GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! I, I’d like to feel the passion to the point of no return. I will be in full reaction, I’m gonna take you in my arms. LET’S GO TO PRESS.
According to the CDC, Portland ranks fifth in the nation for cases of syphilis, and our city is expected to have 500 cases this year.
The hearing for Marion County circuit judge Vance Day is about to begin, in which he will be judged for several conduct violations including excluding same sex marriages.
The Timbers advance to the conference finals after beating the Vancouver Whitecaps, 2-zip.
But as for the Blazers? Ummmmmmmm… they didn’t fare so well.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visits Washington, DC this week to meet with Obama and the Democrats in hopes of patching up their bumpy relationship. GOOD LUCK, YOU TWO CRAZY KIDS!
Students at the University of Missouri are staging a very powerful protest against the school’s president, for the way he’s mishandled racism and discrimination on campus, and are demanding he step down. UPDATE: And look at that… he just did.
NEW: Tim Wolfe, @Mizzou President, says he’s resigning amid racial unrest https://t.co/hMXSxu5KZn pic.twitter.com/EoHovUDWaf
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) November 9, 2015
The planet has passed a very scary benchmark for global climate change—and look out, because the next benchmark will signal catastrophic consequences.
Sooooo… Donald Trump was on Saturday Night Live this past weekend, and the reaction? NOT SO GOOD.
Would Jeb “JEB!” Bush be influenced by his former president father if elected? Well, that was certainly the case with his other son, George W.
Ben Carson thinks it’s time for all of us to move along from those lies he told about his life story, but everybody’s like, “Nope! Thank you, though.”
Today in “Christians are Very Stupid“: Now they’re protesting Starbucks cups. (Desperate, much?)
Today in “I KNEW IT!!”: “Russian Athletes Part of State-Sponsored Doping Program.”
And now, what about that WEATHER? Showers decrease today with occasional sunbreaks and a high of 53.
And finally, a child stumps the Common Core curriculum in the most brilliant manner possible. BOOM! In your FACE, Common Core!


Imagine how it’d go over if they changed the “Christians are Very Stupid” section to Muslims, Jews, Blacks, Mexicans, or Chinese… I’m sure that’d go over just as well, right?
FC, the Merc staff is is pretty upset right now. Lay off. It seems everyone is blaming WSH for the syph while he’s blaming Ann Romano who’s blaming Bri Pruitt who’s blaming Dirk who’s blaming the intern that quit who’s blaming WSH. The Hulk claims he was mixed up in there somewhere, too. Oh, and Hubby Kip is Piiiisssed!
Fried Chickn sounds very stupid, and so must be a Christian.
Aww c’mon PC, everyone knows you can criticize whites and only the christian denomination here.
I think the MERC has it set down as a rule of writing.