Parading progressives
Who says there's no pride in politics?
Last Sunday, Salt Lake City mayoral candidates marched alongside drag queens, sweaty men in speedos and gay Latter-Day Saints in the annual Utah Pride parade.
Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon also was there, piggybacking off the cheers for parade grand marshal -- and former Utah Jazz sub -- John Amaechi.
"I stayed as close as I could (to Amaechi)," Corroon said moments after the march, "so we could get more applause."
Not long after Corroon wended his way to Washington Square, early Salt Lake City mayoral front-runner Jenny Wilson completed her wave-filled lap. She was followed by fellow candidates Ralph Becker and Keith Christensen, whose bright shirts stood out among their respective throngs of volunteers.
But the shirt with the loudest message belonged to Mayor Rocky Anderson, who sprang from the sidewalk to swing his arm around Christensen -- whom Rocky has endorsed -- near the end of the route.
"This Is What A Dyke Looks Like," Rocky's blazing red T-shirt read in black block letters.
Moments later, the mayor waded through the mass of spectators -- as a woman wearing a Twister game as a dress followed closely behind.
Near the heart of the Pride parade, candidate Dave Buhler displayed his "I Like Dave" signs.
But his City Council colleague, Nancy Saxton, another mayoral contender, did not follow suit.
Instead, Saxton plastered City Council District 4 signs on her makeshift motorcycle trailer. That came two days after financial disclosures revealed Saxton had raised just $100 in the last reporting period.
So is Saxton having second thoughts about the mayor's race?
"It was a cognizant decision I made," she said, insisting her mayoral campaign is healthy despite the funding lag and the council sign. "I need to really be recognized for the contributions I've made as a City Council member."
This spring, Saxton insisted she will not file for re-election to the council and is in the mayor's chase for the long run.
Welcome news for two candidates hoping to take Saxton's seat, who also marched in the Pride parade.
-- Derek P. Jensen
Last Sunday, Salt Lake City mayoral candidates marched alongside drag queens, sweaty men in speedos and gay Latter-Day Saints in the annual Utah Pride parade.
Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon also was there, piggybacking off the cheers for parade grand marshal -- and former Utah Jazz sub -- John Amaechi.
"I stayed as close as I could (to Amaechi)," Corroon said moments after the march, "so we could get more applause."
Not long after Corroon wended his way to Washington Square, early Salt Lake City mayoral front-runner Jenny Wilson completed her wave-filled lap. She was followed by fellow candidates Ralph Becker and Keith Christensen, whose bright shirts stood out among their respective throngs of volunteers.
But the shirt with the loudest message belonged to Mayor Rocky Anderson, who sprang from the sidewalk to swing his arm around Christensen -- whom Rocky has endorsed -- near the end of the route.
"This Is What A Dyke Looks Like," Rocky's blazing red T-shirt read in black block letters.
Moments later, the mayor waded through the mass of spectators -- as a woman wearing a Twister game as a dress followed closely behind.
Near the heart of the Pride parade, candidate Dave Buhler displayed his "I Like Dave" signs.
But his City Council colleague, Nancy Saxton, another mayoral contender, did not follow suit.
Instead, Saxton plastered City Council District 4 signs on her makeshift motorcycle trailer. That came two days after financial disclosures revealed Saxton had raised just $100 in the last reporting period.
So is Saxton having second thoughts about the mayor's race?
"It was a cognizant decision I made," she said, insisting her mayoral campaign is healthy despite the funding lag and the council sign. "I need to really be recognized for the contributions I've made as a City Council member."
This spring, Saxton insisted she will not file for re-election to the council and is in the mayor's chase for the long run.
Welcome news for two candidates hoping to take Saxton's seat, who also marched in the Pride parade.
-- Derek P. Jensen
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1 Comments:
Last poll I checked, the "front-runner" was undecided. And money-wise, that's definitely not the case.
No need to anoint anybody in this race quite yet.
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