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Vera Katz extends a new welcome mat for the city of Portland
Lars Larson ^

Posted on 12/10/2001 1:33:57 PM PST by SAMWolf

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To: glock rocks
The city of Portland is scared to death about civil rights law suits being filed.

In the meantime, the word is out that Oregon is a safe haven for terrorists.

Soon I expect to read that bin Laden is doing fundraising lectures at the Convention Center.

61 posted on 12/11/2001 7:12:56 AM PST by ex-Texan
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To: WaterDragon
If everyone in Oregon who dislikes this decision of the left wingers to coddle the Islamic "visitors", sent an email to Vera, the city council, her lawyers and their worthless police chiefs a letter stating:

That if a family member of yours, anywhere in the US or the world was harmed or killed by a terrorist shielded and abetted by Portland, all involved will be sued in civil courts as individuals not as city personnel. This would send a loud and clear message to these clymers.

62 posted on 12/11/2001 7:13:36 AM PST by Grampa Dave
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To: JohnHuang2


When is Portland going to become a part of America?

63 posted on 12/11/2001 7:27:34 AM PST by One4Indictment
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To: ex-Texan
You posted, "The city of Portland is scared to death about civil rights law suits being filed."

Please see my reply #62 which I was posting as you posted this!

Nothing strikes more terror into bureaucrats than a vow to sue them personally in civil court if something bad happens to any member of your family due to their left wing agendas!

About 2 decades ago, our left wing city council and mayor tried to put a halfway house for alcoholics and druggies in our neighborhood. It would have been 1.5 blocks away from an elementary school! The neighbor was an upscale neighborhood in one of the town's more desireable areas.

They rammed this thing through until a small group us went to the final council meeting and gave each of them a letter saying we would sue them personally in civil courts and then hold them personally responsible if something happen to any of our children or wives due to their actions. They went ballastic and lost control.

After the meeting was adjourned our group was confronted by the mayor (liberal b$tch) and a 6' 3" liberal council guy. I told them who my lawyer was, and that I would own their homes and them if something happened to anyone in my family due to this decision. They did not want to tangle with my lawyer and you could see them start to lose some desire in their plan!

At that time the 6'3" came up started to tap my chest to scare me. While I had his index finger in my hand, one of our group was a 3 time Marine Larp sniper in Nam. He came up and took the big liberals hand out of mine and looked him in the eye and said, "If my daughter or wife is hurt by one of your so called clients, you will not worry about civil lawsuit. I will not waste my time in court!"

They dropped the halfway house. Later we discovered that the whole thing was planned by a group of left winger realtors to drive our property value down in this area. Then they would buy the houses at fire sale prices, close down the half way house and resale the homes at huge gains!

My lawyer, later, got a question from the city lawyer about him filing personal lawsuits in civil courts. My lawyer informed him that he and the council and mayor would be sued in civil courts if something happened. Apparently the city lawyer came close to soiling his pants when he heard this.

64 posted on 12/11/2001 7:32:27 AM PST by Grampa Dave
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To: Brownie74
Thanks for the link! At least Portland, Maine is doing the right things to protect its citizens and the rest of us!
65 posted on 12/11/2001 7:35:27 AM PST by Grampa Dave
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To: Calico Cat
Your thoughts about Portland are the reasons why we didn't buy a condo in Portland after I retired in 1995. We really liked Portland in the early 1990's. We thought about buying a condo as a part time home in Portland. My oldest son who had lived in Hood River and Bend warned me about the left wingers, socialists and enviralists. He suggested that I subscribe to the Oregonian for at least 3 months.

It took less than 1 month of reading the left wing Oregonian to forever change our minds. Portland is heading the way of Seattle in a rapid way!

To all living in Portland or around it. Cancel your Oregonian subscription. Send half of your monthly savings to the Boy Scouts and the other half to Free Republic! Don't finance their left wing agenda/diversity/political correctness agendas!

66 posted on 12/11/2001 7:45:32 AM PST by Grampa Dave
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To: WIMom
Thanks for the ping !!
67 posted on 12/11/2001 7:47:11 AM PST by blackie
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To: WIMom
Thanks for your great post #59, and for the great job you guys/gals did in turning the Madison School Board around re the pledge of allegiance!
68 posted on 12/11/2001 7:47:25 AM PST by Grampa Dave
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To: Snow Bunny
Thanks for the bump, Snow Bunny..!!

The Portland area is a haven for terrorists and the only area in the state with vehicle smog checks... {:~)

69 posted on 12/11/2001 7:52:21 AM PST by blackie
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To: Grampa Dave
It's really a shame the G.O.P. isn't better organized in the Portland area. I know to people in other parts of the country it must seem like Portland is just one big weirdo camp, but really, there are a lot of normal people in Portland. I think a conservative candidate, if he took the right approach, could defeat Vera on this issue alone, if he pointed out how this kind of crap hurts Portland's image, and therefore its economic performance. There are a few areas (NW Portland, Hawthorne) of concentrated weirdness in Portland that are controlling the politics of the whole city.

I don't live in Portland; I live 30 miles away, however, so I do take an interest in this.

70 posted on 12/11/2001 9:00:32 AM PST by B Knotts
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To: blackie
Actually, Salem, Eugene and Medford also require routing smog checks, I believe. I live outside of the smog check areas, myself, which is not a big deal anyhow, since my truck is a Low Emission Vehicle (LEV).
71 posted on 12/11/2001 9:03:33 AM PST by B Knotts
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To: B Knotts
Eugene doesn't...
72 posted on 12/11/2001 9:11:54 AM PST by blackie
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To: B Knotts
It is amazing what the weirdos have done to NW Portland since the early 1990's!

The problem with Portland is that the Oregonian is left wing and the tv news stations are politically correct. They focus on the weirdos living in th NW and working for the city as the leading citizens. No body else can get the media to carry their side of the story! Last but not least is the love affair that so many Portlanders have with the envirals. Most are card carrying/dues paying enviral members. If the ONRC says to vote for a eco terrorists, they vote for the eco terrorists for the environment!

This is done in every liberal major city in America. Portland is not by itself!

73 posted on 12/11/2001 9:22:42 AM PST by Grampa Dave
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To: blackie
Oregon is one of my favorite States. I always wanted to live in Portland or Seattle areas.It is so beautiful in Oregon. I wish terrorists didn't like it too. Grrrrr!

They used Las Vegas too, to plan things. They seem to be everywhere. Good to see you my friend.

74 posted on 12/11/2001 9:26:41 AM PST by Snow Bunny
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To: SAMWolf
An obvious prank, as billboards that size were outlawed in Oregon years ago. :)
75 posted on 12/11/2001 9:32:17 AM PST by gundog
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To: Grampa Dave
If everyone in Oregon who dislikes this decision of the left wingers to coddle the Islamic "visitors", sent an email to Vera, the city council, her lawyers and their worthless police chiefs a letter...

Then they'd get a lot of mail...end of story. Sorry, Grampa,...they've got the numbers. They don't care what we think, and they don't have to care.

76 posted on 12/11/2001 9:36:07 AM PST by gundog
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To: blackie
But ya still gotta deal with Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority, lest yer woodstove produce too much smoke. There's a freak in Eugene that wanders around trying to sniff out air pollution...he won't hesitate to don his gas mask and knock on your door.
77 posted on 12/11/2001 10:17:07 AM PST by gundog
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To: Grampa Dave
...that Pit Bull in heat look...

When Vera was a State Legislator, she sponsored a bill to outlaw Pit-Bull ownership...and I think Pits are pretty...so, please, pick on another breed.

78 posted on 12/11/2001 10:22:58 AM PST by gundog
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To: SAMWolf
"You can't use personnel and equipment just to go out and randomly interview people solely on immigration,"

Why not? If their immigration is ILLEGAL (overstayed, undocumented, etc.) they have broken the LAW. I can't immagine a better use of police resources.

79 posted on 12/11/2001 10:25:37 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Grampa Dave
If you think Wisconsin is easy on terrorist, imagine living in Portland, Oregon!

The Socialist Republic of Madison also will not follow Ashcroft's order.

80 posted on 12/11/2001 10:27:01 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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