The Multnomah County Democratic Party just sent me an e-mail that invites "PCPs and all interested Democrats" to attend training in Tualatin on Saturday. The idea, they say, is "to train and prepare activists and future leaders with the skills and knowledge to ensure Democratic victories throughout Oregon."
Fine, but I've got just one question: What the heck is a PCP?
Parse carefully, people: PCPs communicate public persuasions committeewise, present Party communications publicly, plus carry public potency concerning Party processes.
Capish?
Pleased!
-Gavin White
Chair, Multnomah Democrats
PS: PCPs are elected by their fellow Party members in their neighborhood to represent them in the "Central Committee" of the County. The Central Committee is the highest authority on all matters relating to the Party within the County. See ORS 248 for more info.
Must be that the legislators adopting this statute in the 1950s were working with the Politburo, then. From the ORS:
248.031 Precinct committeepersons as county central committee; status and functions of committee. The precinct committeepersons of the county shall constitute the county central committee of their party. The county central committee of each major political party is the highest party authority in county party matters and may adopt rules or resolutions for any matter of party government within the county which is not controlled by the laws of this state.
Charamba, Douro 2008
Horse Heaven Hills, Cabernet 2010
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills Pinot Grigio 2011
Avignonesi, Montepulciano 2004
Lorelle, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2011
Villa Antinori, Toscana 2007
Mercedes Eguren, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Lorelle, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2011
Purple Moon, Merlot 2011
Purple Moon, Chardonnnay 2011
Abacela, Vintner's Blend No. 12
Opula Red Blend 2010
Liberte, Pinot Noir 2010
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Indian Wells Red Blend 2010
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2011
King Estate, Pinot Noir 2011
Famille Perrin, Cotes du Rhone Villages 2010
Columbia Crest, Les Chevaux Red 2010
14 Hands, Hot to Trot White Blend
Familia Bianchi, Malbec 2009
Terrapin Cellars, Pinot Gris 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2009
Campo Viejo, Rioja, Termpranillo 2010
Ravenswood, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2010
Waterbrook, Reserve Merlot 2009
Lorelle, Horse Heaven Hills, Pinot Grigio 2011
Tarantas, Rose
Chateau Lajarre, Bordeaux 2009
La Vielle Ferme, Rose 2011
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio 2011
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir 2009
Lello, Douro Tinto 2009
Quinson Fils, Cotes de Provence Rose 2011
Anindor, Pinot Gris 2010
Buenas Ondas, Syrah Rose 2010
Les Fiefs d'Anglars, Malbec 2009
14 Hands, Pinot Gris 2011
Conundrum 2012
Condes de Albarei, Albariño 2011
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2007
Penelope Sanchez, Garnacha Syrah 2010
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2007
Atalaya do Mar, Godello 2010
Vega Montan, Mencia
Benvolio, Pinot Grigio
Nobilo Icon, Pinot Noir, Marlborough 2009
Portuga, Rose 2011
Revelation, Chardonnay, Pays d'Oc 2010
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 2005
Monte Alto, Tinto Reserva 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2009
Espiral, Vinho Rose
Vin-Koru, Pinot Gris 2011
14 Hands, Hot to Trot Red 2009
Rodney Strong, Cabernet, Sonoma 2009
Abacela, Vintner's Blend #11
Portuga, White 2010
La Bourgeoisie, Red 2009
Januik, Red 2009
Three Rivers, River's Red 2008
Kirkland, Alexander Valley Merlot 2008
Muga, Rioja Rose 2010
Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
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Mark Bego - Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul (2012 ed.)
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J.D. Salinger - Franny and Zooey
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Timothy Egan - The Big Burn
Deborah Eisenberg - Transactions in a Foreign Currency
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - Slaughterhouse Five
Kathryn Lance - Pandora's Genes
Cheryl Strayed - Wild
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Jack London - The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
Jack Walker - The Extraordinary Rendition of Vincent Dellamaria
Colum McCann - Let the Great World Spin
Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt
Road Work
Miles run year to date: 21
At this date last year: 52
Total run in 2012: 129
In 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269
Comments (18)
Precinct Committee Person.
Posted by Bark Munster | May 30, 2007 2:20 PM
Oh. Thanks.
Posted by Jack Bog | May 30, 2007 2:44 PM
politically correct peabrain
Posted by rr | May 30, 2007 3:03 PM
Damn I thought it meant " Politically Correct Pr**k".
Posted by KISS | May 30, 2007 3:04 PM
Hmmm, I thought it was Partido Comunista del Peru, a.k.a the Shining Path.
Or angel dust.
Posted by Himself | May 30, 2007 3:13 PM
Pimpin' Cesna Pilot.
Posted by b!X | May 30, 2007 3:26 PM
Pretty cool proposals!
Parse carefully, people: PCPs communicate public persuasions committeewise, present Party communications publicly, plus carry public potency concerning Party processes.
Capish?
Pleased!
-Gavin White
Chair, Multnomah Democrats
PS: PCPs are elected by their fellow Party members in their neighborhood to represent them in the "Central Committee" of the County. The Central Committee is the highest authority on all matters relating to the Party within the County. See ORS 248 for more info.
Posted by Gavin Weld White | May 30, 2007 3:38 PM
The Central Committee is the highest authority on all matters relating to the Party...
Perfect terminology for our far-out-left region.
Posted by Jack Bog | May 30, 2007 3:43 PM
Perfect terminology for our far-out-left region.
Nah, just a quote from the ORS. Essentially, the Central Committee is equivalent to a very large Board of Directors.
Posted by Gavin Weld White | May 30, 2007 4:03 PM
Horse tranquilizer.
Posted by Dave Lister | May 30, 2007 4:24 PM
"The Central Committee is the highest authority on all matters relating to the Party"
Sounds like something out of the Soviet Politburo.
Posted by Dave Lister | May 30, 2007 4:26 PM
Must be that the legislators adopting this statute in the 1950s were working with the Politburo, then. From the ORS:
248.031 Precinct committeepersons as county central committee; status and functions of committee.
The precinct committeepersons of the county shall constitute the county central committee of their party. The county central committee of each major political party is the highest party authority in county party matters and may adopt rules or resolutions for any matter of party government within the county which is not controlled by the laws of this state.
Posted by Gavin Weld White | May 30, 2007 4:42 PM
Primary Care Providers. They needed a more palatable term than the traditional "Minders" that have historically characterized the left.
Posted by RonaldM | May 30, 2007 4:55 PM
Sorry Jack, I'll abbreviate next time..but the word was appropriate.
Posted by KISS | May 30, 2007 5:43 PM
No problem. Who are you to know where the asterisk-al line is drawn? Even I don't know sometimes until I look at the word in question.
Posted by Jack Bog | May 30, 2007 9:27 PM
Ugh. If there's one thing in this world I want from the state party, it's to ditch this horrible acronym.
No one outside of the county party universe has any freaking clue what it is - except that maybe it has something to do with narcotics.
Posted by Kari Chisholm | May 31, 2007 1:12 AM
The Central Committee is the highest authority on all matters relating to the Party
Hmmm...kinda sounds like a line from Russian cold-war propaganda.
Posted by Jon | May 31, 2007 10:36 AM
oops, sorry Dave. I missed your comment, you beat me to it.
Posted by Jon | May 31, 2007 10:38 AM