May 26, 2008 by p00ky.

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May 21, 2008 by Bondage47.

Newby to Portland in search of opinions, feedback, testimonials. I arrived at PDX from Bangkok on May 20th and could use a little local wisdom about where to look for housing and how to avoid problems. I have never been to Portland before and I don’t know anyone in the area. I am traveling with my dog (Jack), so I guess I am technically not “alone”, but I don’t think that Jack will provide much in the way of good advice. 

  As a result of a bicycle accident, I am recovering from a severe head injury, and on disability, so not working or looking for work. Hoping to find a place where I can bicycle without a repeat of this, and am hoping that Portland is that place. I am not really able to operate a motor vehicle any longer, partly due to my injuries (but mostly because they emit CO2), so I am looking for an area where biking/walking/public transit can be sole transport. I am not getting rich on disability, so the area also needs to be affordable.  My biggest concern is finding low cost housing in a relatively safe area. I actually prefer to live in a more rural area, but that would seem to require getting a car. Mmmm… Being in a gay neighborhood would be nice, but I know that this is likely to exceed my finances. Having Jack with me does not help much when looking for an apartment. I’m hoping to find a studio for around $400-500. I know that this is not too likely in any decent area of Portland. Maybe Vancouver? I am also open to a roomate situation, but so far have not had any success with finding anyone willing to even talk to me being on disability and with a full size dog. Anybody have any suggestions? I would love to hear any ideas/thoughts.   -Bondage47

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May 16, 2008 by p00ky.

praps because i played horn in highschool, or because even my shit is syncopated, but this song seems to keep ferreting around the edges

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May 2, 2008 by p00ky.

Polls show and have shown even before the Wright debacle and Barack’s clinging religious slip in San Francisco that 30-40 percent of Hillary voters would not vote for Obama if he were the nominee.

Why?

Yeah, some Obama voters report that they will not vote for HRC under any circumstances, and i confess to understanding their position though i will not defend it here.  Others are welcome to do so.

Having followed the political dialogue for some time now, i simply do not get the position that the hrc supporters have arrived at.  No unseemly attacks by Obama have been uttered towards Hillary, and great restraint has been exercised in the wake of a litany of stuff coming out of the hrc campaign that would be low hanging fruit to fodder the attack cannons.  But Obama has risen above the impulse to use it against her… from the bosnia snipers to the whitehouse logs that speak of her vivid imagination in e.g. creating an image of endowing peace to ireland from a tea party.  I am a believer in tea parties, but hillary is no alice.

So, again, i ask WHY.  Given that the stance of the two candidates on the isssues is so very similar, Why do so many hrc supporters loathe Mr. Obama to the extent that they would not vote for him were he the nominee?  Implicit in the position is that they would rather see McCain president than Mr. Obama.  Why?  Why? Why? 

I would ask a hrc supporter who has come to the conclusion not to vote for Obama in the general election, but i do not know any.  Help me out here.  Please tell me WHY.  Thanks.

(oh, in the words of DharmaWoo:  Gawd i wonder if hillary gets nominated i will plant my lawn chair in your dotage.)

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