Laugh it up, asshole. Climate change isn’t just a punchline to one of your jokes, or something you get to ignore during the debates. It’s punching New York in the face right now.
Election 2012
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Oregonian Poll: Hales, Fritz Lead City Races; Brown, Avakian Lead in State
The Oregonian this afternoon has just begun dropping the results of three days of polling conducted this weekend on local, state, and national races, providing the first solid snapshot in weeks on where voters (400 of ’em, give or take!) stand. In the mayor’s race, Charlie Hales appears to have opened a 20-point lead over […]
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George Saunders Is a National Treasure
The inimitable George Saunders just wrote a great piece for the New Yorker titled “I Was Ayn Rand’s Lover,” which gets a lot of mileage from the rape scene in The Fountainhead—you know, the scene where Howard Roarke rapes a she-totally-wanted-it Dominique Francon. (God, those character names are embarrassing.) It’s pretty brilliant, both as a […]
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What Do You Think About Modifying the Electoral College?
Every election year, folks complain about the Electoral College. Which is understandable! It’s complicated and it results in Ohio being the most important state for an entire year every four years. But the thinking behind the Electoral College is pretty sound: The Founding Fathers wanted the states to vote for president as states, not as […]
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Joss Whedon Endorses Mitt Romney
For the four of you who somehow didn’t see this already, here’s the best thing that happened yesterday. Wait, did I say “yesterday”? I meant “during the entire presidential campaign.”
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Millions in Scare Ads Hasn’t Bought Any More Love for Measure 79
A campaigning against the real estate industry’s precious Measure 79—the unnecessary ballot item that wants to ban a property transfer tax that’s already, hey!, banned—has released the results of internal polls taken this summer and fall showing love for the measure despite millions in spending. The results come from labor-affiliated Defend Oregon. According to spokesman […]
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Washington Vote for Same-Sex Marriage Will Be a Squeaker
The push for same-sex marriage in Washington is a nail-biter that’s down to the wire. Despite impassioned support from Governor Gregoire and now President Obama, the push to support Referendum 74 is getting tighter and tighter. Previous polls found the referendum leading with 53 percent of the vote, but the most recent poll, out this […]
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Is This the Worst Version of “America the Beautiful” Ever?
Apparently, this video of Meat Loaf slaughtering “America the Beautiful” at a Romney campaign event last night has been put up and taken down all over YouTube, so you should watch it while you can before the takedown notices arrive: SO BAD. I love watching Romney’s face as he realizes how awful it is. If […]
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Cast Your Ballot By Bike Tomorrow With Portland’s Congressman
Yes, that is an actual headline. Ah, Portland. Bow-tie and bicycle-loving Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer will be meeting people tomorrow at 10am at the Obama campaign headquarters (1125 SE Madison), then biking .3 miles to deposit ballots at the Multnomah County Elections building. I talked to Earl this morning about the election—he says everyone should […]
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Republicans Have a Lot of Words to Say About Lena Dunham
“Astoundingly tasteless.”“Cringeworthy.”“Cheap.”“Disgusting.” That’s what conservative bloggers are saying about Lena Dunham’s (HBO’s Girls) new pro-Obama ad titled, “The First Time.” Watch and see if you agree.
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Mapping the Mayoral Money Race
Much has been made in recent days about the money flowing (or not) into the mayor’s race and who’s giving it (or not). We’ve seen a stunning drop-off in contributions and endorsements for Jefferson Smith. And we’ve also seen Charlie Hales’ decision to conveniently sidestep a promise to limit campaign contributions. Less mentioned—unless it’s to […]
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Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at the Final Debate!
While this may not be the most hilarious Triumph the Insult Comic Dog appearance, his coverage of the final debate between Obama and Romney is still a thing of beauty… you know… for him to poop on. (If you’re short on time, at least check out the John McCain cameo at 3:15 which features the […]