GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! My heart started pumpin’. Blood pressure jumpin’. Hey girls, he was really sayin’ somethin’. Really sayin’ somethin’. LET’S GO TO PRESS.
While Gov. Kitz publicly stated he and his wife Cylvia Hayes would fully cooperate with any investigation into corruption allegations, the behind the scenes action apparently told a different story.
Another lawsuit has been brought against the Portland Police (this time TriMet’s involved, too) from a citizen journalist who was filming an arrest and had her phone yanked away by a transit officer.
President Obama has asked Congress for the authorization to take military action (AKA start a war) against Islamic State—and is being roundly criticized by both Republicans and Democrats.
Meanwhile in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a man walks into a college housing complex and murders three Muslim students. Police think it may have been over a parking dispute… but are certainly not ruling out the possibility it was a hate crime.
NBC News has suspended Brian Williams for six months following his admission that he fabricated a story about being on copter that was shot down in Iraq. Meanwhile, everyone at Fox News will keep their jobs indefinitely.
President Obama is disputing the notion that he held back his true feelings about same sex marriage to protect himself politically. (This is what’s known as a “no win situation,” and maybe he should just shut up.)
After 16 years of meritorious service to satire, Jon Stewart is leaving The Daily Show.
The Texas trial of Eddie Ray Routh—the man who killed Chris Kyle, the subject of the controversial movie American Sniper— goes to court today to try to convince everyone he was insane at the time of the murder.
In “Little League” news: America’s sweetheart team, Jackie Robinson West, has had their championship title stripped after it was discovered they were using ineligible players.
In “Offensive Shopping” news: Urban Outfitters gets screamed at again… this time for selling tapestries that resemble holocaust victim uniforms. Whoops.
Now here’s what’s going on in your neck of the woods: Partly cloudy for the next few days with balmy temps and increasing sunshine.
And finally, here’s Jon Stewart announcing his departure from The Daily Show in typical Jon Stewart-y fashion.
