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Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 05:04 PM Jun 2014

I bet my city's mayor is cooler than yours!

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58036357-78/becker-couples-pride-utah.html.csp

Colleen Sandor and Candice Pitcher didn’t really know Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker before Dec. 20, but that didn’t 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 Utah’s 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, wasn’t 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
I'll take that bet. cloudbase Jun 2014 #1
That would be a lopsided bet. Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #2
I will guarantee it etherealtruth Jun 2014 #3
It wouldn't take much to be cooler than Blue_In_AK Jun 2014 #4

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
2. That would be a lopsided bet.
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 06:30 PM
Jun 2014

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
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 06:32 PM
Jun 2014

It almost (emphasis almost) doesn't matter where you are and who your mayor is in relation to be 'cooler' than my mayor

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