Tag Archives: Scott McAdams

Occupy Wall Street movement spreads to Anchorage and Fairbanks

Bent Alaska’s news tweets over the past few days included a few about the Occupy Wall Street movement, which has now spread to cities nationwide — including Anchorage and Fairbanks.  “Occupy” demonstrations were held in Anchorage last Wednesday, and in … Continue reading

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The election is finally over. Well, not quite.

by Mel Green The election is finally over. Or… not quite. With 432 out of 438 precincts reporting, the front-runner in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race is “Write-in Votes” with 41.0% of the vote — nearly 7 points ahead … Continue reading

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McAdams to LGBT Alaska: Full Equality

Last night, the Grrlzlist, a weekly e-newsletter for the Alaska women’s community, published a special letter from Scott McAdams to the LGBT community, and this morning Bent Alaska received the link to a longer PDF version of the letter uploaded … Continue reading

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Scott or Lisa? Values, not fears

With Scott McAdams gaining in the polls and Tea Party Joe slipping, LGBT democrats and undeclareds don’t have to vote for Lisa M out of fear of Joe. We can vote for the candidate who supports equality and can win, … Continue reading

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Sitka Lesbians, Gays & Allies for Scott McAdams

Scott McAdams is a serious contender for the U.S Senate and Lisa is trying to steal votes from him with an ad featuring her supporters from his home base of Sitka. It’s a low blow to turn someone’s neighbors against … Continue reading

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Miller to Maddow on gay rights: "I wanna be straight with you"

Rachel Maddow broadcast her show live from Anchorage on Tuesday night, after interviewing our U.S. Senate candidates and their supporters. Well, she interviewed Democrat Scott McAdams and write-in Lisa Murkowski, and finally got Tea Party Joe Miller to answer a … Continue reading

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E Pluribus Unum

– a guest post by Abel Spark (not his real name), a member of our community in Anchorage, Alaska. In case you haven’t noticed, there is an election happening. The polls are open today and people are deciding who is … Continue reading

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Turn back the tide

– a guest post by Caleb Pritt on Alaska’s candidates for U.S. Senate The upcoming U.S. Senate race in Alaska is important for more than just electing someone. It could be the one vote that matters for more than just … Continue reading

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Unions oppose anti-worker (& anti-gay) Rep. Mike Kelly *Vote for Bob*

Alaska union members are going door-to-door in support of Democratic challenger Bob Miller in hopes of unseating Fairbanks state representative Mike Kelly for his “abysmal record” on workplace issues. LGBT Alaskans know Kelly as co-sponsor of the statewide vote to … Continue reading

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Alaska Native youth for Scott McAdams

Verner Wilson III, who spoke at Pride Conference last year, is at the Alaska Federation of Natives Elders & Youth Conference this week and is one of four Alaska Native youth in a new video for U.S Senate candidate Scott … Continue reading

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