Former OR governor admits sexual relationship with 14-year-old girl in '70s

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 5.8.04 | WILLIAM McCALL

[mhking]

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[Incorrigible]

Why did we have to wait until the last third of the article to find out he was a Democrat?

[mhking]

Why did we have to wait until the last third of the article to find out he was a Democrat?

C'mon...you know the answer to that...

[Lancey Howard]

Goldschmidt, a Democrat who was widely praised for helping transform Oregon from a backwater into a national prototype for urban planning

Good riddance to bad garbage. This guy was 35 at the time he was having an "affair" with a 14 year-old. But his political "contributions" were no doubt just as obscene.

[randita]

Why did we have to wait until the last third of the article to find out he was a Democrat?

Portland and Democrat are synonyms. No surprise here.

[Slings and Arrows]

Why did we have to wait until the last third of the article to find out he was a Democrat?

Because he's a Democrat, silly!

[william clark]

Actually, it was obvious from the headline; since if he'd been a Republican, that would have been part of the banner.

[CFC__VRWC]

"There are those who will be forgiving of him, and those who won't," said former Gov. Vic Atiyeh, a Republican who served two terms just before Goldschmidt was elected. "But it's a stain that's not going to go away."

Yeah, right. A democrat diddling underaged girls outside of his marriage. This ought to earn him a prominent role in the Kerry Administration in the unlikely event that Frankenberry can scam enough of the public to sneak into office.

Now if he had molested a boy instead of a girl, Kerry would have his running mate.

[aimhigh]

I am so glad he is now out of the political arena. He was one of the worst governors we ever had.

[ThreePuttinDude]

"May a forgiving God mend my broken heart and those I have broken," he said in a statement

Now they believe in GOD.

Just like Billary.....when its convenient, use it..

[Leisler]

You know what the style books say. If it is a Republican, it is the first sentence. If a Democrat, then either at the end, or not at all.

[EnquiringMind]

"Why did we have to wait until the last third of the article to find out he was a Democrat?"

Well, at least they finally get around to it. The article in today's Palm Beach Post didn't mention his party at all (that's how I knew -D).

[Neanderthal]

"Why did we have to wait until the last third of the article to find out he was a Democrat?"

Yeah. Since the victim was a girl and not a boy, you're left thinking that he must have been a 'Pubbie until they break the news that he's a 'Rat on the jump page.

[Tribune7]

Betcha the guy was pro-choice.

[Straight Vermonter]

Is it just me or does the entire article seem almost apologetic towards the perp?

[SteveH]

Here is an early article about Janklow and a fatal traffic accident.

It does not mention that Janklow is a Republican until the last half of the article.

http://www.argusleader.com/specialsections/2003/janklowaccident/Sundayfeature.shtml

[Redcoat LI]

Why did we have to wait until the last third of the article to find out he was a Democrat?

Can't you just assume it from the title of the article?

[bpjam]

This guy has Presidential material written all over him. He now has the one qualification he was missing before - a sex scandal. Now he just has to confess his undying love for abortion and NOW can start doing fundraisers for his 2008 campaign.