Bizarre Statements from a School Board Candidate

EAST TEXAS — An East Texas School Board candidate is making news for her bizarre statements. Former teacher Mary Lou Bruner wrote, “Obama has a soft spot for homosexuals because of the years he spent as a male prostitute in his twenties, that’s how he paid for his drugs.” The Republican also said school shootings started after school started teaching evolution. SMU Political Scientist Matthew Wilson says she’s elected, it will be a black eye for the state. Wilson thinks the 68-year-old will win, partly because many are not familiar with candidates in downballot elections. And he says if that happens, people outside Texas and the south will ridicule the state. Bruner took 48 percent of the vote against Dr. Kevin Ellis Tuesday. He’s been on the Lufkin School Board for four years. She’s painting him as the establishment candidate. There will be a runoff.