Keaton Otis Somehow this escaped the Twitter conversation accompanying this morning’s OPB mayoral debate: But candidate Charlie Hales, in attempting to burnish his public-safety bonafides, made a stunning gaffe in describing the May 2010 police shooting of Keaton Otis that couldn’t have come at a more awkard time. Hales referred to Otis—without mentioning his name—merely […]
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Nolan and Novick Win “Bike, Walk, Vote” Endorsement
Endorsement season is definitely upon us. Bike, Walk, Vote—the alternative transportation PAC—has rounded out its slate of preferred Portland City Council candidates, announcing endorsements last night for Mary Nolan, looking to unseat Commissioner Amanda Fritz, and Steve Novick, looking to replace the retiring Randy Leonard. Previously, the group had endorsed Jefferson Smith for mayor. But […]
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Apparently, Nebraska Has Twitter Now
Politico says a conversation about Twitter proved to be the most exciting thing about a Nebraska senatorial Republican debate yesterday. The exchange starts at 50 seconds in: “This Sunday, my daughter walks in, and says, ‘Don Stenberg is trying to follow me on Twitter.’ My daughter is 14 years old. Now you tell me – […]
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Leonard Endorses Jefferson Smith for Mayor, Takes Shots at Hales, Potter
Randy says “Vote Jefferson!” Randy Leonard spent a few minutes this morning explaining his endorsement of Jefferson Smith in the May mayoral primary—first reported by WW this morning. The big reason? Leonard says Smith, an East Side state legislator known for his charismatic speeches, would be better than all the other major candidates in the […]
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This Morning, President Obama Set the Republican Agenda
This morning, President Obama gave a speech attacking Paul Ryan’s budget. It was a highly political speech that began with a hot mic joke and quickly built to this attack on Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich: It’s smart for the president to put the Republicans on the defensive on a primary day, and it’s also […]
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Eileen Brady Says She’s Against Reinstatement of Frashour
A major mayoral candidate has finally come forward with a statement calling out a state arbitrator’s ruling that Ron Frashour, the officer who was fired in November 2010 for shooting and killing the unarmed Aaron Campbell, should be reinstated. In a press release (pdf) laying out her public safety goals, businesswoman Eileen Brady said she […]
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Mad Men Pisses Off the Romneys; Oh, Boo-hoo-hoo!
Grandpa Clowny McRomney In last Sunday’s Mad Men, many of us were too taken aback by Betty’s… ummm…. “thyroid condition” to catch the jab the show took at Mitt Romney’s father, Governor George Romney who was also battling for the Republican nomination for President at the time (1966). In the scene, Henry Francis—Betty’s high-powered aide […]
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Romney: “I’m the April Fool!”
There’s something so strange about this April Fool’s prank that the Romney staff pulled on their candidate: I keep watching this video. The forced hilarity, the desperation to show Romney as a man with a sense of humor, the depressing hotel conference room under florescent lights. But I think the gag works, because, like most […]
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Ann Romney Assures Us That Mitt Romney Does Not Have a Boner
I guess the Romney family hasn’t heard of double entendres, yet? ABC says: Ann Romney’s remarks came during an interview with Baltimore radio station WBAL, during which the host asked her, “And one of the things, Ann Romney, that folks talk about with your husband, Mitt Romney, and I’ve seen him in casual conversation-He comes […]
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Charlie Hales: Scavenger Hunt and Dance Party Host
Charlie Hales has gone Portland on us: On April 14 he’s hosting a citywide scavenger hunt followed by a Holocene dance party. To be honest, “On the Hunt with Charlie” looks like a clever way to enlighten folks on their surrounding city (as well as remind them how Hales has contributed to its splendor…their angle, […]
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Guess What Mitt Romney’s Funny Wisconsin Story Is About? (You Win If You Guessed “Firing People.”)
Here, via Daily Kos, is the story Mitt Romney tells when he tries to bond with Wisconsin voters: Romney said he has some connections to Wisconsin. “One of most humorous I think relates to my father. You may remember my father, George Romney, was president of an automobile company called American Motors … They had […]