In 2004, a rumor was confirmed in political circles. The rumor being that Neil goldschmidt, who was Oregon governor from 1987 to 1991, had sex with a (then) 14-year-old girl- all while mayor of Portland (1973-1979). Before the revelation- and subsequently Willamette Week (Portland's alternative weekly) reporter Nigel Jaquiss winning his Pulitzer for bringing down Neil- Goldschmidt was ashining star in local; state; and even national politics (he was President Carter's Transportation secretary).
In this online magazine, Counterpunch (http://www.counterpunch.com), Fred Leonhardt, who was the speechwriter for Goldschmidt, mentions that a lot of people knew of Goldschmidt's shenannigans. Including the current governor, Theodore Kulongoski (who's about to receive his retirement gift from the voters this coming Tuesday...maybe...). Leonhardt reportedly told Kulongoski- when the latter was Oregon's attorney general- about Goldschmidt's sexual dalliances with babysitters, and that later on, Kulongoski reluctantly wanted to keep Goldschmidt "...at arms length because he asks me to do unethical things..."
So, my question to the soon-to-be-ex-governor(?), did you know about Neil's pedophiliac tendencies? If so, why are you still sitting on this? Sure, if you were to speak the truth, Neil could have destroyed you. And you probably wouldn't be sitting at Mahonia Hall (the governor's mansion) today (and you probably won't be sitting there too much longer if voters have a say in the matter on Tuesday). If you knew about this, and you're not telling us, Ted...I don't know how you could sleep at night- let alone during the four years you've been running the state of Oregon (into the ground, but running Oregon nonetheless...).
Of course, this does parallel the recent Mark Foley debacle (you know, where Foley sent pornograph e-mails to male pages. No report of Foley ever sleeping with the boys. which is more than I can say about Goldschmidt fucking teenaged female babysitters...).
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Thursday, November 02, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
How Nasty Can You Go? Let the Mudslinging Continue
No doubt, you've seen the nasty mudsling commercials airing around the country. One particular commercial, run by the Republican National Committee and airing around Tennessee is a 'man on the street' ad depicting Democrat Harold Ford, Jr. as a player of sorts, and the wrong person for Congress (the ad ends with a blond telling Harold to call her). Many- particularly of the Al Sharton/Jesse Jackson discipleship- call it nothing less that blantant racism, liking it to the days of Reconstruction, when slaves in the South were freed (and of course pissed off white folks formed a little terrorist organization called the Ku Klux Klan. Imagine those hooded types getting together with another hooded group of people- Islamofascists. Hey, both groups hate Jews...). I looked at the ad, and just chalked the part with blondie up to just 'bad taste'. The candidate running against Ford is Bob Corker, and from watching his ads, he doesn't seem at all racist to me- and as almost everyone knows from reading this blog, I'm African-American.
In fact, I kind of find the commercial funny.
On Lars Larson's national show last night, I heard this ad depicting Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Congressman Ron Kind as a man weak on defense, but very,very, very horny (I find it pretty hilarious). Just watch.
Between now and November 7, things will get a lot nastier. Just listen to the radio and watch your televisions. Consider yourselves entertained.
In fact, I kind of find the commercial funny.
On Lars Larson's national show last night, I heard this ad depicting Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Congressman Ron Kind as a man weak on defense, but very,very, very horny (I find it pretty hilarious). Just watch.
Between now and November 7, things will get a lot nastier. Just listen to the radio and watch your televisions. Consider yourselves entertained.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
No Surprise- Police Justified in the Killing of James Chasse, Jr.
The Multnomah County, Orgeon grand jury decided that the officers involved in the death of James Chasse, Jr., the man police thought was urinating in the street and was on drugs, was an accident. Chasse died on September 17, the result was blunty force trauma.
This doesn't surprise me one bit. They close down the mental health hospitals- via budget cuts, etc- then what happens next is that police are too ignorant (or worse, too dispassionate) to help. In other words, shoot- or beat- 'em first, ask questions later.
Now whether the jury made the right decision or no, that's for us to judge. Only, I can say that perhaps the police would've been better taking out the taser and zapping Mr. Chasse in lieu of playing romper stomper on him. Over 30 people say that the police were smashing Mr. Chasse's ribs- 16 of them were broken- and that they overreacted. No, sounds to me that the cops took joy in smashing the man to oblivion.
I feel for the family- the father, James Chasse, Jr., I personally know. Likely, the Chasses will proceed with their lawsuit against the city. I wish them luck on that.
Actions by the police, and the grand juries that exonerate those officers, cause many to lose respect for law enforcement. Until we hold those officers involved accountable, police abuse will continue. And we all lose in the end.
This doesn't surprise me one bit. They close down the mental health hospitals- via budget cuts, etc- then what happens next is that police are too ignorant (or worse, too dispassionate) to help. In other words, shoot- or beat- 'em first, ask questions later.
Now whether the jury made the right decision or no, that's for us to judge. Only, I can say that perhaps the police would've been better taking out the taser and zapping Mr. Chasse in lieu of playing romper stomper on him. Over 30 people say that the police were smashing Mr. Chasse's ribs- 16 of them were broken- and that they overreacted. No, sounds to me that the cops took joy in smashing the man to oblivion.
I feel for the family- the father, James Chasse, Jr., I personally know. Likely, the Chasses will proceed with their lawsuit against the city. I wish them luck on that.
Actions by the police, and the grand juries that exonerate those officers, cause many to lose respect for law enforcement. Until we hold those officers involved accountable, police abuse will continue. And we all lose in the end.
No Surprise- Police Justified in the Killing of James Chasse, Jr.
The Multnomah County, Orgeon grand jury decided that the officers involved in the death of James Chasse, Jr., the man police thought was urinating in the street and was on drugs, was an accident. Chasse died on September 17, the result was blunty force trauma.
This doesn't surprise me one bit. They close down the mental health hospitals- via budget cuts, etc- then what happens next is that police are too ignorant (or worse, too dispassionate) to help. In other words, shoot- or beat- 'em first, ask questions later.
Now whether the jury made the right decision or no, that's for us to judge. Only, I can say that perhaps the police would've been better taking out the taser and zapping Mr. Chasse in lieu of playing romper stomper on him. Over 30 people say that the police were smashing Mr. Chasse's ribs- 16 of them were broken- and that they overreacted. No, sounds to me that the cops took joy in smashing the man to oblivion.
I feel for the family- the father, James Chasse, Jr., I personally know. Likely, the Chasses will proceed with their lawsuit against the city. I wish them luck on that.
Actions by the police, and the grand juries that exonerate those officers, cause many to lose respect for law enforcement. Until we hold those officers involved accountable, police abuse will continue. And we all lose in the end.
This doesn't surprise me one bit. They close down the mental health hospitals- via budget cuts, etc- then what happens next is that police are too ignorant (or worse, too dispassionate) to help. In other words, shoot- or beat- 'em first, ask questions later.
Now whether the jury made the right decision or no, that's for us to judge. Only, I can say that perhaps the police would've been better taking out the taser and zapping Mr. Chasse in lieu of playing romper stomper on him. Over 30 people say that the police were smashing Mr. Chasse's ribs- 16 of them were broken- and that they overreacted. No, sounds to me that the cops took joy in smashing the man to oblivion.
I feel for the family- the father, James Chasse, Jr., I personally know. Likely, the Chasses will proceed with their lawsuit against the city. I wish them luck on that.
Actions by the police, and the grand juries that exonerate those officers, cause many to lose respect for law enforcement. Until we hold those officers involved accountable, police abuse will continue. And we all lose in the end.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Man, All Of This Multitasking is Giving Me a Headache
I can't wait until I get my own computer.
USing the library's computer, you only have an hour- which is fair. After all, everyone else can use it, too. (Of course, if you want to rent one from Kinko's, go right ahead. At least, there's no time limits on those. Just watch out for the charges, which can really add up).
There's this condo I'm interested in buying in the Miami area (I have the PDF file here. Just click on the title). Then, there's the info I've learned on Gund Arena in Cleveland- it's been renamed "Q Quicken Loans Arena". Man, what have they done? (The Q Quicken Loans chair bought the Cavs...oh, boy!). And I'm looking at Amtrak, as I seek to take a sabbatical from Portland, Oregon for high adventures (if not high crimes and devilment).
When I do get my own computers- and hopefully, I'll have them come month's end- I get to do a lot more blogging; a lot more video and audio editing...web surfing, etc. And more importantly,, I won't be using the Windows PCs that I'm typing this entry on now. Don't get me wrong. I love Windows, but Mac's a better system for me. I won't worry about that annoying 60 Minutes stiopwatch that's ticking in my head right now. Nor do I have to mind what I view, either (at least the Portland State library is much more liberal. The Multnomah County system, you have brats running around as I'm watching two lesbians getting it on. Man, that's ANNOYING!).
The day I get my MacBook; 17" MacBook Pro; and 24" iMac, I'll spend all day and night celebrating. Come morning, you'd have to pry me from those babies.
USing the library's computer, you only have an hour- which is fair. After all, everyone else can use it, too. (Of course, if you want to rent one from Kinko's, go right ahead. At least, there's no time limits on those. Just watch out for the charges, which can really add up).
There's this condo I'm interested in buying in the Miami area (I have the PDF file here. Just click on the title). Then, there's the info I've learned on Gund Arena in Cleveland- it's been renamed "Q Quicken Loans Arena". Man, what have they done? (The Q Quicken Loans chair bought the Cavs...oh, boy!). And I'm looking at Amtrak, as I seek to take a sabbatical from Portland, Oregon for high adventures (if not high crimes and devilment).
When I do get my own computers- and hopefully, I'll have them come month's end- I get to do a lot more blogging; a lot more video and audio editing...web surfing, etc. And more importantly,, I won't be using the Windows PCs that I'm typing this entry on now. Don't get me wrong. I love Windows, but Mac's a better system for me. I won't worry about that annoying 60 Minutes stiopwatch that's ticking in my head right now. Nor do I have to mind what I view, either (at least the Portland State library is much more liberal. The Multnomah County system, you have brats running around as I'm watching two lesbians getting it on. Man, that's ANNOYING!).
The day I get my MacBook; 17" MacBook Pro; and 24" iMac, I'll spend all day and night celebrating. Come morning, you'd have to pry me from those babies.
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