Anti Discrimination Public Hearing for 2012-296

[Metro Jacksonville]

Anti Discrimination Public Hearing for 2012-269



Joshua Taylor reporting for MetroJacksonville in our very first ever newscast!  Check out the video for footage of the historic public hearing and a surprising interview with former Mayor John Delaney.  Video and Editing by Andy Leverett, Comic relief provided by City Councilwoman Kimberly Daniels.

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[Timkin]

Cool!!!

[tufsu1]

so, homosexuals were out in force?  guess all those people speaking in favor of the bill were gay.

[Jimmy]

"The homosexuals seemed to be out in full force tonight, and the mood in the room is somewhat positive."

It's what the narrator says. 

Stephen's point is exactly right, btw.  While there were a lot of LGBT persons, many speaking in support of the bill were our allies.

[fsquid]

must have been cold in there for him to need the wool cap.

[Jimmy]

great job last night Jimmy!  We got a pretty good shot of you in the video segment looking all attentive.

Thank you!! I was trying to keep up with a lot of stuff, including the posts to the MJ liveblog, and still try to look like I was listening to the speakers.  It was a fun balancing act!

[Lunican]

Nice video!

[joshuataylor]

must have been cold in there for him to need the wool cap.

it's the summer version of flip flops with a hoodie.

when in rome...

[KenFSU]

Could have done without the "it seems we've reached the end of the gayest little city council meeting in Jacksonville" concluding line. 296 is really important, and to end on a borderline offensive punchline, I don't know MJ. It comes across as slightly belittling. That and "the homosexuals are out in full force" lines kind of give the piece an odd feel, like us straight folk are observing bizarre, otherworldly animals from a distance at the zoo. Minor criticism, I know, but I really wanted to like this, and it just sat kind of funny with me.

That aside, MJ's continuing coverage of this issue has been pretty damn spectacular otherwise.

Keep it up!

[FlowerPower]

FYI:  The Bill number is 2012-296...not 269..If it is possible could someone change the subject line?  I am sure someone thought putting 69 in a gay issue was funny, but it's not.   

[ubben]

Did anyone else notice Clay Yarborough quickly shuffling through the cards before people started speaking? Odd how we started out with two hate-spewing bigots in a packed room that was 99% in support of the bill. But his little trick couldn't dampen the mood, that's for sure. Congrats to the overwhelming success of the introduction of this important bill for Jacksonville. And thank you Kimberly Daniels for showing everyone in the city how truly ignorant the opposition is, and exactly why this bill is needed.

[Ocklawaha]

Who were the 'hate spewing bigots?' What exactly did they say? Do we have a line by line?

[KenFSU]

Could have done without the "it seems we've reached the end of the gayest little city council meeting in Jacksonville" concluding line. 269 is really important, and to end on a borderline offensive punchline, I don't know MJ. The issue deserves better. That and "the homosexuals are out in full force" lines kind of give the piece an odd feel, like us straight folk are observing bizarre, otherworldly animals from a distance at the zoo. Minor criticism, I know, but I really wanted to like this, and it just sat kind of funny with me.

That aside, MJ's continuing coverage of this issue has been pretty damn spectacular otherwise.

Keep it up!

Thanks for the input!  We are determined to keep it light even while we treat it seriously.  I like Josh's tongue in cheek keeping it real delivery actually.

No prob Stephen!

Nothing in the least bit personal against Josh.

I tend to fall a little on the sensitive side too, so maybe it's just me

[joshuataylor]

Could have done without the "it seems we've reached the end of the gayest little city council meeting in Jacksonville" concluding line. 269 is really important, and to end on a borderline offensive punchline, I don't know MJ. The issue deserves better. That and "the homosexuals are out in full force" lines kind of give the piece an odd feel, like us straight folk are observing bizarre, otherworldly animals from a distance at the zoo. Minor criticism, I know, but I really wanted to like this, and it just sat kind of funny with me.

That aside, MJ's continuing coverage of this issue has been pretty damn spectacular otherwise.

Keep it up!

In my defense, I felt the report added a bit of levity to an obviously heavy-handed and, at times, offensive public hearing. The ludicrous statements issued throughout the night by Councilwoman Daniels, an elected official, were uninformed and bizarre. I saw no way to seriously address these statements without pandering to Ms. Daniels ultimately flawed logic. While we all agree that the hearing is a momentous occasion for the residents of Jacksonville, and long overdue in it's occurrence, I feel this video was intended as more of a companion piece to the much more serious debate available elsewhere on metrojacksonville.com. I apologize for any offense this lighthearted approach may have caused.

[KenFSU]

Could have done without the "it seems we've reached the end of the gayest little city council meeting in Jacksonville" concluding line. 269 is really important, and to end on a borderline offensive punchline, I don't know MJ. The issue deserves better. That and "the homosexuals are out in full force" lines kind of give the piece an odd feel, like us straight folk are observing bizarre, otherworldly animals from a distance at the zoo. Minor criticism, I know, but I really wanted to like this, and it just sat kind of funny with me.

That aside, MJ's continuing coverage of this issue has been pretty damn spectacular otherwise.

Keep it up!

In my defense, I felt the report added a bit of levity to an obviously heavy-handed and, at times, offensive public hearing. The ludicrous statements issued throughout the night by Councilwoman Daniels, an elected official, were uninformed and bizarre. I saw no way to seriously address these statements without pandering to Ms. Daniels ultimately flawed logic. While we all agree that the hearing is a momentous occasion for the residents of Jacksonville, and long overdue in it's occurrence, I feel this video was intended as more of a companion piece to the much more serious debate available elsewhere on metrojacksonville.com. I apologize for any offense this lighthearted approach may have caused.

No worries Josh, I appreciate your expanding on my concern, and like I said, I was probably just a little hypersensitive.

You guys have all done incredible work covering 296 and should be damn proud of yourselves.