A statue of Saint Hatfield
This is priceless. Maybe the likeness can include a little bribe money sticking out of a pocket.
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Comments (13)
Hatfield?
Jason Lee? Really? I'd say if anybody deserved a statue in DC, it'd be Wayne Morse. A really big-time shin-kicker.
Posted by godfry | February 15, 2013 1:18 PM
Will the statue show Mark O kneeling in prayer beside his state limo?
Posted by Portland Native | February 15, 2013 1:21 PM
When I look at what the State legislature gets up to during its session, I am filled with regret that they ever are in recess.
Posted by Allan L. | February 15, 2013 1:57 PM
Maybe the statue could have an inscription recalling the promise he made to Sig Unander.
Posted by David E Gilmore | February 15, 2013 2:09 PM
Why should we pay for a statue of a Senator with no memorable legislation. None. He had a miserable 50% voting record. Why, because he was always busy making money giving speeches rather than representing us.
Posted by Marc | February 15, 2013 2:11 PM
Since we are limited to only two, why not have a multi-headed statue of every pork-getter that state has sent to Washington? We could call it the Oregon Pork Sampler
Posted by Tim | February 15, 2013 2:41 PM
Maybe just have a statute of a six-foot beaver with swollen anus glands. https://bojack.org/2013/02/another_article_i_wish_id_neve.html#comments
Same difference. Senator Vanillus Maximus.
But seriously: Better to have a statue of Joel Palmer or Captain Jack.
Posted by Mojo | February 15, 2013 6:11 PM
Now I'm curious - what was the promise he made to Sig Unander?
Posted by Columbia County Kid | February 15, 2013 6:23 PM
Interesting story here about Troutdale sculptor Rip Caswell creating a statue of Admiral Nimitz to be installed at Pearl Harbor next year:
http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/127075-sculpting-a-place-in-history
Maybe he will submit a proposal on the Hatfield piece. He's already done a large statue of Tom McCall in Salem and many wildlife monuments.
Posted by reader | February 15, 2013 9:42 PM
If any Oregon Governor deserves a statue it should be Oswald West. It's pretty hard to beat his record on any number of issues that truly affected Oregonians at the time he promoted them - and still do.
Posted by NW Portlander | February 15, 2013 11:10 PM
Rip Caswell is an amazing sculptor, and totally self-taught. He could do a great Hatfield.
https://bojack.org/2010/10/rainy_day_ride_in_the_gorge.html
Posted by Jack Bog | February 16, 2013 1:02 AM
CC Kid...First, work backward from the final event in Sig's bio.
Posted by David E Gilmore | February 16, 2013 8:15 AM
I cut out a little blurb on Hatfield some years back which I just happened to come across yesterday while looking through some clutter boxes, and it's worth looking at again but I cannot recall where it appeared:
Regarding a large spending package then in the works, "$2.6 million was added by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Mark Hatfield to this funding bill for the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Ore. When you've been in Congress long enough, the grants go to projects named after you."
Bob Tiernan
Portland
Posted by Bob Tiernan | February 17, 2013 1:31 PM