Living In The Gorge Winds Paradise

LIVING IN THE GORGE WIND PARADISE

As I walk through the valley of the shadow of SW Corbeth

I look at my trees and realize there's no leaves left

Cause the gorge wind's been blastin' and laughin' so long

Even Waste Management thinks my recycle bin is gone

But I never crossed a rookie TV reporter that didn't deserve it
Me, being treated like an Occupy Portlander, you know that's unheard of

You better watch how you talkin
At the ice rink truckstop parking lot where your KGW cameraguy is walkin

I'm the kinda Troutdalian the homies wanna be like
In my Jeep Wrangler four wheel drive in the night

Been spending most of their lives living in the gorge wind paradise
Been spending most of their lives living in the gorge wind paradise

Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the gorge winds just knocked down my neighbors tree

Tell me why are we, so blind to see
That the gorge winds just knocked down my neighbors tree

It's the Cans v. the Can'ts, The Will's v. the Won'ts.

The problem with the Occupy Wall Street protesters across the country is that they're all about problems. They're protesting about all sorts of things, but what's the use of protesting if you're not coming up with reasonable solutions and not every worn out scheme and idea of the failed left?

Instead of sitting on their butts in downtown Portland, why don't they go home and actually help someone, like check on their senior citizen neighbors and ask if they can help with yardwork or take them to the grocery store, etc? Why not sign up to volunteer for Meals on Wheels, CASA, volunteer at a school etc? There are those that complain, and those that do something about it instead. 

These protesters can't change themselves, for crying out loud. What gave them the idea they could change the world?

Viewpoint Inn Owners:"Blame Everyone Else First" Poster Boys

 Geoff Thompson and Angelo Simione, the former owners of the View Point Inn who incurred over $3 million in debt,  much of it to local business owners, have now joined the "Occupy Portland" protests. 

Watch this video to see them in action at the protests:

The story of the demise of the View Point Inn has been covered extensively in the media. According to the Gresham Outlook,

"...court documents revealed that Thompson owes upward of $2.9 million to hundreds of creditors — including government agencies, local businesses and people who held or who were planning to hold events at the inn. Of that amount, Thompson owes $2.8 million in secured debt, including a federal tax lien of almost $104,000, at least five state tax liens, at least nine judgment liens and other trust deeds and mortgages. He also owes unsecured debt totaling almost $128,000, as well as money to at least 188 creditors with “unknown” claims."

  Thompson and Simione, who have blamed their business failures on everyone from President Obama to local creditors who had the nerve to insist on being paid for their work, are the ideal poster boys for the essential message of the entire Occupy Wall Street crowd:

"BLAME EVERYONE ELSE FIRST".

How ironic that they're blaming President Obama, because "Blame Everyone Else First" has been Obama's tag line for the past three years as a way to excuse his failures. Blame Bush! Blame the Republicans! Blame the Tea Party! Blame the economy! Blame those who cling to their guns and religion! Blame Congress!
 

I'm sure they'll all be very happy together, blaming everyone else but themselves for their failures.

Occupy Portland: You've Met Them

You already know the people who call themselves "Occupy Portland":

• The co-worker who's always late for work. 
• The bicyclist who flipped you off after you honked your horn because you almost hit her while she blasted through a red light. 
• The waiter that ignored you for your entire dinner, but followed you outside to berate you because you didn't leave a tip.
• The roommate who never washes her own dishes and is always late with her share of the rent.
• The relative who is never on time for family functions.
• The "friend" who has never returned the book you loaned to him.
• The carpooler who never, ever chips in for gas or parking.
• The co-worker who never brings anything to the office potluck, but always first in line at lunchtime.
• The bus driver that kicks moms with their screaming babies off the bus.
• The high school student on the bus or light rail train that refuses to move his man-bag so the old lady can have a seat.
• People that still have John Kerry bumper stickers on their car. 
• Retired California Probation Officers.