This Chris Dudley. Is he the self-righteous scapegrace that used to lobby for the OSBA?

Are any candidates running for governor in 2010 paying you, Kari? Good practice to make sure we're adding disclaimers to these types of posts to avoid any complaints that money may be fogging your judgement.

Anyone with even limited reading comprehension skills should be able to see that the passages you quote from "Help stop the illegal invasion" refer to illegal immigrants and is not a rant against legal immigration.

And the implication that Hispanic voters are tolerant of illegal immigrants simply because they share ethnicity with some who violate our immigration laws is insulting and borderline racist.

As Mr. Petegorsky notes, Dems as well as Repubs have campaigned successfully against illegal immigration recognizing the public understands it for what it is, an issue of basic law and order.

I suspect Mr. Dudley will garner much support from Oregon voters should he make a strong stand against illegals part of his political platform.

1. Not a single word about what he said
2. How many voters give a sh*t who he has working for him. That is purely a wonk obsession.
3. The Dems would be wise to leave their love of illegals in the closet. The GOP base will be rallied enough with taxes and spending, do you really want to stir up that hornets nest?

Thanks for your prompt reply, Kari. It's just good to get out ahead of these things rather than let some troll come in here and twist your words to be those of Kitzhaber. You know how it can be...

Funny how the Minutemen get judged by the actions of a few but when Acorn gets in trouble, it's a different story. (Save your breath. I don't buy the Acorn crap anymore than any other person with a functioning brain. It's the hypocrisy that always gets you)

Dan Petergorsky commented: To quote just one report:

Although this group publicly maintains that it is not racist and opposes only illegal immigration, the candid communications among its members frequently describe immigrants as 'cockroaches' and 'Third-World animals,' among other pejorative terms.

Not condoning the use of the above language/terms but - hmmm... 'candid communication' e-mail messages? But I suppose THOSE 'candid communication' e-mail messages are wholly different from the 'candid communication' type of e-mail recently found in the University of East Anglia Climate Research Center treasure trove that Sen Boxer kept referring to as 'stolen e-mail' and that the public has generally been told to ignore.

Amazing how that works...

What this says to me is that Dudley is well-connected to the Republican political establishment. Despite being a ruthless, partisan hack, the guy is probably pretty good at what he does. Not a bad hire for a first-time, non-wing nut candidate who has to win a primary that may be decided by wing nuts.

I'd skip the boring guy imagery for Chris. Not with Al Gore so much in the news. Al is the King of Dull so the association is too strong right now. Not to mention Al's terrible pick for VP, the wretched Joe Lieberman with the dull Elmer Fudd delivery.
However, going on the offensive against a local GOP candidate is the right move - rather than focusing on healthcare and other issues that used to flow so freely here before the Dems flushed them down the toilet.
In closing, Kari, let me say it's much tougher to criticize you after the sensational run of your Heisman site. Congratulations. I heard it referenced on ESPN and I was impressed. My advice: Work it into every post from now on. "Chris Dudley would have been a natural for the Heisman Trophy as projected by my site stiff arm trophy.com. I know, he played basketball but anyone who saw him shoot free throws knows he had some world-class stiff arms of his own. Plus he gave us enough bricks to build a football stadium."

Just priceless- a major blunder already.

He just wast his time to doing all these.i don't think that these all things help is to getting governer seat.

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Kari, You wrote, "Seriously, if you're having trouble sleeping, Chris Dudley is the man for you."

 So it's very much on topic to disagree and say that he isn't the Slumber King. That would be one Al Gore.

 An Al Gore speech could make a meth addict drowsy. And his old running buddy Joe Lieberman isn't exactly Mr. Charisma either.

 Plus the reasons Chris Dudley is the topic is part of the topic. Chris is a diversion and the free throw thing is gold. If you want a political ad just show some of the worst of his free throws while a voice lists his positions.
  Then end with the narrator saying, "Don't elect Chris Dudley - You won't have a backboard to protect your family from him this time."

[Off-topic comment deleted. Debate global warming somewhere else, please. -editor.]

I agree it's a good hire if you have to sell a non-wingnutty, rather white bread candidate to a bunch of frothing at the mouth teabaggery militia types in order to get through the primaries and into the general election.

I don't know if the nuts will bite however. The cult seem to be in full speed ahead over-the-cliff lemming mode these days.

Those videos were awful. I watched them yesterday, and I was wondering when Kari or Carla would post them here.

As a registered Republican, I'm in utter disbelief (maybe I shouldn't be by now) at the stupidity of choices for candidates the party is making. Chris might be a nice guy, but seriously? Those videos were painful to watch, and it'll be just as painful to watch him debate or speak.

Bob T., as I know you visit this site...when are you and the leadership of the party going to step up to the plate and offer real candidates with real experience and an actual chance of winning? If this is how the Republican Party is going to be managed in Oregon, then the chances of actually competing for any statewide elections - not to mention ever regaining power in Salem - is about slim to none.

Is there some chance that Dudley was novice enough to pick someone without finding out about his baggage?

Echoing Dan's comments, immigration will be front and center in 2010 across the country as the Obama administration and the Dem. party fashion and attempt to pass an immigration bill. The burgeoning Latino base is counting on it, and the GOP racist base is counting on it too, to fire up their people.

I guess my biggest surprise is that Dudley couldn't get somebody better. It sounded like he was being pushed as the the country club Republican candidate, you'd figure with decent financial backing they could have hired someone with a better rep.

In the end, it is about substance, not just name familiarity. Someone with a well known name who won't answer specific questions or who people just plain don't agree with (incl. former KATU commentator Ron "think about it " Saxton) won't necessarily win.

Kari,

Thanks for the correction. I thought it was the same person. :)

As to the "borderline racist" comment... are you latino?

Strange question. What possible bearing on the discussion does my ethnicity have?

Unless you’re implying that only Hispanics are capable of recognizing a racist comment when they read one. Which in itself would be considered...bigoted.

Also, there is a huge difference between having sympathy for the cases of individual family members who may be illegally in the US and a general attitude that excuses those who fail to follow the rules for immigration that scores of legal immigrants have managed to adhere to over the decades.