Proving yet again that its lack of engagement in the race for house district 43 borders on is irresponsible, the Oregonian‘s website has named “Eddie Lewis” as the third contender in the race won earlier by Lew Frederick. The O’s brief article on Frederick’s selection has been updated and corrected, now, to name “Eddie Lincoln,” […]
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Today in “Wow… That’s Awkward.”
MSNBC’s Contessa Brewer accidentally calls Rev. Jesse Jackson, “Rev. Al Sharpton”—but c’mon, you guys. You have to admit all those Reverends look alike.
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Stupid Fucking Credulous Hack of the Day: Meredith Vieira
Hot tipper Aaron writes… I was wondering if you’ve seen the A&E news feature “Pot City, USA” narrated by Meredith Vieira. It focuses on Arcata, California, the sleepy NorCal town where upwards of 20% of all private residences have been converted into grow houses. It’s filled with the requisite adoration of law enforcement, pot bust […]
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Tea Party Protester: Ignore Me, Specifically?
Yesterday I blogged about Friday’s protest by Tea Party protesters, saying they were sick of being ignored by the mainstream media. The article was accompanied by this photo: Today we got this email: Date: October 20, 2009 7:44:52 AM PDTTo: news@portlandmercury.comSubject: Request for Matt Davis Hi, Matt. I attended the rally Friday (Operation: Can You […]
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Tea Party Folks Protest Media: Stop Ignoring Us!
42 members of the Oregon Tea Party Coalition organized a protest Friday night, against being ignored by the mainstream media: CAN YOU HEAR US NOW? OUTSIDE THE OREGONIAN BUILDING, FRIDAY NIGHT The Mercury went along and documented all of it. Starting with the guy at the back, doing the rock hands, who has an INCREDIBLE […]
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Spoilers & Vomit: Balloon Boy Day #2
Sean mentioned this in Good Morning, News, but you all deserve video. During an interview last night on CNN, the balloon boy’s father asked the balloon boy why he didn’t reveal himself when he heard people calling for him. The balloon boy replied by saying “it was for the show.” And during this morning’s Today […]
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Reed Students Mock The Holocaust
Ah, liberal arts colleges. So the authors of a Reed “humor” publication called the Pamphlette recently published an article accusing Lewis and Clark staff of “rounding up and gassing all the Jews on their Portland, OR, campus,” reports Inside Higher Ed. Cue the most absurd round of hand-wringing about whether or not the Pamphlette should […]
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Paulson: No Beaverton Ball? No PDX Soccer
The Oregonian is reporting Merritt Paulson told a town hall meeting in Beaverton Tuesday night that he won’t follow through on a Major League Soccer deal here in Portland if he can’t secure a baseball deal over there. This is the same line Paulson gave at one point in Lents, before the SE Portland neighbors […]
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Well This Guy Seems Crazy
Fantastic story by KATU. Read it all at Oregon Media Central, including this: Fournier had previously been excluded from Laurelhurst Park for using a stun gun on a minor, according to police records obtained by KATU. Bullock admitted at the time that “there was a question as to whether I had exceeded my authority.” Much?
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“They Are Goatf__kers, John.”
It’s worth hanging on for John Oliver’s go-down-in-history remark at the end of the Daily Show‘s evisceration of CNN. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c CNN Leaves It There www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Ron Paul Interview
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Well Eff You Too, Travel + Leisure
They’ve said the Portland Building is the world’s ugliest building! Writes “Bunny Wong,” who is bound to be a pseudonym: In downtown Portland, OR, stands an imposing 15-story edifice that’s one of the most hated buildings in America. The façade is an off-putting hodgepodge of faux classical columns, strange and useless decorative elements, and penitentiary-like […]
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A Sign Of Things To Come?
I wonder if this crack reporting is a reflection of the changes pushed for earlier this week?