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Post by CDuster on Jul 8, 2012 19:11:10 GMT -6
....BOSTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative Barney Frank wed his longtime partner, James Ready, on Saturday, becoming the first sitting congressman to enter into a same-sex marriage.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick officiated the ceremony and added some levity by saying Frank, 72, and Ready, 42, had vowed to love each other through Democratic and Republican administrations alike, and even through appearances on Fox News, according to Al Green, a Democratic congressman from Texas.
"Barney was beaming," said Green, who attended the ceremony. He added that Frank, a champion of gay rights and the sweeping reform of Wall Street, shed a tear during the ceremony.
After exchanging their vows, Frank and Ready embraced each other, Green said. "It was no different than any other wedding I've attended when you have two people who are in love with each other," Green said.
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Post by redneckbob on Jul 8, 2012 19:33:07 GMT -6
Freedom! Two consenting adults should be allowed to do whatever they want. Why is it the TeaParty is always trying to legislate morality? Who gives you the right?
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Post by yippee on Jul 8, 2012 19:48:52 GMT -6
Did Bwarny donate all his wedding gifts to Obama?
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Post by yippee on Jul 8, 2012 19:55:58 GMT -6
You libs are trying to regulate your twisted morality on all of us.
We don't want you libs mandating health care which is definitely a moral issue We don't want you libs regulating anything in our lives, don't tell me I can't have a 20 oz coke if I want it. We don't want you libs forcing us to pay for abortions. We don't want you libs telling us we can't have our ac on 72 if we want it. We don't want you libs telling us what kind of light bulb we put in our house. We don't want you libs telling us we can't drive the kind of car we want to....
If that's liberal FREEDOM you can shove it.
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Post by CDuster on Jul 8, 2012 21:23:26 GMT -6
Freedom! Two consenting adults should be allowed to do whatever they want. Why is it the TeaParty is always trying to legislate morality? Who gives you the right? I'm sure it was a "Fairy Tale" wedding and they will live happily ever after..............
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Post by willie on Jul 8, 2012 22:56:03 GMT -6
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Post by redneckbob on Jul 10, 2012 10:29:44 GMT -6
"We don't want you libs telling us what kind of light bulb we put in our house."
Really? This is becoming ridiculous. The party you voted for mandated the bulbs, how could you not know this? I'd highly recommend that your no longer consume your regular media and look elsewhere because this is becoming embarrassing.
"Late in his second term, George W. Bush signed into law the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which requires light bulb makers to improve the efficiency of incandescent bulbs by 25 percent. The details of the law dictated a phase-out of the manufacture of certain bulbs in their current incarnation, starting with 100-watt bulbs next January."
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Post by CDuster on Jul 10, 2012 11:38:25 GMT -6
Lighting Energy EfficiencyRequires roughly 25 percent greater efficiency for light bulbs, phased in from 2012 through 2014. This effectively bans the manufacturing and importing of most current incandescent light bulbs.
Various specialty bulbs, including appliance bulbs, "rough service" bulbs, colored lights, plant lights, and 3-way bulbs, are exempt from these requirements as well as light bulbs currently less than 40 watts or more than 150 watts.
This exempts stage lighting and Malibu lighting[clarification needed] which falls outside this range although Malibu installations with more than 8 bulbs fall within the range and stage lighting is generally thousands of watts, far more than any home installation.
Requires roughly 200 percent greater efficiency for light bulbs, or similar energy savings, by 2020.
Sounds to me like the Home-owner gets SCREWED in this deal and Industrial users do not have to comply.
Typical legislation from a democratic controlled Senate and House of Reps.
Senate = passed 86 to 8 House - = passed 314 to 100
Bush might as well signed it, it passed both houses with a Veto proof majority.
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Post by CDuster on Jul 10, 2012 11:48:55 GMT -6
Since the law came into effect there have been a few problems.......
Bio-jet fuel, sounds like a good idea.................................BUT, bio fuel turns to jelly at 40,000 feet and air-planes CRASH.
Automotive fuel to require a certain per-centage of a certain bio-additive.......................BUT, the bio-additive does not and has never exhisted.
Bio-fuel for ships is being tested at this momment.................It's only 27 times more expensive than fuel oil but Obama likes it.
What this has to do with Barney and Mrs. Frank, I do not know. I'm sure they are very happily honey-mooning somewhere.
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Post by Isabo on Jul 11, 2012 8:56:07 GMT -6
My primary issue with the Republicans at this juncture is their inability to stay the hell out of my moral and religious preferances! To me...it feels like we're sliding backwards to a time when the British government's attitude was "the king's religious & moral way or the highway". Skrew that, we don't have any kings and I'm not about being told how when, or with whom to have sex. One of your favorite candidates said sex should be specific to procreation. I can't believe any of the men that post here that I know in real life would support that kind of ridiculous krap.
IF I HAD TIME to care about Barney Frank and his new spouse I'd find something better to do with that time like...sleep.
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Post by DirtyDon on Jul 11, 2012 9:43:05 GMT -6
Most of us don't care what you do in your own bedroom, or who you do it with.. When you accuse us of trying to pry into peoples' private sex lives, you are wrong, wrong, wrong... you are spouting the hate message from the Liberal Left that claims Conservatives hate Gays... we don't hate Gays, we just don't approve of what they do... and you can't make us like it.
just for the record... When given the opportunity to vote making same sex marriage legal, NO! wins every time. State after State..
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Post by yippee on Jul 11, 2012 10:47:13 GMT -6
His "spouse" will receive his pension if Bwarny passes first.
My primary issue with the libs (ie gays, etc) is that they are so flamboyant in their views. The don't want to blend in - they want to cram THEIR lifestyle down our throats. They also are 'self righteous' and full of hate. Can you imagine if a conservative religious zealot acted as bad as they do? It would be re-run continueously on the cable news.
they in fact are doing exactly what Isabo is offended by.....
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Post by redneckbob on Jul 11, 2012 11:57:36 GMT -6
"Most of us don't care what you do in your own bedroom, or who you do it with.. "
Your voting record says otherwise.
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Post by CDuster on Jul 11, 2012 12:59:26 GMT -6
"Most of us don't care what you do in your own bedroom, or who you do it with.. " Your voting record says otherwise. MY voting record................HO, HO, HO, a retort of last resort.
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Post by Isabo on Jul 12, 2012 9:03:22 GMT -6
Those of us that have friends that are gay know that they aren't pushing anything on anybody. They want to live normal lives without being deamonized for their genetic predispositions.
You're wrong Dirty. If gay bashers didn't lend any of their brain power to imagining what gays do in the privacy of their own bedrooms there wouldn't be any reason for their disgust. Fact of the matter is hetero couples do the same things the gays do and yet we don't care because...they're not gay.
All of you know of my live and let live policies. There's really no point in trying to convert gay haters into gay leave-em-aloners so I'm done with this thread. I hope none of you have to eat your words when your grandchild, best friend, child, father comes out of the closet. Done
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Post by DirtyDon on Jul 12, 2012 9:15:19 GMT -6
I give up... you win.. you're right.. I'm wrong... I'm a bad, bad person who hates gays... You've got me pegged!
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