BREAKING: Vermont legalizes same-sex marriage

[Habsburg]

BREAKING:  Washington D.C. has voted to recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere.

[Caliga]

Why are there so many kentuckians in Ohio?
They ran out of gas on the way to Michigan

"Well I left Kentucky back in forty-nine
went to Dee-troit to work on an assembly line"

[Habsburg]

Why are there so many in Ohio?

Es weiss es nicht! 

[Caliga]

On this forum we speak ENGLISH, son.

These colors don't run. 

...and so forth.

[katmai]

Southern Ohio also had an influx of Kentuckians that increased its hick quotient.  I remember my grandfather had a strong dislike for these folks, and some of that disdain carried through to my mom-- one of my brothers had talked about moving to Northern KY & she had a fit

oooh talking bad about el jefe and his missus like that!

[Ed Anger]

Southern Ohio also had an influx of Kentuckians that increased its hick quotient.  I remember my grandfather had a strong dislike for these folks, and some of that disdain carried through to my mom-- one of my brothers had talked about moving to Northern KY & she had a fit

oooh talking bad about el jefe and his missus like that!

the missus doesn't have hillbilly blood. Kraut and Irish, yes.

me, I have the hillbilly blood.

[Caliga]

Don't ask him if he makes moonshine 

[Ed Anger]

Don't ask him if he makes moonshine 

Ick. booze.

Now, if you want me to help crush a union, I've got that in my blood.

[katmai]

the missus doesn't have hillbilly blood. Kraut and Irish, yes.

me, I have the hillbilly blood.

Ewwww the Irish!

[Caliga]

Ewwww the Irish!

I agree.  NO IRISH NEED APPLY.

[Ed Anger]

the missus doesn't have hillbilly blood. Kraut and Irish, yes.

me, I have the hillbilly blood.

Ewwww the Irish!

So fiery. Yeah. Going to the motherland in July, to curse the English and praise her (supposed) ancestor, Wolfe Tone.

Erin Go Braugh.

[Fireblade]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2s2R5qKhbo

Without the support of Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, efforts to amend the Iowa Constitution can not move forward in the Senate.

Below is the text of Senator Gronstal's response to Senate Minority Leader Paul McKinley of Chariton on April 6, 2009, the first day the Senate met after the unanimous decision by the Iowa Supreme Court to allow same sex couples to marry.

Transcript
One of my daughters was in the workplace one day, and her particular workplace at that moment in time, there were a whole bunch of conservative, older men. And those guys were talking about gay marriage. They were talking about discussions going on across the country.

Any my daughter Kate, after listening for about 20 minutes, said to them: You guys dont understand. Youve already lost. My generation doesnt care.

I think I learned something from my daughter that day, when she said that. And Ive talked with other people about it and thats what I see, Senator McKinley. I see a bunch of people that merely want to profess their love for each other, and want state law to recognize that.

Is that so wrong? I dont think thats so wrong. As a matter of fact, last Friday night, I hugged my wife. You know Ive been married for 37 years. I hugged my wife. I felt like our love was just a little more meaningful last Friday night because thousands of other Iowa citizens could hug each other and have the state recognize their love for each other.

No, Senator McKinley, I will not co-sponsor a leadership bill with you.

It's time for the Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage throughout the land.

[Caliga]

"OH MAH GAWD NO GAYZ GETTIN MARRIED THREATENS MAH FAMURLY!!!! "

[Faeelin]

"OH MAH GAWD NO GAYZ GETTIN MARRIED THREATENS MAH FAMURLY!!!! "

A storm is coming, our storm, and when it arrives it will shake the country.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp76ly2_NoI

[Valmy]

A storm is coming, our storm, and when it arrives it will shake the country.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp76ly2_NoI

The freedom to treat gays like second class citizens is being threatened