Beau Breedlove Speaks Out About Portland Mayor Sam Adams
Beau Breedlove, the former legislative intern at the center of the Sam Adams scandal, gave his first interview yesterday to CBS News' Ross Palombo.
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Unfortunately, his legal sexual relationships shouldnt have been a topic of conversation. Sucks that he felt he had to lie about it, though. Did he think he was a better liar than Clinton?
Posted by: Matthew | Feb 6, 2009 1:40:14 PM
If Breedlove is saying that he was "surprised" when Adams kissed him, doesn't that mean that he was not looking for or expecting a romantic relationship and thus Adams began the seduction of a minor?
Posted by: Q | Feb 6, 2009 1:41:31 PM
Siiiiick. The only thing more nauseating than his face is the fact that his name is 'Beau Breedlove.' (Porn star, anyone?)
I find it laughable and somehow sad that Sam Adams risked his career for...well...THAT.
Posted by: Barf | Feb 6, 2009 1:43:50 PM
Are we still talking about this girl? Sheesh!
Posted by: shane | Feb 6, 2009 1:45:41 PM
Q: I hear you, although I think that under the law of Oregon, kissing someone under 18 would not make one guilty under any number of the sexual offense statutes. That's REALLY good for Adams.
It's also good to finally hear from Breedlove directly.
Posted by: Brandon | Feb 6, 2009 1:50:46 PM
What a media whore. When will his 15 minutes be up? When GOD!?!?
Posted by: DanInSeattle | Feb 6, 2009 1:54:07 PM
Jesus, he looks like a daddy chaser.
Andy, why didn't you cover the development that some friends have come forward and said the sexual relationship started before he was 18?
Posted by: Mike | Feb 6, 2009 1:57:29 PM
News reporter's voiceover: "Another kiss took place in the 2nd floor men's bathroom at city hall..."
Breedlove: "It was romantic..."
I'm no big romantic, but I'd prefer flowers or a nice dinner over a cruisy kiss in a public restroom while a coworker is taking a shit. Call me old fashioned.
Posted by: another man | Feb 6, 2009 1:57:47 PM
Ya, he broke a public trust...wink wink. After all, I not only demand to be aprised of the quantity of ejaculate my elected officials produce in orgasm, but the exact locations that it is discharged! IT's my right, goddamnit! Public trust.
He's so...so.
Posted by: TANK | Feb 6, 2009 1:58:32 PM
So you were there, AM? Hmmm
Posted by: TANK | Feb 6, 2009 2:00:40 PM
I am stunned. Way to completely miss the point, BARF [sic]. That he is not to your taste or that you immediately resort to making fun of his name only shows you to be a sophomoric jerk. The relevant issues here are the sexual conduct of an elected official with a putatuve minor possibly under his supervision and his subsequent (admitted) conduct in lying about it to the citizens from whom he was seeking their votes.
I find it pathetic that you are so easily amused and not just "somewhat" sad.
Posted by: rudy | Feb 6, 2009 2:04:08 PM
If I don't speak out against names like 'Beau Breedlove,' who will?
I find it laughable that people even care or think there's a real distinction whether or not he was 17 years 364 days old or 18 years and 1 day old. A legal distinction, for sure, but a real one? Hardly. People are so...so...pedestrian in their thinking. What does this have to do with his ability to lead again? Oh right...nothing.
Posted by: Barf | Feb 6, 2009 2:11:52 PM
Good God! Barf is correct! Stop being so pedestrian over who blew who and when. This is no better than the sick little fascination that the Republican party has over Bill Clinton's blow job over a decade ago. I ask you, how will we ever succeed in our struggle for civil rights for all when we're so caught up in these little soap operas we feel we need to invent?
Posted by: Sean | Feb 6, 2009 2:40:47 PM
Barf, While one could join you in a private smirk about such a perfect nom de porn/ scandale, the only distinctions that are material (that is, relevant to the issues and their resolution) are the legal distinctions, not one individual's personal decision on what constitutes "reality". Moreover, do not substitute ellipses for analysis, it merely proclaims one's lack of judgment. As for "pedestrian..thinking," what is that even supposed to mean? As contrasted with "thinking outside the box"? What a tired, but, more importantly irrelevant cliched [lack-of-]thought process. Snark is not an acceptable substitute for thought, Barf, at least among adults.
Posted by: rudy | Feb 6, 2009 2:47:49 PM
Mike, that was covered:
http://www.towleroad.com/2009/02/the-oregonian-r.html
Posted by: andy | Feb 6, 2009 2:48:02 PM
He names his dog Lolita and his point of reference for the name is Amy Fisher--the "Long Island Lolita"? Somebody get that kid a library card.
Posted by: Mark in NYC | Feb 6, 2009 2:51:08 PM
Oh Rudy...why you think my ellipses are a subsitution for anything? I said what I wanted to say. I admitted the legal distionction is there, but that hardly means that no one should question it. We are animals, and mature sexually at 12-13ish. That's not "my idea of reality," that's the way fucking things are, man-made 'laws' or not. So why do we freak out when a 13-year-old has sex? Now, I'm not saying it's 'right' for 40-year-olds to have sex with 13-year-olds, or that even 17-year-olds can't be used, but that is clearly not the case here. 'Beau Breedlove' (I will never fully recover from that name) is obviously well-adjusted and doing fine. Sean is right in that this is just another sordid political drama to distract everyone from real issues at hand.
Does anyone think anything will actually come of this? Even if they were outright fucking since the kid was 14, there is no proof. 'Beau Breedlove' is certainly not going to roll over with additional info when he's clearly determined to defend Sam Adams until the end.
So, while "pedestrian thinking" might be a cliche phrase (though not as much as "thinking outside the box," which I would never say), it is very well alive and destructive as ever. Since that little phrase bothered you so much, I guess I will say "stupid thinking," or even "not thinking at all," which is probably more apt with regard to your little missives here. Did you have a point anywhere in there, besides wanting to be the 800th person on this site to comment on the correct usage of ellipses and to tell me I'M the one without a thought process? Didn't think so. Thanks for playing.
(And yes, oh great genius, I realize criticizing this kid's looks and name is bitchy. Sue me. Like I'm the first person in the history of Towleroad to post an unnecessarily bitchy comment...sorta like yours, actally. Interesting.)
Posted by: Barf | Feb 6, 2009 3:05:48 PM
Yikes! Sean, do you mean 'prurient'? You, like Barf, are missing the issue(s). It is you two who seem to be inordinately interested in other people's sexual practices. (E.g., You are the one who raised the issue of blowjobs.)
Once again, s l o w l y, for you and Barf: The material issues are whether a public official made sexual advances to a minor (timing is important) under his supervision (a critical factor) and then orchestrated a campaign of deception wherein he and his paramor agreed to lie to the public, while the public official was seeking elective office (admitted).
Got it? It is irrelevant who blew whom or where, except in your misguided judgment. Your attempts to shift the issue to immaterial concerns are unavailing, as they were for Clinton.
Posted by: rudy | Feb 6, 2009 3:07:09 PM
PS Rudy, I won't even comment on your use of the word 'snark,' which is about the most tired, cliche adjective on the Internet. And, since you clearly lack a dictionary as well as a thesaurus, I'll let you in on a little secret...snark, by its very definition, is composed of ideas. Whether or not you like them doesn't really change the debate.
Posted by: Barf | Feb 6, 2009 3:10:02 PM
Is bad that i started laughing when they showed him walking his dog...
Posted by: Ford | Feb 6, 2009 3:38:20 PM
The "Mainstream" media has been longing for a red-hot gay "sex scandal" to report. And here's one where the party of the second part is willing to talk.
And what does he relate?
Nothing much.
Now if Larry Craig had been in that men's room. . .
Posted by: David Ehrenstein | Feb 6, 2009 3:38:55 PM
Is bad that i started laughing when they showed him walking his dog...
Posted by: Ford | Feb 6, 2009 3:39:56 PM
I completely agree with "Another Man." I don't understand what's romantic about the bathroom situation.
Posted by: Nick | Feb 6, 2009 3:46:42 PM
Ya say you won't, butcha do Blanche, cha do!
Obviously, suus lacuna ostendo sum vir (The words ((and by inference the lack of thoughtful analysis)) reveal the boy.)
Snark has its place. Adults, however, know it to be a poor substitute for thoughtful analysis.
Posted by: rudy | Feb 6, 2009 3:47:28 PM
All sex aside, isn't this more of an issue of investigating whether or not Adams is the kind of person who will abuse his postion and power for personal gain? To me, the fact that he used "mentoring" as a cover and smeared the people questioning the issue speaks more to his character than the fact that he and a twink had sex does.
If, however, said twink wasn't legal when they did the deed, it is relevent. Debate the logic of consent laws all you want - but Adams ran for mayor and should be expected to uphold the laws of his constituents.
Posted by: Jay | Feb 6, 2009 3:58:46 PM