Stacey spoke at no great length, though he did get to stab a bit about the CRC: “This has been a campaign about choosing the right future for our region… a future in which we protect our communities, and our tax dollars, from over-planned, over-built transportation projects that don’t solve problems and in fact make […]
Election 2010
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Kitzhaber Arrives, Speechifies
The Melody is deeply uncomfortable that it was just asked to play “Everyday People” on its sound system. This is a high-class establishment, folks, and the “everyday people” in the room are underdressed. Except for the firemen, who are overdressed. What! Finally, the crowd over here musters some enthusiasm, as Kitzhaber takes the stage at […]
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Losing Never Felt So Good
“I was really hoping to have a little bit longer party. But somebody implemented this vote-by-mail system in Oregon. And damn if you don’t get the results quickly.” That was Bill Bradbury, being 37 different kinds of charming and cute in his concession speech. “Thunderous Applause” was the theme of the evening. Though things got […]
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BBQ & Booze: The Ed Garren Party
Deep in the heart of Jantzen Beach, and just a stone’s throw away from Target and a somewhat longer stone’s throw from Hooters, is the location of perennial candidate (though he claims he will never run again, unless he’s bankrolled) Ed Garren’s election party held at Boomers Bar-B-Que Joint. And while many of my cohorts […]
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Chuck Currie at Aztec Willie’s: Gracious
Boy, that Rev. Chuck Currie is one hell of a nice guy (sorry for the blaspheming, Rev.). With a buffet of Mexican fare along the kid-friendly lines of nachos and quesadillas, Chuck’s election party for Multnomah County commissioner was a family-friendly affair at Aztec Willie’s on NE Broadway. Green balloons and tons of kids were […]
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Bob Stacey update: There is a lot of alcohol here
I asked Metro President candidate Bob Stacey how he was feeling, and a lady carrying a glass of wine walked up to him and blurted that she could “take a Hughes-Stacey runoff.” “I can do this, look at that!” She gestured to the Multnomah County results on one of the two projectors in the room. […]
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This Pizza is Rexalicious!
Ah, Rex Burkholder… dude’s trailing Tom Hughes and Bob Stacey, but he’s throwing a hell of a party. Dozens of young, hip, bicycle-friendly people (and a whole bunch of finely-dressed older folks as well) turned out to what might be one of the most hopping, if not victorious, parties in town. Burkholder chats with friends […]
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Gone Fishin’ for Victory
Over on his half of the p:ear space on NW 6th Avenue, Nick Fish has been holding the quieter party compared to Rex Burkholder’s hip soiree. The numbers are in, and Fish has clinched it. He’s giving his victory speech right now. Fish told me he was “hoping to win,” not expecting to—and he called […]
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Jesse Cornett’s Unsmoked Cigars
The Rolling Stones are playing You Can’t Always Get What You Want on the radio, and these have stayed, un-smoked, in the desk drawer. “I knew she was gonna make her connection. At her feet was a hundred and fifty thousand public campaign financing dollars…” Sing it with me!
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Kitzhaber’s Party: Still Boring
There’s some gentle wooing as the first returns come in at 66% to 31%, Kitzhaber. This really is a catastrophically boring party. There are free drinks and fancy hipster mustaches at other parties? Here there’s a crush of earnest looking, polite minglers in the corner, watching returns come in (“Look at the margins! Look at […]