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Monday, May 03, 2004
WHAT DID MENINO SAY? On
Sunday, the Boston Globe's Rick Klein reported
that Boston mayor Tom Menino might ignore Governor Mitt Romney's
orders to verify the residency of same-sex couples seeking to marry.
Klein quoted Menino as saying, "There is a good chance I might defy
the governor, but we're still looking at our options. It's about
civil rights. It's about uniting people. It's about showing that we
don't discriminate in the city of Boston."
Today, the Boston Herald's
Brian Ballou has a
similar story that includes
this:
Menino disputed a
published report that he said he may defy the governor and
instruct city officials not to ask for proof of residency from
same-sex couples seeking to get married.
"I never said that," he
said.
Media Log awaits clarification, but
in the meantime I'll hazard a guess: "I never said that" can be
translated as "I shouldn't have said that" or possibly "I said it, but it isn't
quite what I meant."
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Dan Kennedy is senior writer and media critic for the Boston Phoenix.
