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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
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