GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! My love, do you ever dream of candy coated raindrops? You’re the same, my candy rain. LET’S GO TO PRESS.
A wet and joyous celebration yesterday for our returning heroes, the Portland Timbers who led a packed parade and rally at Providence Park. Read all about the fun with a recap from our own Abe Asher!
This flood situation has caused a lot of woes, including a SE woman killed by a fallen tree, sewage pumping into the streets, 30,000 without power, and people trapped in their cars by water. BUT THE END MAY BE IN SIGHT.
Needless to say, public transportation this morning is a bit of a nightmare. If you haven’t left the house yet, check for delays.
Here’s your “Mom of the Year”: An Oregon City woman has been arrested after ordering her 9-year-old to steal packages off people’s porches.
President Obama asks Congress to enact legislation that would stop gun sales to those on the no-fly list—but according to many (even on the left) that list is bullshit.
German chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time‘s Person of the Year—the first woman since 1986.
BUSTED! Greenpeace exposes “skeptics for hire” who were happily paid to cast doubt on the climate change debate.
Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the United States has thrown the Republican party into chaos, with even the top dogs of the GOP shouting him down.
Trump spokeswoman responds to criticism of ban: “So what? They’re Muslim” https://t.co/2jNxHqXtLK pic.twitter.com/dDrNY51JCw
— The Hill (@thehill) December 9, 2015
FBI director James Comey says the San Bernardino shooters were “radicalized” at least two years before the attack, even before they met and married.
The sale of Smith & Wesson handguns have tripled in the last year following the almost daily mass shootings in our country. Likewise, the number of cowards in our country have tripled as well.
In other coward news, someone put a decapitated pig’s head outside a mosque in Philadelphia.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (who I will admit looks much cuter in that beard) says the House will pass a short-term spending bill that will avoid a government shutdown. (If a shutdown happened, it wouldn’t matter how cute his beard looks.)
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel apologizes for the circumstances surrounding the murder of black teen Laquan McDonald at the hands of overzealous cops—but there are still many more questions to be answered.
Today’s reading: Check out this piece about how South Park—still vital after 19 years—is perfectly capturing America’s current brand of FUCKED UP.
Now let’s look at RAINY, RAINY WEATHER: Okay, so it’s calming down a bit… but still expect showers and mild temps until I say otherwise.
And finally, the hilarious Billy on the Street puts guest star Rachel Dratch through the most challenging obstacle course yet: ESCAPE FROM SCIENTOLOGY!
I saw that article about the ‘skeptics for hire’ several places yesterday, but I still don’t understand it. Would it be hard to find people willing to write papers SUPPORTING climate change?
Isn’t writing papers for money something that people do?
We already knew that some people are dumb enough to not believe in it – so why is it shocking that they’d jump at the chance to spread that belief for money? Wouldn’t you write an article about something you believed in, for money?
Gee, what possible incentive is there to be heavily invested in the unfalsifiable, woo-woo religion of anthropogenic global warming? I mean other than the rapid and massive expansion of government centralization and power, as well as a huge new source of speculation on Wall Street …
So according to you WSH, people are cowards for wanting to be able to defend themselves if the unthinkable should happen? I don’t agree. I think it is prudent. The vast majority of the guns will never be used for this purpose. But it is comforting to know that IF you ever need a gun to defend yourself, you can.