hysterical witch hunt...

"I told my staff, 'This is a 17-year-old. Make him feel welcome. Keep an eye on him,' " said Adams, 44. "I listened to his story. I tried to offer my own perspective, given my own background. I could've just said, 'This looks bad, so I can't help you.' But I wanted to help..... If someone comes to me looking for advice or perspective, I want to be able to offer it. At the same time, I'm very careful. I set boundaries."

Fuck that - he's a fucking liar

Adams, may well have spoken truth regarding an illegal relationship, however, the denial was extended through the course of Beau’s Portland internship. Sam aggressively dismissed the allegations and thus heavily participated in destroying Bob’s hope for a political career. I believe worse yet, Adams ardently categorized the rumor as based in negative homosexual stereotypes.

Regarding sex, Sam lied about something trivial if legal. Weird (42 + 18 is a bit weird in our culture), but legal, and a non-issue for me. However, in his dishonesty, Sam played a ‘gay-card’ as a public service announcement, this is disturbing and offensive to me as it goes beyond event negation into civic issues for which he has been an advocate and hero. Moreover, his official statement lacks explicit mention of this offense. Adams ought to explicitly apologize to Ball, explicitly apologize to the LBGTH community, listen to his staff, be discreet, stay in office, and work his ass off to re-prove his twenty year civic record.

I do not see it as grounds for being outed. Lying about sex? If he's to be removed for anything- it's blatantly undermining societal progress he's fought for... that's a pretty counter-productive trait for civic leaders to have.