You need to go a long, long way to find someone, who is a bigger fan of Rachel Maddow than I am, but last night she was so dismissive of my home state, that I feel I should take a few minutes to reply to her, tongue in cheek, even though I’m sure I will remain a Rachel fan without interruption. Let’s begin with some video.
On the Republicans and their brand of InsaniTEA, she is accurate, but I have already covered everything she brought up, here, except for the idiot with the buzzer. I will add, however, the money that propels such TEAbuggery to the forefront comes from out of state.
Now we come to Kitz. There is certainly the appearance of impropriety there, and if the investigated does reveal quid pro quo, he should resign, and I would have no trouble supporting his successor, Kate Brown. Either way, it’s time for Kitz to get a new girlfriend. He should not accept the first person to apply for that position, either. I know who tat would be. The last thing Oregon needs is for Monica Wehby to become First Mistress.
On the owl, it’s certainly understandable that the bird is angry. How would you like to live in a park with Bush in the name. If only there were two, Oregon could brag about the most aggressive pair of hooters in the country.
At least Rachel ended on a high note, and I hope Oregon’s bear couple does appear on her show. I just hope she does not ask them what they do, or don’t do, in the woods.
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Even if Rachel does not ask the question of the "bear couple", I'll ask it…
Is this the right way to ask the question…? lol.
Operor ursi stercore obvius silva?
Propinquus satis!
(Close enough. "Stercore" is more like manure/dung. But it works for me!)
If Google translate can be believed, "cacas" = shit.
Operor ursi cacas obvius silva?
Now I know where the term "caca" came from . . . mothers scolding their young children that something is "caca". BTW, in Latin, it must have the 's' on the end so I guess the English phrase should be "cacas".
Thant kind of bear could get busted!
Oh, so sorry. But trust me, and I'm not the first to say this but it's WOW true, every state has crazies. Look at my state. Godron Klingenschmidt for openers. The defrocked chaplain (or he would be if the Navy only had the authority to defrock) who touts his chaplain experience. To me that's like campaigning as a veteran when you were dishonorably discharged. Or killing your parents and seeking clemency because you're an orphan (pace Pirates of Penzance). Or having balls the size of – elephants.
And certainly, mucho kudos to CJ and Charlie. (Yes, mucho is correct. Kudos is a singular. The plural would be kudoi.)
JD, you are just too funny! Mixng Spanish and 'Latin' in the same sentence!
Greek, actually 🙂
I know we do, and having lived on CO, I know you do too.
Storm –maybe 5 inches by tomorrow before the next storm –is interfering with my sound. Too much money tempting too many whose ethics are stronger than many in politics these days. May OR survive.
Survive the storm!
Sorry, TC, the truth is out. You have crazies in Oregon, too. I have all the Rand and McTurtle jokes to live with, too. I laughed several times, especially when the pic of the surgeon in his Packers suit came up. Feel sorry for the owl, but I don't think I would jog there for the time being. I still get great pleasure in knowing that a gay couple owns that domain, since it probably is driving the Bushies over the hill. I hope she does have them on the show. Sorry about your governor, what makes a man in power make such poor choices? So many of them seem to do that.
Propriety weighs heavily, and after a while, there is always a temptation to howl.
California has its crazies too. For one example is Darrel Issa. Every State has their share of crazies. Fortunately, they reside within the GOP/TP/Koch Party fiefdom.
Could not believe than Monica Wehby, a stalker, campaigned as an anti-obama care, signed up to head and act as the director of Oregon Health Authority after she lost. And the "Disconnect" author. As for Kitz, he should either resign or drop his girlfriend or get anti testosterone shots or give up his "blue" pills.
The Owl lives! lol.
Rachel seez, on Friday's segment, Feb 06-2015, that the "Bears" will appear on her show responded with "Has a cat got climbing gear?"
I often say, "Dont Californicate Oregon!!"
Rachel Maddow – oh poor TC, but as others have said, everywhere has crazies in it – and the more Right Wingers there are, the more nutters are lurking in the shrubbery!
When I heard about the jogging doctor who was in the park at 5 am so he could fit into his remarkable suit – and Rachel said 'and that is why he was in the park at 5 am' – I couldn't help saying "and that Milud, completes the case for the defence!" – apologies to the surgeon – but that suit and that comment made my reaction inevitable!
Query – was that owl really in the same studio as Rachel? It had a puzzling outline leading me to think it wasn't…
PS Monica Wehby is by all accounts not only nuts but a hypocrite – as evinced by her job application after she lost the election…. please tell me this nutter and hypocrite didn't get the job!
I'm quite sure the owl was made of paper. The nutter dodn 't get the job.
I'm from NY.
Now, WE know how to do crazy.
Y'all just third-rate pikers when it comes to crazy.
I, too, resent Rachel wasting her time on Oregon. (It's already gone.)
C'mon, Rachel, come to where the action is: New York! We invented crazy. We PERFECTED crazy. You don't need to be around all these thin-skinned second-raters …
Ah, New York, we put the "bat" in bat-$&!].
(Did you notice the Oregon state motto — alis volat propriis — "she flies with her own wings" — nope, she flies with her owl's wings … and she will attack you … but I digress.)
Welcome Jordon. 🙂
Having lived in NY myself (E 8th St between B and C) in the 60s I agree.
Lunatics are everywhere! . . . not just Oregon!
As to Robinson and Wehby, they are Republicanus/Teabaggerum, and you've covered them before. Enough said, although I must say that Wehby belongs in an institution for the criminally insane and Robinson, if memory serves correctly, is from the eastern part of Oregon where insaniTEA reigns supreme.
And you've covered John Kitzhaber before, most recently in a discussion of the death penalty in Oregon. https://www.7thstep.org/blog/2011/11/23/kitzhaber-says-no-to-death/ on 23/11/11, not lonf after I started to follow your blog. But this current revelation is something worthy of a Republicanus/Teabaggerum, not normally a Democrat, but that doesn't mean that Democrats don't screw up. It shows a distinct lack of judgement on his part. As the right wing evangelical pseudo Christians might say, Cylvia Hayes is Eve to his Adam. If this is correct, I agree, he needs to resign to remove the spectre of influence peddling on the Governor's mansion. My guess, if he resigns, she will dump him.
Love the owl! I've always been fond of owls but I have never been attacked by one. Their talons are very sharp, all the better to grab mice etc quickly. I'd say perhaps the owl doesn't like the GB Packers, but that does not account for the other attacks. Maybe, reroute the running trail around the owl's habitat to see if that helps. Just don't capture or kill the owl!
As to Charlie and CJ, the bear couple, live long and prosper! It would not surprise me if Jeb Bush sued to get his name back, or at least try to get his name back. That the domain name will be used to foster dialogue and information on gay rights is the pièce de résistance. Jebby should like the fostering of dialogue and understanding.
Amen Lynn!
I watch her and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell everynight. 😆