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Make A Run For The (New) Border?

A mere three percent of registered voters of northwestern Oregon think keeping eastern and southern Oregon in the state is worth the cost, according to a poll released today by SurveyUSA, a top-rated pollster.

“On average, people living in eastern and southern Oregon pay less in state taxes per person than the average Oregonian because average incomes are lower in those parts of the state. State spending on highways is much higher per person in those parts of the state than average. This means that Oregon tax rates could be reduced if those counties were no longer part of Oregon."

Sure...let's make it official: Californians and folks from the east coast have already taken over northwest Oregon; so we might as well just hand over the keys.

 

 

Oregon, Again

What’s up everybody. The city of Salem is forcing @valleyroofingoregon to remove the mural I painted or to give the mural to the Salem art society. This mural is painted on the property of the business owner. Far away from the street or city property. The city is fining him 200 plus dollars a day if it doesn’t get removed. Or he has to give the mural to some art society. .

We are making a petition to keep it up.

Not only do they want it removed immediately. But they want it removed during the winter. Where you cant even paint over it. What a play by the city of Salem.

 

The offending mural:

 

 

Oregon, where anything goes - except freedom of expression.

 

Here In Oregon:

Oregon Schools ‘Staffing Crisis’ So Bad State Temporarily Allowing Substitute Teachers Without Degrees

Any body will suffice, apparently. And in Portland:

PORTLAND, Ore. -- A crowd of 100 people wreaked havoc in downtown Portland, Oregon, this week – smashing storefront windows, lighting dumpsters on fire and causing at least $500,000 in damage – but police officers didn't stop them. Same B.S. happened down there over much of last year.

Mostly, the cops just stand around and watch. Amazing.

 

 

 

 

They Elected Him -Twice!

Mayor of Portland Ted Wheeler has welcomed citizens of the city to take part in a lively "Welcome Back to the Heart of Portland" festival, offering "fun, family friendly activities" - but many city-dwellers are hardly in a festive mood.

Announcing the event on Twitter, the mayor promised live concerts, roller skating, and other "fun" activities from Friday to Sunday, but the response in the comment section has been tepid at best.

Actually, "tepid" hardly comes close: many here are mocking him due to his lack of leadership. Personally, I never voted for the guy to begin with - he's always been a weenie.

The city of Portland has been hit by frequent Black Lives Matter protests that have occasionally been marred by confrontations between demonstrators and the police. The protests, ignited by the death of George Floyd, have caused substantial damage to the once vibrant city centre, which is now scarred by graffiti and smashed windows.

 

Spot On

https://stiltonsplace.blogspot.com/

 

Thankfully, Election Day's Only A Couple Of Weeks Away

It can't come soon enough. The constant flyers cramming the mailbox gets awfully old. And around here, they go straight into the recycling bin. They pay to produce and mail them; you pay to get rid of them.

 

The Kids Were At It Yet Again In Portland

Protesters who have repeatedly attacked government buildings, police and private businesses may have gone too far Sunday night, Oct. 11, drawing widespread condemnation — including from current allies — for vandalizing the Oregon Historical Society and toppling statues of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt in the South Park Blocks. The violence was denounced with both Mayor Ted Wheeler and challenger Sarah Iannarone, President Donald Trump and liberal Portland-area state Rep. Tawna Sanchez, and even a lawyer who represents protest legal observers on social media.

Why the media refers to these vandals as "protesters" rather than what they in fact are seems more than a little irresponsible. These kids generally dress all in black and often wear helmets and body armor as they rampage through downtown shouting "Black lives matter". Many of them also carry weapons and freely use them.

According to Police Chief Chuck Lovell, Portland State University's Public Safety Building was damaged and several businesses also were vandalized, including a restaurant that was hit by gunfire, another restaurant, a coffee shop and a bank. Lovell said police had arrested three people, including the driver of a car that helped pull down one of the statues in the park.

Incidentally, the owner of the restaurant that was shot up happens to be a Black man, not that it matters to the mostly White rioters; they targeted that place because the owner donates a portion of his profits to First Responders. How evil is that? Shoot the place up! Bust the windows! That'll teach him!

The rioters "are not engaged in any activity that has any relationship whatsoever to racial justice or equity," the mayor said. "They are purely engaged in violence and criminal destruction for the sake of violence and criminal destruction." 

Reaction to the destruction was notable on Twitter, as not just conservative voices but progressive activists and others typically supportive of Black Lives Matter and protesters expressed dismay.

This stuff has been allowed to go on for nearly five months, now. Too bad so many Portlanders keep voting weenies into orifice.

 

Apparently, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

After life-saving organizations, Red Cross, Elks and Salvation Army helped rescue and provide needs for victims of Oregon wildfires, they now must brace for another disaster — Measure 26-218. Metro has placed a massive billion dollar tax on the ballot, Measure 26-281, that is a wage tax that will tax churches and charities that have employees in the Metro area. This METRO wage tax hits all businesses and organizations of certain employee sizes. The money from taxing Oregon small businesses and charities like Red Cross, Elks and Salvation Army will be going to build a light rail to a luxury shopping mall called Bridgeport Village.

How "progressive".

 

More Portland

You may remember that Mayor Ted Wheeler had to move out of his condo because antifa was waging violent assaults on the building and the tenants. They kept everyone up at night with loud noises and fireworks, harassed and threatened people who lived in the building, vandalized the building, and eventually tried to burn it down. Wheeler owns several other properties and moved out to spare his neighbors.

Following the recent so-called presidential debate, Portland's "mayor" had this to say:

“During the first debate, President Trump portrayed Portland as a city of violence and destruction. Even during challenging times, Portland is a beautiful and vibrant city. Today, I’m sharing dispatches from around the city showcasing the Portland we know."

Yeah, but this is what it really looks like:

Teddy doesn't show people this.

 

 

Portland's Erstwhile "Mayor" Throws Another Tantrum

He consistently demonstrates that maturity - which he lacks - is sorely needed in elected office.

The Mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, demanded that the US Attorney for Oregon remove the deputized status of some Police Officers in Portland. This deputized status allows those who assault local cops to be federally charged.

In a scathing press release, Billy J. Williams, US Attorney for the District of Oregon, and Ross Burger, US Marshall for the District of Oregon, provide an explanation as to why the state needs to have deputized police officers and why the violence needs to stop.

Well, it's been obvious for over 100 nights that local politicians like Wheeler won't take any action, despite the fact that the rioters have run up over $1 billion in damages and counting, in addition to injuring and in at least one case, murdering people. Clearly, we need adults in here, which is why the feds have basically told Wheeler to pound sand.