That’s the question asked by the Traditional Values Coalition on their website EndaHurtsKids.com: Mathu Andersen President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats are quietly rushing through legislation (H.R. 3017 & S. 1584) that would actually bring cross-dressing teachers into your child’s classroom. Under the so-called, Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), your children will be trapped in classes […]
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Arcade Aid: Where’s Waldo? For The Tron Generation
That headline is a bit shit, I agree. Everyone knows that Wheres Waldo? is the real Where’s Waldo? of the Tron generation, but you try coming up with a viable reference point for something like that without resorting to esoteric medieval French tapestries. And how many Merc readers are of the Bayeux generation? Thought so. […]
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God Punishes Sexual Harrassers!
In this video, an anchor falls on her ass after trying to administer “a pinch” to her television news co-worker! HAR!! That’s what you get, sexual harrasser! God hates sexual harrassers and that’s why He made you fall on your big fat… WHOOOPS! (CRASH!!!!) Never mind.
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Asian Reporter? You’ve Done it Again!
God-DAMMIT!! Asian Reporter, I humbly and angrily and enviously bow to your superiority.
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BREAKING: Saltzman Will Address Drug Testing And Performance Evaluations In Cop Contract Negotiation
Before Police Commissioner Saltzman’s appearance on Think Out Softball Loud Wednesday I voiced concern that host Emily Harris would ask the big man about three issues. She didn’t, so I asked Saltzman’s Chief of Staff, Brendan Finn, yesterday. “We’re in current discussions with our bargaining team regarding the drug testing issue and ongoing performance evaluations,” […]
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BREAKING: Oregonian’s Chief Political Editor Chris Broderick Resigns—Rats, Sinking Ship?
The Oregonian‘s chief political editor Chris Broderick announced his resignation today to the paper’s staff. Broderick has been at the paper more than a decade, having come from Colorado before that. He, more than any other editor at the paper, has driven the watchdog coverage of state government. A good example would be recent coverage […]
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There Should Be No Secret Government Files.
This week isn’t just sunshine week in Portland. Journalists across the country are organizing Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote openness in government and freedom of information. Journalists and regular citizens have the legal right to examine public records like salaries of public officials, emails between city employees and details of police reports. But […]
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Saltzman On Think Out Softball Loud Today: The One Question He Needs To Answer
Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman will be on OPB’s Think Out Loud this morning at 9am, along with the director of the Independent Police Review, Mary-Beth Baptista, and Copwatch activist Dan Handelman. I’ll be listening, and doing a softball watch here on Blogtown, like I did when the police chief went on the show in early […]
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Angry TV Reporters: They’re Funny!
But the reaction from the anchor back in the studio? PRICELESS!
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TypO-My-God: A New Weekly(?) Blolumn
Send your blooper spot jpgs to news@portlandmercury.com.
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Discussing Non-Profit Media on pdx.fm
Update, March 11, 3:04pm: Here’s a link to the show. Original post: I’ll be on Betsy Richter’s @redoingmedia show tomorrow at 1pm on pdx.fm talking about efforts—which I first reported on last November—to get a nonprofit media model going here in Portland. Over recent weeks I’ve been asking those involved in a “nonprofit media incubator” […]
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Fox News FAIL, Mercury Poll WIN!
So here’s a question that accidentally (I assume) made its way on to the Fox News channel: Obviously, this is a totally inappropriate question for FOX News viewers (unless they’re talking about the private parts of kids). HOWEVER! This question is TOTALLY APPROPRIATE for Mercury/Blogtown readers! And sooooo… How Often Do You Think of Touching […]