freudian slip, it's ok

When I read that line in your article yesterday, I thought to myself, "That doesn't sound like something Chris would say, I bet a word or two was inadvertently skipped in transcription."

Sadly, most people have no way of knowing when reading a report, which parts just don't seem like the person quoted. One of the challenges in running for office or being in an elected position (like Tom Potter, for example) is that public perception of the person is largely dependent on the words chosen by others. This example of the importance of a single skipped letter is a good illustration of that.

Whenever I question a politician based on something I've read, I always start with, "Did you actually say...?" Like you, Scott, often writers have no evil intent, people simply make mistakes, or in retrospect might have picked slightly different parts of a five minute conversation. I greatly appreciate you posting this correction quickly.

Thanks for the clarification, Scott. I think Mayor Potter is fit as a fiddle, even if we disagree about Portland's form of Government :-)