Slog - Comments on Richard Curtis to Resign http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign And hopefully no take-backs, like Larry Craig. The Columbian: State Rep. Richard Curtis, the apparent victim of an extortion scheme that has resulted in disclosure of raw details about his sexual behavior, will announce his resignation this afternoon, according to a Republican party official. The official, who did not wish to be named, told The Columbian at 1 p.m. that Curtis would make a statement within a few hours and that it would include his resignation. UPDATE: That was fast. State Rep. Richard Curtis, whose claim of being the victim of an extortion scheme resulted in disclosure of raw details... Copyright 2008 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:38:48 -0800 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:19:14 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Matt Fuckin' Hickey He shouldn't resign. He should keep his position, come out of the fucking closet, and work towards civil rights for gays. He should be a posterboy. Instead, he's just embarrassed.

]]> Matt Fuckin' Hickey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837443 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837443 News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:44:23 -0800 Comment by Just Me Dan, is this a real resignation or a fake cock-tease resignation?

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837445 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837445 News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:44:40 -0800 Comment by J.R. He may be an ex-legislator but he's not gay, dammit!

]]> J.R. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837450 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837450 News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:49:03 -0800 Comment by lawrence of arabia I bet good ol' Ricky is wishing he gave the hooker the $1000 bucks like he promised instead of going to the cops.

]]> lawrence of arabia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837535 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837535 News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:20:01 -0800 Comment by elrider "State Rep. Richard Curtis,.... has reigned from the Legislature,"

And we thank god his reign was short before he could do further harm to our civil rights.

]]> elrider http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837541 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837541 News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:20:21 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I agree. He should come out of the closet, run for the same position, and work for gay marriages and civil rights for GLBT citizens with the same fervor that he attacked them.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837553 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837553 News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:21:50 -0800 Comment by Pete I still think this is incredibly funny.
Karma.

]]> Pete http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837627 News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:31:57 -0800 Comment by existenz It has become clear that he can no longer effectively represent the constituents who elected him.
If he had tried to pay for straight sex, as opposed to M4M, we would not see this kind of comment.
And if he were black, he would've been fired long ago.]]> existenz http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837696 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837696 News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:41:40 -0800 Comment by Jake How come people like DeBolt never pray that gay people and our families have the strength and support we need to meet the personal challenges we face as victims of anti-gay Republican legislation?

Oh, right. Because people like DeBolt are the problem, not the solution.

]]> Jake http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837948 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c837948 News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:31:05 -0800 Comment by Creek Yet another closeted gay politician in the gay-bashing Republican party? I'm truly shocked, shocked I tell you.

]]> Creek http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c838410 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c838410 News Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:03:37 -0800 Comment by monkey I wonder who's next.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c839160 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/richard_curtis_to_resign#c839160 News Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:19:14 -0800