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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Huh. That's weird.
BUT THINGS GET EVEN WEIRDER!
Now all we have to do is design a WW style cover in which an old man is eating diarrhea, and the circle of life will be complete.
OH! And while I'm on the topic, though I totally disagree with WW editor Mark Zusman's views on almost every subject, including his unrivaled enthusiasm for spanking children, and drowning kittens to control the feral cat population, I must say I am in serious, complete agreement with Mr. Zusman's editorial on the idiocy of Portland bending over backwards to make life cushy for millionaires and major league soccer at the expense of Portlanders who really need the city's help right now. Now do YOUR bit, and call or email your city council to stop this ridiculously timed development in its tracks. The only difference between us and the Timbers Army is that they're organized. (And there are a lot more of us.)
Anyway, check out his editorial here, and kudos to you, Mr. Zusman for penning the first WW article I've read in its entirety since 2004.
*Kidding. On extremely rare occasions we happily share covers with our sister paper. Sharing is caring!
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Henry Paulson? Yeah, I get that he was mixed up in some shady shit, but what has Merritt ever done that has has caused any strife or pain in Portland?
There are a niche group of wildly speculating and borderline committable conspiracy theorists that will claim that he wants to bankrupt you - yes you specifically - the person reading this, because Merritt has hated you since birth.
But based on the way he has approached this since he bought the teams, I don't see anything but a sincere and nice guy who is also a business man.
Why are a few people so insanely fearful of an otherwise skinny goofy dude who is clearly relatively powerless (based on the fact that his detractors are still talking shit about him as opposed to being victims of a professional hit)?
Seriously, Merritt is as squeaky clean and well intentioned as any professional - If you are honest with yourself, you'll find there is no real reason to think otherwise.
And that's when he sneaks up behind you and stabs you in the neck. Kidding. The dude is harmless, and he likes Portland.
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Then you better be using it. How many Hawks games did you go to in 08/09?
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The comment about the diarrhea eating old man made me laugh so goddamn hard. That cover is sooooo awful!
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Thanks for showing Portland that not all MLS fans are trolling bullies with the IQs of small rodents.
And who thinks Paulson is the Antichrist? That's silly. I just think Paulson a businessman in the "sports stadium/public financing" razzle dazzle game who isn't very savvy about Portland's well informed and highly involved citizens and public processes. Paulson seems to be doing the normal formula of seducing, cajolling, and putting down ultimatums to get the public financing for a sports that make make a majority of money for the private sector. Some might call that being a good businessman. Paulson is simply trying to put his needs first and foremost before the overall needs and priorities of the city as a whole. I don't blame him.
I blame Leonard and Adams for running a sham of a process - for spending too much tax payer time on the follies of one rich business owner instead of listening to their constituents, for not thinking through the details nor providing them, and for focusing on shiny objects (like sports stadiums) rather than other more pressing needs in the City (such as our giant budget deficit).
Good for Zusman for calling BS, good for the Mercury for backing Zusman up.
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