The British try to figure out Earl the Pearl
It takes a while.
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Better not let Earl the Pearl learn about the dangers of Wind Energy.
http://www.theonion.com/video/in-the-know-coal-lobby-warns-wind-farms-may-blow-e,20876/
Posted by PDXileinOmaha | July 28, 2011 12:07 PM
OMG!!! a "Congressional Bike Caucus"???
How many staffers that one require? And how much money???
Posted by portland native | July 28, 2011 1:20 PM
Of course he wouldn't be caught dead with an American flag on his lapel.
Posted by Robert Collins | July 28, 2011 1:39 PM
Maybe he can turn that pin into a pair of glasses like they do in NYC for New Years.
Posted by portland native | July 28, 2011 4:31 PM
Keep Portland Weird goes global.
Posted by boycat | July 28, 2011 4:36 PM
Earl was on CNBC this morning, where he was introduced as "Eric" Blumenauer.
Of course, we shouldn't expect much more for a back-bencher from a bucolic backwater.
Posted by The Other Jimbo | July 28, 2011 4:46 PM
In fact, the British are well used to bicycling politicians. Both London mayor Boris Johnson and PM David Cameron are keen cyclists, although Cameron has come in for criticism about his bicycle lock-up habits, as explained in this somewhat-dated but amusing story:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/may/06/david-cameron-bike-stolen1
Posted by Alice | July 28, 2011 7:12 PM
What a dork.
Posted by dg | July 28, 2011 7:20 PM
I've only seen this guy in action once.
The Bush administration sent an official (as part of a panel) out to debate the Patriot Act with the ACLU and this guy.
Blumenauer behaved and spoke like a parody of a fool in a badly written 19th century stage comedy. I simply could not believe that he was in a position of responsibility.
I'd come for hard discussion not mugging clownery.
Posted by LL | July 28, 2011 7:36 PM
..,I simply could not believe that he was in a position of responsibility...
That statement holds true for oh too many!!
Do these positions attract certain types?
Alas, from one end of the country to another, trouble is brewing.
I have heard, so ask if it is true that Earl has not had a job outside of politics?
Posted by clinamen | July 28, 2011 7:52 PM