"Portland has been reduced to a punchline," says KPAM host Victoria Taft, who repeated the joke about minors enjoying a Sam Adams in Portland, before telling the mayor, "my kid is almost the same age as that kid you had sex with. You've got US senators who don't want to be in the same picture as you. Your staff are leaving. You said you'd leave if it were in the best interests of the city, but you're still here."
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TAFT: DANG, THAT'S A BRIGHT RED JACKET!!!

Taft also criticized Adams' fellow city commissioners for "standing silent" alongside him. "I'm here to hold a mirror up to Sam," she said. "But you commissioners should be ashamed. Look who's behind Sam in that mirror."

Hold on...is this the set-up line for another joke?

Adams also got himself into hot water with the council audience this morning, after it vigorously applauded a statement by Cheryl Dilman. "Mr.Mayor, how do parents explain this to their children?" asked Dilman.

"The way we show appreciation in council is by waiving our hands in the air," said Adams.

"Point of order," interrupted an audience member.

"We're in citizen communication right now," said Adams. "I'd ask you to honor the time of the person speaking."

"They applaud when they want to applaud," said the man, gesturing to council—referring to a decision by City Commissioner Amanda Fritz three weeks ago to suspend council rules on applause so that those who organized the city's response to the snowstorm could be recognized. As a result of Adams' admonishment, the audience erupted in longer applause after Taft's speech.

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AUDIENCE: FILLED OUT WITH ANTI-ADAMS PROTESTERS THIS MORNING...