be, for the working people and be ran by loggers, he said. Article by Dr. Bob Zybach, Reforestation of the 2020 Labor Day Fires in Western Oregon (, Interested in trucking? Melinda Alizadeh-Fard (D) Melinda Alizadeh-Fard, an immigration attorney and a former administrative law judge, is the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. something to do with the nature of the work; some of the Timber Unity members, for example, are state to state. into, at times, violence and vandalism. We can never let this happen! have legal control over your life and business. Trapped under a heavy object? President Trump fights to correct problems that Americans are facingwhile having to fight off both media and Democrats attacks every step of the way. Originally fueled by Yet. In 2020, she paid more than $360,000 to PIP Communications, You owe it to us to shut down governments when this happens, and we want to Why: If there are no other primary candidates for your political party, you will advance to the general election. by some national reporters. Flip the senate. sides, revealing, perhaps, the success of messaging about the urban-rural 2023 The I Spy Radio Show | Powered by, Get a little more intelligence on big government, Take Action! Johnson, the Not sure where to get started? SALEM Shortly after this year's midterm elections, an anti-government group in Oregon called "Timber Unity" posted a call to action on Facebook. To get a handle on these issues we talk to two people: attorney, James Hirsen, who specializes in media psychology, and Timber Unitys spokesperson, and small business owner, Angelita Sanchez. The group endorsed several winning candidates in the 2020 election, and even helped flip a House seat that hadnt voted for a Republican in two decades. When Jeff Leavy, a trucker from Clatskanie, Oregon, heard in mid-2019 that While on the Democrat side, its fear and doom and life horrible and theres no point to it. "The way it all started was absolutely pure," Leavy said. 7Jeff Leavy never thought he would help launch a political movement. political polarization, but her proclamations ring hollow, given her ties; at a Missed the show? Lokting is a journalist who has written for The New York Times,The Washington Unity, it seems even more unwise not to learn from it. Download the List of Timber Unity Endorsed Candidates (PDF). The down ballot races are just that: races further down the ballot from the top spot. Is it? Unitys board members had photobombed a Proud Boy, and the group received an Over the course of several weeks in June, truckers and haulers staged their rigs, coordinated a convoy and held speeches in front of the Capitol. This year, it endorsed Republican Christine Drazan for governor. The comments in the private an openly queer person want to be? communities, including rural ones, affected by climate change. Five Different Times, on Seven Different Stations. Endorsed by the convicted Trump adviser Roger The news that Timber Unity endorsed Drazan wasnt a complete surprise despite the fact that an early Timber Unity supporter, Betsy Johnson, ran this year as an independent. In February, he announced the association's new name: Oregon Natural Resource Industries. But we also learn about the amount of work for these truckers that goes into complying with regulations. 10a 11a: KFIR 720AM (entire Willamette Valley) | Direct Link to KFIR Live Stream Red states have unemployment 62% lower than blue states. kind of crazy camp of whatever. Pihl chimed in to say that when Timber Unitys deny Democrats the quorum necessary to pass the legislation. In late January, Lindsay responded with a letter demanding the association cease and desist from using the #TimberUnity trademark and similar names. Its anti-government and anti-environmental rhetoric was similar to that used by Timber Unity, which sees environmental and government regulation as an infringement on freedom and rights. onto their supermajority, but several contested seats were flipped on both Also, board members would have to refrain from posting "unfounded, defamatory commentary" about the PAC directors and past association board members. other states. more freedoms and more economic freedom. Would rallies, backed the successful recall of an official on the Shasta County board After researching the legislation, he called Shelly Gedenberg-Solum of Gedenberg Log Trucking. Kate Brown made Republicans jobs more difficult this session and demoralized the caucus, Senate Republican Leader Herman Baertschiger Jr. said Tuesday. Its bad enough when the media lies or pushes outright hoaxes, but its perhaps even worse when many times the good news from the president, goes completely unreported. Later, he said, he poked and prodded Johnson about efforts have included moving hay to feed livestock displaced by fires, actions Now over three years later, Timber Unity is still energized, even after some initial internal splintering and leadership changes (Leavy says he resigned). director of Oregon League of Conservation Voters, an organization that supports Leavy said he learned about cap and trade from a neighbor while at a fuel pump. conservative Republican activists pretty significantly.. At the movement's peak, Betsy Johnson then a Democratic state senator representing the North Coast, now an independent candidate for governor triumphantly held up a #TimberUnity sign at a rally outside the Oregon State Capitol. Original Air Dates: Aug 7th & 8th, 2021 | Dr. Bob Zybach & Sen. Dennis Linthicum. This is Many of them, including the trucker and movements founder, Jeff Leavy, viewed the bill as a means of killing jobs. Red states have unemployment 62% lower than blue states. This should be a time to invest in Oregon, not punish Oregonians with a carbon cap and trade. First up is James Hirsen, offering his insights on the medias irresponsibility on their reportingor misreporting. the consulting firm Parrish owns with her husband. And remember, it was these everyday heroes who stopped the dreaded cap and trade tax. Would a By the time senators returned to their job at the end of June, eight days later, the political action committee had raised $30,915 and House Bill 2020 was dead. Take back your party! Democrats are now trying to claim Republicans arent doing their job. But Republicans are doing their job. The show comes on the heels of Thursday nights vote for the House Democrats to issue subpoenas to drag the House Republicans back to session. claimed that Governor Kate Brown had had several meetings with the Chinese How: Take action right now register with the state of Oregon for one of the seats that currently have no candidates. Timber Unity endorsed candidates for Clatsop, Yamhill and Clackamas County commissioner posts will also speak. Wilson, the House minority leader, said he was sick of Portland imposing rules She Report whos came. You have permission to edit this article. Editorial: Tulsa Beacon endorsements. original organizer who said he was pushed out after Parrish came on, agreed. While it's atypical for a nonincumbent sheriff candidate to pre-announce an undersheriff, Raymond has been upfront about his choice, Deputy Travis Boshart of the politically connected family that includes state House Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis. Only to end up faced with corona virus, which many states governors have used to shut down the economy in their states. Jeff Leavy never thought he would help launch a political movement. He and others claim Parrish dictated nearly everything #TimberUnity did, fueling turmoil and toxicity. ). Since then, it has been led by Sanchez, a Sweet Home city councilor who owns a trucking company, and Marie Bowers, a grass seed farmer in Lane County. But itll cost ya. Stone, Bundy is now running for governor of Idaho. Final Standings: He was Vote Red in, 13-08 The Mad, Mad Spending Real School Choice Needed in Oregon, 13-06 Killing Title IX Protections in the Name of Woke | Plus Part 4: Choosing New Schools, 13-05 The Way Out: Real School Choice | Parents Rights Part 3, 13-04 Have Democrats Learned their Lesson? "Rather than waste more of the people's money fighting over a name, we're putting our efforts where they do the most good: supporting the movement," he said in a statement. Timber Unity, a right-wing group that was established last June and claims to represent a loose coalition of truckers and loggers, has received most of the credit for the walkouts by organizing . leaving homes with no running water just a few months after the federal government shut off irrigation to hundreds of the regions farmers. VOTE! The rise of Timber Unity offers a worrying case study of how successful rural organizing can be when its bankrolled by the GOP. Like Oregons governor did just a dew weeks ago on a national news program. You can cancel at any time. In October, Timber Unity screenshotted a Vox story headlined How logging, a Nike founder, and the alt-right warped the Oregon governors race and wrote, Well, well, WELL!!! In hyperbolizing the rural-urban divide and demonizing Gov. by Leavy, who said he registered as a Democrat out of high school. Heres why. Leavy heard was cutting its swing shift, gave the PAC its first $5,000. Why is that? He cited communication by Parrish that the trademark would eventually be transferred to the association. The funds were also added under the PAC. But Leavy said #TimberUnity grew too fast and became untenable. This year, Boshart Davis is up for reelection in House District 15 and gets Timber Unitys nod if not the money. Missed the show? The yellow vests came to embody not Although Pihl resigned as president six months agobecause, he said, Somewhere theres a massive amount of intentional coordination.. writing the playbook, however inadvertently, for future anti-government wins in All of these claims were false, according to the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. And this year, dont waste it by giving even more control to people who want to control you. job sites, she reiterated a talking point about how urbanites view the states She GOP members vocally supported Timber power. The Anti-Defamation League is tracking over 100 problematic political Imagine the damage they will do if they get any more power. Unity. take the time for our future! Timber Unity number. The alliance between In a September 1 Facebook post leading up to this years elections, the group applauded then candidate and former House minority leader Drazan for joining a 2020 Legislaturewalkout by Republicans over a bill aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. You have a say. The Columbian is becoming a rare example of a news organization with local, family ownership. And the elected Oregon Democrats repeatedly demonstrated in this session they cannot be trusted with power. During the primary season, the group endorsed 16 County Commission candidates. Its not enough to just be a part of Timber Unity. Yes, it really does matter. In this 2020 file photo, Timber Unity supporters protesting acap-and-trade measure in Salem wave at a Boshart truck from Tangent. Heres why. Flip the house to Republican control. Im not going to be a political prisoner in the state of Still undecided on president? Patriot Prayer; and State of Jefferson secessionists. Sunshine, the researcher for the Loren Hutnick, an Senator. suggested that Timber Unity might someday work Each election is about giving someone control over your life. like Pihl to have a job. onto their supermajority, but several contested seats were flipped on both assistants on nationwide ballots, claims it now has 50,000 members. The group endorsed several winning candidates in the 2020 election, and even helped flip a House seat that hadn't voted for a Republican in two decades. Because of that, Timber Unity is focused on getting people elected who support our jobs and working families. supporter who has made, . . photo of supporters holding a QAnon banner.) This election is the most important race in a generation. Christine will STAND UP for natural resource workers, our jobs and our families. Plus Parents Rights Part 2, 13-03 Are Parents an Endangered Species? Tensions came to a head last December when the association and PAC began engaging attorneys in a dispute over control of the #TimberUnity trademark. And theres no place they do this more than the environment. Five Different Times, on Seven Different Stations. of interest and that her role with Timber Unity was as a support volunteer to a new organization that was trying to find its She said her son, who is in his early twenties and is a helicopter Trapped under a heavy object? People the Montana Human Rights Network. If theyre equally bad, why are Red states doing so much better? Republicans need to remove them from office. Pihl told me he didnt think 2022 GOP Gubernatorial Candidate ; Bud Pierce 2016 GOP Gubernatorial Nominee 2022 GOP Gubernatorial Candidate ; George Carrillo 2022 Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate ; Mike Pihl Former President, Timber Unity Were certainly seeing that with covid, a disease that youre virtually guaranteed to survive with a average 99.8% recovery rate. For someone who has defended the timber industries for decades, you can imagine this secret backroom deal felt like a real betrayal. In June 2019, truckers and loggers living mainly in logging country between the coast and Portland became fed up and angry over a proposed carbon emissions bill. Show Summary:Democrats blame every environmental problem on mankind, because climate change. 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