Michael S Berry

Trying to do good. Rationality, not hysteria. Truth, not lies. Balance, not extremism. Ethical behavior. I HATE CORRUPTION. RT's and "likes" ≠ endorsement.

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

"COMMUNIST". In the last few days I have typed and spoken that word more times than I
have in the rest of my whole life put together. I'm afraid that the state of #Oregon has a bit of
a problem with Communism, Marxism, Maoism, Leninism,...
1/

#antifa #PortlandRiots. #orpol

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@TinaKotek "Trump’s ICE agents are unlawfully targeting Oregon communities"?

What are you talking about?

Oregon's sanctuary laws should not be used to obstruct @ICEgov's & @CBP's efforts to enforce U.S. immigration laws and borders.

You & state agencies are engaging in insurrection.

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@Jeff_Eager @OregonGovBrown @GovTinaKotek I owe former Governor Kitzhaber an apology.

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@Jeff_Eager Who knows where former Gov Kitzhaber is?...

I don't know why he would want anything to do with these people- especially former @OregonGovBrown & @GovTinaKotek.

I am ashamed to admit that I was hopeful when Kitzhaber was forced out. I thought, "Great! Reform!!"

How naive.

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@KKM6 @SenJeffMerkley Good point.

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@SenJeffMerkley (Not that it has anything to do with this post.)

Fast forward to Nov 2026...
If my ballot offers even a remotely promising alternative to re-electing @JeffMerkley as U.S. Senator for #Oregon, I am a NO on Jeff Merkley.
#orpol

Good grief- can't we get #TermLimitsforCongress?

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@knockknock_x3 @GovTinaKotek Unfortunately, I don't think that @TinaKotek being a carpetbagger (and, as the kids say- a "poser") is anywhere near the top of the list of things that make her a poor choice to serve as governor in the first place... much less to be re-elected.

Yet, she continues to harp away.

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@TinaKotek @GovTinaKotek 2/ You may find these 2 blurbs about the closing of Vibra Specialty Hospital and Ashland Community Hospital (Asante) interesting.

a) Vibra Specialty Hospital of Portland closing https://t.co/C8rsly0FIo

b) Two Oregon hospitals announce closures https://t.co/McRBB8sDch

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@TinaKotek 1/ By the way, @GovTinaKotek- did you know that Portland, OR's, Vibra Specialty Hospital closed earlier this year?

That leaves the state without a long-term acute care hospital. Vibra helped patients get through difficult/extended recoveries. https://t.co/wzd3YQpq31
Big loss.

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@RolandForTexas TX State Senator Gutierrez-

I'm amazed that TAKERS like you & U.S. @SenJeffMerkley get elected. -> https://t.co/TlxlLdJi9j

Your successes in election campaigns is impressive.

I just hope that the electorate as a whole will come to understand other people's money will run out.

[Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley]

Trump will NEVER put you and your family ahead of his billionaire buddies.  
 
I’m fighting for a vision where families thrive and billionaires pay their fair share!

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@SenJeffMerkley @USAID 3/ by what authority were these "helpers" meddling in the lives of people in foreign countries (at the expense of U.S. taxpayers)?

The level of arrogance and entitlement that they project is stunning to me. They certainly seem confident, entitled, & empowered. Maybe a bit much.

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@SenJeffMerkley @USAID 2/ This (~ 1-hour long) video may be worth a look-see: https://t.co/a9oh966dJ0

Some of the situations that the speakers (all of whom have purportedly worked for or with USAID) described sound tragic, but I must ask-

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@DRKAHL4CONGRESS @GovTinaKotek So, $22B in new taxes annually- just for the state Oregon.

To put it bluntly, that seems insane.

If we use a round figure of 4 million for the state's population, that works out to more than $5,000 per capita in new annual taxes. For "healthcare".

Yup, that's crazy.

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@GovTinaKotek 2/ for every Oregon "resident".

Who does the term "resident" include? Does it include people living in Oregon who are not legal citizens of the USA (illegals)?

If, "Yes"- then, on its face this is idealistic, unrealistic, destructive, etc.

Call it what it is: #SuicidalEmpathy.

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@GovTinaKotek 1/ Open your eyes. To a great extent, Oregon's health care system has been brought under central control.

A Utopian Vision spurred the addition of a section to the Oregon Constitution establishing a right to "cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care"-

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@DRKAHL4CONGRESS @GovTinaKotek This Oregonian does not want to help pay the bill for health care for illegals or those who are for the most part of sound mind and body (but are simply free-loading deadbeats).

Just to be clear, what would be the time frame for the $22B tax bill? And, is that for the nation?

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@AGDanRayfield Lazy people like things to be effortless. Who doesn't?

The thing is- convenience often come with problems.

A problem that comes with mail-in voting is that it is practically tailor made for #BallotHarvesting.

We ought to at least #BanBallotHarvesting.

https://t.co/AJC1i00XIZ

[Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 @TulsiGabbard]

Banning ballot harvesting is not a partisan issue. It's been used & abused in states like North Carolina and California & is ripe for fraud.

That's why I intro'd HR8285, the Election Fraud Prevention Act w/ @RodneyDavis - to protect the integrity of our elections & our democracy

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@TinaKotek Even with mitigating context (if any) is included-

"I love the inflation," seems like a self-defeating
thing for @POTUS @realDonaldTrump to say.

But your claim, "I’m going to keep fighting to make life more affordable"- is ludicrous @GovTinaKotek.

LUDICROUS!!

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@TinaKotek No. That's not fighting for Oregon...

Unless your goal is to have a state where domestic terrorists like #Antifa and Anarchists are allowed to conduct blatant insurrection against the federal government- with tacit approval from state and local "officials" lke yo.

[Michael S Berry @MrMikeObserves]

@GovPressOffice This is horrible, @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom's Press Office -

What in the world are you thinking? Did you or someone in your Press Office have some sort of sociopathic breakdown, or what?