You Might Want to Edit That Bob Caldwell Eulogy

March 13, 2012

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News from the Zero tonight (H/T Orbusmax) that Oregonian editorial page editor Bob Caldwell was engaged in a sexual tryst with a woman 40 years his junior when he had a heart attack and died over the weekend. (See my tribute to him from this morning here.)

The Oregonian had reported the boss had died in his car.

According to the Oregonian,

The woman told deputies she met Caldwell about a year ago at Portland Community College. Caldwell, she said, knew she didn’t have much money, so he provided her cash for books and other things for school in exchange for sex acts at her apartment.

Very magnanimous, Bob. 

And what about this bizarre nugget?

Caldwell had not given her money Saturday, she told deputies. They decided against pursuing prostitution charges.

I know I’m not going to be asked to bring the sandwiches to the MENSA picnic or anything, but does anyone see that sentence up there and find an, ah, problem? 

“Caldwell had not given her money Saturday” because he died. Does that make her not a prostitute now? Just curious.

Our condolences go out doubly to his family tonight who are stuck cleaning up his mess after he exited the planet.

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