Any Oregon Kucitizens around?

[revcarol]

You know, librul Oregon, suffering from major unemployment...Answer on this thread or PM me.

[leftbend]

1. Oregon Kucitizen

Thanks for the offer of the materials, I would love to say I would like them but they would probaly be put to better use by someone in the Portland area. This is "God, Bush and Cheney" country and I am not sure if its in that order. Bush came here last summer and people went crazy. There were a few of us protesting and people were not nice. Anyway if no one from Portland or Eugene responds let me know and I will put them to the best possible use here. As I said I don't mind traveling for DK and that would include traveling to deliver some campaign materials if needed. BTW, I really enjoy your posts on DU.
Peace, Ron

[revcarol]

2. Anyone from Portland or Eugene,

since he thinks these are the best bets?

[revcarol]

3. I can only say that I admire your fortitude, living in enemy territory!!

I had a three year stint in one reactionary state, and I thought I would go crazy!! You are so brave.:yourock:

[leftbend]

6. Thanks, but

we're not that brave, we just went on a house hunting trip to Portland. It's beautiful here but politically and economically it's ugly.

[rucky]

4. hey rev, I didn't know you were a local

PDX

[Character Assassin]

5. Well, I am a Duck, to the day I die.

But I have no idea what you're talking about.

[LWolf]

7. I'm not in OR, but I'll be there

possibly for spring break, definitely this summer.

Visiting my mom, who is 30 minutes or so south of Bend.

[leftbend]

10. Summer is the best time in that area

I saw a bumper sticker that said "If you believe in global warming, you haven't spent the winter in LaPine."

[LWolf]

11. heh heh

My mom still enjoys hearing LaPine residents complain about the heat wave when it hits 90 degrees; she lived in southern CA for 3 decades, and I've lived in the Mojave decade for 2 decades. She says LaPine has two seasons, winter and summer. She found LaPine because I sent her there; she was living in Florence previously.

During the 90s, I had other relatives living in Bend, and we made a family trip to visit them once or twice a year. I used to get a cabin at Paulina for a week every July. For someone from the mojave, a week in the forest, a week of actually lighting fires to keep the cabin warm in July, a week of green, peace, and quiet, was heaven on earth. I remember how I hated to leave. I remember my then-husband coming to find me when it was time to leave, everything loaded, everybody waiting, and I'd be down a trail sitting on a rock, hoping they wouldn't notice I wasn't in the car and just leave me there.

When my mom decided it rained too much on the coast, I sent her to LaPine. I actually suggested Bend, but she (rightly) said it was too pricey for a retiree on a fixed income. So I suggested LaPine, and the rest is history.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

8. Former Oregonian

The state went 7% for Nader in 2000 and 39% for Jesse Jackson in the 1988 Dem primary, so it should be receptive to DK's message.

If the Oregon Kucitizens get their act together, they can do great things.

Very polarized state. The Dems are very liberal (except for Kulongoski), and the Republicans are libertarian-tinged knuckle draggers.

[leftbend]

9. It's Geographic

The larger metro areas west of the Cascades are very liberal while the rest of the state which is mostly rural tends to very conservative. Bend is the most liberal area in central Oregon and it is very conservative socially and politically.