Patti Adair Was Criticized For Making “Erroneous And Egregious […] Statements That Have No Basis In Fact” On “Any Number Of Issues”

2018: Adair Received Criticism In Local Press For Making “Sweeping Statements That Have No Basis In Fact” On “Any Number Of Issues,” Expressing Positions That One Resident Called “Too Extreme For Deschutes County”

September 2018: Bend Source Editorial Board: Adair Tossed Out “Erroneous And Egregious” Statements “That Have No Basis In Fact” On “Any Number Of Issues.” “Adair, on the other hand, seems in favor of even-stricter regulations for an industry already choked by more regulation than any other crop. She also made a statement at a recent debate that a local landowner’s land has ‘no value’ due to its location next to a marijuana grow—a statement we later verified with the county assessor to be unfounded. These sweeping statements that have no basis in fact, which Adair tosses out on any number of issues, are what concern us most about hiring Adair to the county commission. While Cook would do well to keep a more measured demeanor in the face of such erroneous and egregious statements by Adair, he is clearly the more experienced, prepared candidate in this race. Vote James Cook for Deschutes County Commission position 3.” [Editorial Board, Bend Source, 9/26/18]

• September 2018: Bend Source Editorial Board: “These Sweeping Statements That Have No Basis In Fact, Which Adair Tosses Out On Any Number Of Issues, Are What Concern Us Most About Hiring Adair To The County Commission.” “Adair, on the other hand, seems in favor of even-stricter regulations for an industry already choked by more regulation than any other crop. She also made a statement at a recent debate that a local landowner’s land has ‘no value’ due to its location next to a marijuana grow—a statement we later verified with the county assessor to be unfounded. These sweeping statements that have no basis in fact, which Adair tosses out on any number of issues, are what concern us most about hiring Adair to the county commission. While Cook would do well to keep a more measured demeanor in the face of such erroneous and egregious statements by Adair, he is clearly the more experienced, prepared candidate in this race. Vote James Cook for Deschutes County Commission position 3.” [Editorial Board, The Bend Source, 9/26/18]

2018: Jack Elliott Letter To The Editor: “Adair Has Been Described As ‘Devisive’ [Sic] And Too Extreme For Deschutes County. To That I’d Add ‘Nutty.’” “I attended the Deschutes County Commissioner Candidates Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters on October 3. Present were Tony DeBone and Amy Lowes (Position #1) and Patti Adair and James Cook (Position #3). One of the questions put by the moderator concerned climate change. He asked each candidate in turn whether they were part of the 72 percent in Deschutes County who acknowledge that climate change is happening and understand that humans are the main drivers? Adair was the first to go, saying, ‘OK. The climate has always been changing, I do believe that. We’ve had amazing differences, Greenland was green at one time. I actually lived in Seattle when Mt. St. Helens went off. The weather in Seattle changed for several years. It was a lot nicer. All the CO2 was released by an enormous volcano.’ Wait. Did Adair actually suggest that the carbon dioxide released by the eruption warmed the weather in Seattle? And for several years? The prevailing winds at the time blew the plume east and the dust cloud did reduce nighttime cooling resulting in general warming for a few days in eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming (http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2013/05/weather-impacts-of-mount-saint-helens.html). But in Seattle? For several years? Is the candidate under the impression that CO2 is not a gas that is carried by the wind? Does she think that it lingered in the area for years, creating some kind of greenhouse ‘bubble’ over Seattle? Adair has been described as ‘devisive’ and too extreme for Deschutes County. To that I’d add ‘nutty.’” [Jack Elliott, Letter To The Editor, The Bend Source, 10/10/18]