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[stevew]

Rosie O'Donnell to marry girlfriend in San Francisco

LISA LEFF, Associated Press Writer
Thursday, February 26, 2004
©2004 Associated Press

URL: sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/02/26/national0950EST0561.DTL



(02-26) 10:00 PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --

Rosie O'Donnell flew across the country Thursday to marry her longtime girlfriend in the city where more than 3,300 other same-sex couples have tied the knot since Feb. 12.

The couple traveled to San Francisco from New York on Thursday morning, said Cindi Berger, O'Donnell's publicist. They have a 1 p.m. appointment to pick up a marriage license, according to the mayor's office.

"We, too, have a dream of equality for all families," the comedian and former talk show host said in a statement. "The only way changes are made in society is when people like Mayor Gavin Newsom have the courage to stand up against injustice."

City officials didn't know who O'Donnell wants to officiate when she marries her girlfriend, Kelli Carpenter, said Francisco Castillo, a spokesman for the mayor. The women plan to take their vows on the steps of City Hall, according to Berger.

Earlier Thursday, O'Donnell announced her wedding plans on ABC's "Good Morning America," just two days after President Bush called for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

She said the president's call is what inspired her to come to San Francisco, where city officials continue to perform same-sex weddings even as state courts are considering the legality of those marriages.

"I think the actions of the president are, in my opinion, the most vile and hateful words ever spoken by a sitting president," O'Donnell said on the program. "I am stunned and I'm horrified.

"I find this proposed amendment very, very, very, very shocking. And immoral. And, you know, if civil disobedience is the way to go about change, then I think a lot of people will be going to San Francisco. And I hope they put more people on the steps to marry as many people as show up. And I hope everyone shows up."

O'Donnell said she decided to marry Carpenter, a former dancer and marketing director at Nickelodeon, during her recent trial in New York over the now-defunct Rosie magazine. During the case, she referred to Carpenter as her wife.

"We applied for spousal privilege and were denied it by the state. As a result, everything that I said to Kelli, every letter that I wrote her, every e-mail, every correspondence and conversation was entered into the record," O'Donnell said. "After the trial, I am now and will forever be a total proponent of gay marriage."

©2004 Associated Press

[Franklinnoble]

Pathetic.

[MrBug708]

Had to see what she looked like....

Not that bad, considering it's Rosie

[GoldenEagle]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Had to see what she looked like....

Not that bad, considering it's Rosie

She is doing Rosie for the money.

[RendeR]

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Pathetic.

I hope this is related to rosie and spouse and not the topic in general.

[vex]

She finds Bush's ruling shocking and immoral. How ironic.

[Ksyrup]

No, she finds it very, very, very, very shocking.

[CamEdwards]

this is my favorite part:

A spokeswoman said O'Donnell was expected to arrive in San Francisco from her home in New York late on Thursday morning. An aide at San Francisco City Hall said the marriage was expected at 1 p.m. PST (4 p.m. EST), apparently jumping a line for marriage appointments that now stretches into April.

I guess Rosie's all about "equal rights"... as long as she gets to be more equal than the non-celebrities.

[heybrad]

Originally Posted by CamEdwards

this is my favorite part:

I guess Rosie's all about "equal rights"... as long as she gets to be more equal than the non-celebrities.

Yes, we need a constitutional amendment to ban cutting in line.

[CamEdwards]

Originally Posted by heybrad

Yes, we need a constitutional amendment to ban cutting in line.

no, we just need to lift the assault weapons ban.

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by CamEdwards

this is my favorite part:

I guess Rosie's all about "equal rights"... as long as she gets to be more equal than the non-celebrities.

Sorta like jumping all the couples waiting for a baby to adopt....

[vex]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

No, she finds it very, very, very, very shocking.

Is that one "very" for every hundred pounds or for every chin?

[CamEdwards]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

Sorta like jumping all the couples waiting for a baby to adopt....

and being against guns... except for her bodyguard.

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by RendeR

I hope this is related to rosie and spouse and not the topic in general.

Both, actually. But are we already due for another gay marriage flame-war?

[stevew]

I could give a shit if the fat bitch has her "sham" wedding. I just dont like her.

[rkmsuf]

I like your honesty...