Meet The Mayor
February 27th, 2008, 6:02 PM EST
Or, ex-mayor, that is. Carmen Kontur-Gronquist took these pictures before she was a mayor and had them on her myspace page. But now she’s been stripped….er, recalled from her job running Arlington, Oregon, by a vote of 143-139.
After three years as mayor, this photo, taken on a town firetruck, didn’t sit well with some residents of a town named for the birthplace of Robert E. Lee. Good thing this isn’t a beach community. Imagine how salacious it would be to see people in bathing suits all the time.
You left out the bigger issue in the recall, the mayor taking an axe to the city golf course staff.
Sex and provocative photos are one thing but no woman can come between a man and his golf game.
Our mayor is another in a long line of white, chubby old men. The only 6-pack he knows much about is the one he picks up at the Quickie-Mart every Friday night.
February 27th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
She’s looking pretty good to me. I’m from California and I see more skin than is in that picture by looking out the window. Maybe I’m numb to the sheer shock of looking at a woman’s form when not fully clothed. Mercy!
February 27th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
This is why good people don’t run for office anymore. Because of the smears that go on in this country. From those swift boat liars, to rightwing talk radio slamming democrats and liberals every single day.
In my world, the sister of a state representative who was running for re-election this march 4th, was arrested at her job for an outstanding ticket that she hadn’t payed a few years prior. Now it becomes relevant and it makes the news…
incredible.
the smearing has to stop. but much like asking to hell to freeze over, it will never happen but we can always hope.
February 28th, 2008 at 3:06 am
Other than her looking over buffed, frankly kind of masculine, she shouldn’t have been recalled over this.
Arlington, Oregon should be ashamed of its decision.
February 28th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Why do I have this vague suspicion that this photo was for some fire department calender? Somehow it was okay for all these people to *buy* a cheesecake calender, but not to pose in one.
I’m speculating of course – I don’t know this, but I’ll bet you dollars to donuts. Hypocrisy never goes out of style – .
Jonnan
February 28th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
She’s a svelte little kitty aint she?
I woouldn’t mind having her as mayor around here.
February 29th, 2008 at 12:30 am