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In reply to the discussion: Oregon Department of Justice investigating potential ballot tampering at Clackamas County Elections [View all]Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Do you know this wingnut?
The King of Clackistan
Timber baron Andrew Miller wants to turn Oregon to the right. Hes starting the fight in Portlands backyard.
http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19841-the_king_of_clackist.html
The rumble of raw logs bouncing through the sawmills machinery sounds like giants rolling strikes in a bowling alley ... In a crows-nest office above the action, the man whose checkbook could upend Oregon politics stares at a computer screen that shows him how fast these trees are being turned into money ....
His privately owned Stimson Lumber Company has spent $2.2 million in recent years to influence Oregon politicsunmatched by any other business in the state. But Millers growing influence arises from how hes spending it: funneling cash to candidates from his increasingly influential political machine, Oregon Transformation Project PAC.
Millers operation is trying to win political control of Clackamas County. .............