- Denis C. Theriault
- Bet you didn’t know the Mercury has its own very special wishing tree.
A little while ago, some enterprising “good person” turned a normal, humdrum tree outside the Mercury‘s front door into a magical, cloth-and-slogan-festooned “wishing tree.” Its maker even left a box with markers and more cloth strips to write more words. It was an offer a few folks here took up, adding wishes for things like “VAGINAS” and “more promiscuity” and “more things to wish for” to sad shit like “I wish I knew my kids,” etc.
Well, this morning, we got a nice surprise on the tree: A poster “wishing” for the return of “missing” Republican governor candidate Chris Dudley. We immediately thought back to this stunt from last month.
Not so subtly, it pokes fun at Dudley’s reticence to appear in public debates. His Democratic rival, John Kitzhaber, is appearing by himself this afternoon at the Portland City Club—a venue known for its high degree of difficulty, what with candidates subjected to a “truth squad” when their answers inevitably veer off message. The City Club is calling this a “one-chair debate.” It’s not the first for Kitzhaber in recent weeks. The candidates have had just one real debate so far—last week—and it seems it might be the only one.
Click through to see a couple of those other wishes.
- SARAH MIRK
- This could be a real wish. You don’t know.
- SARAH MIRK
- And this one could easily be tongue-in-cheek. Because sometimes your kids are asshats.
I wonder if the art-hippies who organized our wish tree are ever going to come clean it up.
You should wish for it.
IT’S CAT FRIDAY!!!
POST SOME FUCKING CATS!!!
As if Portland is the key to this race.
One more satirical sign or poster and Dudley will QUIT! I know it!
Then again, look at that manly jaw and jaunty smile. Perhaps I may be wrong.
jasun’s right. This race will be decided in towns hurting economically around the state, like Astoria:
http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?Sect…
jasun’s wrong. Portland *is* the key, which is why Dudley doesn’t spend more than three seconds at a time here.
As I recall (chuckles to self), Jasun isn’t exactly an authority on winning things.
Jasun Wurster couldn’t win a race at the Special Olympics.
I mean really, why would the state’s largest population center have anything to do with how an election turns out.
Sweet jesus, I hope that “political consulting” career is working out real well for ya, dude.
Come on,
Is that the best that Blogtownies have?
Yes, Dudley declined to participate in the City Club debate. Dr. Kitzhaber did appear and answered questions in a “one chair” debate. And then, OPB declined to air the “one chair” debate at 7 p.m. Friday night, as is their usual custom. It was one chance people all over the state had to hear Dr. Kitzhaber and it speaks very poorly of OPB. We’ve been told by OPB that the show (with only Dr. Kitzhaber) was too short for OPB to air it–appalling disregard of their mission! And hardly credible when they are so busy filling time with their pledge drive!
Chris Dudley is unqualified to be Governor–if he can’t show up at the City Club debate, he most certainly cannot handle the actual job of Governor.