http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/spin-the-ballot/Content?oid=6032919 Comments On: <b>Spin the Ballot!</b> by the <i>Mercury</i>'s Editorial Board en-us Copyright 2013 Portland Mercury. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Portland Mercury readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Portland Mercury. webmaster@portlandmercury.com (Portland Mercury Webmaster) Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by TeacherZ]]> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:49:21 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by chicostix]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 14:03:06 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Demondog]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 11:29:48 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Nat]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 21:20:09 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Baron von Turdwell]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 21:41:46 -0700 Portland Mercury
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/35316112/Vote%20Jefferson%20Smith%20into%20the%20Runoff.pdf
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Posted by Jorden Leonard]]> Sat, 05 May 2012 19:38:06 -0700 Portland Mercury
*wipes away tear *
Posted by Commenty Colin]]> Sat, 05 May 2012 09:08:42 -0700 Portland Mercury @the point of the endorsement interview departure, I also stated that I am proud to be a responsible medical cannabis card holder and enthusiastically endorse the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012. I mean after all, ladies & gents...what 's up with diminishing a sense of accountability? Especially from one who is seeking; what is declared in the Multnomah County Candidates Guide as a "lucrative" position? Friends of Judy; in these political positions like to make fun of me stating the obvious...c'est la vie! After all, what happened to the "get $$$ out of politics? Tangled in the web. See ya later, Best to one and u, Patty
Posted by Soothsayer]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 15:39:25 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Soothsayer]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 15:15:05 -0700 Portland Mercury The community center that's Multnomah County Commissioner Judy Shiprack's most conspicuous achievement? It doesn't exist. Hopefully will someday. Don't if you ever get out this way, but maybe you ought to visit us in SE Portland sometime.
Posted by Euphonius]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 14:24:57 -0700 Portland Mercury
Look, I hate the way the police have been shooting unarmed people too. Do you think Smith doesn't? Yes, he got the police union's endorsement. But in the absence of a quid pro quo, it means simply that this union believes that this candidate will be a better Mayor.

Maybe it's because he won't waste buckets of money on the Sustainability Center and other expensive projects. Maybe it's for other reasons. But it's more than a little naive to think that the only possible reason they endorsed him would be that they expect his support when they do something wrong.
Posted by Imelda]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 12:05:18 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by DamosA]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 09:51:15 -0700 Portland Mercury
The police union supports the excessive use of force to suppress protests. Witness 2 cops for every protester on May Day. Most of those cops were getting paid overtime, which pleases the union and takes budgeted funds away from other city priorities. Jefferson is not demonstrating a commitment to reining in excessive overtime by accepting the endorsement of the police union.

The next mayor should not be coddling the police union. The police union is not a friend to the budget or to the citizens of the city of Portland. Accepting the union's endorsement sends a very poor message about Jefferson's priorities as mayor.
Posted by I love Portland]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 09:18:51 -0700 Portland Mercury
You use this rationale to endorse the health insurance industry-backed candidate over single-payer champion Williamson, but then you endorse Charlie Hales?

I'm baffled.
Posted by Satorical]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 06:17:20 -0700 Portland Mercury
It's a bullshit question, like "Have you stopped beating your wife lately?"

I frankly didn't expect Jefferson Smith to be backed by the police union. Of the 3 media spotlighted candidates, Hales and Brady are the ones who would have had the police sweep the parks of protesters early on. Smith is on record as having the back of OccupyPDX. Should grass roots win over Brady's millionaire Miracle-Gro campaign, we'll have elected the one candidate who will be able to lead the police bureau, as opposed to fighting it. That doesn't sound like a sound reason to withdraw your support. But like I noted before, you're not much of a fan of any of the 3 leading candidates.

Vote for Cameron.
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