Posted on 09/04/2020 7:44:14 AM PDT by EBH
PORTLAND, Ore. — In a short letter issued Thursday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown said it was time elected officials and community leaders come together to condemn the acts in violence in Portland.
The letter mentions there is no place for white supremacy or vigilantism in Oregon, but fails to mention the attacks on police or arson fires set by demonstrators inside occupied buildings including the building where Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler lives.
The letter is signed by Mayor Wheeler and City Commissioner Amanda Fritz. City Commissioners Jo Ann Hardesty and Chloe Eudaly did not sign the letter.
Newly elected Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s name also did not appear on the letter. Thursday evening, KXL received the following from D.A. Schmidt’s office:
After speaking with the governor’s office this evening, it was determined there was an oversight and DA Schmidt never received a request to sign the joint statement.
Upon this discovery, DA Schmidt immediately agreed and signed the letter and added, “we continue to support Governor Brown in her efforts to end the violence occurring in Portland.” As elected officials and community leaders, we are coming together to condemn the acts of violence in Portland that have occurred as thousands of Oregonians have been peacefully protesting for racial justice and police accountability.
The violence must stop.
There is no place for white supremacy or vigilantism in Oregon.
All who perpetrate violent crimes must be held equally accountable.
Together, we are committing ourselves to do the hard work that will bring meaningful change for racial justice and police reform.
Governor Kate Brown Tobias Read, State Treasurer Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum Speaker of the House Tina Kotek Senator Michael Dembrow Senator Lew Frederick Senator Kathleen Taylor Representative Maxine Dexter Representative Alissa Keny-Guyer Representative Karin Power Representative Andrea Salinas Representative Akasha Lawrence Spence Representative Barbara Smith-Warner Senate President Peter Courtney Senator Ginny Burdick Senator Shemia Fagan Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward Senator Rob Wagner Representative Janelle Bynum Representative Diego Hernandez Representative Rob Nosse Representative Jeff Reardon Representative Tawna Sanchez Mayor Ted Wheeler, City of Portland Commissioner-Elect Carmen Rubio, Portland City Council Commissioner Amanda Fritz, Portland City Council Commissioner elect Dan Ryan, Portland City Council Mike Schmidt, Multnomah County District Attorney Reynolds School Superintendent Danna Diaz
Business and Community Leaders:
Black American Chamber of Commerce Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington Muslim Educational Trust NAACP Portland Oasis of Praise International Ministries Oregon AFL-CIO Oregon AFSCME Oregon Education Association Oregon Latinx Leadership Network Oregon Nurses Association PCUN Portland Business Alliance, Greater Portland’s Chamber of Commerce Portland Timbers Portland Thorns Portland Trailblazers SEIU 49 SEIU 503 Stand for Children Unite Oregon
F Oregon and Portland.
Rioting and looting ... crickets.
People start standing up to the rioters and looters to defend themselves ... no place for violence and vigilantism!
“””There is no place for white supremacy or vigilantism in Oregon.””””.......but feel free to BurnLootMurder all you want.
He smoked a joint and wrote a letter
I get the feeling the optics will force these governors and mayors, one by one, to come around before the election.
The word has probably gone out from DNC HQ - polls must be looking worse and worse.
Yep, written from the stern of a yacht.
As elected officials and community leaders, we are coming together to condemn the acts of violence in Portland that have occurred as thousands of Oregonians have been peacefully protesting for racial justice and police accountability.
The violence must stop.
There is no place for white supremacy or vigilantism in Oregon.
All who perpetrate violent crimes must be held equally accountable.
Together, we are committing ourselves to do the hard work that will bring meaningful change for racial justice and police reform.
Governor Kate Brown
And omitted mention of the antifa war camp on Public property being supported by the city.
No. It was a letter of omission.
A stern condemnation, yea that’ll work.
I hope you f***ers burn your entire state down.
Will every ANTIFA protester receiver their own individual personal copy?
>>In a short letter issued Thursday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown said it was time elected officials and community leaders come together to condemn the acts in violence in Portland.<<
To help biteme and heelsup. Not to help their richly deserving (of destruction) communities.
You didn’t read it. There was no condemnation of recent events perpetrated by BLM
Tell that to the rioters who are ruining property and lives - they are the vigilantes taking justice into their own hands.
Should have been done six weeks ago. Why wait till now?
I’m guessing more of a federal presence showing up with a real DA to prosecute.
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