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| 2005/12/6-7 [Politics/Domestic/Gay] UID:40886 Activity:kinda low |
12/5 Spokane Mayor Recalled in Sex Scandal
"Mayor James E West was recalled from office Tuesday in a special
election over allegations he offered jobs and perks to young men he
met in a gay Internet chat room .... West, a former Boy Scout
executive and sheriff's deputy, was elected mayor in 2003 after
serving more than two decades as a conservative Republican in the
state Legislature, where he voted against gay friendly bills."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051207/ap_on_re_us/spokane_mayor
\_ What is it with people in Spokane and the hot, gay sex?
\_ We've got lots of snow right now. We need the hot,
gay sex to keep warm. -bz
\_ Bitter angry hetero sex not doing it anymore?
\_ Yes, whenever there are homosexuals, there is evil and
corruption. We need to unmask all the hidden homosexuals. |
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| news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051207/ap_on_re_us/spokane_mayor West, 54, must leave his position when the election results are certified Dec. Just over half of the 110,000 ballots mailed to voters were counted in th e first batch of results released Tuesday night. Of those, 38,718, or 65 percent, voted to recall West, while 20,681, or 35 percent, voted to re tain him. "I said I'd abide by the will of the voters, obviously, and they've spoke n," West told The Associated Press. West has spent 27 years in public office and is the city's first elected chief executive to be ousted before his term expired. The campaign to recall him began last spring after the Spokesman-Review n ewspaper reported that West was a closeted homosexual who visited gay ch at rooms using his city-owned laptop computer, and offered internships a nd other favors to young men he hoped to have sex with. West, a former Boy Scout executive and sheriff's deputy, was elected mayo r in 2003 after serving more than two decades as a conservative Republic an in the state Legislature, where he voted against gay-friendly bills. The recall petition contended West used his political office for personal benefit by offering a city internship to someone he thought was an 18-y ear-old man he had met in a gay online chat room and with whom he had se xually explicit chats. One person West believed was a high school senior was actually a computer expert hired by the newspaper to track West's online activities. West, who has not been charged with any crime, acknowledged making mistak es in his personal life but asked voters to give him a second chance. Spokesman-Review Editor Steven Smith said the public's decision was "the result of the mayor completely misreading the sentiment of this communit y" "My guess is they wanted him out five or six months ago, but I don't thin k he ever got it," Smith said. City Council President Dennis Hession will become interim mayor until the council appoints someone to finish the two years remaining on West's te rm. Spokane County Auditor Vicky Dalton turns away after writing the resu lts of a special recall election of Spokane Mayor Jim West on a board, T uesday, Dec. Mayor James E West was recalled from office Tuesday in a special election over allegations he offered j obs and perks to young men he met in a gay Internet chat room. The informati on contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewr itten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associ ated Press. |