... s a dead tomato splot With moldy purple spots, Governor Carcieri. And it actually fits the Governor too. Sometimes you just have to apply the KISS principle and this was such ... when Dr. Seuss did it for us. And the Providence Journal once again puts up a little poll asking if Carcieri should have vetoed the funeral bill. Here are the results thus far. Only a few hundred people have voted. ...

... the rights of marriage, without the right to marry. "Maybe it's something we should consider," said Carcieri, after meeting privately Thursday for more than an hour in his office with a ... that won approval in the state of Washington earlier this month, Carcieri said: "I don't know enough, yet. All I am saying is I understand the circumstances. I understand the difficulties& ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Governor Carcieri landed on national television Monday night as the "star'' of ... . With The Journal's front-page story about Carcieri's veto as his starting point, the mock-conservative Colbert ... call them 'same-eteries'." There was no immediate comment from the Carcieri administration. Watch the spoof in its entirety below. View with caution as ...

... notes, clicks, and quips from around the web. → Rhode Island's Gov. Don Carcieri vetoes a bill that would've added domestic partners to those able to make funeral arrangements for ... assocation, Americans For Truth About Homosexuality, Andrea Peyser, Connecticut, Cynthia Stewart, DADT, Death, don carcieri, funerals, gay for pay, jodi rel, joe jervis, Las Vegas, liberty counsel, Maine, ...

Governor Carcieri of Rhode Island met with a gay rights group this week and said that maybe an "everything but marriage" bill was something to be ... a civil right to marriage because, fundamentally, they don't believe we have a right to exist. Period. Governer Carcieri, you are a hateful bigot and history will judge you accordingly. Where is Obama and the Democratic Party on this ...

Angering gay rights supporters, Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri Tuesday vetoed a bill that would give same-sex couples the right to plan the funerals of their ... partners. Calling the bill a "disturbing trend" toward the erosion of heterosexual marriage, Carcieri said the decision should be left up to the voters. The only "disturbing trend" here is another hateful politician ...

... same-sex couples to make funeral arrangements for their significant others. But according to Governor Donald L. Carcieri of Rhode Island, bestowing this small but vital legal right to gays and lesbians will ... ; traditional marriage. From the Providence Journal: An opponent of same-sex marriage, Governor Carcieri has vetoed bill that would have added “domestic partners” to the list of ...

... I’d heard it all when it comes to right wing hatred for gays and lesbians, but this one takes the cake. According to the Huffington Post, GOP Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri has vetoed a law that would have allowed domestic partners burial rights to claim the body of a partner and plan their funeral arrangements. Showing his colors as a mean-spirited, small-minded bigot, the governor ...

As noted on RIFuture and the Huffington Post, Stephen Colbert took aim at Governor Carcieri last night for vetoing burial rights for domestic partners. It's a witty little bit and, less noticed, the host takes a swipe at Rhode Island media, too. Pretty amusing stuff. Embedded video at both sites.

GAY MARRIAGE Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri says he would may back a domestic partnership system offering legal protections ... Earlier this week, we told you that Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri vetoed a bill that would have allowed same-sex couples to make ... call marriage," he said.  This isn't the first time Governor Carcieri has considered supporting gay rights.  In ...