San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders Flip Flops On Gay Marriage

September 23, 2007 8:25 PM

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders Flip Flops On Gay Marriage. One link you-tube... but it is so honest and so touching that it simply must be watched. There is hope that the USA will get back on track.

I rather suspect someone close came out to him. Democracy is coming to the U.S.A..

posted by five fresh fish (17 comments total)

Aaah! crapcrapcrap, it's been done, I didn't read closely.

Flagged, move on, nothing to see here.
posted by five fresh fish at 8:26 PM on September 23, 2007

Well, thanks for this one anyway, 'cause I missed the first one.
posted by trip and a half at 8:35 PM on September 23, 2007

Metafilter: Let us not miss pointing to a story that relates to homosexuality!
posted by spock at 8:44 PM on September 23, 2007

Metafilter: Let us not miss pointing to a story that relates to homosexuality!

Not that there's anything wrong with that!

Homosexuality, I mean.
posted by Poolio at 8:46 PM on September 23, 2007

San Diego has been a pretty backwards city in many respects, regarding social equality, so this is a definite sign of improvement. Good on Sanders for keeping an open mind. Let's hope San Diegans follow suit.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 8:57 PM on September 23, 2007

What spock said.

I yam full-on into gay marriages.
posted by uncanny hengeman at 8:57 PM on September 23, 2007

I was there during gay pride this year, my dad lives right nearby. As was discussed in the "homophobic firemen" thread in July, it's actually not the most liberal town...
posted by miss lynnster at 9:01 PM on September 23, 2007

as long as both chicks are hot.
posted by empath at 9:01 PM on September 23, 2007

/warmfuzzies
posted by humannaire at 9:01 PM on September 23, 2007

Then there's this to depress hell out of one.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:01 PM on September 23, 2007

Wow, any religion (Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, etc.) is fine! How tolerant, she included Catholics.
posted by ALongDecember at 9:06 PM on September 23, 2007

Then there's this to depress hell out of one.

Thankfully, it was a hoax.
posted by McLir at 9:20 PM on September 23, 2007

How tolerant, she included Catholics.

but not spaghetti-monsterists. I call big time discrimination.
posted by telstar at 9:24 PM on September 23, 2007

Adding to Sanders' courage-factor: The San Diego city council vote was veto-proof. He could have gone through the motions and the result would likely have been the same policy. His videotaped message seems to be a purposeful political statement.
posted by McLir at 9:27 PM on September 23, 2007

That was really affecting, thanks five fresh fish.

I can't nitpick a crying politician, but I must say that I would have loved to see him to throw some of the moral/emotional sympathy he was earning behind some real biting commentary on civil unions as a substitute for gay marriage; instead of speaking in such broad terms.

But still, bravo.
posted by coolhappysteve at 9:54 PM on September 23, 2007

Surely the death knell rings for this thread. I mean, it's like the admins have lives or something. A bizarre idea, that!
posted by five fresh fish at 10:00 PM on September 23, 2007

My first read was that the mayor of San Diego wore flip-flops to a gay wedding.

Which I thought was waaaay out of line.

First tank-tops and running shorts to Broadway shows and on airplanes. But this? Flip-flops to a wedding? MY GOD THEY HAVE GONE TOO FAR!

Then I saw the clip.

And. Well. That was nice. So. Nevermind.
posted by tkchrist at 10:01 PM on September 23, 2007