Not the best phone prank in the history of the world, but hey! Give the guy props for fooling the CNN producer who let him on the air. (By the way, CNN producer? YOU’RE FIRED.)
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Sam Adams on KGW’s “Straight Talk” Tonight. (Heh.)
Tonight Mayor Sam Adams will be the featured guest on KGW’s “Straight Talk” at 6:30 5:30 pm, with Laurel Porter. Here are some of the topics I hope they discuss: “Why straight people love Sandra Bullock movies.”“Why Ellen DeGeneres is okay, and Adam Lambert’s not.”“Why straight people wear bluetooths in their ear… ALL THE TIME.”“Why […]
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Janeane Marie’s on Think Out Loud
Janeane Marie Ceccanti is on this morning’s edition of Think Out Loud right now talking about being on Project Runway. Listen here and look for a Wrap-Up of last night’s episode later today.
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“Basically, we shot an unarmed black guy running away from us.”
Says Scott Westerman, head of the Portland Police Association, in the Oregonian. Dude just HIRED a public relations firm, too. Having said that, Westerman also said something remarkably smart: “No one should ever forget this,” Westerman said: “The citizens of Portland and the state of Oregon are the ones who give police officers the legal […]
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Noo! North Portland Sentinel Will Shutter in March
North Portland community newspaper The Sentinel posted sad news today on its website: the last copy of the nine-year-old hyperlocal paper will hit the streets this March. Publisher Cornelius Swart is currently hoping to fundraise to maintain an online or nonprofit version of the paper via fledgling group Portland Media Lab. The paper, written since […]
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Campbell’s Death: Our Fault, Not The Cops’ (At Least, In Part)
I had a good time on KBOO this morning with Talk Radio host Lisa Loving—discussing local media and police accountability here in Portland. Why not download the 57 minute show this evening, if you need to cure your insomnia? KBOO: THEY’VE GOT A NICE LOGO…AND YOU CAN TALK AT LENGTH WITHOUT INTERRUPTION, OR LISTENERS, PRESUMABLY […]
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I’ll Be On KBOO In The Morning Talking About The Oregonian’s M66/67 Endorsements
8am to 9am, and I’m bound to say something stupid. Hopefully you’ll call in or tune in.
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Be a KATU News Reporter… in ONE Easy Lesson!
Or any TV news reporter for that matter. Hilarious Brit Charlie Brooker breaks down the basics of EVERY SINGLE TV NEWS REPORT SINCE THE DAWN OF HUMANKIND.
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House Majority Leader On Huffington Post: “Oregon Leads The Way”
HUFFPO: PO, HUFF… House majority leader Mary Nolan had a blog entry on Satan’s Post, I mean, Huffington Post Wednesday about the success of Measures 66 and 67. I’ve abridged it here for your curiosity, and in case you don’t feel like giving Ariana the extra hits: Voters around the nation are frustrated – even […]
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Hmm. This Seems Downright Lazy.
Here is the illustration our former art director made to accompany an article I wrote back in November about lack of funding for the 2030 Bike Plan. Here is the illustration that WW ran today with an article about lack of funding for the 2030 Bike Plan. Whoops. (Though kudos to their Ben Franklin for […]
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Finally, Some National Media Attention (On Measures 66 and 67) That Doesn’t Involve Locally Sourced Alfalfa Booties
Bless you, Portland, Oregon. Just when I am starting to grow thoroughly sick of the national press and its fawning over your smug, self-righteous obsession with veganism and 1980s nostalgia, you surprise me. You actually throw me a curve-ball. And fortunately, the nation’s press is paying our city and state some attention for the RIGHT […]
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Oregonian’s Editorial Page Editor Caldwell: “Pure B.S” That He Is “Terrified For [His] Job.”
The Oregonian‘s Editorial Page Editor has followed his publisher’s lead in hitting back at allegations made by the Measure 66 and 67 campaign over the weekend. CALDWELL: “PURE B.S” THAT HE IS “TERRIFIED FOR [HIS] JOB…” The paper’s new publisher, N.Christian Anderson III wrote in a publisher’s note yesterday that he is “not” a “right-wing […]