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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI bet my city's mayor is cooler than yours!
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58036357-78/becker-couples-pride-utah.html.cspColleen Sandor and Candice Pitcher didnt really know Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker before Dec. 20, but that didnt stop them from kissing him on the cheek and making him blush.
Sandor and Pitcher were among the same-sex couples that Becker married in the harried hours after a federal district judge struck down Utahs gay marriage ban. The status of their marriage is now uncertain as the Supreme Court issued a stay on the decision and the case now remains before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
But Sunday, the day of the Pride Parade and the last day of the Pride Festival, wasnt one for discussing court machinations, but to celebrate. And Becker threw a "Utah wedding reception," complete with nut cups and sparkling apple cider, for those couples he married.
Sandor and Pitcher were among the same-sex couples that Becker married in the harried hours after a federal district judge struck down Utahs gay marriage ban. The status of their marriage is now uncertain as the Supreme Court issued a stay on the decision and the case now remains before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
But Sunday, the day of the Pride Parade and the last day of the Pride Festival, wasnt one for discussing court machinations, but to celebrate. And Becker threw a "Utah wedding reception," complete with nut cups and sparkling apple cider, for those couples he married.
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I bet my city's mayor is cooler than yours! (Original Post)
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2014
OP
cloudbase
(5,512 posts)1. I'll take that bet.
Houston's first lady Kathy Hubbard (L) and our mayor Annise Parker.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)2. That would be a lopsided bet.
I'm mad at my city's mayor for not working harder to keep all of our sports teams. Not many people here like her that much; she only won 2010's mayoral election due to getting the most 2nd place votes in the instant-runoff.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)3. I will guarantee it
It almost (emphasis almost) doesn't matter where you are and who your mayor is in relation to be 'cooler' than my mayor
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)4. It wouldn't take much to be cooler than
Anchorage's loser of a mayor.