February 03, 2003
The Pink Life
Jonathan Nicholas has a curious item in his Oregonian column today:
He went to Harvard, is passionate about public policy and has the perfect job from which to run for mayor.
No, not David Bragdon.
Thomas Lauderdale.
As word bubbles all over town that Mr. Pink Martini may be serious about taking on City Hall, one question begs: Is Portland ready for a mayor who plays around?
Reading about the band won't (necessarily) help you determine the politics of such a candidacy, of course.
And, in actuality, this is not the first time this has come up. Being fairly certain that I had heard such rumblings somewhere once before, a quick Google search turned up this article from the January 22 edition of Willamette Week:
That's right. You heard it here first. Thomas Lauderdale (who actually started Pink Martini in opposition to the evil doings of the anti-gay Oregon Citizens Alliance) would like to be mayor someday. But not just any mayor; this Harvard graduate wants to follow in the footsteps of one of his heroes and mentors, as well as one of Portland's most legendary mayors, former Gov. Neil Goldschmidt.
Heaven forbid that The Oregonian give credit where credit is due, rather than pretend they are reporting new information.
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The One True b!X on 03 Feb 2003
For those who for some reason might want to know, the title of this post comes from that of a song by Mike Doughty, former front-man for the late, great Soul Coughing.