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I am so happy that President Obama and the 1st Lady Obama are an attractive couple; I don't think we, as a nation, are going to have to deal with any impropriety from our new president.
With that said, here in our fair city of Portland Oregon we have a sex scandal; it makes me think back to the 90's; it almost seems antiquated but none the less relevant.
Maybe it just plain grosses people out and maybe we just have a bunch of ignorant homophobes lurking around in this so called progressive city; lest we forget this city was built on timber.
I love this city, I am a native Washingtonian but I have been a Portlandiite for the past nine years. I have adopted the Oregon spirit that is so captured in the "I'm an Oregonian" OPB ad campaign.
While this seems a sad moment for Portland and the gay community in large I don't think that Mayor Adams resignation is in order; I think this is gay baiting.
Did Mayor Adams lie, yes; what was he supposed to do?
Because a lot of people are still living from the 50's and can't get past their discomfort with gay men they are looking for any chance to knock this man off the hill; but Sam should stay as King of the hill.

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