2016 Postmortem

Divernan

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39. Kitzhaber's problems included deleting 1000s of emails.Sound familiar?

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 05:58 PM

Aug 2015

Golly, if Kitzhaber is one of the paying "guests", he & HRC can discuss the fine points of deleting personal emails from government servers!

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned Friday amid the growing influence-peddling scandal involving him and his fiancée, Cylvia Hayes, becoming the state's first governor to resign in disgrace.

In a letter to Secretary of State Kate Brown, Kitzhaber wrote that his resignation will take effect at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18. Kitzhaber, a Democrat and Oregon's 36th governor, made his decision facing a state criminal investigation and a string of demands from top state officials to step down.

Kitzhaber's historic fourth term lasted just one month and one day, starting under a cloud of allegations that he and Hayes had abused his office, possibly committing crimes and ethics violations. The scandal only grew with revelations that Hayes was taking money as a private consultant and pushing the same policies in her public role as first lady.

As the controversy escalated, the governor was slow to release government records and reluctant to answer questions about Hayes' role in his office.

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/02/gov_john_kitzhaber_resigns_ami.html#incart_maj-story-1

Gov. John Kitzhaber's Office Sought To Destroy Thousands of His Emails
Records show state bureaucrats refused to carry out the request

Gov. John Kitzhaber’s office last week requested state officials destroy thousands of records in the governor’s personal email accounts, according to records obtained by WW and 101.9 KINK/FM News 101 KXL.

The request came as investigations into allegations of influence-peddling involving Kitzhaber and first lady Cylvia Hayes were intensifying. Records show the request to destroy Kitzhaber’s emails came from Jan Murdock, Kitzhaber’s executive assistant. She wanted all emails from Kitzhaber’s personal email accounts removed from state servers.

The request from Murdock was described in a Feb. 5 email. “Governor’s office wants anything that is in the email account [Kitzhaber’s account] removed from archive,” wrote Tracy Osburn, a field technician in the DAS Technology Support Center, wrote in the email obtained by WW and 101.9 KINK/FM News 101 KXL.

Personal emails of public officials can be subject to the state’s open records laws if they are used to discuss public business. Earlier documents previously released by the governor’s office show Kitzhaber used both his personal and state email accounts to communicate with his aides and discuss state business.

http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-32827-gov_john_kitzhabers_office_sought_to_destroy_thousands_of_his_emails.html

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Hillary and Bernie are both holding events in Portland this week. [View all] pa28 Aug 2015 OP

Heheh... whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #1

I saw what you did there. :-) nt antigop Aug 2015 #2

Just a simple question to these events sadoldgirl Aug 2015 #3

The bigger question to me is why doesn't she meet onecaliberal Aug 2015 #33

Hollywood . orpupilofnature57 Aug 2015 #53

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #4

it's too bad that David Cobb is speaking for Move to Amend at the same time... cascadiance Aug 2015 #5

NOTE: Move to Amend just moved David Cobb's speech to 2 PM!!! cascadiance Aug 2015 #20

I can't wait until after this happens and we can compare crowd diversities. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #6

I've seen quite a bit of concern over Bernie's crowd diversity here on DU. pa28 Aug 2015 #8

You can go to an arena of 13,000 and see a rock band too BainsBane Aug 2015 #7

I'd like to have a conversation with Hillary. Sadly, I don't have an extra $2700 right now. pa28 Aug 2015 #10

Me too. Don't think I'll celebrate becoming unemployed this Friday spending $2.7k... cascadiance Aug 2015 #13

She's been in Iowa and NH, other states as well BainsBane Aug 2015 #27

Listening is probably her best strategy going forward. pa28 Aug 2015 #29

. Motown_Johnny Aug 2015 #32

"Participants handpicked by HRC staff & fed topics dictated by HRC campaign". Divernan Aug 2015 #40

Really? "Spectator politics?" kenfrequed Aug 2015 #11

Why, in fact, bother to go? brooklynite Aug 2015 #14

I think we'd all like to CELEBRATE that others with money are the only ones... cascadiance Aug 2015 #17

If Clinton were drawing those crowds, they would understand it 100% arcane1 Aug 2015 #54

Hah... kenfrequed Aug 2015 #18

Well, I for one enjoy politics... brooklynite Aug 2015 #25

Well... kenfrequed Aug 2015 #26

Heh artislife Aug 2015 #57

All sniffy that the doors are open to the hoi polli, Brooklynite? Scootaloo Aug 2015 #55

Bahahahahaha! Fawke Em Aug 2015 #65

Don't pay it any attention, it is just more concern trolling. Rex Aug 2015 #16

"positively acknowledge them" BainsBane Aug 2015 #30

Wow. kenfrequed Aug 2015 #37

Noted: correlation between obscene language & your stress level Divernan Aug 2015 #62

This is vaguely familiar artislife Aug 2015 #47

Can't afford the Clinton entrance fee, huh BainsBane? Scootaloo Aug 2015 #52

It's different when you're encouraging small donors Ken Burch Aug 2015 #67

If there was any doubts which.... Fearless Aug 2015 #9

And is your issue the price of the event, or the notion that Clinton would attend a fundraiser? brooklynite Aug 2015 #12

Hmm.... I wonder how many people spending that kind of money work for Wall Street? cascadiance Aug 2015 #19

I don't... brooklynite Aug 2015 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #43

Yes, the market HAS done well under President Obama... brooklynite Aug 2015 #45

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #48

Neither one. pa28 Aug 2015 #21

She doesn't have to, she chooses to. eom Qutzupalotl Aug 2015 #23

This is a big positive for Hillary. NCTraveler Aug 2015 #38

I will be feeling the Bern Pastiche423 Aug 2015 #15

It'll be fun. pa28 Aug 2015 #24

Oh fudgies. That's the day Buffy and I are having the toilet paper monogrammed. nt Buns_of_Fire Aug 2015 #28

As Old Money says about parvenues: "NOKD" Divernan Aug 2015 #36

Oh, that's the absolute pits. I'm having my Topsiders re-strung that day. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #64

HRC's host: "trust fund baby born w/ platinum spoon in mouth." Divernan Aug 2015 #31

He also donated 50k to John Kitzhaber. The one who had to resign over corruption allegations. pa28 Aug 2015 #35

Kitzhaber's problems included deleting 1000s of emails.Sound familiar? Divernan Aug 2015 #39

To those who go... NCTraveler Aug 2015 #34

this dichotomy restorefreedom Aug 2015 #41

It's really just traditional party fundraising. Nothing new. pa28 Aug 2015 #44

i don't know if she can do anything restorefreedom Aug 2015 #61

I'm not sure if she ever knew how to connect with the rest of us Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #68

I'm sorry I'll miss Bernie. LWolf Aug 2015 #42

I got this post from Seattle for Bernie about Portland artislife Aug 2015 #46

This is one time I'd be happy with Portland losing out. pa28 Aug 2015 #50

I don't think there is much of a "feud," in reality. Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #63

It is more good natured joshing artislife Aug 2015 #66

Now that the Sonics are the Thunder we can be freinds. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #69

I think that's basketball (?) Arugula Latte Aug 2015 #72

Muffy & I play tennis with Win & Carol at the club olddots Aug 2015 #49

Win and Carol from Dunthorpe. pa28 Aug 2015 #56

Too bad the DNC doesn't use the oppurtunity for a Debate, I wonder if they'd Both be for that ? orpupilofnature57 Aug 2015 #51

Have you signed any of the petitions SamKnause Aug 2015 #58

If you've read my posts, it was rhetorical, but YES YES YES I have and do and will, I'm a Volunteer orpupilofnature57 Aug 2015 #59

I wasn't aware. SamKnause Aug 2015 #60

It takes money to win elections. Freddie Stubbs Aug 2015 #70

He obviously can't get too far away from her coattails since R B Garr Aug 2015 #71