Bye Bye Gov

[REDREX]

A man of integrity no doubt------ http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/oregon-gov-kitzhaber-announces-his-resignation-amid-scandal/ar-AA9niG0?ocid=iehp

[SCOUT]

It is interesting that his political affiliation isn't mentioned until the 6th paragraph. Even then, it isn't directly attributed to him, but lumped together with someone else.

[SoonerorLater]

It is interesting that his political affiliation isn't mentioned until the 6th paragraph.

Probably because it's just a reasonable assumption he would be a democrat.

[SicEmBaylor]

Probably because it's just a reasonable assumption he would be a democrat.

No, this has long been a media tactic. When it's a Republican, their political affiliation is often in the headline itself. For example: "Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker was forced to resign today amid a scandal involving...." That's how the headline would have read. With Democrats....their party is hardly mentioned.

[BetterSoonerThanLater]

You guys are just stupid inbred hillbilly lemmings! ;)

[dwarthog]

In a lengthy statement, the state's longest-serving chief executive insisted he broke no laws

Also known as "I'm not a crook"!

[hawaii 5-0]

I think he has a brain tumour. He's a real wacko.

Perfect for Oregon tho.


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[SoonerorLater]

Well he may be stepping down but I don't think the people of Oregon have anything to worry about. Looks like the state will be left in good hands. Oregonians have much to be proud about.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/02/13/this-woman-could-very-soon-become-the-first-openly-bisexual-governor-in-america/

[REDREX]

Well he may be stepping down but I don't think the people of Oregon have anything to worry about. Looks like the state will be left in good hands. Oregonians have much to be proud about.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/02/13/this-woman-could-very-soon-become-the-first-openly-bisexual-governor-in-america/----Looks like she could be a Dem candidate for higher office----- Maybe they all are smoking legal dope

[Sooner8th]

Thank you for bringing this up. Let's compare and contrast democrat Kitzhaber and conservative governor Bob McDonnell. bob who is now getting ****ed in the *** in prison. Now neither were indicted while in office, NO Republicans called on assfvcked bob to resign as democrats did for Kitzhaber. INTEGRITY......................YOUR PARTY HAS NONE. You just keep making my point for me.

[REDREX]

Thank you for bringing this up. Let's compare and contrast democrat Kitzhaber and conservative governor Bob McDonnell. bob who is now getting ****ed in the *** in prison. Now neither were indicted while in office, NO Republicans called on assfvcked bob to resign as democrats did for Kitzhaber. INTEGRITY......................YOUR PARTY HAS NONE. You just keep making my point for me.----Sounds like his problems are just starting---Lets hope so-----But the Dems do have the new Bi-Gov ready to take his place----By the way most of the points you make are made in your mind only others just laugh at you

[olevetonahill]

Originally Posted by Sooner8th View Post
Thank you for bringing this up. Let's compare and contrast democrat Kitzhaber and conservative governor Bob McDonnell. bob who is now getting ****ed in the *** in prison. Now neither were indicted while in office, NO Republicans called on assfvcked bob to resign as democrats did for Kitzhaber. INTEGRITY......................YOUR PARTY HAS NONE. You just keep making my point for me.



----Sounds like his problems are just starting---Lets hope so-----But the Dems do have the new Bi-Gov ready to take his place----By the way most of the points you make are made in your mind only others just laugh at you
So the Party of Integrity now has a BI governor? wonder do she take it UPTHEASS?
8th is just an assclown

[REDREX]

I bet 8th and the Bi-Gov would make a cute couple

[Sooner8th]

I bet 8th and the Bi-Gov would make a cute coupleAnd you are jealous that bob is getting all the sex you want.

[REDREX]

And you are jealous that bob is getting all the sex you want.---You can have the Bi-Gov if you want her she does nothing for me

[olevetonahill]

---You can have the Bi-Gov if you want her she does nothing for me

8th is the Top contender for the Hershey Highway Commissioner job!

[REDREX]

I was surprised that Oregon had the lowest high school graduation rate in the country-----may explain the way they vote

[olevetonahill]

8th does his usual spin and deflect
Thats why i have his ignorantass on ignore Its the same old story.Well what about This Repub or That Repub?
He constantly spins it back to being about a Repub or a conservative. He Has yet to my knowledge talked about the Issue in a thread. he just wants to Bash any and all Cons.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

a most magnificent and uplifting collection of political posts. INSPIRATIONAL:obama icon:

[Sooner8th]

8th does his usual spin and deflect Thats why i have his ignorantass on ignore Its the same old story.Well what about This Repub or That Repub? He constantly spins it back to being about a Repub or a conservative. He Has yet to my knowledge talked about the Issue in a thread. he just wants to Bash any and all Cons.Of course I do. This thread is trying to present democrats as have no integrity. It was his fiancee who has influence-peddling allegations, they are investigating him now. A "frenzy of criticism from prominent fellow Democrats, once strong allies." and he resigned. What else do you want? We showed we have integrity. See how different the democrats response to a democrat and the republican response to conservative governor Bob McDonnell who is now in prison. There was not a frenzy of criticism from prominent fellow republicans, once strong allies calling on mcdonnell to resign like we did in oregon. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/13/us-usa-politics-oregon-idUSKBN0LH29C20150213

[hawaii 5-0]

Curious to see what's so damning in the emails.


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[REDREX]

Get a grip 8th---maybe someday you will learn that BOTH parties have some idiots

[Sooner8th]

Get a grip 8th---maybe someday you will learn that BOTH parties have some idiotsYou just keep missing my point. I KNOW both parties do. It is how your party claims the moral high ground then follow the reagan 11 commandment of not speaking ill of a fellow republican when one of yours does something stupid.

[TVKaleen]

http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/1/22/top_republicans_say_.html

http://time.com/3668485/republican-national-committee-dave-agema-michigan/

http://www.politicususa.com/2014/12/01/gop-staffer-girls-elizabeth-lauten-resigns-backlash-attack-obama-girls.html

Yes. Let's pretend that Republicans never call each other out and force resignations or call for them. Remind me again which party has the only sitting member of the House of Representatives who was successfully impeach for bribery and removed from a federal judgeship?

[FaninAma]

I think he has a brain tumour. He's a real wacko.

Perfect for Oregon tho.


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I have a friend who used to live in Oregon. He said it was a nice place to live until all the idiots from Californication moved there.

[Sooner8th]

http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/1/22/top_republicans_say_.htmlhttp://time.com/3668485/republican-national-committee-dave-agema-michigan/http://www.politicususa.com/2014/12/01/gop-staffer-girls-elizabeth-lauten-resigns-backlash-attack-obama-girls.htmlYes. Let's pretend that Republicans never call each other out and force resignations or call for them. Remind me again which party has the only sitting member of the House of Representatives who was successfully impeach for bribery and removed from a federal judgeship?Ok - good for them. Now show me where conservative virgina governor bob mcDonnell had republicans calling for his resignation. You see - comparing governors.

[TVKaleen]

http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/1/22/top_republicans_say_.html

Oh you are right... You are only talking about about gover... oh wait.. Gov. Scott is a governor. Sorry, the truth doesn't fit your dialogue. Republicans are calling for an investigation into a republican governor.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/01/sanford/

How about Governor Sanford. Oh yep. There it is. Calls for him to resign over his adultery scandal.

So you say republicans never do this but I've just posted two cases where they did exactly what you said they don't do. They called for investigations or resignations of the governor.

You cherry pick your cases. You move the goalposts. It's about corruption. No it's about pubs not speaking about corruption.. uh.. it's about pubs being bad people.. I don't see you talking about Mr. Hastings and how he is the ONLY person ever impeached and removed from office and then allowed to sit with the institution that removed him from his former office. That's the inmates running the asylum. Instead you only bat for your home team sir.

So how are you going to move the goalposts next?

As for McDonnell, good riddance. Corruption is corruption. Pay for play is as bad as bribery for decisions.

[Sooner8th]

http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/1/22/top_republicans_say_.htmlOh you are right... You are only talking about about gover... oh wait.. Gov. Scott is a governor. Sorry, the truth doesn't fit your dialogue. http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/01/sanford/How about Governor Sanford. Oh yep. There it is. Calls for him to resign over his adultery scandal.So you say republicans never do this but I've just posted two cases where they did exactly what you said they don't do. They called for resignations of the governor.You cherry pick your cases. You move the goalposts. It's about corruption. No it's about pubs not speaking about corruption.. uh.. it's about pubs being bad people.. I don't see you talking about Mr. Hastings and how he is the ONLY person ever impeached and removed from office and then allowed to sit with the institution that removed him from his former office. That's the inmates running the asylum. Instead you only bat for your home team sir.So how are you going to move the goalposts next?As for McDonnell, good riddance. Corruption is corruption. Pay for play is as bad as bribery for decisions.No one is moving goal posts. I simply picked the last or should I say latest conservative republican governor that was in trouble. I didn't see anyone say that scott needs to resign, only someone on his staff. Nice try anyway. No one in your party called on mcdonnell to resign and that is the only conservative republican governor i was talking from the beginning. Trying to move the goal posts?

[TVKaleen]

No one is moving goal posts. I simply picked the last or should I say latest conservative republican governor that was in trouble. I didn't see anyone say that scott needs to resign, only someone on his staff. Nice try anyway. No one in your party called on mcdonnell to resign and that is the only conservative republican governor i was talking from the beginning. Trying to move the goal posts?

Umm... No Scott would be the most recent republican governor in trouble. But the fact that his investigation is being called for by republicans doesn't fit your constant monologue of all republicans are dirtbags who have no ethics, you wish to ignore it.

[Sooner8th]

Umm... No Scott would be the most recent republican governor in trouble. But the fact that his investigation is being called for by republicans doesn't fit your constant monologue of all republicans are dirtbags who have no ethics, you wish to ignore it.Nice to see repubcains act normal. I don't have a "constant monologue of all republicans are dirtbags who have no ethics" I keep saying your party has a long history of following reagan's 11th commandment and there is not one on the democrats side.

[TVKaleen]

Nice to see repubcains act normal. I don't have a "constant monologue of all republicans are dirtbags who have no ethics" I keep saying your party has a long history of following reagan's 11th commandment and there is not one on the democrats side.

You do realize the 11th commandment is about campaigns. Right? You did read up on it? Sure you did. You even mentioned it wasn't Reagan who actually coined the term.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eleventh_Commandment_%28Ronald_Reagan%29#cite_ note-Williams-1

Unfortunately, the link to the story by that truthsmith Brian Williams is dead.

As for Dems having no rules.. They do.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-hart/breaking-the-final-rule_b_90420.html

There's Gary Hart talking on the unspoken rule.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/03/08/472217/-Hillary-Clinton-Follows-Reagan-s-11th-Commandment

One of your sites talking on Hillary following it.

And both parties break them ultimately when it is convenient to them. To be a politician is to be a dirtbag. R or D, it doesn't matter.

[SicEmBaylor]

And both parties break them ultimately when it is convenient to them. To be a politician is to be a dirtbag. R or D, it doesn't matter.

I've worked on a lot of campaigns, and I've been involved in politics for more than half my life now. I've seen a lot of dirtbag politicians, but saying they are *all* dirtbags is disingenuous hyperbole nonsense that exacerbates the problem by giving a tacit pass for politicians to be dirtbags since they are *all* dirtbags in any case.

There are decent men and women on both sides of the aisle.

[TVKaleen]

I've worked on a lot of campaigns, and I've been involved in politics for more than half my life now. I've seen a lot of dirtbag politicians, but saying they are *all* dirtbags is disingenuous hyperbole nonsense that exacerbates the problem by giving a tacit pass for politicians to be dirtbags since they are *all* dirtbags in any case.

There are decent men and women on both sides of the aisle.

ABSCAM, House Check Kiting Scandal, Abrahamoff on the national level.. just to name a few.. all within my lifetime. Not to mention I live in a state where 3 governors have been impeached. Oh and all 77 of the 77 County Commissioners were removed from office over OKScam. You'll have to forgive me if I think most of them are dirtbags. That's not even mentioning the numerous censures, impeachments, and indictments in over areas. Power corrupts people.

[Sooner8th]

You do realize the 11th commandment is about campaigns. Right? You did read up on it? Sure you did. You even mentioned it wasn't Reagan who actually coined the term.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eleventh_Commandment_%28Ronald_Reagan%29#cite_ note-Williams-1Unfortunately, the link to the story by that truthsmith Brian Williams is dead.As for Dems having no rules.. They do. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-hart/breaking-the-final-rule_b_90420.htmlThere's Gary Hart talking on the unspoken rule.http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/03/08/472217/-Hillary-Clinton-Follows-Reagan-s-11th-CommandmentOne of your sites talking on Hillary following it. And both parties break them ultimately when it is convenient to them. To be a politician is to be a dirtbag. R or D, it doesn't matter.Did you actual read any of the articles you posted? You completely made my point for me. Unbelievable..........................

[TVKaleen]

Did you actual read any of the articles you posted? You completely made my point for me. Unbelievable..........................

Quoting from the first article.. "Reagan followed this "commandment" during the first five primaries during the 1976 Republican primary against incumbent Gerald Ford, all of which he lost. He abandoned this approach in the North Carolina Primary and beat Ford 52–46, regaining momentum and winning a majority of delegates chosen after that date. Former Texas governor John Connally speculated that Reagan's attacks weakened Ford in his contest with his general election opponent and eventual successor, Jimmy Carter."

The next article is Gary Hart attacking Hillary for not adhering to the unwritten rule to not attack the party's front runner.

The third article is proof that politicians do whatever they have to do to win... sometimes within the law.

[okie52]

Ok - good for them. Now show me where conservative virgina governor bob mcDonnell had republicans calling for his resignation. You see - comparing governors.

With only 6 months left on his term when the investigations were under way, it doesn't appear anyone was really pushing for McDonnell to resign:


So far, McDonnell hasn't faced intense pressure to resign. Polling has shown encouraging signs for him; Democrats and Republicans have largely refrained from calling for his head, and he just hasn't sounded like a pol ready to call it a day.


On Wednesday, state Sen. Barbara Favola (D) called on McDonnell to resign. But most Democratic leaders haven't gone that far. McDonnell hasn't faced widespread calls from Republicans to hit the road, either.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/07/11/will-bob-mcdonnell-need-to-resign/

However, both candidates for governor suggested he should consider resigning.


Neither of the candidates, Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Democrat Terry McAuliffe, issued an outright call for McDonnell to leave office when asked about the controversy by the debate’s moderator. But both said he should at least contemplate stepping down.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/20/candidates-say-embattled-virginia-governor-should-consider-resigning/