Simply amazing to read in the Lazy C from one of America’s wealthiest individuals, Ken Fisher of Fisher Investments;
He advocated for embracing the non-urban nature of Southwest Washington, and urged local leaders not to tie themselves to Portland as they develop the community.
Portland may be trendy, but Southwest Washington is less concerned with taste and style, and more concerned with the “real” world, he said.
“I’ve got a lot of class and all of it’s low. I got a lot of taste and all of it’s bad. I see all these people who suffer from inferiority complexes who want to go and be a foodie in Portland. I will do that when I’m dragged across the river,” Fisher said, in a characteristically dry dig at urban America.
“Let Portland be Portland, you guys be you,” he continued, winning applause from the crowd.
What is amazing about this is it is nearly the same exact words I have used several times over the years and not just ignored, but often castigated by the likes of Jim Moeller, Tim Leavitt and many more who sought to permanently subjugate us to Portland by forcing us to accept their light rail against our wishes.
Moeller has even gone so far as to proclaim our future depends on us linking to “that economic powerhouse” south of the river.
Equally as amazing is seeing the Lazy C once again patting themselves on the back by including, “As Fisher touted the benefits of non-urban living, he also praised The Columbian for its role in informing the community about local issues,” even though they consistently took a position directly opposite that expressed by Fisher.
But, as the self proclaimed better than me’s have shown, what do I know?
