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I agree he showed (forgivable) poor judgment by opting to lie about about it and asking Beau to lie about it, about something that occurred well before he became our mayor.

Yet, how does this affect his ability to make Portland all the more stellar of a city to live in? His agenda is right in line with the planet needs it badly progressive agendas of both Obama and particularly Schwarzenegger.

Most importantly, I was a very good looking, (horny some of the time), gay teenager once upon a time and had sexual relations with an older man, (at age 14), and would have had sex with more of them if I had the chance. Beau is about as tempting as they get. He seems the sort who for, better or worse, goes for it with older guys. Frankly I'm a bit envious of Sam and Beau, rather than judging either of them for having had a fling. This is not so say that Sam didn't showed poor judgment, (in my mind), in how he has reacted to being inappropriately asked about it. However, it's his personal life which doesn't affect his ability to be a stellar mayor. The age of consent ought to be 16 like it is in Washington, not 18. At 14 I was very much in control of 'grooming' a 28 year old man.

Here is a chance for Portland to grow beyond it limiting, (gay and straight), puritanical idealism. I fortunately did years ago.

Lying about one's personal sex life is not quite the same as lying about city affairs! Reminds me of Rick Warren's assertion that gay marriage can be put in the same category as any other sort of far fetched hypothetical marriage scenario.

This hard learned lesson will only make Sam a more humble, mature, sensible and most of all, more likely to be a super honest mayor.

posted 4 years, 4 months ago
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