{"id":643,"date":"2002-07-31T10:57:08","date_gmt":"2002-07-31T18:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/07\/31\/strait-or-gay\/"},"modified":"2019-11-27T13:04:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T21:04:35","slug":"strait-or-gay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/07\/31\/strait-or-gay\/","title":{"rendered":"Strait or Gay?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:15668,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.leray.org&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260121225417\\\/http:\\\/\\\/leray.org\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-13 21:15:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-29 15:45:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-29 15:45:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:15959,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.gov.state.ak.us\\\/ltgov\\\/elections\\\/cand02p.htm#26&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20080514192722\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.gov.state.ak.us\\\/ltgov\\\/elections\\\/cand02p.htm&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-14 02:29:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-14 02:29:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>This is an e-mail that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leray.org\/\" title=\"Karl LeRay\">Karl<\/a> just sent me&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n  For me, voting in the Republican primary election for my district (Turnagin District 26 in Anchorage), l have to choose between Strait and Gay.<\/p>\n<p>  This is ABSOLUTELY TRUE&hellip;no kidding!<\/p>\n<p>  This is from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.state.ak.us\/ltgov\/elections\/cand02p.htm#26\" title=\"State of Ak, Div. of Elections\">State of Alaska, Division of Elections candidate page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  Look at the bottom two entries of the candidate listing where it says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n    STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 26<\/p>\n<p>    GORDON W. HARTLIEB (Libertarian)<br \/>\n    3419 Grissom Circle<br \/>\n    Anchorage, AK 99517<br \/>\n    Phone: (907) 243-8198<br \/>\n    e-mail: gordon@systems33.com<br \/>\n    Candidate&#8217;s web site: http:\/\/www.ak.lp.org\/hartlieb<\/p>\n<p>    ETHAN A. BERKOWITZ (Democrat &#8211; Incumbent)<br \/>\n    1219 Inlet Place<br \/>\n    Anchorage, AK 99501<br \/>\n    Phone: (907) 279-5659<br \/>\n    e-mail: ethanb@alaska.net<br \/>\n    Candidate&#8217;s web site: http:\/\/www.ethanberkowitz.com<\/p>\n<p>    <strong>STEVE STRAIT<\/strong> (Republican)<br \/>\n    2500 Douglas Drive<br \/>\n    Anchorage, AK 99517<br \/>\n    Phone: (907) 248-1028<br \/>\n    e-mail: steve@stevestrait.com<br \/>\n    Candidate&#8217;s web site: http:\/\/www.stevestrait.com<\/p>\n<p>    <strong>BECKY GAY<\/strong> (Republican)<br \/>\n    PO Box 190428<br \/>\n    Anchorage, AK 99519<br \/>\n    Phone: (907) 248-5909<br \/>\n    e-mail: beckygay@alaska.com<br \/>\n    Candidate&#8217;s web site: http:\/\/www.beckygay.com\n  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>  These Republicans are running against each other in the primary!<\/p>\n<p>  I&#8217;m switching to Libertarian GODDAMNIT!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sounds like a good idea to me&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an e-mail that Karl just sent me&#8230;for me, voting in the Republican primary election for my district (Turnagin District 26 in Anchorage), l have to choose between Strait and Gay. 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