There was a question directed to Beth Olson at the DNT forum yesterday. The question was as follows:
How much of a candidate’s personal life should be public? Is it only what a candidate wants known? And have there been things in your personal life that you haven’t been completely forthcoming about in this campaign?”
Well all the candidates got to give an answer it was directed to Beth Olson because of her arrest and also her being a member of the GBLT community.
I think the question was uncalled for and wrong. You never see a question like this asked at a community forum. I understand why it was asked but it would have been better if it was not asked.
Well I believe her arrest is a news story it also does not need to be beat to death. The issues of her being gay should not be an issue. The issue came up because of right leaning blogs (not this one.) and local talk show host.
Brad Bennett a local talk show host who brought the issue up said yesterday that he does not want any one elected that is going to have a special agenda or then protecting the tax payer. He also said it now seems that Olson is trying to hide be a member of the gay community. He said her web site had links to gay story's and other related sites but after the primary were she finished first they have been taken off.
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John, I am glad you thought that question was out of line. I think a better question about privacy and running for office could have been asked instead. That said, I think Beth Olson's public record is fair game -- her protests and activism etcetera, but that doesn't mean that people who wouldn't vote for her anyway have the right to know intimate details of her private life.
I agree.
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