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8ijUSt|OUt FEBRUARY 20, 2009___________________ northwest Recall of Duty k I Sam Adams' opponents emerge, organize by Jaymee R. Cuti ortland Mayor Sam Adams and his P the city split about Adams’ admission that he had Wurster, a political science student who fellow commissioners present a united sex with teenager Beau Breedlove and lied about worked for Fritz’s 2008 primary campaign front. They are f<Kused on city business the relationship during his 2007 mayoral cam and Ralph Nader’s 2000 presidential cam and will not address his sex scandal at paign. Oregon Attorney General John Kroger is paign, says he is a democracy purist. City Council meetings. investigating whether Adams committed a crime. Jasun Wurster demands that Portland Mayor Sam Adams' recall campaign not be motivated by a political or social agenda. “Elections are what define us as a people. When a group wishing to recall Adams sent Many on the council, including Adams, claim They’re long and painful. They allow leaders to collect the required 32,183 signatures. Wurster an open letter Feb. 16 asking City Commissioner they cannot speak about the incident because of emerge. When that process is subverted, we are hopes to recruit 2,000 volunteers to gather only 30 Amanda Fritz, an unconditional Adams supporter, the pending investigation. robbed of the process to elect our own leaders,” signatures each from their friends and neighbors, to introduce a nonhinding “vote of confidence" “Sam Adams said we can trust him to earn back said Wurster, who supported Kyle Burris, a 21- providing a 27,817-signature cushion to account resolution among commissioners, her office re our hearts,” Powell said. “Three days transpire and in year-old who ran against Adams for mayor on the for the “digital provocateurs” he says are signing sponded with a terse “no comment.” She has since the City Council meeting he says no one has a legiti “Portland Nationalist" ticket. up on the recall Web site. A special election on declined to return calls from Just Out. mate reason to question him—that until the attorney Wurster vows to run a “very high-road cam Sdme 300 citizens, many frustrated that the general is done with his investigation, no one in our paign.” He and Powell say they are insulted by council is stonewalling questions about the scan local political community is going to address these is characterizations that the recall is motivated by To avoid a recall, Powell advised that dal and public trust, have joined an effort to recall sues. That’s really damaging to this community.” homophobia. “People in support of Sam need Adams hit the streets. “He needs to do some to not act like this is a bunch of redneck Bible serious campaigning. If he wants to win any thumping. I’m surely not that,” said Powell. body’s heart back, he knows how to do it,” she Adams, if for no other reason, they say, than to Powell believes a town hall meeting, where Adams’ allies and critics can voice their views, continue the dialogue. “It’s not about removing Sam Adams from office. Right now the jury is still out for me,” said Ally Powell, a spokeswoman for Recall Sam would help the city heal. Another perspective from within the recall effort is simpler. Wurster says he deletes “a lot of very homo- the recall would be held within 35 days after a five-day reconsideration period. said. phobic and hate-infused messages of intolerance” Despite his dedication to the recall, Wurster left on the recall Web site. “This cannot be sub would prefer that Adams resign. “I think it would Adams and Citizen Recall, Web sites aiming to be “In Sam Adams, as with any corrupt politi verted by people who have a political or, more so, be politically in his best interests to resign, take a a clearinghouse for rhe campaign to recall Adams. cian, you will see traits of lies, cover-up and abuse a social agenda,” he said. “It’s not going to be or couple years off and come back. To have people “Before anyone decides how right a recall is for of power,” said Jasun Wurster, who runs the iden 1’11 pull the plug on it at any minute.” Portland, there needs to be a dialogue. Right now, tical recall Web sites. throw you out of office, I don’t think there’s any recovering from that. "© Recall Sam Adams is making that happen.” Powell, who is a student, returned to Portland from Eugene in January with her three kids to find According to Wurster, the sites were purchased by a kcal attorney wishing to remain anonymous for fear of political and financial retribution. Wurster says he plans to run a “neighbor to neighbor” campaign that he learned as Fritz’s deputy campaign manager. Starting July 1, the campaign has 90 days to For more information about R ecall S am A dams visit www. citizenrecall.org. 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