If this had come from the right wing–and it probably will now–that would have been one thing. But to come from another gay man is something more hurtful. It plays into the worst, deep-seeded fears society has about gay men: You can’t trust them with your young.*
Sam Adams to Portland Mercury.
Fuck. It’s one thing to hear about Matt Barber and Peter LaBarbera stirring up a gay panic, but it’s pretty startling hear about gay-on-gay smearing. An Portland real estate developer named Bob Ball told City Commissioner Randy Leonard that in 2005 City Commissioner Sam Adams (pictured), who may be running for mayor, had a relationship with a then 17-year old, Beau Breedlove. Why? Because Ball had snake eyes on a political prize. And, apparently, wanted Adams out of the way.
After Ball told Leonard, Leonard approached Adams, who vehemently denied the charges. Here’s the story: Adams and Breedlove met through a political connection and Adams helped Breedlove come out. A friendship formed. Nothing happened and that’s that. Leonard believed Adams over Ball. He also told Ball to keep a lid on it.
Apparently Ball’s a blabber-mouth – or just plain mean – because he continued spreading the rumor. Adams and Breedlove both denied the story. When pressed by The Oregonian, Ball denied saying anything and then called Leonard to ask if he had talked to the paper.
Since being revealed as a sneak, Ball’s gone mum. City Commissioner Leonard, however, had this to say:
How about we take this to the next level?
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As long as I’ve been doing this stuff, and keep in mind that I started in union politics, I’ve never felt so dirty. I’ve told Bob, ‘You’re not running for mayor. You’re not running for City Council.
You’re done.
Bitch is fried.
EdWoody
“Beau Breedlove” – that’s a name made for porn right there.
Dawster
those bitches are snapping off the Lee Press-ons, taking out the contact lenses, removing the wigs…
(lol @ Ed Woody)
Bill Perdue
Cowardly personal attacks and scandal mongering are the only way out for those who support bigot candidates, bigot churches or bigot governments. These gutless wonders hide their real politics, which are invariably rightist, and their real goals, using the only weapon at hand, the Big Lie. The endless repetition of lies was perfected by the Nazis and has since seen wide use.
When used publically by people like Bob Ball, whose job as a fat cat real estate developer and ambition to be a politician both call for accomplished lying , this kind of scandal monger filth perpetuates bigotry and hurts all of us. He’s contemptible.
Gregg
How many wannabe Rove’s are we going to have to endure now?
spiny gabor
01.16.09
Hello, guys. I got into an outpatient program today and I have been dealing with a lot of stressors in my life in the past couple of years because of abusive HOA policies and homophobic
neighbors, but here is the good news… I finally got into outpatient rehab and onto a waiting list for inpatient rehab.
My question is: What is wrong with today’s society and legal systen when you call the police for assistance and you become the victim again. They let the victimizer walk away scot-free. I don’t care if he is a disabled 40-year old stalker w/ degenerative AIDS disease (i.e. Everyone knows. He looks ridiculous and doesn’t take care oif himself) He should’ve thought about that before screaming on my porch at 3am in the morning for no apparent reason other than he forgot to look for something at his house.
He also should’ve thought of that before he smashed the front living room wiindow, threw boulders onto the balcony porch from the grass below, messed-up the front door and finally, smashed my best friend’s car windshield. He was an evil fagit who was obsessed w/ my roommate or myself, maybe, I dunno what his reasoning was! I barely knew the freak other than as an acquaintance. I understand that gay men may dislike bisexuals and straight men, but it gives another bisexual or straight male ZERO RIGHTS to protect himself in the society that we currently live in.
I will carry this grudge until the day I expire probably unless he is held accountable for his actions against my straight friend’s apartment and convertible Mustang GT. Besides, he
endangered everyone in my community with his actions and suffered NO CONSEQUENCE WHATSOEVER. He was partying it up at Renegades gay bar in San Jose the following evening!
This has practically driven my very good heterosexual friend into a shell and made me extremely sad and frightened of society, if I were not alienated enough already. Sometimes… I just want to take it to the streets and deal with this in the classic old school style way of beat down now, pay up later!!! I cannot fight that well, though. What this moron did was inexcusable and all charges against him were subsequently dropped (i.e. Were the police lame to have told me I would go to jail for reporting the gay guy and that we were renting our property so nothing mattered, basically?)
He was allowed to continue stalking me with telephone calls and coming to my residence even though supposedly there was a restraining order against him. I am not a violent natured type guy but if the police do not man-up to incarcerate this loser to keep him from making further attempts on my sanity, I am afraid I might get liquored up and actually hurt the poor freak one
of these nights (i.e. no pun intended).
On a brighter note, I have a Kabbalah seminar to attend in San Francisco relatively soon and it is of dire importance to me, so I know how to keep myself out of trouble. I am just fairly
disappointed in the legal system. I was just wondering: If someone who is gay vandalizes your property does it make it bigotry to wish to incarcerate that person for their own safety? (No, I didn’t think so) Thank you for your assistance tonight. Enjoy your supper. Goodbye.
Gratefully Yours,
Spiny Gabor
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