Jack, if you should get desperate, here is some dirt for your campaign. Remember that slinging mud works both ways, evidenced by the photo you have provided.
I take no pride in giving up this information, but I know how badly this city needs new direction only you can provide.
Packy has sired seven calves with five different females. To date, he has not paid any elephant support.
Packy lives rent free, and has never had a real job, ever.
Packy claims to have been born in the U.S., but his mother was wild born in Thailand, and now says his elephant birth certificate cannot be found.
Packy's father died from complications related to an anesthetic he was given, but it is widely suspected that he had drug problems.
See how politics work? Elephants seldom run for election because of all the baggage they so often carry into an election, probably the reason they keep such large trunks.
Speaking of such, guess who showed up at our door on Saturday. Charlie Hales himself doing door to door. Why does politics in this town have to smell so bad.
Jack, you are having way too much fun with this. (and so are we!)
Having moved to Sylvan/West Slope in 1957 as a toddler, I'm quite torn about this, as Packy and the zoo were part of growing up for me.
But....I'll vote for you anyway, as PDX needs to be saved. ;-0
You know.. I had voted on my house computer..
But out of curiosity I tried from my netbook..
And the vote took...
Soooo
What time does the library open ?
They have a BUNCH of computers..
Full disclosure: I was once present in the kitchen at the zoo when the chef and some kids made Packy's birthday cake.
Child labor issues anyone? Why not have them make some NIKES while we're at it?
And it gets even worse: Apparently the elephant can't handle lit candles like everyone else so we had to substitute carrots instead.
Do we really want a mayor we have to coddle like this?
It took a few minutes this morning, but Jack now has his 70% of the vote back.
Just like any liberal democrat, you have to vote and vote often! Those in nursing homes and cemetery's can still have a voice!!
Electronic voting is the future!
OK, I voted for Jack (twice). But I gotta be honest, there is some appeal to having such a large mobile composter as mayor of Portlandia. Even setting aside his progressive symbolic value as the new face (regardless of which end you choose) of the Republican party in Oregon, his nuclear family alone could probably consume most of the contents of the City's slop buckets on a weekly basis. The economies of scale here are quite attractive.
The woman in the photo is a typical Portlandia citizen, on the receiving end of what "the City that works" has to offer....seemingly an endless supply.
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
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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
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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
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Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
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Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
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Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
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Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
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Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
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Fran Cannon Slayton - When the Whistle Blows
Neil Young - Waging Heavy Peace
Mark Bego - Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul (2012 ed.)
Jenny Lawson - Let's Pretend This Never Happened
J.D. Salinger - Franny and Zooey
Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol
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Deborah Eisenberg - Transactions in a Foreign Currency
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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
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Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
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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: 32
At this date last year: 66
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 (17)
Time to get Dung-ho for Bojack!
Posted by Newleaf | March 25, 2012 4:50 AM
Wonder what she put on her resume as her job title ?
I have several options in mind, but will not share.
Posted by vperl | March 25, 2012 6:37 AM
I tried to vote more than once but they keep track!
Your exhumations seem to be working as I see now you are pummeling the pachyderm.
Cheers!
Posted by Portland Native | March 25, 2012 7:06 AM
I use this blog to predict future portlandia episodes to my friends in SF. A vote for you, and keep up the good work!
Posted by Pdx2SF | March 25, 2012 7:27 AM
Jack, if you should get desperate, here is some dirt for your campaign. Remember that slinging mud works both ways, evidenced by the photo you have provided.
I take no pride in giving up this information, but I know how badly this city needs new direction only you can provide.
Packy has sired seven calves with five different females. To date, he has not paid any elephant support.
Packy lives rent free, and has never had a real job, ever.
Packy claims to have been born in the U.S., but his mother was wild born in Thailand, and now says his elephant birth certificate cannot be found.
Packy's father died from complications related to an anesthetic he was given, but it is widely suspected that he had drug problems.
See how politics work? Elephants seldom run for election because of all the baggage they so often carry into an election, probably the reason they keep such large trunks.
Posted by Gibby | March 25, 2012 8:02 AM
Speaking of such, guess who showed up at our door on Saturday. Charlie Hales himself doing door to door. Why does politics in this town have to smell so bad.
Posted by swimmer | March 25, 2012 8:33 AM
Jack, you are having way too much fun with this. (and so are we!)
Having moved to Sylvan/West Slope in 1957 as a toddler, I'm quite torn about this, as Packy and the zoo were part of growing up for me.
But....I'll vote for you anyway, as PDX needs to be saved. ;-0
Posted by L.O. Resident | March 25, 2012 8:52 AM
You know.. I had voted on my house computer..
But out of curiosity I tried from my netbook..
And the vote took...
Soooo
What time does the library open ?
They have a BUNCH of computers..
There is no shame in ballot box stuffing !
Posted by tankfixer | March 25, 2012 9:35 AM
I've also heard that Packy claimed to live in Stevenson, Washington for tax reasons...
Posted by Random | March 25, 2012 10:06 AM
Full disclosure: I was once present in the kitchen at the zoo when the chef and some kids made Packy's birthday cake.
Child labor issues anyone? Why not have them make some NIKES while we're at it?
And it gets even worse: Apparently the elephant can't handle lit candles like everyone else so we had to substitute carrots instead.
Do we really want a mayor we have to coddle like this?
Vote for Jack.
Posted by Bill McDonald | March 25, 2012 10:14 AM
It took a few minutes this morning, but Jack now has his 70% of the vote back.
Just like any liberal democrat, you have to vote and vote often! Those in nursing homes and cemetery's can still have a voice!!
Electronic voting is the future!
Posted by dman | March 25, 2012 11:11 AM
Considering the work product that passes for governance in City Hall, I'll have to reconsider my vote for Mr Bog based on this picture.
Posted by Steve | March 25, 2012 12:05 PM
"Why does politics in this town have to smell so bad."
You can help the smell go away, volunteer to help Scott Fernandez campaign.
http://scottfernandezformayor.com/
Posted by starbuck | March 25, 2012 12:19 PM
OK, I voted for Jack (twice). But I gotta be honest, there is some appeal to having such a large mobile composter as mayor of Portlandia. Even setting aside his progressive symbolic value as the new face (regardless of which end you choose) of the Republican party in Oregon, his nuclear family alone could probably consume most of the contents of the City's slop buckets on a weekly basis. The economies of scale here are quite attractive.
Posted by Drewbob | March 25, 2012 2:40 PM
The woman in the photo is a typical Portlandia citizen, on the receiving end of what "the City that works" has to offer....seemingly an endless supply.
Posted by veiledorchid | March 25, 2012 4:43 PM
Funny I thought she was part of the city hall press core doing what they do best.
Posted by Lc Scott | March 25, 2012 8:26 PM
Jack - I had a "get out the vote" day for you yesterday! Got our three daughters and their nine kids to vote for you!
Posted by Dave A. | March 26, 2012 7:09 AM