http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2008/12/23/au_revoir_mon_amy_j_ruiz Comments On: Au Revoir, Mon Amy J. Ruiz! by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey en-us Copyright 2009 Portland Mercury. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Portland Mercury readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Portland Mercury. webmaster@portlandmercury.com (Portland Mercury Webmaster) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The fact that she didn't print the story about Sam Adams and Beau Breedlove priceless.
Posted by Inquiring Minds]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:50:33 -0800 Portland Mercury
How much are paying for that?
Posted by Blabby]]> Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:47:20 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by The One True b!X]]> Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:42:59 -0800 Portland Mercury
The thing about Matt is that the more he shakes off the results of a sheltered childhood reading too much Thompson and Bangs, the more he emerges as his own true writer. Sadly, his own true writer seems to manifest itself with emotional dishonesty, pet causes, slippery-to-non existent logic, and the inability to ascertain facts, and a self-importance that the text on the page makes a joke of.

Gonzo journalism is a pinnacle from which truly earth-changing things have been issued forth. Sadly, I can't imagine Matt making it past base camp. I like the boy, but his brains and his heart are simply not up for what his ego is trying to do.
Posted by A cat]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:58:33 -0800 Portland Mercury he has many flaws, evidently one being his lack of a beard http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/12/the-beardiest-u.html but I think he can do the job and do it well.
Matt is pure Gonzo journalism. need proof? the story is about another reporter moving to a job at city hall, yet the last half of the posts are about Matt and his (in)sanity.
Posted by Display Name]]> Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:42:00 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Tommy]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:26:10 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by A cat]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:06:07 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by ben]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:42:04 -0800 Portland Mercury also, an interesting thought; four news channels, 1 daily, 1 twice weekly, 3 weekly papers counting Street Roots. the Mercury needs a different twist on its news, and to cover things that most other papers do not or will not cover. I see a lot of people complaining about Matt, but I also see a lot of people reading him. when he came here no one but Street Roots covered homelessness and poverty. Since then, grudgingly other news outlets seem to be more interested in it... given a chance, I bet he does just like he did when he came here, morph himself in to the writer/editor that is needed.
Posted by Display Name]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:57:25 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by David Bragdon]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:44:57 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by A cat]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:01:02 -0800 Portland Mercury
DON'T hire Matt Davis for the open job...in fact please FIRE him!
Posted by Amy has HUGE jugs!]]> Wed, 24 Dec 2008 02:13:36 -0800 Portland Mercury you kick so much more ass than the rest
with posey at your feet
your smarts can't be beat...
and... umm... you have the hottest breasts.
Posted by whiskeypony]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:48:08 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by ambrown]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:53:29 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by A cat]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:52:30 -0800 Portland Mercury
I knew it was too good to last. I told myself not to get used to it, that she'd be snaped up by NPR or someplace classy like that any day now. Well at least she's stayin' in the neighborhood.

Amy, you ROCK!
Posted by Evanrue]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:09:28 -0800 Portland Mercury
And yes, can you take Matt with you?
Posted by pdx97217]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:27:28 -0800 Portland Mercury Amy,
congratulations. I look forward to seeing you at City Hall in the future!

Patrick


Posted by Patrick Nolen]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:11:41 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Cornelia]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:02:00 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by gabriel amadeus]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:29:47 -0800 Portland Mercury
PS can you take Matt with you?
Posted by ben]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:19:58 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Jessica Roberts]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:14:19 -0800 Portland Mercury
Congratulations Amy.
Posted by Ritchie]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:10:06 -0800 Portland Mercury
I could report the fake news for The Merc.

You know, just stuff I make up about what's happening in Portland.

Because - and I don't know if I've mentioned this before - I LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO NOW.

I miss Portland. No one's funny here. Not one person.

Congrats Amy!
Posted by kiala]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:08:23 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Will Radik]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:04:05 -0800 Portland Mercury