GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! We can mob all in the whip. Make the money make the grip. I be stuntin' like my clique. Getting faded 'til we trip. LET'S GO TO PRESS.
There was an election last night! And if you want to read a blow-by-blow (fairly drunken) account by Mercury correspondents of the entire evening, we got you covered.
But here it is in a nutshell: For all its liberal progressive bragging, Portland loooooves its status quo! You elected the most-moneyed candidate in quite awhile, Ted Wheeler, as your next mayor. And you forced Commissioner Steve Novick into a runoff with the West Hills supported straw man, Stuart Emmons. Clap yourselves on the back for those!
Oh, and while the "Yes on the Gas Tax" measure passed just barely, it proves about half of you despise potholes, yet cry like babies when you're asked to pay a single penny to fix them. Hmm. Someone might call that type of behavior "entitled," no?
However! There was good election news as well. Amanda Fritz easily retained her commissioner seat, Gov. Kate Brown won her party's nomination handily, Sharon Meieran got a ton of votes (though she'll still face challenger Eric Zimmerman in November for that Multnomah County Commission seat), and good ol'Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton... oh-so-temporarily. (Clinton clinched a victory—albeit a narrow one—in Kentucky.)
Yipes, I almost forgot this good news: The anti-Nestle ballot successfully blocked the company from bottling water in the Cascade Locks.
And lest we forget, HAPPY 36TH BIRTHDAYMOUNT ST. HELENS ERUPTION!
The Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity at Oregon State University has been suspended for... well, for being douchey creeps:
OSU spokesman Steve Clark tells the Corvallis Gazette-Times that incidents date back to at least 2012, and involve alcohol consumption, inappropriate slapping and touching, and keeping prospective members in rooms bombarded with amplified music.
Donald Trump pulled an "Urkel," saying "Did I do that?" after being accused of calling Fox correspondent Megyn Kelly a "bimbo."
According to this obituary, instead of choosing between Trump or Clinton, this lady went with another choice. pic.twitter.com/Gmd86RmvIM
— R.L. Bynum (@RL_Bynum) May 17, 2016
Bernie Sanders is condemning the acts of some of his more violent supporters in Nevada, as he moves on in his attempt to snatch up all those juicy delegates in California.
President Obama is chastising the Republican-led House for cheaping out when it comes to battling the Zika virus.
I love this headline: "I can explain porn sites on my screenshot, says politician."
Now let's take a look at this WEATHER situation: A mostly sunny day with a high of 70—but showers shall quickly return.
And finally, the second trailer for the all new Ghostbusters is here! Check it out!