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| Portland mayor says he won't quit | |
| 2009-01-26 | |
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Mayor Sam Adams said Sunday he will not resign despite calls for him to step down after admitting he lied about a sexual relationship with a teenager. "Tomorrow, I go back (to) work as your mayor. I know I have let you down and made mistakes. I ask your forgiveness," Adams said in a statement. "I believe I have a lot to offer the city I love during this time of important challenges."
The scandal has resulted in an investigation by the Oregon attorney general and has divided the city and its gay and lesbian community. Adams has found strong support to remain, including a Friday rally on his behalf at City Hall that drew more than 400 people. Earlier this week, Adams publicly apologized for lying about his sexual relationship with an 18-year-old man in 2005 as he began his campaign for mayor in 2007. The city council planned to meet Monday. Commissioner Randy Leonard has been in charge of the city as president of the city council, and he told the AP he would like to get the issue resolved as soon as possible to make sure city business gets done. "At a minimum, this is very distractive," Leonard said. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #10 Right, tu. But he was hounded out of office and Republicans were the ones doing the hounding. If he was a donk he would still be in office. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-01-26 14:12 |
| #9 Not necessarily. Larry Craig was a Republican... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-01-26 12:13 |
| #8 Even though the article doesn't say, you know he's a Democrat -- a Republican would be hounded from office. A Republican would be ashamed. Donks have no shame. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-01-26 12:09 |
| #7 Uh, a republican in office , in Portland, OREGON.... come on now,lets keep it real |
| Posted by: John Jacob Astor 2009-01-26 11:12 |
| #6 Won't quit what? Sodomy? Or the other thing? |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-01-26 10:51 |
| #5 That's right, Sam. Show those right wing hate mongers they can't win. Do it for "the community"... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-01-26 09:37 |
| #4 Lying about sex is not lying - the precedent was set by former President Clinton. The teenager was of legal age (or at least that's all that has been claimed) and thus all Adams is accused of is an inapporpriate relationship - if it was a hetero relationship it would even seem admirable to many. It's Portland, Berkeley of the North, so the whole thing may well play out as a battle to defend gay rights, a battle he would win. The real issues of dishonesty and abuse of power will be brushed aside, just as they were before. And these issues are entirely independent of political party. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-01-26 08:00 |
| #3 Maybe Portland's famous Powell's Bookstore can give him a job in sales if he agrees to resign. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-01-26 07:37 |
| #2 Famous last words? One can hope. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-01-26 01:11 |
| #1 Maybe "Seedy Politician" needs a sub-category called "Guess which Party" This sort of editing by the MSM is a national joke. |
| Posted by: GK 2009-01-26 01:08 |