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Our favorite fake news blowhard took aim at Referendum 71 this week. In a cutting segment, Stephen Colbert turned the issue on its head:

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Protect Marriage Washington, a PAC aimed primarily at stopping Referendum 71 from passing in the upcoming election, created a slick ad last week that was provocative enough to cause quite a bit of mocking derision from the left side of the internet.

You may know Seattle comedian Hari Kondabolu from his national performances, his appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live, or his role in All About Steve. Here, Hari makes a case for approving Referendum R-71, which would preserve domestic partnership rights in Washington:

Stranger writer Dominic Holden does not suggest, but demands today that the local media do their jobs--you know, like, actual journalism--by reporting not only on Referendum 71 by way of deconstructing its meaning, but also by reporting on its creators, pushers, and the true interests behind its hateful and hypocritical beginnings. It's a fascinating and cringe-inducing reminder of how this all got started and we agree completely with Holden that it is an important and relevant part of the story.

There was some hope when the math was getting too tough and many signatures for the "everything but marriage" Referendum 71 were turning up invalid, fake, or unregistered. But with a tally of 121,486 valid voter signatures, the referendum will be ballot-bound this November. All the while, Vermont is off celebrating the new same-sex marriage law with a bowl of Ben & Jerry's newest gay-friendly flavor, Hubby Hubby. One day. (sigh...)

We've heard both sides of the argument--back and forth, back and forth--that revolve around Washington's recently passed SB 5688, aka the "everything but marriage" law, expanding the rights and benefits of same-sex domestic partners. Earlier this month (exactly 19 days after the law was signed), gay rights adversaries filed the signature-driven Referendum 71 that could overturn the law and push it to a vote this November. Burn!