Archive for October 3rd, 2008

Orlando Cleared to Offer Same-Sex Partner Benefits

Finally, some decent news from America’s wang:

Orlando’s Mayor Buddy Dyer announced Thursday the city plans to extend domestic-partner benefits to gay city employees when the City Council approves changes to its employee health-care policy this coming Monday.

Orlando is the first local government in central Florida to offer same-sex partner benefits to it’s employees, but joins about two dozen other Florida cities which provide such benefits.

Dyer commented; “We’ve been looking at doing it for quite a while. I think it’s the right thing to do.” Same-sex partners will have to sign an affidavit declaring they are in a committed relationship.

But the domestic-partner benefits will apply only to same-sex couples, as unmarried straight couples “have the option of marriage,” Dyer said.

Via::Gay Agenda

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Rev. BigDumbChimp: Lil O’Reilly

Rev. BigDumbChimp: Lil O’Reilly

I have no idea how he finds these (I’m really that lazy) but as long as he keeps them coming, I’m happy.

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Screw the debate, I scored an interview with Palin!

How’s that for a scoop! I got to talk to the Sarah-cuda in person. Well, as close to “in person” as is possible for any of us (including mainstream media) to get. Courtesy of the website Interview Sarah Palin.

Q: How will you fix the economy?

A: The economy and putting it back on the side of the grade of problem that America is facing today. As I say, we are today with so much collapse on Wall Street, affecting Main Street. And we’ve got to be able to speak with him the other party, also. Americans are just getting sick and tired of a lot of background work first and shoring up our economy. It is, somebody was saying this morning, a toxic waste there on Wall Street. That’s to blame. And that is just that acceptance of the message that Americans are just getting sick and tired of a process that’s not allowing that process that progress to be able to go back and forth.

Q: Why should the US elect Senator McCain?

A: McCain and I have the same answer that I just gave you. But, again, we’ve got to count on our allies to help us do that in this post-9/11 world, where we are at a point, here, seven years later, on the side of the people, and that has much to do and serving for the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions and tax relief for Americans and trade we’ve got to be done in unifying people and companies to get caught up in this one and who the bad guys are.

Q: What is your foreign policy experience?

A: Alaska Oil and coal? Of course, it’s a fungible commodity and they don’t flag, you know, first, Fannie and Freddie – that, that’s paramount. That’s more than a heck of a process that’s not allowing that process that progress to be found here. Consumers and those who were predator lenders also. That’s, you know, the molecules, where it’s not. But in the war. You can’t blink. So, I believe that what Congress is going to continue good relations with Saakashvili there. I do bring to this table, and that’s the beauty of American elections, of course, that is needed to help us do that in this mission of keeping our eye on Russia.

Don’t miss out on your chance to put lipstick on a bulldog. Go to http://interviewpalin.com and get your own scoop!

Hat tip: Ed Brayton over at Dispatches from the Culture Wars

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I’m lazy, read other people

I had been looking forward to the debates all day. I had it written down in my DayTimer. I was all set to go. Then dinner came. And one of my little Lizards wanted to play Wii. Then we went to bed. And I completely forgot.

So here are some reactions from others who are more diligent than I am.

I’ll try to dig it on YouTube later and see what I think.

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