Knopp: Take Goldschmidt portrait down

[Freddie Stubbs]

Published: May 13, 2004

By James Sinks

The Bulletin

SALEM — Three faces of former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt look down from a portrait outside the Senate chamber in the state Capitol. Some would like to see the portrait disappear.

Several legislators say the painting should come down in the wake of Goldschmidt's admission last week that he committed statutory rape on a 14-year-old girl in the 1970s.

"I think considering his recent admission of a third-degree felony rape, it is no longer appropriate for the portrait to hang in a place of honor," said Rep. Tim Knopp, R-Bend.

He is drafting a letter to all state lawmakers and calling for the committee that oversees Capitol administration to vote to remove the painting.

more: http://www.bendbulletin.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=13452

[depakid]

1. A place of honor?

People like Tim Knopp and the rest of his reactionaries have done more to dishonor this entire state iin the last few years than anything Goldschmidt did 30 years ago. Another amoral Repulican hypocrite- I've said this before and made people around here a little upset- but I think the people who vote for him (and others like him) DESERVE exactly what they get from our embarrassment of a legislature.

[stevedeshazer]

2. This is just stupid politics

While I think what Goldschmidt did with this girl is reprehensible, to start censoring state history is a bit much.

Knopp just wants to get his story out on Lars Larson's show.