St. Paul's Domestic Partner Registry

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Friday July 17, 2009 · 11:32 AM PDT

2009/07/17 · 11:32

The City of St. Paul will likely pass an ordinance creating a domestic partner registry next week.

St. Paul City Council hears domestic-partner plea

While these efforts may seem like baby steps when other states are passing marriage equality legislation, it is important to remember that all levels of government can get involved in the struggle for same-sex relationship recognition (especially in States with hostile State-level environments).

Now for the personal plug... There is no better advocate for relationship recognition than my daughter! Check out the video below, especially the last 30 seconds:

GOP out of touch on MJ

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Monday July 06, 2009 · 12:54 PM PDT

2009/07/06 · 12:54

For the record, I am no diehard fan of Michael Jackson and I think the media has gone a bit overboard in its coverage of his death for my own taste. But I know others are truly affected by his death.

Regardless, I am amused by how frequently the GOP can bring negative attention to itself. Now GOP Rep. Peter King has publicly trashed Jackson and I’m sure angered a lot of people.

Rep. King's foot in mouth

Regardless of what you think of Jackson, everyone should be offended when someone who recently died gets trashed so publicly and called a "pervert" when he was never found guilty of anything illegal. Best of all is the CNN headline on its front page "GOP lawmaker slams Michael Jackson." Could the GOP make 2010 any easier for us? The GOP should have left well enough alone with the nostalgic photos of MJ with Reagan.

The real test for Obama on DOMA is on June 29

cdolan

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Wednesday June 17, 2009 · 9:32 AM PDT

2009/06/17 · 09:32

That's the date that the DOJ has to respond to a much more organized and LGBT establishment-backed challenge to DOMA by GLAD in Massachusetts. The legal questions about the constitutionality of DOMA are the same as the now infamous California case, but this time the Plaintiffs are backed by the mainstream LGBT organizations. Given the backlash that the California response has caused, the Obama administration cannot hide behind the DOJ on this one. The administration and the DOJ leadership better be involved on this one.

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Thursday November 20, 2008 · 12:19 PM PST

2008/11/20 · 12:19

Let’s be Frank[en]. It is difficult to analyze the MN Senate recount as we are only partially through the process. The numbers, however, are looking good for Al. According to the Star Tribune tracking page (as of 2 PM CST):

Coleman lead: 156 (net loss of 59 since the beginning of the recount) with 21% of the vote recounted.

Unfortunately, this is only part of the picture. Votes challenged by either camp are not included in these totals. Current challenges stand at:

Franken Challenges: 143
Coleman Challenges: 210

We have seen evidence that while there are some valid challenges from both camps, the vast majority of these challenges are not valid and will not be upheld by the State Canvassing Board. These are mostly quickly trained volunteers who feel the weight of their candidates on their shoulders and are being overly aggressive.

What does this mean? The majority of the Coleman challenges will eventually end up back in the Franken total and vice versa (some will also end up in the other pile as well). Therefore, the greater number of Coleman challenges is actually a good thing for Franken.

cdolan

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 12:31 PM PST

2008/11/05 · 12:31

I was inspired by the public stance of such celebrities as Brad Pitt, Steven Spielberg, and George Lucas as they contributed large amounts of their own money to try and defeat Proposition 8. What hurts is who did not contribute any money.

Let me first say that I am a huge Madonna fan. I have shelled out thousands of dollars to travel to three of her concerts (paying upwards of $300 for the concert ticket alone). At least half of her fans at the concerts are members of the LGBT community. She owes a lot of her career to us and our continued devotion to her.

While the company that promotes her concerts (as well as the concerts of Jay Z and U2) donated $50,000 to defeat Proposition 8, financial disclosure records indicate Madonna herself did not donate a penny (I searched under Madonna, Ciccone, and Ritchie).

It’s sad to say, but I feel a bit used.

P.S. If I am wrong on this, someone please let me know!

cdolan

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Friday October 31, 2008 · 12:06 PM PDT

2008/10/31 · 12:06

Today is the last day for early voting in Georgia. The scene across the State is unbelievable as voters are waiting 8-10 hours to vote!

Voting lines in Georgia

While these images are powerful, they are a sad statement on the Republican leadership of the State.

More...

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 8:33 AM PDT

2008/10/24 · 08:33

A new poll out today places Georgia in the Obama column for the first time.

Obama 48, McCain 47

What is most interesting is that the poll suggests that Obama has more room for upward movement than McCain:

While this is a tight race, the problem for McCain is that all but 3 percent of whites have made their decision and approximately 8 percent of black voters have continued to say they are undecided or voting ‘other.’ This will likely move closer to 95 percent for Obama when all said and done. Obama has room to go up.

The outcome of this race may not be clear until late in the night or the next day:

If the race were to remain the way it is today, you won’t see these numbers come to fruition until very late in the night of Nov. 4 or perhaps the next day. The early numbers will likely show McCain ahead, as the counties where Obama is doing best are some of the largest counties and will be the slowest to report.

What do those of you on the ground in Georgia think about this Obama surge?

A fundraising letter from Rep. Bachmann (for Elwyn Tinklenberg) UPDATED

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Wednesday October 22, 2008 · 9:19 AM PDT

2008/10/22 · 09:19

Here is a fundraising letter from Michele Bachmann.

My favorite line: "This use of Leftist money to try and silence conservatives is the most dangerous turn of events I have ever seen in politics." No Rep. Bachmann, your McCarthy tactics are the most dangerous turn of events I have ever seen in politics. This letter just made me donate more money to Elwyn Tinklenberg. You should all do the same.

Unseat Michele Bachmann

UPDATE:

A bit hypocritical to call your own comments a mistake to the editorial board of the largest city in your district and then unapologetically stand by your comments to your supporters, don’t you think?

The letter is after the jump...

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Tuesday October 21, 2008 · 5:32 PM PDT

2008/10/21 · 17:32

I'm a corporate lawyer with annual earnings in the low six figures. If anything, I should be paying more taxes. If I was a voter who cared only about my tax burden, it is clear who I would support: Barack Obama! Under Barack's plan, I save over $1200 versus McCain's plan.

Obama Tax Savings: $1300

McCain Tax Savings: $100

Check it out for yourself:

Obama v. McCain Tax Calculator

I am amazed by interviews with McCain supporters. When pushed by the media that they would pay less taxes under Obama than McCain, their only response is that they simply do not believe Obama. Incredible.

Bachmann is truly nuts!

cdolan

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Monday October 20, 2008 · 7:10 PM PDT

2008/10/20 · 19:10

Having worked on LGBT issues in Minnesota there are so many stories to tell about Michele Bachmann and her days in the Minnesota Senate.

My personal favorite is the day of the annual LBGT rally at the State Capitol (sponsored by Out Front Minnesota) in 2005. Bachmann first tried to circumvent the Senate floor rules to force a vote to take away the only limited domestic partner benefits State employees had at the time (which were eventually eliminated) as well as to ban marriage for same-sex couples. When that failed, she decided to hide in the bushes and watch the rally. What a weirdo!

Hiding in the Bushes

Elwyn Tinklenberg (Bachmann's highly qualified Democratic opponent) is close to reaching the $300,000 mark on Act Blue. Let's push him over the top tonight!

Donate Now!

Taxation Without Representation Field at RFK Stadium ?!

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Sunday April 03, 2005 · 3:51 PM PDT

2005/04/03 · 15:51

So Washington D.C. has been looking for a corporate sponsor to buy the naming rights for RFK stadium as the new Washington Nationals prepare to begin their inaugural season. Well, a group of D.C. residents have gotten together to propose a proper name for the stadium! Check out their campaign and make a pledge (my partner and I pledged $100, and we are poor grad students).

Taxation Without Representation Field at RFK Stadium

FYI- for those of you not in the know, D.C. residents pay federal taxes but have absolutely no federal representation in Congress (the House or the Senate), although D.C. has more residents than some states. Frankly, we D.C. residents are also sick of having Senators and Reps. from Alabama and Wyoming controlling our local budget and policy decisions, since Congress has final say on these issues. Read More

Where are the Democrats on the Schiavo case?

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Saturday March 19, 2005 · 12:26 PM PST

2005/03/19 · 12:26

From ABC News:

"According to an ABC News poll released earlier this week, 87 percent of those surveyed said they would not want to be kept alive if in Terri Schiavo's condition, and 65 percent said a spouse should have the final say in what happens to a patient, as opposed to parents."

It seems like Democrats in Congress have an opportunity to articulate a progressive moral message: "Each of us have a right to determine our own end of life decisions" or "The Government has no right to step into what is a deeply personal decision." or "Respect marriage... Terri chose her husband, he knows her best, and we should respect that."

Unfortunelty, Democrats haven't been saying any of this with the exception of maybe Henry Waxman. With up to 87% of Americans on the progressive side, we could make the Republicans look like a bunch a rabid right-wing bullies. But as usual we are playing it safe. We shpould be morally outraged and vocal. Any one else upset by this?

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New Poll: Obama takes the lead in Georgia!

A fundraising letter from Rep. Bachmann (for Elwyn Tinklenberg) UPDATED

Chris the Corporate Lawyer

Bachmann is truly nuts!

Taxation Without Representation Field at RFK Stadium ?!

Where are the Democrats on the Schiavo case?