Here is something Rick Santorum just said about global warming: “The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is,” he said. Here are things I predict Rick Santorum will say next: “The dangers of breathing water? Tell that to a fish, how dangerous breathing water can be,” Santorum said […]
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Tonight’s GOP Primaries: Race for the Hillbillies
Polling shows Mississippi and Alabama to be very tight races. Gingrich and Santorum are so equally matched in the deep south that Romney could run right up the middle and steal the races from the Not-Romneys. Or Gingrich could wind up capturing his first non-home-state win in almost two months. Or Santorum could win and […]
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Rick Santorum Thinks Teleprompters Are Satan’s Work
Even the conservatives at The Corner are mocking Santorum for this one: “See, I always believed that when you run for president of the United States, it should be illegal to read off a teleprompter.” Okay. This is ridiculous. It perpetuates the Republican myth that President Obama is useless without a teleprompter—if there was any […]
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Romney Won’t Debate in Oregon; What About Everyone Else?
Mitt Romney’s campaign has announced that the kinda/sorta GOP presidential frontrunner is pulling out of a planned debate in Portland next Monday—a decision that could give Mayor Sam Adams his wish and lead to the cancellation of the entire thing. Or not. According to the Oregonian, “Oregon Republican Chairman Allen Alley said last week that […]
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Mississippi Republicans Are Human Caricatures
Public Policy Polling’s report on Mississippi and Alabama Republicans is all over the internet. Let’s investigate: In Mississippi only 12% of voters think Obama’s a Christian to 52% who think he’s a Muslim and 36% who are not sure. In Alabama just 14% think Obama’s a Christian to 45% who think he’s a Muslim and […]
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Sarah Palin Says Barack Obama Wants to Take Us Back to the “Days Before the Civil War”
This happened last night on Sean Hannity’s program. Somebody please tell me what the fuck this woman is talking about. (But you get bonus points for using “codification,” Sarah—that word-of-the-day calendar is already paying for itself!) This is as close as I can come to a transcript of what she said: Right, well, what we […]
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In AG’s Race, WWeek Editor Pens Private Endorsement of His Boss’s Wife
Yes, officially, Willamette Week is staying out of the race for Oregon attorney general this spring—no surprise since one of the two main candidates, Ellen Rosenblum, is married to the paper’s publisher and co-owner, Richard Meeker. But, no, that doesn’t mean editor Mark Zusman hasn’t been whispering to friends in high places about his boss’s […]
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Police Union Boss Promises to Put More Muscle into Picking, Promoting Political Candidates
In the latest edition of the Portland Police Association’s monthly Rap Sheet newsletter, union president Daryl Turner shares a recent political epiphany. To strengthen its hand at the bargaining table—facing issues like pay increases, increased oversight, and public contract talks—Turner says the PPA must play a bigger role in selecting and promoting (and then reaping […]
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Mitt Romney Calls Campaigning in Southern States “An Away Game”
Well, this sure is a good first step toward personally alienating southern voters: Asked whether he thought he could win a Southern state, Romney hedged.“I realize it’s a bit of an away game, but I also think we’re going to pick up some suppor in the states that remain this month,” he told to 100 […]
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What the Hell Is Wrong with Mitt Romney?
After last night’s Super Tuesday performance, every Republican in the United States should be pissed off at Mitt Romney. It’s true that many Republican pundits are taking Romney behind the woodshed in columns today, but that should just be the start. If Romney is the businessman candidate, he should be held to corporate standards: Someone […]
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Meet Your 23 Mayoral Candidates!
Yesterday was the final day for mayoral hopefuls to file for the May primary election. As per usual, a heap of aspiring Portland politicos crept out from all corners of the city to make their intentions known. And it’s not just these guys. Out of the 23 mayoral candidates, I give you a Soul Healer, […]