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Rosie O'Donnell Weds Longtime Girlfriend
Associated Press ^ | 02/26/2004 | Lisa Leff

Posted on 02/26/2004 3:02:12 PM PST by Therapist

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Rosie O'Donnell married her longtime girlfriend Thursday, taking what she called a proud stand for gay civil rights in the city where more than 3,300 other same-sex couples have tied the knot since Feb. 12.

"I want to thank the city of San Francisco for this amazing stance the mayor has taken for all the people here, not just us but all the thousands and thousands of loving, law-abiding couples," the former talk show host, holding a large bouquet of purple and yellow flowers, said after she and Kelli Carpenter emerged from their brief ceremony inside Mayor Gavin Newsom's office.

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, who lives in the New York City region, 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 and Carpenter, who have four children together, walked hand in hand down the grand marble staircase in the rotunda to thunderous applause from hundreds of spectators who came to witness the city's first celebrity same-sex wedding. O'Donnell was wearing a powder-blue blazer, black shirt and black pants; Carpenter wore a gray pantsuit.

As the San Francisco's Gay Men's Chorus serenaded the couple with a few bars of "Going to the Chapel," O'Donnell smiled and said, "We really did. We got married."

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."


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To: Therapist

21 posted on 02/26/2004 3:21:04 PM PST by per loin
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To: R. Scott
You know what happens after you get married. No more sex and especially no more hummers. Never mind on the hummers.
22 posted on 02/26/2004 3:21:18 PM PST by Thebaddog (Woof this!)
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To: R. Scott
Read the article . Rosie called the girl her wife. It was one of the funniest skits Rosie ever did. How come Rosie accepted the flowers? Grooms dont carry flowers, and the girl had the license , when I married I carried the license. Rosie wasnt wearing her strap-on she looked strange without it. She stated that she traveled mile not to get married but to give Bush a message. How about the Pre-Nup did Carpenter sign one? Tell me now that Rosie has assumed the responsibilities of the man can she have Mr Rosie O'Moose put on her drivers license now? Cant wait to see if Leno has the courage to step into this tonight
23 posted on 02/26/2004 3:22:24 PM PST by sgtbono2002 (I aint wrong, I aint sorry , and I am probably going to do it again.)
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To: R. Scott
I wonder which was the bride and which the groom

My my, you have such a traditional concept of marriage:)

I wondered too, until I realized that is not what it is about for them.
Be patient. This too shall pass.
24 posted on 02/26/2004 3:22:59 PM PST by OldEagle (Haven't been wrong since 1947.)
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To: per loin
that must be the bride..
25 posted on 02/26/2004 3:23:18 PM PST by The Mayor (And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?)
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To: Therapist
Talk about risking nothing. If God want to punish her the worst thing he could do is turn her into Rosie O'Donnell.
26 posted on 02/26/2004 3:23:53 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (Proud member of the right wing extremist Neanderthals.)
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To: per loin
Reminds me of the time when was a kid of 8 yrs old. The little neighbor girl and i used to play house and pretend we were married.Of course we weren't but we were just pretending.We caught heck when we went to get the mail from a neighbor's mailbox and pretended to be paying the bills.
The homosexuals can PRETEND they are married if they want.They are not.
27 posted on 02/26/2004 3:26:21 PM PST by sportscaster (THE TAX ANGLE OF GAY MARRIAGE)
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To: Therapist
"I find this proposed amendment very, very, very, very shocking. And immoral.
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I find her comments very, very, very, very shocking and immoral....

What a loser!
28 posted on 02/26/2004 3:26:58 PM PST by txlurker
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To: Therapist
I wonder if they signed a pre-nup? If not, and things progress like most Hollywierd marriages, Mr. O'donnell will be raked over the coals when her wife divorces her. Of course, thats when Rosie will claim that the wedding was fraudulent. Whatta pig.
29 posted on 02/26/2004 3:27:27 PM PST by zygoat
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To: NonValueAdded
Sorry, I didn't see your post.
30 posted on 02/26/2004 3:28:58 PM PST by zygoat
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To: Therapist
Should say "Pretends to Wed".
31 posted on 02/26/2004 3:30:25 PM PST by TexasCajun
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To: Therapist
"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, who lives in the New York City region, said on the program. "I am stunned and I'm horrified.

Considering the huge majority of Americans oppose gay marriage, Rosie probably won Bush a few more votes with this nonsense.

32 posted on 02/26/2004 3:31:31 PM PST by Jorge
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To: alloysteel
But if the fine print on the marriage license is read, she STILL isn't truthfully legally wed very interesting; I have been out of the loop on vacation for a week, what is this statement about?
33 posted on 02/26/2004 3:31:35 PM PST by SF Republican
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To: Therapist
O'Donnell and Carpenter, who have four children together, walked hand in hand . . .

Disgusting beyond words.

34 posted on 02/26/2004 3:31:57 PM PST by mombonn
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To: Therapist
This is so confusing...Which one is the DOG? Which one is the BITCH?
35 posted on 02/26/2004 3:33:41 PM PST by Sandmansleeper (Quinn's First Law: Liberalism always generates the exact opposite of its stated intent)
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To: Therapist
DATELINE 10/11/2004, NYC

This just in:

"Wife" of Rosie O'Donnel Divorces, sues for half of everything. Rosie is quoted, "Thank goodness for that Bush amendmendment or she might just win this one..."

-- lates
-- jrawk

36 posted on 02/26/2004 3:33:58 PM PST by jrawk
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To: mombonn
Turkey baster bastards?

Semper Fi
37 posted on 02/26/2004 3:36:33 PM PST by river rat (Militant Islam is a cult, flirting with extinction)
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To: Therapist

WWII Rosie had lots more class.
38 posted on 02/26/2004 3:39:26 PM PST by Mike Darancette (Bush Bot by choice)
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To: jrawk
Half of nothing is nothing. The way the miserable sea-cow has disgusted our society, her b#$ch will have to pay the alimony.

Rosie will probably end up being a prison guard like the militant bull-dykes here in Texas.

39 posted on 02/26/2004 3:42:11 PM PST by Extremist
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To: Therapist
Carpenter, a former dancer and marketing director at Nickelodeon,

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another reason to avoid Nickelodeon.

Don't they own Mtv and CBS too.
40 posted on 02/26/2004 3:43:16 PM PST by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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