Newsom rips N.Y. mayor on gay marriage

[Kadie]

Newsom rips N.Y. mayor on gay marriage
Bloomberg to fight ruling allowing same-sex unions
Wyatt Buchanan, Chronicle Staff Writer

Friday, February 11, 2005


San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom lambasted New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday for deciding to appeal a court ruling that would allow same-sex marriage in the Big Apple.

Newsom called Bloomberg's decision inconsistent, suggested it was politically motivated and said it reinforced cynicism among the American people.

"People don't like politicians, and now I know why," he said.

Bloomberg, who has said he personally favors same-sex marriage, announced over the weekend that he would challenge the ruling of a judge in Manhattan earlier this month that gay couples have the right to marry under the state's Constitution. Bloomberg has said he believes New York state law forbids the practice.

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"I think if you believe something, you've got to act on it,'' the San Francisco mayor said. "If you don't believe in it, don't act on it. But don't say you believe something and then do everything to stifle that belief."

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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/11/MNGBCB9K7F1.DTL

[marmar]

1. Go Gavin! Go Gavin!

Aren't there multimillion dollar deficits and other problems to worry about in Gotham? Why is Bloomberg such a flake?

[HockeyMom]

2. Newsday

Quoted Bloomie as saying he wanted to take it to the higher court first so any marriages resulting from this ruling would not be challenged in a higher court.

[donheld]

3. Fancy that

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1224645

[beyurslf]

4. Bloomberg is trash.

[jrthin]

5. Beyond trash. n/t