their home |
kpete |
Apr-18-10 08:19 AM |
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Words fail. How totally without compassion, by so many people, and |
babylonsister |
Apr-18-10 08:22 AM |
#1 |
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it's easy to use "legalities" aga. the old (see my other post) |
pitohui |
Apr-18-10 10:44 AM |
#39 |
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It's possible because of Prop 8 unfortunately |
ruggerson |
Apr-18-10 12:39 PM |
#69 |
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May God damn them to Hell. |
Betty Karlson |
Apr-19-10 08:27 AM |
#188 |
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Sounds pretty christian to me. |
muffin1 |
Apr-19-10 10:06 AM |
#191 |
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Yeah, Kierkegaard's said the same thing: |
Betty Karlson |
Apr-19-10 10:29 PM |
#199 |
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Happens every damn day. I have seen it repeatedly |
HillbillyBob |
Apr-18-10 12:43 PM |
#71 |
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Sad but true. |
Joe Bacon |
Apr-18-10 06:55 PM |
#154 |
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This kind of thing happens to heterosexual couples, too |
Love Bug |
Apr-18-10 09:01 PM |
#159 |
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This Abuse Is All Based On |
WVRICK13 |
Apr-18-10 08:24 AM |
#2 |
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see that papist prig's message in malta today. |
ChairmanAgnostic |
Apr-18-10 08:42 AM |
#6 |
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Marriage is also a sacrament--civil unions are wholly legal contracts |
marshall |
Apr-18-10 05:43 PM |
#143 |
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So, marriage by a Justice of the Peace would be a "sacrament"? |
NorthCarolina |
Apr-18-10 09:18 PM |
#161 |
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I said also--meaning marriage is more than one thing |
marshall |
Apr-18-10 09:57 PM |
#169 |
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The crux is people wanting it to be only one thing |
dbmk |
Apr-19-10 12:54 AM |
#179 |
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Aye, that is the postmodern question |
marshall |
Apr-19-10 07:22 AM |
#185 |
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However, there is no need for a cultural divide here becauses churches distinguish their version as |
Gormy Cuss |
Apr-21-10 12:20 PM |
#202 |
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This kind of thing is why marriage equality is not a "pony" or a "little pet issue." |
QC |
Apr-18-10 08:29 AM |
#3 |
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+1 (n/t) |
area51 |
Apr-18-10 09:42 AM |
#20 |
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+7 nt |
tbyg52 |
Apr-18-10 12:06 PM |
#63 |
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+1000... |
awoke_in_2003 |
Apr-18-10 12:50 PM |
#72 |
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Thank you, QC! |
Kajsa |
Apr-18-10 01:11 PM |
#82 |
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And there are plenty who'll still think that way after reading this |
MarshalltheIrish |
Apr-18-10 04:49 PM |
#135 |
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Meaanwhile, welcome to DU, Marshall. |
Bluebear |
Apr-18-10 05:55 PM |
#145 |
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Thanks! |
MarshalltheIrish |
Apr-18-10 06:38 PM |
#152 |
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Actually, they had legal protection which the law chose to ignore. |
RaleighNCDUer |
Apr-19-10 03:02 PM |
#195 |
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Good call. I noted so wayyy down before reading your wise words! |
Bluebear |
Apr-18-10 05:56 PM |
#147 |
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+1 |
Xipe Totec |
Apr-18-10 07:37 PM |
#155 |
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Exactly. |
Starry Messenger |
Apr-18-10 09:34 PM |
#165 |
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. |
myrna minx |
Apr-19-10 02:15 AM |
#181 |
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again and again |
mitchtv |
Apr-19-10 02:12 PM |
#194 |
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2nd class citizen status! wtf!! would they do that if it were a traditional male/female unmarried |
ejpoeta |
Apr-18-10 08:39 AM |
#4 |
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It does happen with 'straight' couples but not with |
HillbillyBob |
Apr-18-10 12:51 PM |
#73 |
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The Poverello Center |
dmr |
Apr-18-10 01:57 PM |
#100 |
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This makes me ill. |
proReality |
Apr-18-10 08:41 AM |
#5 |
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It is time to make numerous arrests |
Angry Dragon |
Apr-18-10 08:44 AM |
#7 |
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How sad |
joanmj |
Apr-18-10 09:04 AM |
#8 |
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This story is far from unique |
Bluenorthwest |
Apr-18-10 09:08 AM |
#9 |
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Well said |
MsLeopard |
Apr-18-10 09:33 AM |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Apr-18-10 09:39 AM |
#19 |
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you nailed it |
dana_b |
Apr-18-10 11:16 AM |
#49 |
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! |
Solly Mack |
Apr-18-10 12:15 PM |
#65 |
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+1000. nt |
awoke_in_2003 |
Apr-18-10 12:52 PM |
#75 |
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Bluenorthwest, you nailed it. Thank you. |
bertman |
Apr-18-10 03:08 PM |
#116 |
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Exactly |
suffragette |
Apr-19-10 01:42 AM |
#180 |
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ANYONE and EVERYONE involved in this should be in JAIL! |
Wizard777 |
Apr-18-10 09:17 AM |
#10 |
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I agree. |
glinda |
Apr-18-10 09:31 AM |
#15 |
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Assuming legal papers the couple signed were legit you are correct |
cstanleytech |
Apr-18-10 10:00 AM |
#27 |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Apr-18-10 10:05 AM |
#31 |
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or have their end of life wishes treated w/ the same disdane |
proud patriot |
Apr-18-10 10:53 AM |
#40 |
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Elder abuse is illegal. Who was overseeing all of this...legal counsel? |
eagertolearn |
Apr-18-10 11:32 AM |
#52 |
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this is the government interfering in private lives |
Betty |
Apr-18-10 09:20 AM |
#11 |
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Outrageous! |
lonestarnot |
Apr-18-10 09:22 AM |
#12 |
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Fuckers |
tandot |
Apr-18-10 09:31 AM |
#13 |
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To be fair... This could be just a few people responsible |
quakerboy |
Apr-18-10 05:57 PM |
#148 |
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first of all |
undergroundnomore |
Apr-18-10 09:31 AM |
#14 |
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this is a prime example of Fasco-Theocratic extremism.. "Dominionism", it is part and parcel of the |
sam sarrha |
Apr-18-10 10:28 AM |
#36 |
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The right you refer to only effects hospitals and is not immediate. |
LiberalFighter |
Apr-18-10 05:43 PM |
#142 |
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Maybe we should stop calling them "gay couples" |
jmowreader |
Apr-18-10 09:32 AM |
#16 |
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Excellent point. This has nothing to do with sexual orientation. It's nobody's |
rhett o rick |
Apr-18-10 09:59 AM |
#26 |
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Is there anyone standing up |
DiverDave |
Apr-18-10 09:34 AM |
#18 |
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we all need to do a lot of screaming |
handmade34 |
Apr-18-10 09:55 AM |
#23 |
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This is precisely why civil rights should not be left up to the States... |
Dappleganger |
Apr-18-10 09:45 AM |
#21 |
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excellent point |
handmade34 |
Apr-18-10 09:56 AM |
#25 |
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Nor up to executive order that can be undone by the next president. |
Lars39 |
Apr-18-10 10:25 AM |
#35 |
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You are so right! nt |
Enthusiast |
Apr-18-10 01:18 PM |
#84 |
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Outrageous. nm |
rhett o rick |
Apr-18-10 09:49 AM |
#22 |
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What ghastly bullshit. |
Orrex |
Apr-18-10 09:56 AM |
#24 |
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Please tell me this is not true |
voteearlyvoteoften |
Apr-18-10 10:00 AM |
#28 |
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not just immoral and cruel...this is just plain criminal |
northernlights |
Apr-18-10 10:02 AM |
#29 |
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to a Dominionist this is government.. GOP is run by the Dominionists..Link>> |
sam sarrha |
Apr-18-10 10:42 AM |
#38 |
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Is it any wonder |
Enthusiast |
Apr-18-10 01:25 PM |
#87 |
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God help us |
DiverDave |
Apr-19-10 03:50 PM |
#197 |
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palins church smacks of this.. they are connected with Joel's Army |
sam sarrha |
Apr-19-10 11:05 PM |
#200 |
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Yes, Mr. President.... |
WillParkinson |
Apr-18-10 10:04 AM |
#30 |
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But, but, but...Obama's a "Fierce Advocate" of the LGBT community... |
NorthCarolina |
Apr-18-10 09:23 PM |
#162 |
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Deleted message |
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Apr-18-10 10:16 AM |
#32 |
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This is an appalling abuse of power |
varelse |
Apr-18-10 10:19 AM |
#33 |
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I wish The Bilerico Project named names |
Auggie |
Apr-18-10 10:22 AM |
#34 |
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The case is Greene v The County of Sonoma et al. n/t |
EFerrari |
Apr-18-10 11:04 AM |
#45 |
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I can't find anything either. They seem to have an in house system |
EFerrari |
Apr-18-10 11:29 AM |
#51 |
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It is out of the date range |
Ms. Toad |
Apr-18-10 12:59 PM |
#78 |
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The county authorities need to be exposed |
Auggie |
Apr-18-10 02:03 PM |
#101 |
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this is a pretty bold theft |
pitohui |
Apr-18-10 10:37 AM |
#37 |
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As hard as it is to find someone who will stick with us through old age, sickness and death... |
DesertDiamond |
Apr-18-10 10:54 AM |
#41 |
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Am I wrong or aren't there studies that show senior's health is impacted |
EFerrari |
Apr-18-10 10:55 AM |
#42 |
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Don't know about studies, but I sure have some anecdotal evidence |
Ishoutandscream2 |
Apr-18-10 03:55 PM |
#124 |
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I've read about it sort of randomly over and over but here's one: |
EFerrari |
Apr-18-10 04:04 PM |
#125 |
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Someone needs to sue on their behalf - individually and collectively. |
TankLV |
Apr-18-10 10:58 AM |
#43 |
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Sonoma County does these brutal things all the time. |
WileEcoyote |
Apr-18-10 11:00 AM |
#44 |
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All I can say is... |
plantwomyn |
Apr-18-10 11:07 AM |
#46 |
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The phrase "crime against humanity" comes to mind........ |
kestrel91316 |
Apr-18-10 11:10 AM |
#47 |
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There are no words. |
Odin2005 |
Apr-18-10 11:13 AM |
#48 |
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Sonoma has disgraced itself in the eyes of humanity n/t |
radhika |
Apr-18-10 11:27 AM |
#50 |
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I hope the ACLU or SOMEBODY is suing the hell out of Sonoma County! |
TheDebbieDee |
Apr-18-10 11:33 AM |
#53 |
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If they do this to an elderly couple, they can do this to anyone |
AwakeAtLast |
Apr-18-10 11:33 AM |
#54 |
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GLBT = non human in this society. |
icymist |
Apr-18-10 11:42 AM |
#55 |
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If the legal paperwork was in place, then the courts were clearly wrong in overriding them. That's |
jody |
Apr-18-10 11:43 AM |
#56 |
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On County Agenda on this page |
FBarnett |
Apr-18-10 11:49 AM |
#57 |
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Last November. Thanks, Fred. n/t |
EFerrari |
Apr-18-10 12:03 PM |
#62 |
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pure hatred would incline people to separate an elderly couple |
fascisthunter |
Apr-18-10 11:50 AM |
#58 |
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I just hate these communist dictatorships!!! |
roody |
Apr-18-10 11:55 AM |
#59 |
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I Am So Sick Of........ |
queerart |
Apr-18-10 11:57 AM |
#60 |
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This is what happened to my friend May H. as well. She managed to get herself back home |
earcandle |
Apr-18-10 12:02 PM |
#61 |
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I'm livid. |
Solly Mack |
Apr-18-10 12:14 PM |
#64 |
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how can anyone treat others that way? |
mzteris |
Apr-18-10 12:17 PM |
#66 |
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They MUST sue the county NOW! Someone please take this case pro bono. You will not be sorry. |
judesedit |
Apr-18-10 12:22 PM |
#67 |
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Do people get off on kicking elderly GLBT people? |
Politicub |
Apr-18-10 12:28 PM |
#68 |
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No, i think they get off on |
awoke_in_2003 |
Apr-18-10 12:57 PM |
#77 |
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There are no words.... |
BrklynLiberal |
Apr-18-10 12:40 PM |
#70 |
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CONTACT...CONTACT...CONTACT Board of Supervisors HERE |
SoapBox |
Apr-18-10 12:52 PM |
#74 |
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Signed, sealed and delivered. nt |
ooglymoogly |
Apr-18-10 01:31 PM |
#91 |
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+100 for valuable activist info!!!. . n/t |
annabanana |
Apr-18-10 01:46 PM |
#98 |
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Thank you. |
pecwae |
Apr-19-10 08:50 AM |
#190 |
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K & R! |
pnorman |
Apr-18-10 12:54 PM |
#76 |
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Want to talk thuglican health care....this is it. |
ooglymoogly |
Apr-18-10 01:02 PM |
#79 |
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Correction....Just read the last paragraph of the article |
ooglymoogly |
Apr-18-10 02:55 PM |
#113 |
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Evil. Pure evil. Thank God Obama has set compassion in motion. |
BlancheSplanchnik |
Apr-18-10 01:06 PM |
#80 |
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I live in Sonoma Co. and I just learned of this tragedy. |
AnotherDreamWeaver |
Apr-18-10 01:10 PM |
#81 |
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Press Democrat has online report.... |
AnotherDreamWeaver |
Apr-21-10 11:38 AM |
#201 |
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letter to editor today |
AnotherDreamWeaver |
Apr-27-10 10:35 PM |
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duplicate |
AnotherDreamWeaver |
Apr-27-10 10:35 PM |
#204 |
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I do not think this is only |
dotymed |
Apr-18-10 01:18 PM |
#83 |
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Because Elton John would have sued their ignorant pants off. nt |
ooglymoogly |
Apr-18-10 01:21 PM |
#86 |
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and to add: They would not have done it to an elderly straight couple. |
ooglymoogly |
Apr-18-10 01:28 PM |
#89 |
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i would`t bet on that... |
madrchsod |
Apr-18-10 01:41 PM |
#95 |
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Apparently the court allowed "limited access" to ONE of the accounts of the |
ooglymoogly |
Apr-18-10 02:38 PM |
#109 |
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My friend May is a straight unmarried woman who bought her home in 1950 in Cole |
earcandle |
Apr-18-10 08:26 PM |
#158 |
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so what's so great about being "straight?" |
feslen |
Apr-18-10 01:19 PM |
#85 |
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sickening beyond mere words |
unabelladonna |
Apr-18-10 01:25 PM |
#88 |
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But but but... gay's don't need to get married! There are equally-effective arraingments... |
krispos42 |
Apr-18-10 01:29 PM |
#90 |
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looks like they wanted his property and possessions to.... |
madrchsod |
Apr-18-10 01:34 PM |
#92 |
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That would be, "The Town and Country" wine country. |
ooglymoogly |
Apr-18-10 01:40 PM |
#94 |
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when ever i see that county on the teevee .... |
madrchsod |
Apr-18-10 01:43 PM |
#96 |
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maybe he has oil in them tharn hills |
feslen |
Apr-18-10 06:01 PM |
#150 |
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If these folks have any family; That family should sue |
ooglymoogly |
Apr-18-10 01:36 PM |
#93 |
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They do have family. Each other. - n/t |
Zenlitened |
Apr-18-10 01:46 PM |
#97 |
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Well that family has been effectively silenced. |
ooglymoogly |
Apr-18-10 02:19 PM |
#104 |
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No humanity, no human decency. How do people who make these calls sleep?? |
felinetta |
Apr-18-10 01:54 PM |
#99 |
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The people they did it to are gay. That's how. |
jmowreader |
Apr-18-10 05:18 PM |
#140 |
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If Clay owned the home |
npk |
Apr-18-10 02:12 PM |
#102 |
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They were renters the article said, see last sentence of article. |
Tx4obama |
Apr-18-10 02:29 PM |
#106 |
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Didn't see that part |
npk |
Apr-18-10 04:43 PM |
#134 |
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Wait, did I just wake up in 1950? |
LynneSin |
Apr-18-10 02:18 PM |
#103 |
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God damn it to hell |
Hekate |
Apr-18-10 02:26 PM |
#105 |
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Hope suit is successful |
cleverusername |
Apr-18-10 02:32 PM |
#107 |
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I'm wondering why your OP headline says the county sold their home |
gristy |
Apr-18-10 02:33 PM |
#108 |
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When you rent your possessions are your home... |
skids |
Apr-18-10 03:47 PM |
#123 |
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Well, I understand your points here, but most will read "home" as "house" |
gristy |
Apr-18-10 04:10 PM |
#126 |
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I'd say 2 fits perfectly. |
skids |
Apr-18-10 04:30 PM |
#132 |
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You're right. It doesn't matter. |
gristy |
Apr-18-10 04:43 PM |
#133 |
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physical environment/physical surroundings... |
skids |
Apr-18-10 05:12 PM |
#139 |
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This makes me angry as all hell that anyone would treat two human beings like this. |
Cass |
Apr-18-10 02:43 PM |
#110 |
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This happens a lot of times to people. |
shanti2 |
Apr-18-10 02:45 PM |
#111 |
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Fuck, that's awful. |
harry_pothead |
Apr-18-10 03:05 PM |
#114 |
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This is what the Yes-on-8 people voted for. |
harry_pothead |
Apr-18-10 02:48 PM |
#112 |
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This is so disgusting and heartbreaking that it makes my heart ache. Some humans |
bertman |
Apr-18-10 03:07 PM |
#115 |
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Way to go California! |
alp227 |
Apr-18-10 03:11 PM |
#117 |
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Oh how appalling |
Generic Other |
Apr-18-10 03:18 PM |
#118 |
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tweeted and also sent to Rachel Maddow |
BuddhaGirl |
Apr-18-10 03:23 PM |
#119 |
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I hope she takes it up. |
LeftyMom |
Apr-18-10 10:00 PM |
#170 |
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What is the matter with Sonoma County? |
Ken Burch |
Apr-18-10 03:24 PM |
#120 |
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This is not the act of the county but that of a few deranged individuals |
Auggie |
Apr-19-10 08:02 AM |
#187 |
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Any contact info? |
laylah |
Apr-18-10 03:35 PM |
#121 |
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Scroll back up to my earlier post..subject is CONTACT...CONTACT... |
SoapBox |
Apr-18-10 04:18 PM |
#128 |
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contact info here |
BuddhaGirl |
Apr-18-10 04:20 PM |
#129 |
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I agree. |
sudopod |
Apr-18-10 05:00 PM |
#138 |
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That is so hard to read. |
marew |
Apr-18-10 03:44 PM |
#122 |
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This is an outrage! |
rasputin1952 |
Apr-18-10 04:17 PM |
#127 |
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I hope every ignorant fucker in CA who voted to repeal marriage equality |
BR_Parkway |
Apr-18-10 04:20 PM |
#130 |
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That's awful! |
proteus_lives |
Apr-18-10 04:22 PM |
#131 |
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I can hardly type I'm crying so hard. This is horrible. Horrible. |
DrZeeLit |
Apr-18-10 04:50 PM |
#136 |
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The link doesn't seem to work. |
Ken Burch |
Apr-18-10 04:50 PM |
#137 |
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I live in Sonoma County |
Downtown Hound |
Apr-18-10 05:27 PM |
#141 |
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Looking high & low for the "GLBT rights are a pet issue"/"poutrage" crowd. |
Bluebear |
Apr-18-10 05:44 PM |
#144 |
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OMG,what a nightmare ! |
Shining Jack |
Apr-18-10 05:55 PM |
#146 |
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This is why separate but equal would never work. |
Zhade |
Apr-18-10 05:58 PM |
#149 |
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Someone should see if Lynn Woolsey can help. |
Warren DeMontague |
Apr-18-10 06:26 PM |
#151 |
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The best case for marriage equality I've seen |
Alcibiades |
Apr-18-10 06:38 PM |
#153 |
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OMG! This is just heartbreaking. |
pink-o |
Apr-18-10 07:39 PM |
#156 |
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Please pass it on if this leads to a "Boycott Sonoma County Wines" campaign |
Ken Burch |
Apr-18-10 07:55 PM |
#157 |
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OK, I'm getting confused... |
wygit |
Apr-18-10 09:08 PM |
#160 |
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Links, But They Don't Offer Much More Information>>>>>>>>>> |
queerart |
Apr-18-10 09:24 PM |
#163 |
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right, and even those are still quoting the same original story |
wygit |
Apr-18-10 09:43 PM |
#166 |
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The agenda item on the Board of Supervisors' schedule in November |
EFerrari |
Apr-19-10 02:20 AM |
#182 |
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There's an update on the NCLR site ... |
wygit |
Apr-19-10 01:48 PM |
#193 |
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Another type of depraved indifference |
Samantha |
Apr-18-10 09:26 PM |
#164 |
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Here's another link that seems to work: |
Ken Burch |
Apr-18-10 09:45 PM |
#167 |
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I want to know which heavy hammer attorney is going to take Clay's case pro bono. |
flvegan |
Apr-18-10 09:47 PM |
#168 |
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Interesting to me that in a story this horrible, that there are those who overlook the |
Number23 |
Apr-18-10 10:12 PM |
#171 |
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so sad commentary on the bigotry and racism of Americans... |
blueredneck |
Apr-18-10 10:13 PM |
#172 |
| -
Does Clay have a place to live now? |
Kali |
Apr-18-10 10:15 PM |
#173 |
| -
Damn them all to hell |
donheld |
Apr-18-10 10:50 PM |
#174 |
| -
Shameful. |
buckrogers1965 |
Apr-18-10 11:12 PM |
#175 |
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How can this exist in a free nation? |
JackDragna |
Apr-18-10 11:41 PM |
#176 |
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Disgusting.. This is why religion is supposed to stay out of govt completely. |
glowing |
Apr-18-10 11:58 PM |
#177 |
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seeing as how... |
wygit |
Apr-19-10 03:05 PM |
#196 |
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Illinois, not Ohio. |
Ken Burch |
Apr-26-10 12:28 PM |
#203 |
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There are VERY few stories that make me physically ill anymore. |
dencol |
Apr-19-10 12:46 AM |
#178 |
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I only pray that these gentlemen live long enough to . . . |
OneBlueSky |
Apr-19-10 02:52 AM |
#183 |
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Harold passed away already. Iirc, three months after his fall. n/t |
EFerrari |
Apr-19-10 02:56 AM |
#184 |
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How CAN people be so cruel? |
beac |
Apr-19-10 07:40 AM |
#186 |
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Heartrending. |
pecwae |
Apr-19-10 08:47 AM |
#189 |
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Unfucking believable. |
muffin1 |
Apr-19-10 10:10 AM |
#192 |
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Kick |
Little Star |
Apr-19-10 05:54 PM |
#198 |
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more follow up reports |
AnotherDreamWeaver |
Apr-30-10 01:43 AM |
#205 |
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Thanks. |
EFerrari |
Apr-30-10 03:19 AM |
#207 |
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my dad was gay and died at age 69. I have no words and falling tears. n/t |
sohndrsmith |
Apr-30-10 03:07 AM |
#206 |
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