Open thread: Secretary of State
The polls are about to close. Use this space to talk about the race for Secretary of State. (Note: Off-topic comments will be deleted.)
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May 20, 2008 |
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Posted by: Bear Wilner-Nugent | May 21, 2008 10:18:19 AM
I was so proud and happy to be at Kate's victory party last night!
Posted by: Lee Coleman | May 21, 2008 12:00:28 PM
I'm grateful to Kate Brown for her leadership over the years on equality issues and iniative reform. And I'm looking forward to important changes at the office of Secretary of State. Perhaps now we can control the pests who mount nuisance ballot measures.
KATE FOR STATE IN 08
Posted by: bill | May 21, 2008 1:16:13 PM
Lee - If you really wanted "iniative reform", "changes at the office of Secretary of State" and "control [of] the pests who mount nuisance ballot measures", you should have supported Vicki Walker. Kate will be a decent placeholder until the next Congressional seat opens up.
Posted by: Lee Coleman | May 21, 2008 4:03:27 PM
Bill wrote: "If you really wanted "iniative reform", "changes at the office of Secretary of State" and "control [of] the pests who mount nuisance ballot measures", you should have supported Vicki Walker."
I had a nice chat with Vicki and would have voted for her if Kate hadn't been running. But, as I told Vicki, Kate has done more for equality in the Senate than any other person and for a longer time and I owe her lots. WRT reforms at State, as near as I can tell both women are absolutely equal.
Posted by: Bill | May 22, 2008 8:20:25 AM
I could never understand why someone would vote for somebody (or not) on one issue. Being bisexual doesn't give someone ownership of the issue of equality. BRO always supported Vicki Walker for good reason.
Posted by: Lee Coleman | May 23, 2008 8:44:39 AM
Bill, the last reason I would give for a vote for any politician is that person's sexual orientation. In the case of Secretary of State, there's very little that the office does but among the few important things that it does is to exercise some control over the initiative (or "mob rule") process. Rick Metzger absolutely refused to agree to control over frivolous ballot measures when I asked him about that aspect. I am pretty certain that Kate Brown will act in conjunction with the Attorney General to control such measures. Vicki Walker did not answer my question. Yes, that seems to be "one issue." But it's not when you consider the millions of dollars the ultra right wing has caused us to divert from progressive candidates (and that indeed was a major goal for them), and the loss of control over our legislature as a direct result!
Furthermore, nothing I've written detracts from Vicki Walker. And BRO's support for her is well justified. And I'd vote for her the next time she runs for the Senate. And I might have voted for her for SoS if I had not watched Kate Brown for as long as I had.
Posted by: Violettaext | Oct 11, 2008 2:44:02 PM
Paraguayan javelin thrower Leryn Franco wowed the catwalk this week. leryn franco breast catwalk The 26-year old model, who competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in August, worked the catwalk in revealing tops and sexy lingerie at a recent fashion show.
The leggy Leryn has been a part-time model and bikini contestant for years while competing in javelin events.
In 2006, she was the runner-up in the Miss Paraguay beauty pageant and Miss Bikini Universe contest. Leryn became an Internet sensation this summer, thanks to her athletic good looks, and it looks like her newfound notoriety has helped boost her modeling career.
"Modeling is a way for me to continue with my sport," Franco said. "The hours are flexible, and you can earn good money through photographic modeling and the catwalk."
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In 2004, Franco competed at the Athens Olympics, where she placed 42nd overall. Leryn's personal best throw is 55.38 meters, achieved in May 2007. Leryn was born 1982 in Asunción, Paraguay. Her full name is Leryn Dahiana Franco Stenery, and she's 5'8" tall and 123 lbs.
In 1998, Franco set the Paraguayan national records for javelin and triple jump in the under-17 age group. In 2001, Leryn won the South American Junior Championship for javelin. She has competed in javelin and track since she was a teen.
Leryn is reportedly dating Novak Djokovic, a 21-year-old Serbian tennis player who's currently ranked No. 3 in the world. The 6'3" Djokovic, who makes his home in Monaco, won his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January 2008. The sizzling duo were seen walking around hand-in-hand at the Olympic village in Beijing this summer.
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Posted by: Dan | May 20, 2008 6:37:36 PM
Who will get the pleasure of facing off against Rick Dancer for SOS of Oregon... It should be good comedy.