Cheney makes surpise (sic) stop in Portland (sneaks into town)

[stevedeshazer]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Portland on Sunday.

The vice president's motorcade arrived at the Benson Hotel in downtown Portland at about 5 p.m. U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., told KATU-TV that Cheney was here to see a friend.

http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/news-10/1118017322225870.xml&storylist=orlocal

[expatriot]

1. the cowardly lion, the scarecrow, dorothy?

[PartyPooper]

2. Send him back to Jackson Hole.

Or, whereever the f**k he comes from.

:eyes:

[alittlelark]

6. Jackson Hole is waaay too cool of a town to house his

Nasty Ass. I don't know where he has his 'house', but it's not Jackson Hole...... I hope.

[Erika]

3. Wonder why he wouldn't announce the stop?

So his adoring fans could show their support. Sarcasm dripping.

[freeplessinseattle]

9. Probably afraid of being tarred and feathered

I'm planning on protesting his despicable prescence when he darkens my town tomorrow.

[stevedeshazer]

11. Good! At least you know he's coming.

We tried the tar and feathers last time he was here. We'd have had the pitchforks and torches ready this time, and he knows it.

[baron j]

18. IT is coming to Seattle on Monday? Yikes! No wonder the sky

got cloudy and the air chilled over Lake Union this evening. Brrrr!

[Blue Belle]

28. Yes... a pox will be placed upon your city...

And it should arrive this morning to do a campaign luncheon for a repug congressman. Sorry... but at least that explains the the raining frogs and hords of locusts after the departure of Air Force II this afternoon.

[fooj]

4. My deepest sympathy, Portland.

:wtf:

[Dover]

5. A bad omen for Portland?

It sure would be interesting to find out what he's up to there, and who his "friend" might be.

[stevedeshazer]

8. It could only be Sen. Gordon Smith

The only other federal elected Republican official from Oregon is Greg Walden.

[funflower]

14. Could be a rich supporter. After all, he can see Gordo in DC.

[Blue Belle]

29. He's visiting Repug Congressman Greg Walden...

He's the only Repug Congressman who represents Oregon. :eyes:

[Spinzonner]

7. Run out of rails ?

[dArKeR]

10. Satan has NO FRIENDS only people the Beast uses

[Ron Green]

12. Hmmm.... I spent Friday night at that very hotel.

....kinda creeps me out.

[dave123williams]

13. Cowardly as any other bully I've known...

[ngGale]

15. A friend about a fundraiser or..

how to throw another election.:sarcasm:

[funflower]

16. Maybe some people can give him a nice welcome in the morning....

:kick:

[ogradda]

17. He has an actual friend? I don't believe it.

If true, it would be news worthy in itself.

[displacedtexan]

19. Probably the Davis family.

She's a school superintendent. I forget what he does, but he fishes and golfs with Cheney.

I know this because the Davis' son, Will, went to high school (Interlochen Arts Academy) with my daughter.

[DemoTex]

20. No wonder. Portland is home of protesters with guts. Remember 2002?

These folks are serious about their protesting, as they showed the world during their 2002 anti-Iraq war protests.


What pure raw truth!
Portland, Or.


Flip-side

[PDXWoman]

21. Go Home Cheney

You're not welcome in my town.

[dArKeR]

22. Radio says Cheney in WA state Monday. Wait, Satan in WA to

influence Monday's ruling on WA Governor?

[catmandu57]

23. These people are sneaks

Everywhere they go they sneak in and out, after they've gone it's announced that they were there. Sneaks, liars, thieves.

[gratuitous]

24. In town to see a friend

But why do I strongly suspect that I'm paying for the trip, along with all the other American taxpayers?

So nice of Crashcart to duck into town for an overnight just so he can fuck up the Monday morning commute. Asshole.

[stevedeshazer]

30. We ARE paying for it

Parts of downtown have blocked streets, Secret Service agents and cops everywhere...I just got back from down there.

Not to mention Air Force 2 and all the attendant costs.

To visit a "friend" my ass. :grr:

[earth mom]

25. LIHOP MIHOP PART 2??? Putting on my tinfoil hat now!

:tinfoilhat:

because WHY is Cheney being so secretive???!!! Is the next LIHOP MIHOP in Portland???!!! Because if so, I'm just a couple of hours away and I'm feeling very anxious about the reason for the "secrecy"! After all, wouldn't they want this next attack-possibly nuclear-to be as far from D.C. and Texas as possible?

:scared: :tinfoilhat: :scared: :tinfoilhat: :scared: :tinfoilhat: :scared: :tinfoilhat: :scared: :tinfoilhat: :scared: :tinfoilhat: :scared: :tinfoilhat: :scared: :tinfoilhat: :scared: :tinfoilhat: :scared: :tinfoilhat: :scared: :tinfoilhat: :scared:

[BlueIris]

27. Oh man, that is NOT cool.

Not my beautiful Portland! NOOOOOOOOO!

[BlueIris]

26. No wonder I felt so inexplicably messed up that day.

The Dark Lord was contaminating my airspace.