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A Standing Ovation, and a Reminder

by: Dean Barker

Wed Apr 29, 2009 at 20:37:36 PM EDT


Today is a day of celebration.  

I've been trying for the past hour to put together a list of all the people on this site that deserve a standing ovation, and the list keeps getting longer and longer, and I keep worrying more and more that I'm forgetting someone. To all those who stood for the civil right of the freedom to marry, from citizen to politician, thank you.

But some of the phone calls and comments I've heard and seen today give me pause, and I need to make something perfectly clear about Blue Hampshire.  Here, I'll put it in bold and blockquote so it's easy to read:

We Are Not The New Hampshire Democratic Party Newsletter
When public servants earn praise, we praise, such as with the passage of amended HB436. When they earn criticism, we criticize, such as the vote to label HB436 "Inxepedient to Legislate" in judiciary.  This forum exists in part for that very purpose.

And I'm often most proud of when we have the strength of mind and principle on this site to speak candidly about policy positions of not only the other side, but of the party to which we belong.

And I firmly believe that the great coalition of voices expressed here - from former party chairs to bishops to advocacy groups to libertarians, and most importantly, to everyday people such as you and me - in support of marriage equality had an effect on the passage of it.

This makes me prouder of this community than you can possibly know.

Dean Barker :: A Standing Ovation, and a Reminder
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Well put, Dean ....... (4.00 / 5)
... the letter "D" next to someone's name may place restrictions upon party officials and those holding elected office. They need not do so for ordinary citizens.

 "We should pay attention to that man behind the curtain."

Oh boy... if only Bill and Nackey Loeb were here to witness this! n/t (4.00 / 4)


BLOG ON! (4.00 / 2)


The giant blogs for progress.


Love that picture. n/t (4.00 / 3)


[ Parent ]
True. There is nothing sweeter than to be able to delight (0.00 / 0)
in someone else's accomplishments.

Fly (0.00 / 0)
"Blue Hampshire -- We're Fly."

As in, we let it fly.

Also as in the ointment.


New Hampshire Rocks (0.00 / 0)
like granite...

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision. -Muhammad Ali
1942-, American Boxer


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