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It will also be one of the first tests, after Obama, of the power of the internet to draw the political support needed for a local campaign like this to be successful.

The turnout over the next few days will be interesting, if not fascinating.

7803 N Emerald Ave, 5.30-8, tonight, tomorrow.

Look forward to seeing you.
Posted by gonetorio]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:38:55 -0700 Portland Mercury
Not a single one has run a signature gathering operation, ballot measure or significant campaign of any sort (and no, being the deputy campaign manager for a clearly insane woman in a local election does not count).

I would feel sorry for him if he didn't act like such a sanctimonious ass.
Posted by Finnegan]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:14:13 -0700 Portland Mercury
Adams didn't commit any crimes at all, actually. Or did you miss the AG's report?
Posted by Jackattak]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:09:16 -0700 Portland Mercury
Noone said no homophobes allowed...but the recall campaign starkly rejects homophobia, which in turn encourages homophobes to practice shutting the hell up. And if the homophobes get this practice their children will have a slightly greater chance of not growing up like them.

Achieving a widely and commonly held goal of ridding Portland of a disaster of a mayor may indeed take some strange bedfellows.

No pun intended.
Posted by gonetorio]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:10:27 -0700 Portland Mercury
If Sam had lied about having sex with someone under 18 I would gladly sign the recall, but since the only lie was about legal sexual conduct that he should have never been asked about in my opinion I am not really into signing. I will do you the favor though of testing your signature gatherer with a hearty "Hell yeah I'll sign, I hate teh gays." I will let you know how it goes.

(sorry for posting this on another story as well, I meant for it to go here.)
Posted by littlebeirut]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:06:54 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by mr. voluptuous]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:31:12 -0700 Portland Mercury How is saying "no homophobes allowed" ethical? Do you really think all the anti gay folks out there are going to just sit on their thumbs during the recall because you asked them nicely to? Do you think they all wear matching anti gay t-shirts?

I think that by "homophobes will not be welcome" what you mean is "homophobes should tone it down a little bit, so we can pretend everyone is doing this for a valid reason." I wouldn't describe that as particularly ethical one way or another.
Posted by atomic]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:43:03 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by This is not a gay/straight issue]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:25:20 -0700 Portland Mercury
I look forward to being asked for my signature with great fervor.
Posted by Jackattak]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:25:19 -0700 Portland Mercury
Feel free to stop by my place any time and we can talk.

5769 N. Vancouver Ave.

I almost forgot how much love comes from Merc bloggers for trying to do something ethical.

jasun
Posted by Jasun Wurster]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:19:56 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by genuinerisk]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:30:29 -0700 Portland Mercury tH\VF5!V+00HY?jgK7@iA<_(B0Mii*:@e9Iq]]>
I'll take my pedophile bankrupt lying biking truck-crashing mayor, but I want a statue of him getting a BJ in City Hall bathrooms to remind us of his legacy, like Vera Katz politely smiling and crossing her legs on the Eastside Promenade. ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/ujelang/31029… )
Posted by ?pqM)mH{5i*7V7wVNiH?tcvUk'j>tH\VF5!V+00HY?jgK7@iA<_(B0Mii*:@e9Iq]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:03:06 -0700 Portland Mercury I'm sure this guy is going to be picked apart by the segment of the media that supports Adams, and if he has even a fleck of dust in his past we will hear about it.
The ugliness has just begun for both sides.
Posted by blah]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:40:10 -0700 Portland Mercury
Haven't seen you around in Months. Been on some va-cay?
Posted by Graham]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:35:51 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by idrinktheline]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:11:54 -0700 Portland Mercury
Riiiiight. And this is going to be enforced how...???
Posted by nuovorecord]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:54:52 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Will Radik]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:45:02 -0700 Portland Mercury Get to fessing Jasun!
Posted by Abusive]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:35:29 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Will Radik]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:22:14 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by Graham]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:20:01 -0700 Portland Mercury Posted by a.O]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:08:06 -0700 Portland Mercury