OK, let’s get serious.
You don’t seriously believe, do you, that Governor Kitzhaber (age 67)
did not know about the past history of Cylvia Hayes (age 47), his long-time
girlfriend and recent fiancée? Come on,
Kitzhaber is an educated man, an apparently sophisticated man, surrounded by
advisors; and nobody, including the Governor, thought to check into Cylvia’s
background: her past marriages, her
allegedly illegal marijuana grow operation, etc., etc.
Doesn’t this sound a little like the Neil
Goldschmidt cover-up? Neil, our past and
possibly our most infamous Governor, molested a young girl over a period of
time. But, those around him who would
have known, or suspected what was occurring, kept quiet. Yes, unfortunately, that’s professional
politics ladies and gentlemen. And, when
these little indiscretions surface, everybody denies knowledge or extends a
weepy apology with the expectation that all will be forgiven. Are we that gullible? Answer:
yes. Kitzhaber, the Democrat,
supported by the public employee unions, minorities, abortion advocates, recreational
marijuana advocates and the generally uninformed, will win re-election in a walk.
Of Note:
Hayes took $5000, in 1997, to participate in a sham marriage
to an Ethiopian immigrant – allowing him permanent residency in the U.S. Hayes’ action was a Federal felony. She was never prosecuted because the
information, reportedly, just recently surfaced. Hayes made a tearful confession for the media
saying that Kitzhaber never knew about the previous marriage. Yes, of course he didn’t.
Another recent report discovered that she was involved with
a “dangerous man” (her words) in an intended marijuana grow operation in
Washington – if discovered, at the time, another potential felony.
And, then, of course, there have been complaints to the
Oregon Government Ethics Commission that Hayes has used her close association
with the Governor to further her own questionable career. Complaints which, to no one’s particular surprise,
were largely determined to be unfounded.
What is that saying? ‘Birds
of a feather flock together.’
True Nelson
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