If a bum asked a candidate for mayor to join him in shooting heroin from a dirty needle I think they probably would, that is the level of grandstanding to the homeless this campaign has gone to.
I think the mayoral candidates should all sleep in front of Nick Fish's house with Willamette Week interns. Wait, I don't mean they should sleep with interns. (Though I suppose what happens in front of Nick Fish's house stays in front of Nick Fish's house.)
Screw the hazelnut grove bandwagon- they are just one group of hobos who turned into poster children. They do not speak for everyone. If anything they just look like a bunch of tweakers.
At least they're finally taking about the issue instead of sweeping (my bad) it under the proverbial rug... What have YOU done to help your fellow man this week? Can you think of a better way for the candidates to get a good look at how those camps are run and how things really are for homeless Portlanders?
to what depths will they sink to appear 'caring' anyway?
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.s…
Being stuck in that line listening to that is seriously maybe my worst hell.