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Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Stinkers

Here now are my Top 10 Disappointing Public Figures of 2004.

Posted at 3:20 AM | Permalink

Comments (14)

That's a solid list. When the only quibble is with placement, and not membership, you know you've done a fine job.

Posted by Jud | January 12, 2005 8:49 AM

Jack-

While I wholeheartedly agree in your assessment of Ron Artest (who, incidentally lists one of his role models as Dennis Rodman, color me surprised), you have so many worthy candidates closer to home. How about Derry Jackson? In one short year, his business turned out to be providing the public with information (for a fee, of course) that he had access to through his official school board capacity, he had a restraining order filed against him by his ex and he recommended that a Lincoln High School class remove Huckleberry Finn from its required reading list (which is bad enough) and then admitted he had never read it.

Maybe he should have gotten the Lifetime Achievement Award for his personal bankruptcy, allegedly assaulting his wife, for his enlightened comments a couple years ago regarding Jews, "This is a group that came into this country equal to, if not less than, African-Americans. And today they run the country. I do not see Jews struggling to get over the achievement gap. I do not see Jews struggling to feed their families. In fact, I see the Jews running everything." and his proposal to lift the school district's ban on military recruiters.

An all-together stellar record.

Posted by Doug | January 12, 2005 10:46 AM

Where's Vera's lifetime achievement award?

Or do you really think she's been a great mayor, and you've just been hiding it VERY well?

Posted by Gordo | January 12, 2005 11:13 AM

I must admit that I am very surprised not to see Vera on the list somewhere. Otherwise, no quibbles. Nice job, Jack!

Posted by Lily | January 12, 2005 11:51 AM

I'm with Jud; I would quibble only about placement. I might reverse Artest and The Oregonian. And what is it the Commissioners are trying to get?

Good to the last drop .... and then ..... positively stunningly uproarious.

Or do I have those qualifiers backwards?

Great idea; wonderfully executed, as per usual.

Posted by Sally | January 12, 2005 3:26 PM

Some folks have asked: Why no Lars? Why no Karl Rove? In order to be disappointing, one must have had the potential to do better.

Posted by Jack Bog | January 12, 2005 4:03 PM

I guess that's why Vera didn't make the list - she's been bad for twelve years, so no one expects any better.

Posted by Gordo | January 12, 2005 4:35 PM

"In order to be disappointing, one must have had the potential to do better."

Then let's add Ron Wyden, David Wu, Earl Blumenauer and Darlene Hooley to the list. IMHO, Peter DeFazio is the only member of Oregon's congressional delgation who can claim to be from the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party.

Posted by Eric Berg | January 12, 2005 5:02 PM

You mean the wing that keeps losing ground with every election?

Posted by Jack Bog | January 12, 2005 5:13 PM

Jack you should make a new list for lars and folks like karl, the very most disgusting public figures of 2004.

Posted by come clean | January 12, 2005 6:59 PM

Hmmm.... a "most effectively evil" list....

Posted by Jack Bog | January 12, 2005 7:03 PM

Hmmm.... a "most effectively evil" list....

Ha, that's perfect.

I'm no fan of Lars. But his ability to fire up the left wing inspires me greatly.

Posted by Justin | January 12, 2005 10:16 PM

Why stop at the Oregonian? What about Robert Novak? Or established media all together?

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/16/arts/16rich.html?adxnnl=1&8hpib=&adxnnlx=1105635609-p7AAZ1Y5g0EVOF6qtZ8JvA

The Fourth Estate has truly abandoned us.

Posted by mark | January 13, 2005 9:04 AM

To Eric Berg: DeFazism is a dead end. Read IN DEFENSE OF GLOBALIZATION by Jagdish Bhagwati, and learn why DeFazio's protectionism is BAD BAD BAD.

Posted by Gordo | January 13, 2005 10:20 AM

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In Vino Veritas

Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
Cameron, Chardonnay
B.R. Cohn, Cabernet, Silver Label 2006
Graffigna, Cabernet 2005
Palo Alto, Reserve Red 2008
Menguante, Garnacha 2008
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Felsina Berardenga, Vin Santo 1997
Anne Amie, Pinot Gris 2009
McKinley Springs, Bombing Ramge Red 2007
Vieux Papes Red
Dionysius Chardonnay 2009
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir 2009
Vega Montan, Mencia 2008
Chateau la Vernede, Coteaux du Languedoc 2007
Mount Defiance, Hellfire (White) 2008
Root: 1, Cabernet 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Pinot Grigio 2009
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 White, 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 Rose, 2007
Abacela, Grenache Rose 2009
Avia Cabernet 2004
Lemelson Pinot Noir, Thea's Selection 2007
Chateau de la Roulerie, Rose d'Anjou 2009
Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde Rose
La Ferme Julien, Rose 2008
Cana's Feast, Bricco Red, 2006
Hogue, Genesis Merlot, 2008
Owen Roe, Sharecropper's Cabernet, 2008
Kim Crawford, Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
J. Scott, Pinot Noir 2008
Edmunds St. John, White, Heart of Gold 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2006
Stevenot, Cabernet, Sierra Foothills, "Stanford" 2000
Portuga, Vinho Rose 2009
Taylor Fladgate, First Estate Reserve Porto
Franciscan, Cabernet, Napa 2006
Chaparral de Vega Sindoa, Garnacha 2008
Quinta da Aveleda, Vinho Verde 2008
St. Francis, Chardonnay Sonoma 2008
E. Guigal, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, 2007
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Noir 2008
St. Innocent, Pinot Noir 2006
Jigsaw, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Indian Wells 2007
Charles Shaw, Chardonnay 2008
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Rosé 2009
Cameron, Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Il Valore, Sangiovese, Giovane, Puglia 2008
Duck Pond, Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope 2007
Kim Crawford, Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008
Domaine du Pesquier, Cotes du Rhone 2005
Cantina Zaccagnini, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2006
Domaine Matrot, Chardonnay, Bourgogne 2007
David Hill, Oregon Sparkling Wine, Brut
Chandler Reach, Monte Regalo 2006
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2008
Kirkland, Columbia Valley Merlot 2008
D'Aragon, Old Vine Garnacha 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2005
Pavin & Riley, Merlot 2006
David Hill, Estate Pinot Noir, Barrel Select 2006
Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
Magnificent, Cabernet, Steak House 2008
Conundrum 2008
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
La Granja, Tempranillo 360, 2008
Santa Rita, Mendalla Real Cabernet 2006
Columbia Crest, Grand Estates Merlot 2006
Andezon, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Collegiata, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Troon, Druid's Fluid 2008
La Granja, Tempranillo 2008
Monte Antico, Toscana 2006
Vieux Papes, Blanc de Blancs

The Occasional Book

Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 26
At this date last year: 15
Total run in 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269