Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber Targeted in Recall Effort ('Rat)

AP ^ | Feb. 6, 2015

[PROCON]

Oregon's governor is struggling to deal with allegations that his fiancee used his position to land clients for her environmental consulting business, claims that have drawn an ethics investigation and the scrutiny of the state's attorney general.

Although his role in arranging the deals isn't clear, the scandal has posed a threat to the decades-long political career of four-term Democrat John Kitzhaber, Oregon's longest-serving governor.

The editorial board at the state's largest newspaper, The Oregonian, called for him to resign this week, saying the controversy has become such a distraction that he can't effectively lead. Two advisers to the Republican he defeated last year took early steps Friday to begin a recall effort.

[PROCON]

This guy and his "first lady" are corruptocrats just like your typical dim politician.

Most of Oregon is populated by brain-dead Obamabots, so it'll be interesting to see if the recall effort is successful.

[Veggie Todd]

Per Oregon law, a recall petition cannot be filed until six months after the beginning of his term.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

“He’s safely re-elected. Now we can target him and get another Democrat to replace him.”

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

This will make him an even bigger hero to the Godless America haters in this state

[PROCON]

Ping.

[Robert357]

The real Democratic crime is that his wife to be also arranged for a false marriage so that an illegal alien could remain in the US. She is as corrupt as they come and has a long record of corruption. At a minimum he is a man of poor judgment.

[Salvation]

If you would like more information about what's happening in Oregon, please FReepmail me.

I lost my Oregon list when my computer crashed last year, so please send me your name by FReepmail if you want to be on this list.

[Domandred]

Doubt it will be successful. Oregon votes either are the most uninformed or they didn’t care when they re-elected him.

Only way he gets out is by resigning under legal pressure.

[CharlesWayneCT]

This is what Holder’s office just convicted our republican former governor of doing, landing him a 15-year jail sentence.

So, when will we hear about a federal investigation into this governor, who is much more seriously selling his office for his wife’s enrichment?

[hiho hiho]

“Oregon’s longest-serving governor”

Hopefully he will be “serving” the remainder of his term in jail.

[OregonRancher]

Most of Oregon is populated by brain-dead Obamabots

Wrong, just Portland and Eugene. The rest of the state is bright Red.

[PROCON]

Wrong, just Portland and Eugene. The rest of the state is bright Red.

I lived in Corvallis for 17 years; it has more Prius driving smug libs per capita than any other Oregon city, it was pure Hell living amongst the 'bots.

[Inspectorette]

I live on the Oregon
Coast. We are infested with brain dead liberal morons here.

[Osage Orange]

From the first Morning Jolt of the week:

A Chance to Un-Do One of 2014’s Worst Incumbent Victories

Remember John Kitzhaber, the terrible governor of Oregon, whose fiancée was running a “consulting business” with groups that wanted to influence state policy? With even more examples of conflicts of interest coming to light, Kitzhaber now faces an effort to have him recalled — which has to wait until he’s served six months in this term:

Two leaders of Republican Dennis Richardson’s failed gubernatorial campaign last fall have filed a prospective petition with the state seeking to launch a recall of Gov. John Kitzhaber.

It’s the second recall effort filed this week, yet potentially the more viable. Richardson has a vast email database that could help achieve the 220,000 signatures necessary to get a recall on the ballot.

Does the recall get him first, or the criminal investigation?

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said her office is looking into whether to launch an investigation of first lady Cylvia Hayes’ private consulting business and Gov. John Kitzhaber’s possible involvement in securing some of those contracts.

“Recent allegations relating to Governor Kitzhaber and Ms. Hayes are very serious — and troubling,” Rosenblum said in a statement emailed to the EO Media Group/Pamplin Media Group Capital Bureau Friday morning. “My office is considering all of our legal options to ensure that we are best serving the state.”

This is bad:

Willamette Week first reported in October that Hayes was paid at least $85,000 for work that overlapped with policies on which she was an official, although unpaid, advisor to the governor. The EO Media Group/Pamplin Media Group Capital Bureau reported Jan. 27 that Hayes was paid an additional $118,000 by a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit called the Clean Economy Development Center that worked in 2014 to organize a coalition in support of a permanent Oregon low-carbon fuels standard.

When an additional job that paid Hayes $25,000 in 2011 is factored in, Hayes’ contracting work during Kitzhaber’s third term appears to have brought in more than $200,000.

Willamette Week has also reported Hayes does not appear to have reported some of her income during this period to the IRS.

“Only the little people pay taxes.”

For what it’s worth, John McLaughlin of The McLaughlin Group predicts Kitzhaber will be gone by Easter.