they're bringing in supports

looks like the handful of openly gay residents of ward 8 are bringing in back up! yesterday, a coalition of more than 100 clergy from all faith backgrounds converged on a welcoming baptist church in deep southeast, in the heart of ward 8, to declare their support for full marriage rights for all district of columbia residents. interestingly, while the mayor for life and his ordained supporters predicted impending civil war, this group of men and women religious sounded much more christlike, declaring -

recognizing that there is heartfelt disagreement on this issue, we call on all people of the district of columbia to engage in respectful and loving dialogue on marriage equality

who would you want to follow?

put down that crack pipe, mr. barry ...

... looks like YOU'RE going to need both hands for that smoothbore musket. yesterday, the ward 8 democrats voted overwhelmingly to support gay marriage in the district. apparently, those handful of gays have some supporters!

grab your smoothbore musket! barry's predicting civil war

for me, today's long-awaited announcement (one that many see as the precursor to full marriage rights for all in the district) that the dc city council had voted by a margin of 12 to 1 to recognize same sex marriages performed in other states was completely overshadowed by marion barry's commentary on the vote. barry, the lone dissenting vote (who, ironically, initially voted FOR the measure, but then asked for a revote because he said that he didn't realize for what he was voting), said that he couldn't vote for the bill because he needed to "stand on the moral compass of god." i wonder if he uses that same yard stick when deciding not to pay his taxes or smoke crack?

if that wasn't enough, barry then went on to say that there would be all out "civil war" in the district if the council were to legalize lgbt marriage. and while that statement is nothing but inflammatory and irresponsible, his final assessment is down-right laughable. today, barry also was quoted as saying that "we don't have but a handful of openly gay residents" in ward 8. uh ... okay, marion! although, now it's much more clear to me how you are completely incapable of doing those simple calculations for the irs. how did that song go? when smoke gets in your eyes ...

*i can't believe that i couldn't even make it five posts without gay!

you don't have money to pay your taxes, but you can drive a mercedes e class?

upon arriving at my home away from home this afternoon, this man...

was nice enough to give me his parking space.

parking in front of frager's is a rare commodity on a saturday afternoon and most of the time the lone empty spot is too small for my car. but not today! the parking gods were smiling down upon me because marion "mr. mayor" "bitch set me up" barry was pulling out right as i approached.

yes, mr. mayor, crack is whack, but so is driving around in a luxury car, but then pleading poverty when the tax man comes calling.

dc council members are 2 for 2 this weekend!