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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:04 AM Original message |
Tonight we said goodbye to a photograph |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
1. This is so sad. Rec'd for more eyes. RIP, Kenneth. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
2. recommend |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
3. This is unacceptable. |
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blm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
4. KandR........and will keep working for change. |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
5. K&R.... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
6. I can only weep over this travesty and |
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Frances (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
7. So sorry |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
8. K & R nt |
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secondwind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. Kick!! |
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beac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:43 AM Response to Original message |
10. Angry and weeping right along with you. |
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Raster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
11. Oh my god. Bless your hearts and rest in peace, Kenneth. |
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peace13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
12. People need to wake up! |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
13. Shows why gay folks don't look at marriage equality as an issue to be shelved |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
14. Very moving. There is work to be done. |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
15. I try to find it in my heart to feel sorry for his bigoted, narrow-minded family |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #15 |
22. no pity. they had none. not saying they're evil but they're cruelty |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. I disagree with you |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
143. imho - I believe the people connected to him by blood (I don't think they deserve 'family') will |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
16. Just inhuman. |
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Booster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
17. K&R So wrong in so many ways. |
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Bunkie0913 (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
18. Sorry seems so small |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
19. K&R. |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
20. Ken's "family" is not his family. Bob is his family. |
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tosh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Well said. nt. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #21 |
36. Love is thicker than blood. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 01:31 AM Response to Reply #36 |
167. Oh that is a wonderful way of putting it. n/t |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. the hospital is bound by a shitty law |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
23. exactly why marriage should be open to all adults |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
26. Oh my - thanks for posting this |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
27. K&R. Well written...if this doesn't tug your heartstrings then there is something seriously lacking |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
28. What a horrible story. A cautionary tale, too. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #28 |
63. Excuse me, but why should they have had to give a fucking |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #63 |
77. They fucking SHOULDN'T. |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 02:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
64. the case in Miami proved that legal paperwork is worthless in a state that DOES NOT RECOGNIZE |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:54 PM Response to Reply #64 |
78. That's not true. If a person doesn't want their family to make end of life decisions, |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:07 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. You are wrong. n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #83 |
86. Come on, then--let's discuss it. Give us a link. |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. OK since you know NC law, you provided ME with the link |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Oh, no no--you're the one who said I was wrong, now you prove it. |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:48 PM Response to Reply #90 |
91. I'm not backing away from anything. You are wrong |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #91 |
97. You don't want to discuss the topic, fine. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #97 |
104. I don't understand how you -- a straight person, is arguing |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:33 PM Response to Reply #104 |
105. Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:42 PM Response to Reply #104 |
110. Deleted message |
bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:27 PM Response to Reply #104 |
142. You are absolutely right - we know gay married couples who have endured such bigoted laws. |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 12:33 AM Response to Reply #97 |
163. What the law says... |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:25 PM Response to Reply #91 |
152. I'm afraid the real problem is idealism. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:11 PM Response to Reply #86 |
135. Michigan : Amendments that ban same-sex marriage, civil unions, and other contracts |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:56 PM Response to Reply #135 |
148. That's a useful link. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #78 |
131. MADem - you are wrong. cboy4 is right. The Marshall -Newman Ammendment. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #131 |
146. Thank you for responding with citations. |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 07:29 AM Response to Reply #64 |
174. What case in Miami? |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #174 |
184. Here's a link to the DU discussion about it last month: |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
66. That isn't at all effective 100% of the time |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #66 |
80. That law cannot and will not stand. In the interim, I'd get a power of attorney |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #80 |
89. It was put into effect a few years ago. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:07 PM Response to Reply #89 |
95. I agree it's expensive, and I agree people should not "have" to go through that crap. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:41 PM Response to Reply #95 |
109. I don't think Virginia is the only state that has this problem. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #109 |
116. I cannot argue with anything you've said. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #80 |
141. But... |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:52 PM Response to Reply #141 |
147. If VA will not recognize the POAs of some citizens of MA, for example, |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #66 |
122. OMG this is appalling. How could this stand up to any real legal challenge? |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
71. MADem please read the update of the story available at the OP link |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Let me go from the profound to the pedestrian, to illustrate this issue. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #75 |
94. This is putting a band aide on a festering wound. The same thing happened in Fla. |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. honestly, that could happen even if marriage was legal |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:21 PM Response to Reply #96 |
101. Married partner rights have primacy over next of kin. Recall Schiavo. |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 11:14 AM Response to Reply #101 |
187. my point exactly |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #94 |
100. I am not offering this as a solution or even a semi-permanent fix. |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #100 |
107. MADem- "while equality is sought via the legislative methodologies" Is it? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #107 |
119. Let me be clear. I don't think anyone should be forced to be the poster child for |
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bluedawg12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #119 |
129. Yes, these people are heroes. Equality was a campaign pledge. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #129 |
144. Look at your cites. This stuff, except for the quotes from the debates |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
29. That was very moving. |
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biermeister (425 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
30. I am sorry for your loss. |
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rms013 (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
31. Who is Kenneth's Family? |
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Kindigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #31 |
46. I'm asking the same thing |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. OMG....I am so sorry that happened to you. |
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Beam Me Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
32. Here is what the opposite experience looks like: |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
45. That must have been really hard on you, but you handled it beautifully. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. Thank you for sharing that. n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
82. What a powerful story, and a heart-wrenching experience for you. |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 06:19 PM Response to Reply #32 |
121. Okay. Now I'm crying again. Thank you so much for posting this. |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 11:48 AM Response to Reply #32 |
189. I am deeply moved by your story. |
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Rhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
33. This happens every day in our supposedly 'free' country... (ty FourScore... you made me cry here) |
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winyanstaz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
34. I am saddened for you and the families grief, but not happy with what they did... |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:03 AM Response to Reply #34 |
177. This is a good idea, at least until there is full marriage equality. |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
35. Health Care Proxy, Power of Attorney, Last Will & Testament |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
70. Not always |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #70 |
154. It actually hasn't. |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
37. K&R for my many friends and their husbands/wives. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
38. this video link was on the daily kos thread - very moving |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
39. How utterly cruel that this family disregarded 26 years of love. |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
40. Rest in peace, Kenneth. And my heart cries for Bob. |
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Kindigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
41. good god |
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4_TN_TITANS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
42. THIS is the kind of thing |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
43. I just can't wrap my mind about this kind of stuff. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
44. My heart goes out to Bob and all those |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
48. I'm trying not to cry at work. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
50. I knew a long-term gay couple in Portland |
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snake in the grass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
51. Truly heartbreaking. |
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Torn_Scorned_Ignored (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #51 |
53. I'm still Hoping there is |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
52. Dear God, may you show all the compassion to Ken's family |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
54. K&R |
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whopis01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
55. I watched the same thing happen to a friend of mine |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
56. That's heartbreaking and so unfair. |
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Mira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
57. Very very angry tears ! K&R |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
58. Beyond heartbreaking. |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
59. If I could recommend this 100 times, I would do so. And I say that as an old, straight male. |
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Parker CA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #59 |
106. +500, albeit coming from a young, straight male. |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
60. unbelievable. this is awful. I am so sorry. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
61. . |
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libnnc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
62. kick |
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sallylou666 (135 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
65. Unfair to require another legal document |
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Withywindle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
67. crying. |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
68. Damn that makes me angry |
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sandyj999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
69. This is so very sad and so very wrong. |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
72. I worked for Shanti in San Francisco |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:50 PM Response to Reply #72 |
111. One of the coolest cops I ever met |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
73. Very sad. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
74. oh my god.... |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
76. My advice to Bob: crash the funeral |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
79. Red'd. FourScore, thank you for posting |
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DollyM (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
81. Not to lesson the impact of this but they also do this to unmarried partners . . . |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:18 PM Response to Reply #81 |
98. After 15 years, wouldn't they have a common-law marriage? |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:56 PM Response to Reply #98 |
114. Only a couple of states recognize Common Law marriages anymore... |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:35 PM Response to Reply #114 |
145. Really? |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #98 |
117. Common-law marriage is a state-by-state thing. |
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Ms. Toad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:35 PM Response to Reply #117 |
155. Most require that the couple hold themselves to be married |
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Number23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 06:45 PM Response to Reply #81 |
123. You're right. Common law and "de facto" marriages don't enjoy full privileges |
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Tim01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
84. Not right. Not at all. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
85. So what exactly did his partner's family prove? |
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marlakay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
87. This is so wrong...some day things will change. |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
92. Mean people suck. Too bad the official policy is on their side. |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
93. people can be such uncaring assholes |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
99. K/R. So sad. |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
102. KR in tears....may the gods rest these poor souls. nt |
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JitterbugPerfume (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
103. so unbelivably sad |
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momdogz (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
108. I'm a nurse at a hospital that would have let Bob be with his partner AND |
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FourScore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #108 |
120. Welcome to DU, momdogz. |
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momdogz (59 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #120 |
125. thanks for the welcome - and |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #108 |
188. Your post made me weep |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
112. Incredibly sad, incredibly cruel. |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
113. Ignorance and casual cruelty are as evil as deliberate malignancy... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
115. That hurt. May both Ken and Bob find their peace. |
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OHDEM (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
118. So sad. |
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democrank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
124. "Ignorance and cruelty" indeed. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
126. damn it.... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
127. RIP Kenneth |
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keepthemhonest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
128. how painful NT |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
130. I weep for this world. |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
132. with my deepest regrets. |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
133. Such a sad story all around, but made sadder by the thoughtless "family" |
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JackDragna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
134. I only hope Bob takes comfort in loving.. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
136. Thank you for posting this. It makes me sad and angry. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
137. Just how fucked up are we anyway! Pretty fucked up it appears! |
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lavenderdiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
138. your story made me weep |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:20 PM Response to Original message |
139. God-damn them all to hell |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
140. K&R choking back man tears. This is such bullshit! |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
149. that family is evil. They had no right to deny this man his place at the bedside. |
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Norrin Radd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
150. kr |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
151. Sad...so sad... |
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underseasurveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:26 PM Response to Original message |
153. Oh sweet dearest Bob |
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countmyvote4real (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
156. My sleeves are so wet right now. |
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Kitty Herder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
157. Shit. Now I'm crying like a baby. This is so wrong. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-18-09 11:36 PM Response to Original message |
158. Disgusting |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 12:41 AM Response to Reply #158 |
164. The will won't matter... |
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mb7588a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
159. Fuck them. |
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MoonlitwingsX (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
160. Wow.. |
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complain jane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
161. So sorry to hear this. Hugs. |
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FlyingSquirrel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
162. You must someday find the strength to forgive his family. |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 12:48 AM Response to Reply #162 |
165. Why? |
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FlyingSquirrel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 01:00 AM Response to Reply #165 |
166. They don't need to know he's forgiven them. |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 02:00 AM Response to Reply #166 |
168. I can let go of anger and resentment and still not forgive... |
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undergroundnomore (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 05:10 AM Response to Original message |
169. Why Are People So Against Love? |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #169 |
179. "Virginia is for Lovers" |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-20-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #179 |
191. Of course, until the "Loving v. Virginia" case it was |
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urgk (982 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 05:22 AM Response to Original message |
170. I just read an op-ed piece that reframed the issue of "gay rights." |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 10:39 AM Response to Reply #170 |
186. Good essay. Thanks for posting. |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 05:53 AM Response to Original message |
171. Sad in so many ways |
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Omaha Steve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 06:18 AM Response to Original message |
172. K&R! |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 06:41 AM Response to Original message |
173. Heartbreakingly sad. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
175. What kind of monsters would stop Kenneth's partner from being there? |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:46 AM Response to Reply #175 |
181. What kind? |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
176. . |
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QueenOfCalifornia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:13 AM Response to Original message |
178. If Bob reads this |
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connecticut yankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
180. how sad |
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NikolaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
182. K&R |
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Cass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
183. This is unacceptable in our society. It is cruel and it is wrong and it needs to stop. |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
185. Bob, I'm begging ya - CRASH THE FUNERAL |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-19-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #185 |
190. Too late. Fight for the future. Kenneth is gone. |
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