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anuary 18, 2017 Page 15 J President-Elect is a Pathological Liar c ontinued froM p age 6 another, and we have had our share of presidents with serious character issues. But Trump is a case apart, someone so out of touch with traditional American val- ues—compromise, equity, openness, community, jus- tice, lawfulness, respect for difference—and so unpre- dictable in behavior that I tremble to think how he can possibly deal sensibly with the complicated foreign and domestic problems we face. I do have one project I would like to see materialize right now: media representatives, mainstream and alter- Reclaiming the Dream King Boulevard and traffic got heavier many drivers rolled down their car win- dows to give the protestors high-fives, took photographs with their smart phones and honked their car horns in praise. As the march passed by Geneva’s Shear Perfection Barber and Beauty Salon, a man who was getting his haircut ran outside with a plastic cape still on and his barber carrying a black electric razor. A voice rang out to the marchers and asked if the cops had killed another person that day. When the marchers reached the North Police Precinct at MLK and Killingsworth Street, Reye guided the group off to a side street. Standing next to a police car with an officer in the driver’s seat and his ve- hicle lights on, Reye took to the bullhorn and said: “Now, we’re going to have a four and a half minute of silence. Do you know c ontinued froM p age 4 Raiford held up the new banner with 7-year-old Rachelle Davis for a photo op. Davis’ mother, Karen, said she appreciated the event’s family focus and having an op- portunity to voice her concerns at a protest that was planned during the day when it felt safer. Don’t Shoot Portland activists Lauretta Reye and Red Hamilton grabbed their bull- horns at about 2 p.m. and began the march by heading out of the park onto Rosa Parks Way. The chants began, “First name Mar- tin, last name King. Whos’ Streets? Our Streets!” Drivers patiently waited on the side, some mouthing along with the chants and giving ‘thumbs up’ from the inside their warm vehicles. As the marchers reached Martin Luther native, come together to issue a joint challenge to the Trump team, and Donald Trump in particular, to start communicating regularly, directly, and factually with the American people on the major policy issues. “Stop lying, stop hiding, and fulfill promises.” Mel Gurtov, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is professor emeritus of political science at Portland State Universi- ty and blogs at In the Human Interest. why we’re having a four and a half minute of silence? To honor Michael Brown, who was shot by police in Ferguson, Missouri. Do you know how long his body was left in the street bleeding before it was taken away by an ambulance? Four and a half hours.” The marchers and children hung their head in prayer and then headed back to the boulevard. When the protest stopped at the old Burger Barn, a relic of a building owned by Teressa Raiford’s family and the site of a racist possum incident by police in the 1980s, a group of women nearby standing on the sidewalk were smoking cigarettes and began to dance along to the march chant: “All my life I’ve had to fight, but I’m gonna be alright.” The sun was sinking behind the city sky- line when the march arrived at the Martin Luther King Jr. landmark. On the corner in front of the statue stood Pro Life pro- testors carrying signs with hurtful slo- gans like “Hillary for Jail” and “Planned Parenthood: The Democrat Negro Project that Kills Black People.” After a few brief and sharp words, Don’t Shoot organizers announced on the bullhorn: “We do not en- gage in ignorance. Do not engage.” Raiford thanked the King march partic- ipants for their dedication in freezing tem- peratures and their generosity by donating three cars full of items for houseless peo- ple. Don’t Shoot Portland’s Reclaim Martin Luther King March was the first of at least six local protests coming during the same week as President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Most of the marches and protests will happen on Inauguration Day, Friday, Jan 20 and this weekend. With Trump’s promises in his racially-divisive campaign and choice of presidential cab- inet members, many in the nation fear that the clock will be turned back on long time and hard won civil rights. 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