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Monday, November 5, 2012

WJZ News: 'Md. Voters To Decide Same-Sex Marriage In Close Race'


Source:WJZ News is the Baltimore, Maryland affiliate for CBS News.

"BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Election night is just about a day away. The White House is up for grabs and polls show this could be one of the closest races in history. Here in Maryland, several hot button issues will finally be decided.

Derek Valcourt has the final push from both sides over same-sex marriage.

Both sides are pulling out all of the stops from robocalls to TV ads as the clock ticks down toward Election Day. At Marriage Equality campaign headquarters, same-sex marriage supporters are stuffing envelopes and calling voters in an all out race to the finish line.

"This is crunch time, man. This is it," said Ezekial Jackson. 

"I have two gay kids. I want to be at their wedding," said volunteer Bob Hollander.

And now WJZ has learned they're getting a little help from First Lady Michelle Obama. She recorded a robocall to thousands of Maryland voters, asking them to support same-sex marriage.

Campaign officials are feeling optimistic. 


MARYLAND NEWS 
Md. Voters To Decide Same-Sex Marriage In Close Race
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NOVEMBER 4, 2012 / 11:59 PM / CBS BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Election night is just about a day away. The White House is up for grabs and polls show this could be one of the closest races in history. Here in Maryland, several hot button issues will finally be decided.

Derek Valcourt has the final push from both sides over same-sex marriage.

Both sides are pulling out all of the stops from robocalls to TV ads as the clock ticks down toward Election Day. At Marriage Equality campaign headquarters, same-sex marriage supporters are stuffing envelopes and calling voters in an all out race to the finish line.

"This is crunch time, man. This is it," said Ezekial Jackson.

With hours to go until voting begins Tuesday, volunteers across the state are loading up campaign signs and learning how they can help--all for their own reasons.


"I have two gay kids. I want to be at their wedding," said volunteer Bob Hollander.

And now WJZ has learned they're getting a little help from First Lady Michelle Obama. She recorded a robocall to thousands of Maryland voters, asking them to support same-sex marriage.

Campaign officials are feeling optimistic.


"If you're voting for it, you're on the right side of history," Jackson said.

But opponents of same-sex marriage are hard at work, as well. They're taking their campaigning to congregations.

"If you can't talk about marriage in church, you need to go home," said Rev. Derek McCoy.

They're promising their own last-minute push of fliers, campaign signs and TV ads.

"Question 6 is a lot of broken promises. Vote against Question 6," an ad said.

Polling shows Marylanders divided on the issue and both sides know it.

"This may come down to one to two to three to five to 10 votes. That's how close it is," said McCoy. 

Both sides are promising on Election Day they will have supporters out in force at polling locations across Maryland. 

From WJZ News

More freedom of choice coming to Free State of Maryland if both Questions 6 and 7 pass tomorrow, casinos and same-sex-marriage.

ABC Evening News: ‘Ted Kennedy’s Potential Run For President in 1972'


Source:ABC News- if you are one of the 3 people who don't recognize these cars: (ha, ha) those are d-model Citroens, which are French luxury cars.

Source:The Daily Journal

“In this clip, ABC goes over the rumors of Ted Kennedy’s possible run in 1972, It did not happen. Also discussed is the Vietnam peace treaty and action and Vietnam.”

From E-Fan

Senator Ted Kennedy was still way too controversial to run for president in 1972. He wasn’t ready to run for president and was happy in the Senate being a Senator and being one of the largest voices in Congress, at least in the Democratic Party. Gaining seniority and influence in what happens in the Senate and Congress as a whole. Where he had a lot of friends in both the Senate and House. I sort of see him as his generation’s Paul Ryan. As someone who could have done more things outside of Congress, but was happy in Congress. Paul Ryan, now Speaker of the House. Ted Kennedy, long time Chairman and Ranking Member of the Labor Committee. Plus he had personal issues he was still dealing with in his family, including his wife.

There was never much reason for Ted Kennedy to really ever run for president. He never actually wanted the job, again because of how successful and happy he was in Congress being such a powerful Senator who had so much to do with so much important legislation that came out of Congress. His 1979-80 presidential run showed that being president was not something he wanted. When he couldn’t even answered the point-blank question from NBC News’s Roger Mudd, ‘why do you want to be president?’ He wouldn’t have won in 72 even if he did run and win the nomination, because of how divided the Democratic Party was between their mainstream Progressives and their New-Left that George McGovern represented. Ted Kennedy, made the right decision not running in 72 and he shouldn’t have run in 1979-80 either.