1. Comment by Earl Bihgjohnson - October 30, 2007 @ 01:29 PM Way to go Las Center! "We dont need that scruge casino in our moral community" Las Center is exactly who I thought they were. Visit "Moral" Shady Las Center where the mayor likes to golf and the legislators like to go TAP TAP TAP
2. Comment by Larry Craig - October 30, 2007 @ 02:08 PM Another reason to not give a wide stance.
3. Comment by John Rambo - October 30, 2007 @ 03:08 PM Maybe Richard (Dick), should have coughed up the extra $800 for his new boyfriend.
4. Comment by Johnny Utah - October 30, 2007 @ 03:54 PM Rumor has it that Sen. Craig Idaho was looking forward to the new Casino in La Center. He likes to play Poker. I heard he planned a visit to the mens room....Hmmm!..?....hmm?
5. Comment by C N - October 30, 2007 @ 04:01 PM I did not have sexual relations with that woman...I mean man!
6. Comment by James Craven - October 30, 2007 @ 05:00 PM It is interesting that in this case as with Larry Craig, the first thing they want on the record is they are not Gay. Actually they may not be lying in the sense that some on the "down low", just as in the case of prison sex, are actually heterosexual but just looking for quick sex where they can get it and objectifying the person giving them what they want to the point they do not see it as gay sex and might prefer a female if getting their sexual release were as easy and convenient as on the "down low". It is common with sexual addiction. But whatever this legislator is or is not, he cannot claim not being a hypocrite; especially as a member of the Republican Party and Christian Coalition type. What is so sad is for his wife and children. Even for those who have serious issues with the hypocrisy, homophobia and judgmentalism of the Republicans, this should not give cause for any kind of joy or celebration as real innocents have been harmed in ways that will last for many years. He and his wife should see their physician to see if their health may have been compromised and their children should be shielded from the media storm that will follow.
7. Comment by Laura Stutts - October 30, 2007 @ 07:51 PM I can only hope that the Cowlitz casino tribal interests are as appalled as I am. And that they prove it by avoiding the La Center area forevermore. A part of me is laughing, though. Curtis would wave his pocket bible in people's faces and tell us he found all his answers therein. Apparently the bible plus the erotic boutique, gay XXX porn and high-priced man candy were needed to cover all his varied interests. The stench of hypocrisy is thick over La Center tonight. I feel sorry for his family. I haven't got any sympathy for Curtis himself.
8. Comment by Pham Thi Tu - October 30, 2007 @ 08:01 PM this proves that LaCenter needs the Cowlitz Family Fun Destination Resort and Casino to finance cleaning up PERVERTED LaCenter. the large corporate gaming businesses do not allow this type of funny business to occur and affect their bottom line
9. Comment by John Rambo - October 30, 2007 @ 08:16 PM It's Adam & Eve, not Adam & Steve. What does Christianity or any religion have to do with our State Rep. Dick anyhow? Probably wouldn't hurt to send the LH Tiger Show & Sex sign to Las Center. What's up with the Teddy, Lace, & other items? I hope they weren't purchased with taxpayer money. At least they shared the plush room at the Republican Retreat Event. Anytime there is a "Retreat", you mark it down, you've got trouble. So is this the end of the world? All our leaders have jumped under the mensroom stall so to speak. Why is everybody going Soddomite? I miss the good old days of Packwood & Clinton where our brave, valiant leaders just chased skirts, now they wear them. Bunch of Tweety Birds. No wonder Muslims think we are the White Satan.
10. Comment by Kodi Martin - October 30, 2007 @ 08:39 PM Girly-Girl underwear? Can't get the straps hooked up? Tried to get a "friend" at WSP to keep this quiet? Does it get much better than this when exposing a true fake, hypocrite and let's just say... a man who isn't even smart enough to just pay the bill ALL because he thinks he is just that powerful. Can you say FUBAR? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA It will be fun to watch Dick try to dig his way out of this, watch his story get even more convoluted and as a last laugh, observe his political friends, allies and "colleagues" scatter. Truth...it's a good thing.
11. Comment by Kodi Martin - October 30, 2007 @ 08:47 PM Pham, let's face it. You are either a member of the tribal council who gets paid $70,000 a year to agree with everything the Barnetts say or lose you annual income or you are someone who stands to gain. All you say is all about how bad La Center is. Put your money where you mouth is and give some history about La Center, the schools, the economy, why (in numbers) it would help the town or why (in numbers) it would not. The town is not perverted. It has a few corrupt leaders who WANT a casino and aren't listening to citizens who DON'T want one. I'm so curious. Where do YOU come by your animosity towards the town? Could you lose your annual income if this doesn't occur? Really curious here as you always respond to this issue so passionatelyg but I've noticed that mainly, everywhere else, you just post news articles. You live here? In Clark County? What is your stake if you are so passionate about this issue PHAM and always slam La Center.
12. Comment by Kodi Martin - October 30, 2007 @ 08:59 PM One more thing Pham. When you say Family Fun Center for A CASINO, are you talking about parents who drop their 2,3, 5, or 8-year-old kids off so the parents can go gamble? If you are, does this mean that on a bad night when "Mommy and Daddy" lost big time that the kids should not be sad when mom and dad are grouchy, in the car or have to scrimp to the next payday or better yet, make excuses why birthday presents can't be bought. What happens when "Mommy and Daddy" can't stop gambling so leave the kids in playland for 12 hours, plus. There is a reason they have gambling anonymous groups. Don't take my word though. Look up the articles in Connecticut where they detail people leaving their kids too late and casino personnel having to page them over and over. Nice.Yea.Family fun. Yea Pham. That is the kind of family entertainment we'd all wish for Clark County. A vice driven industry where you most likely will lose money which is why they make the billions they do every year according to the National Indian Gaming Association. NIGA and the NIGC, National Indian Gaming Commission. Look it up.
13. Comment by Cindy Cleveland - October 30, 2007 @ 09:07 PM SHOCK....PAIN .....Hard to read all this....I truely hurt for his wife and children. PLEASE - be careful of the words you choose to not harm those innocent children. This is truely a sad no win situation for them...........
14. Comment by Lewis Waters - October 30, 2007 @ 10:49 PM Whether Curtis is gay or not really means very little. Did anyone happen to see that he is a victim of extortion? Or, does that crime pale in relation to bashing another Republican? It doesn't make sense to me why if you speak against someone who is gay and a Democrat, it is hate speech. But, it is preferred to bash any Republican who might also be gay. I guess the days of "someones private life is their business" are long gone, until a Democrat gets back in office!
15. Comment by M Johnson - October 30, 2007 @ 10:57 PM Sounds to me like Curtis is one big hypocrite. Can you say "Christian bible-thumping gay-bashing homosexual?" Too bad he also seems to have absorbed society's hatred of homosexuals into his own dark insides, as he's been actively anti-gay-tolerance during his political career. Sad. His need to hate himself and others like him is the saddest part. His family will suffer and he suffers too, along with the community. All because of the poison of homophobia.
16. Comment by Lewis Waters - October 30, 2007 @ 11:09 PM It seems to me that there is a lot of hypocrits running about. Bash Curtis or any other Republcian who may be gay, but defend any who are Democrat and cry that their sex life is their private business? Have we come to where anyone who may or may not be gay must walk lockstep with the gay agenda, or be publicly embarrassed? Did anyone at the Columbain or responders here happen to notice that there was an alleged crime committed against him? Or, does that take a back seat to another chance of bashing a Republican? Will the Columbian now print all the gorey details of any other gay person in the State Legislature sex life? If not, why not? It appears that the main thrust ofhomophobia comes from those who gleefully look forward to bashing any Republican they can if they may be gay.
17. Comment by shannon Barnett - October 30, 2007 @ 11:55 PM Given the facts presented I firmly believe that Curtis needs to step down. This will demonstrate the vast difference between the left and right. The right will ask that he step down and will expect if not demand that he step down. Rightfully so! The left would re-elect him and make him a hero for the same activity. Republicans who were busted for simply soliciting unethical behavior such as Jim West, Mark Foley, and Larry Craig are looking for another line of work. Again, rightfully so! Democrats who were busted for actual unethical behavior such as Gary Studs who acutally had sex with an underage subordinate young man and not only kept his job, but got re-elected! Barney Frank has a gay lover who runs a prostitution ring out of his home and get re-elected and currently heads some of the most powerfull committees in DC. Ted Kennedy has been re-elected how many times? Didnt he leave a young girl to drown in the back of his car instead of calling the police and potentialy hurting his career? We are talking about a human being who is no longer breathing because of his unethical behavior. Then you can go on to all kinds of other Democrats like William Jefferson and the freezer full of marked FBI bribe money, or Sandy Burger who steals confidential documents from the national archives and lost his top secret clearance with no jail time? What happened to Burger....oh he is working on Hillary Clinton's campaign as an advisor! If I missed any Republicans who are guilty of similar behavior, they need to leave office also. It is one thing to forgive the sinner, but it is another to forgive the sin. I can forgive because we are all human and make mistakes. But re-electing them just because of the letter behind their name is not an acceptable practice if we want to have a strong form of representative government with leaders we can trust and depend upon to make sound and logical decisions.
18. Comment by John Rambo - October 31, 2007 @ 12:44 AM I'm not a Democrat. I'm not a Republican. I just don't want queers running the government.
19. Comment by phil jones - October 31, 2007 @ 06:52 AM The problem isn't that he may or may not be gay, the problem is he's stupid. Normal folks can usually manage to not get involved in this sort of thing.
20. Comment by Just Thinkin' - October 31, 2007 @ 07:06 AM Looks like the LaCenter "good ol boys" club is breaking up......love the fumbling for excuses.... Im not gay = I like men & my wife knows I did not have sex with a man = I am with men when I go out of town It was extortion = I should have paid him Is this a republican thing or what?
21. Comment by Sigourney Beaver - October 31, 2007 @ 07:15 AM Indeed. Too damned stupid to govern. Who cares if he's gay or straight? It's time to start giving these legislators ethics classes THAT THEY MUST PASS, and perhaps an IQ test.
22. Comment by Laura Stutts - October 31, 2007 @ 07:40 AM I would have more respect for Curtis if he owned up to his preferences. I don't care if my legislator might be gay; I do care that he is a lying hypocrite. Yes, he is also a victim. It is hard to get much sympathy up for him when he jumped on the tracks and got hit by this particular train. His wife and family didn't sign on for this. They have all my sympathy.
23. Comment by C N - October 31, 2007 @ 07:45 AM First off Lewis this is not a GOP/DEM debate! I am a card carrying GOP and am flat disgusted with Capt Curtis's behavior! I knew him when he worked for VFD and had HAD a great deal of respect for him. Curtis is no more a victim of extortion then a pencil is responsible for spelling errors. He was stupid and got caught up in a situation he wanted to use his power to keep under wraps. He himself didn't want this kid to be prosecuted and has changed his story more often then slick Willie Clinton did. Whether or not Dick likes dick isn't really at issue here...he tried to stiff (oh I kill myself sometimes) some kid for $1000 he agreed to pay for services rendered. Looks like to me Curtis is the one guilty of a couple crimes here...engaging in prostitution (probably on our tax $'s), and theft of services. And not to mention guilty of bad dressing…red stockings with a black lace top? Richard, its time to do the right thing and step down. Rambo...you are right on on this one..."Every once in a while even a blind nut finds a squirrel".
24. Comment by Jack Wells - October 31, 2007 @ 07:49 AM Kodi Martin, I wonder how you feel about the four highest grossing cardrooms in the State of Washington that just happen to be located in LaCenter. These cardrooms don't make their living on winners. Is it okay for families to lose their money in a cardroom versus a CASINO? Just recently there was an incident where a family left their child in a car parked in a LaCenter cardroom parking lot while they were inside gambling. Go inside the four LaCenter cardrooms and you will see the same people there, day after day, night after night. They are losing millions but who cares? The cardroom owners are fighting mightily to keep the money rolling in. Money lost by people who can probably least afford to lose it. Where is your outrage over this? I guess you see a difference between a CASINO and just a little old cardroom. If your opposition to the Cowlitz Casino is just that gambling is bad then you need to apply the same logic to the LaCenter cardrooms.
25. Comment by Earl Bihgjohnson - October 31, 2007 @ 08:28 AM Jack, I have been trying to drill your point into these Las Centerites fro some time now. Maybe they are just too damn dumb. Besides look at the guy THEY put into office. They must not be a very good judge of character. See all you Las Centerites at the NEW COWLITZ CASINO, ITS A DONE DEAL! DEAL WITH IT!
26. Comment by Laura Stutts - October 31, 2007 @ 08:30 AM Comparing the current cardrooms to the proposed casino is like comparing a campfire to a forest fire. Both hot. Both burn. One is controlled one is devastatingly out of control. Neither of which bought gay porn and wore a garter belt on a government retreat then lied about it afterwards.
27. Comment by Robert Scoles - October 31, 2007 @ 08:33 AM Lewis, We should feel sympathy for him? Victom of a Crime? A legislator patroning a prostitute? I believe that a crime in itself. Then failed to pay an agreed upon amount. Overpriced yes, but ultimately more costly.
28. Comment by Robert Leichter - October 31, 2007 @ 08:48 AM "Given the facts presented I firmly believe that Curtis needs to step down. This will demonstrate the vast difference between the left and right." Yes, there is a vast difference between the left and right. Here are a few examples from the right... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Ansell/List_of_political_sex_scandals_in_the_United_States http://www.alternet.org/sex/57392/ http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/Republican_Sex_Scandals http://www.geocities.com/jacksonthor/knowrsex.html http://www.thelawparty.org/FranklinCoverup/franklin.htm http://mosquito-blog.blogspot.com/2007/10/on-tuesday-sept.html That should keep you busy for a while, Shannon. By the way, nice try.
29. Comment by Rusty Starfish - October 31, 2007 @ 08:52 AM Just three words... Nasty Repuglican Hypocrite
30. Comment by josephine wentzel - October 31, 2007 @ 09:30 AM I've read all the reports and heard all the comments. It is a sad situation for all including Curtis himself. I agree with Shannon Barnett regarding the bashing going on one-way all the time. I know that whether you have an (R) or a (D) behind your name you are HUMAN. That means you are prone the sins of the flesh! I am not here to defend anyone for what they did or did't do. BUT, I must step in for the sake of his wife and daughters. THEY are innocent! His wife is a wonderful loving woman whom I could easily trust my life to. She is a caring individual with a contagious laugh and a very compassionate person. I doubt highly that she was aware and accepting of this behavior. The statement made and quoted by the paper is made from the extortionist who threatened to "expose the guy" to his wife. This guy is not only an extortionist but a man who practices unprotected sex and lives a dangerous life in times of AIDS. Every homosexual should be concerned about this kids' behavior as they may have already or may encounter him in the future. About the Christian bashing ... There a millions of Christians out there that shadow the few who may claim to be! And for those who are quick to judge, just know that Christians are not perfect.Quite the contrary. The Bible says that we are to 'press towards the mark' but we would always miss the target. True Christians would never profess to be perfect as they know that as long as we live in the flesh they are prone to the sins of the world. We are just forgiven. God forgives 70 times 70 on a daily basis. The only one who has walked this earth PERFECT is Jesus Christ Himself. And He died so that our sins would be forgiven. I am praying for the Curtis family and am glad that the light has been shed in this dim world of sin. Perhaps now Curtis could repent, be forgiven, and move on with his life. It is the "Christian thing to do". As for all you 'stone throwers' out there; "LET HE WHO HAS NOT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE!"
31. Comment by C N - October 31, 2007 @ 10:39 AM Hey josephine wentzel...actually if you read the reports you will find that it was not the saupposed "extortionsit" that wishesd to have unprotected sex...it wass Curtis that demaned and payed for it...ths one that is married and has 2 daughters. The prostitute is obviously openly gay and made the statement that unprotected sex was unsafe and he didn't want to do it at first. Capt (and former PARAMEDIC of all things) Curtis is the one who insisted on unprotected sex...I hope his wife is headed to the clinc as we speak... You aer right on one thing though...every homo should be concerned at the Capt's behaviour! Maybe he was friensds with Mayor West...
32. Comment by Lewis Waters - October 31, 2007 @ 12:47 PM That I can see, Curtis did not commit a crime. Bad taste? Yes. Innappropriate conduct? Yes. Resign? Why? Does his job performance in opposing the Gay agenda matter for anything? Newsflash, ya'll. Not every Gay person supports the Gay agenda. So, let's force him to resign and who will replace him? What is the chance it will be someone supportive of the Gay agenda, which is what the left desires? Wake up, people. We on the right have been being played like a cheap guitar and in the end, we do the work for the leftists to replace people they don't want in government.
33. Comment by Earl Bihgjohnson - October 31, 2007 @ 01:18 PM Newsflash Lewis, Curtis is a sicko and needs to go now. I dont care if the guy is Rebublican or Democrat, I DO NOT want someone like this creepy sicko representing the community. Facts are facts. Hanging out in porn shops on the states dollar is a crime in itself. This guy did himself in, to say we did the work for the left is the most unintelligent thing posted in this forum. Good day sir!
34. Comment by C N - October 31, 2007 @ 01:57 PM Hey Lewis...last time I checked engaging someone in a sex for cash (known as PROSTITUTION) is a criminal act! If Curtis did in deed exchange $ for sex he did in fact commit a crime. If additionally he tried to stiff the guy and not pay the agreed price that too also happens to be a crime oddly enough...failure to pay for services rendered. I don't care whether or not it was gay sex...the fact is it was sex with a KNOWN prostitute! Did you read the reports? Plus, the guy lied about it...and apparently lied to police in the beginning and opted to change his story therefore committing yet a 3rd crime.
35. Comment by C N - October 31, 2007 @ 02:09 PM Well Curtis did the right things and resigned, let's hope he doesn't pull a Craig on us.
36. Comment by Kate Hall - October 31, 2007 @ 03:33 PM What a shame. I thought Richard was an asset to the community and a decent man professionally. I certainly hope this dies down in the media and the healing can begin for his family.
37. Comment by Mark In Irvine - October 31, 2007 @ 04:35 PM "At one point, Madsen told Curtis that 'the toothpaste was already out of the tube.' [¶] 'Curtis told me he was just trying to put the cap back on the tube,'” Madsen wrote." Oh ho ho - these metaphors are just too damned funny in this story. If there'd been a "cap" on the "tube", the "toothpaste" never would have gotten out ... this is hilarious! Ho ho ho; ha ha ha; hee hee hee.
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