This Week in the Mercury
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Mercury Good Morning, News!
Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:53 AM
Obama makes his first speech as president to the U.N. general assembly, where his main theme was, "America: We're Not Dickheads Anymore… PROMISE!"
Iranian President (and Holocaust denier and nuclear arms builder) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad urges Obama to see him as "a friend." Unsurprisingly, Obama has yet to schedule any racquetball dates.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi blasts U.N. leadership; looks really fucking weird.
Actress McKenzie Phillips admits to an incestuous affair with her father and lead singer of the Mamas and the Papas, John Phillips. Unfortunately, the story gets worse.
Celebrity physician Dr. Sanjay Gupta catches the swine flu. Dr. Phil? YOU'RE NEXT.
And finally, it may be surprising to note that Glenn Beck was an a-hole even when he was a "morning zoo" shock jock back in 1986. Or maybe not. POOR CHIMPANZEE!!
How about talking about things that happen in Portland? And by that I don't mean a constant slew of only politically related stories about what the mayor is or isn't doing this week. There's a ton of shit happening in this town and is being missed on the blog because writing about Obama's newest speach is taking up the bandwidth. The Mercury is supposed to be an alternative publication. If I want real news, I sure as shit don't want it from you.
www.sfist.com has you beat in all forms of the blog world. I live here and I'd rather read their blog. That's sad.
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