Gloria Thai wrote:
>I was assuming that Ariana Huffington was the wife of Michael Huffington
>who ran on the Republican ticket against Pete Wilson for Governor of
>California.  I don't know about any scandals, but we left California 5
>years ago.

Kathy Dettwyler wrote:

> I liked her column, too, but isn't she some wacky California new-age
> politician's wife (or ex-wife) who's been involved in a bunch of scandals
> and weird religious cults?  Somebody please help me out here, I'm wracking
> my brain trying to figure out why that name rings big alarm bells.  Am I
> confusing her with someone else?

You're both right.  Ariana H is the now ex wife of Michael H, ex political
candidate.  BTW, she's not a native of the USA, and so her accent is very
thick- some people have also "blamed" different views on her having grown
up somewhere else.  She's very active in the Republican party, and some
around here say *she* was more the candidate than him.  She's outspoken on
many topics and is frequently heard doing radio op-ed pieces.  She speaks
very well, though with that thick accent.  (Greece, maybe?)  I had no idea
that she supports breastfeeding, but it doesn't surprise me somehow.  It's
hard to get a handle on her.  She did used to be very active in some sort
of big time uh, let's call it "alternative" religious movement.  There is a
large structure involved, I think in Marin County (just north of San
Francisco.)  I think she was #2 in charge or something like that of this
group.  I have heard many times that she is no longer involved.  I think
Michael had something to do with it- they married late and he's very
straight laced.  I've read it's the "most amicable divorce in history," if
anyone cares.

I didn't see the Sacto Bee piece.  What did she have to say?

Tricia Jalbert
LLL of Oakland/Berkeley