Love, Robinson and Brian Williams: An Inauguration Story

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Sunday January 25, 2009 · 11:46 AM PST

2009/01/25 · 11:46

Those of you who have seen any of my posts know that I am a huge Oregon fan and that our biggest annual rivalry game is the Civil War versus the Oregon State Beavers. Still, this story, stemming from Brian Williams misidentifying Oregon State Men's BB Coach and Obama brother-in-law Craig Robinson as Obama's personal assistant Reggie Love is too good to pass up. Particularly since Brian Williams has apologized, more on that below the jump...

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Monday January 12, 2009 · 10:34 AM PST

2009/01/12 · 10:34

Today marks the first day of the 75th Legislative Assembly (the state celebrates its 150th birthday on Valentine's Day) and so I thought it would be appropriate to preview the leadership on both sides of the aisle in the Oregon Legislature.

FYI, "She flies with her own wings" is the official motto of the state of Oregon and so I thought it would be an appropriate title for this post.

Cross-Posted from Loaded Orygun: http://www.loadedorygun.net/...

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Wednesday January 07, 2009 · 8:59 AM PST

2009/01/07 · 08:59

In this second diary of my series on my trip to Vietnam, I discuss what I learned about Vietnam's government. In particular, I discuss the structure of government, what influences it and what lessons we can learn from it. I do not pretend to fully understand Vietnam's government as so much of it is based in culture that I don't think I will ever fully understand even if I spent years there. Still, consider this at least one American's viewpoint on this country.

The first diary I posted on my trip to Vietnam is here: Climate Change and Vietnam: An Instructive Example

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Have you ever been to Vietnam

22 votes Vote Now!

Have you ever been to Vietnam

Yes

9 votes

No but I plan to go pretty soon

2 votes

11 votes

Climate Change and Vietnam: An Instructive Example

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Tuesday December 23, 2008 · 3:40 PM PST

2008/12/23 · 15:40

This diary is the first in a short series (of 3 or so diaries) I will write about my trip to Vietnam, which ended today. This particular diary is about Vietnam as a testing ground for the impacts of climate change in the near term. Vietnam is an amazing place, but thanks to climate change, it's strong future is under grave threat.

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Tuesday December 02, 2008 · 10:00 AM PST

2008/12/02 · 10:00

The following is an update of yesterday's diary about Bill Sizemore's arrest for contempt of court (his fourth such citation and the first time he's been arrested for it). It contains some more details on why Sizemore was arrested and what comes next.

My Previous Diary is here: OR Conservative Activist Bill Sizemore Gets Jailed!

Cross-Posted from Loaded Orygun: http://www.loadedorygun.net/...

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Monday December 01, 2008 · 1:01 PM PST

2008/12/01 · 13:01

In what can only be described as something that is a long time coming, longtime Oregon conservative activist (and complete A-hole) Bill Sizemore was jailed today after being found in contempt of court for the fourth time. The specific incident this time was Sizemore's failure to file federal and state reporting forms required for organizations he controls to maintain their tax exempt status.

Cross-Posted from Loaded Orygun: http://www.loadedorygun.net/...

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Thursday November 20, 2008 · 9:22 AM PST

2008/11/20 · 09:22

I just got word that everyone's least favorite bigot, Mr. Fred Phelps, of Westboro Baptist Church, will send his goons to Oregon next week for a series of his homophobic protests in Portland, Silverton and Tigard. So what can we do to counter this hate? Let's talk about it below...

Cross-Posted from Loaded Orygun: http://www.loadedorygun.net/...

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What should we do?

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What should we do?

Ignore them.

20 votes

Mock them.

28 votes

Attack them directly (non-violently of course)

11 votes

Combination of above

28 votes

Other (Explain Below)

15 votes

Blue Tsunami in Oregon: Election Winners, Losers and Numbers

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Thursday November 06, 2008 · 10:38 AM PST

2008/11/06 · 10:38

This is the diary I had hoped to be able to write Wednesday, but with the closeness of the Smith-Merkley US Senate race was happy enough to write a diary talking about the reasons why Merkley would win, as he indeed has. This diary serves as my review of the Oregon campaign, in what can, without a doubt, be described as the best cycle for Oregon Democrats and other progressive organizations in my lifetime. All of our goals were met and we beat back every single bad ballot measure to boot.

For information on what was on the ballot see my last pre-election diary: Blue Dawn: Final Oregon Predictions and Viewing Guide

Cross-Posted from Loaded Orygun: http://www.loadedorygun.net/...

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Which victory is most satisfying to you this year?

50 votes Vote Now!

Which victory is most satisfying to you this year?

Merkley beats Smith

31 votes

Democrats get their supermajority in the OR House

2 votes

All of Sizemore and Mannix's measures fail

7 votes

Obama blows out McCain in Oregon

7 votes

Linda Flores snd John Lim both lose and Minnis's seat flips

0 votes

Other (Explain Below)

3 votes

Why Merkley has won the OR Senate Race UPDATED x2!

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 9:19 AM PST

2008/11/05 · 09:19

I was planning on posting a diary reviewing the results of Oregon's elections but that will have to wait until tomorrow. Due to the VERY close numbers in OR's Senate race and the misconceptions out there, it is important that I correct some of them. Please read this as your "chill out" diary.

UPDATE: Merkley trails by only 6k at latest update, was -15k only a few hours ago...

Oh and I have to post this video of Obama supporters randmoly breaking out into singing the national anthem after they found out he won:

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Sunday November 02, 2008 · 10:29 PM PST

2008/11/02 · 22:29

The genesis for this title is a Willamette Week article titled "Red Dawn" published in July of 2006 which claimed, at the time, to show evidence of a Republican surge in the Beaver State. It goes without saying that those predictions were dead wrong as the Democratic party has more than tripled its registration edge in my home state and seems poised to post strong wins statewide. Below are my final summary predictions and some things to watch Thursday.

Cross-Posted from Loaded Orygun: http://www.loadedorygun.net/...

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How many seats will the Democrats win in the OR House?

18 votes Vote Now!

How many seats will the Democrats win in the OR House?

Less than 30

2 votes

31-33

1 vote

34-35

1 vote

36 (The magic 3/5 majority)

5 votes

37-40

8 votes

More than 40

1 vote

How Blue will Oregon Be?: My Near-Final Predictions

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Tuesday October 28, 2008 · 12:48 PM PDT

2008/10/28 · 12:48

With a week to go, it is time for me to really make some predictions about where the races will go this fall. I will update them on November 4 but if I had to guess, what is below is what I think will happen. The real question for Democrats, in summary, will be not will they increase their majority but by how much.

Cross-Posted from Loaded Orygun: http://www.loadedorygun.net/...

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What will happen to Measure 65 (Top Two Primary)?

37 votes Vote Now!

What will happen to Measure 65 (Top Two Primary)?

It passes

5 votes

It Fails

32 votes

Gore Rocks the Rose City for Merkley: My Reaction

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Friday October 24, 2008 · 10:38 PM PDT

2008/10/24 · 22:38

Hey folks, I just got home from the fabulous Merkley/Gore event in Portland and wanted to write up my reactions. Besides finally meeting the lovely Sarah Lane in person, it was a great time and certainly worth reporting on!

Cross-Posted from Loaded Orygun: http://loadedorygun.net/...

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