Let me poke some holes in Mr. Rose's article:
1) He called the gridlock "freakish," a term many 'writers' in leftist
circles use to describe people they disagree with (especially conservative minorities running for Governor in the South).
True, he used the term to describe the traffic, but we all know it was really aimed at the attendees. By the way, thousands
of us rode the MAX train to and from the event, so shut the fuck up about the traffic already.....
2) Mr. Rose also got in a dig at the attendees when he talked about some
author that nobody's ever heard of (Steve Strogatz, an 'expert' on chaos theory and gerbilism) and said that the people who went
to the seminar probably didn't know who Mr. Strogatz is "because he's not a motivational speaker." Ha ha, I get it... (But
seriously, who HAS heard of Mr. Strogatz???)
I would like to point out that the first speaker was Krish Dhanam,
an immigrant from India who came to this country with NOTHING, and is now a millionaire (like most Asians, he did
it with hard work and self-sacrifice - to the chagrin of the Race Mafia and the Esse excuse makers). I think it's
safe to say that Mr. Rose (or anyone at the Oregonian) has likely never heard of Mr. Dhanam
(because he isn't a Bush-basher, America-hater, dope-smoker, Critical Mass idiot, New-Age Nitwit, self-made 'victim' or homeless
bum). Mr. Dhanam doesn't fit The Oregonian's definition of what an "immigrant" is supposed to be: an illegal border jumper
(conveniently referred to as an 'undocumented worker,' being 'victimized by the system'). Not surprisingly, Mr. Dhanam
was never mentioned in the Oregonian article. His success doesn't fit their political agenda.
3) In his article, Mr. Rose continually harps on traffic congestion (a
legitimate target). However, does he (or anyone at The Boregonian) complain about the Critical MassHoles shutting down the
city once a month? Does anyone at The Oregonian complain about Trojan Horse 'peace' protesters blocking traffic? Of
course they don't...
4) Furthermore, Rosey tried to belittle the event by pointing
out that Goldie Hawn was a guest speaker. I can tell you that none of the men there gave a crap about what
Goldie Hawn had to say about success. She was only there to draw women to the event (and what's wrong with that?). If
Mr. Rose's assertion is that women are dumb, so be it. Oh yeah, Joe Montana was thoroughly unimpressive (but what would you
expect from a dumb jock?). However, Zig Ziglar, Krish Dhanam and Rudy Giuliani were phenomenal.
5) The crowd at this event consisted primarily of hard-working, upper-middle
class normal Americans (who earn more than the average Joe Punchclock). To be honest, I was very happy to
see such a turnout. Since Michael Moore drew only 5000 or so when he came to Portland with his hate speech, and this event
drew over 20,000, it was proof positive of something The Oregonian doesn't want to admit. There are far more normal,
hard-working Americans in the Portland area than there are negative, lazy, bum-hugging, Bush-bashing, sleeper-cell embracing,
flag-burning, soulpatch, patchouli-soaked Naderites. If The Oregonian would just wake up to this fact, they
might avoid losing even more readers than they currently are.
I saw the crowd. Hell, I was part of the crowd. Apart from the Mariah
Carey singing, the event was brilliant. There were men and women (of all races). There were professionals, and a few people
looking for work. All major employers from the region were represented (Nike, Intel, Sun Microsystems, etc.).
But even more important were the people who DIDN'T
attend.
Here's a short list of who wasn't there: Jack
Tafari, Tre Arrow, Craig Rosebraugh, Vera Katz, Ward Weaver, Critical Mass, Mike Hawash, the No War Drum Corps, The Portland
Seven, Eco-Terrorists, Ralph Nader, Michael Moron, PETA, ALF, ELF, MILF, Communists, Socialists, and Greens. There wasn't
a single person there wearing a Che Guevara shirt. In other words, there weren't any of the loopy, leafy, lefty
loosers of Portland that invariably get all the good front-page coverage from The Whoregonian.
