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Monday, June 05, 2006

Oregon: Christian rightist Mary Starrett to run for gov

Mary Starrett Runs... Pass the popcorn! --Russell Sadler in BlueOregon
The recent Rasmussen poll showing a near-dead heat between Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Republican nominee Ron Saxton (43-41 percent) raised more questions than it answered because 10 percent of those polled were undecided. Independent candidate Ben Westlund was not included in the poll because he has not qualified for the ballot yet, though seven percent of the respondents volunteered they were voting for someone other than Kulongoski or Saxton.
But the Rasmussen poll was swept into the recycling bin by the news that veteran broadcast anchor Mary Starrett has become the the U.S. Constitution Party’s candidate for governor. ....
So far there is no evidence in anything that Starrett has written or said that suggests she would deliberately derail that debate. But the Constitution Party is part of a radical group that's asking the Southern Baptist Convention to lead a mass withdrawal of Christian children from the “godless” public schools. Will Starrett’s candidacy bring this feckless debate to Oregon to further delay school finance reform, or will she wisely disown and condemn her party’s Christian nationalism?....
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