Should the Mt. Tabor skinny dippers go to jail?
42% Yes. It was government property and a huge security risk.
30% No. They're young, they didn't know how serious it was. They were just skinny dipping.
28% Only the ugly ones.
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Barack Obama will deliver his Democratic Convention acceptance speech on a stage that looks like an ancient Greek temple. Is this over the top?
62% Yes. He's supposed to be the common man, no need for an elaborate stage.
6% No. Greece was the birthplace of democracy and he's trying to make a point.
32% As long as he doesn't wear a toga.
Hillary Clinton speaks tonight at the Democratic convention in Denver. She's expected to unify the party, but questions linger. Does Hillary Clinton really want Barack Obama to win?
17% Yes. She's a team player and she believes it's best for the country for a Democrat to win.
66% No. They've had a contentious relationship and she's thinking about four years from now.
17% I don't care. I'm too busy watching Big Brother.
There is speculation that Michelle Obama may have an announcement to make in her speech to the Democratic Convention tonight: That she is pregnant. Rumors are fueled by recent photos of Mrs. Obama looking heavier. Does she look pregnant to you?
15% Yes. This will be the convention shocker.
39% No. It's the stress of the convention. She just gained a little weight.
46% Even Project Runway doesn't make clothing that looks as bad.
The owner of the AAA Portland Beavers wants to build a new $35-million 8,000 to 10,000-seat baseball only stadium at Lents Park as the new home of the Beavers. Do we need to build a baseball-only stadium in Lents Park?
14% Yes. It’s in a beautiful setting and close to a MAX line.
35% No. The traffic would be horrible, the city should keep it a family park.
51% Only after we get our money back from PGE park.
The City of Portland awarded $10K to help promote the city-sanctioned day labor center (there are more workers than jobs, right now). Should your taxpayer money be used to promote a job site that doesn’t check on whether workers are here legally?
7% Yes. These workers are doing jobs most Americans don’t care to do.
85% No. There are plenty of unemployed Americans who need help now.
8% ¡Muéstreme el dinero!
Should public schools switch to a four-day week to save costs?
24% Yes. Fuel, utility and salary savings can help schools meet budgets.
38% No. Longer school days would result in too much fatigue for the kids.
38% Why not, the teachers have them now.
5th Congressional District candidate Mike Erickson’s 2004 “humanitarian” trip to Cuba is being described as more a party trip than charity excursion. This latest news coupled with the abortion allegations, is it time for him to step aside?
42% Yes. He's never going to win the seat now.
29% No. You are only hearing one side of the story and it's being sensationalized.
29% Even Mushafraf would step down if he were in Erickson's shoes.
Portland, Oregon was selected as one of four cities to test the U.S. Mint's new $1 Presidential coin, minted to last over 25 years. Would you switch from dollar bills to these new environmentally friendly coins?
28% Yes. If the helps the environment I'm willing to try.
50% No. How many times do I have to tell the government I don't want a dollar coin.
22% Uh, how do I tip the dancers with a coin?
An international storm of controversy has erupted over a print ad in which 15 members of the Spanish Olympic basketball team are slanting their eyes to appear Chinese. The ad continues to run in overseas papers. Is this racist?
22% Yes. They are clearly making fun of Asians and it should stop.
32% No. It was innocent fun, clearly no insult was intended.
46% Maybe the judges will think they're Chinese and give them gold medals.
A 600ft. observation tower and restaurant is one of the early ideas to replace McCall's Restaurant site at Waterfront Park? Would you go there if it was built?
35% Yes. I would definitely go up there. It would also be an iconic landmark for the city.
41% No. That's not Portland, we are not ostentatious.
24% How am I supposed to eat with the smell of the Willamette right there?
Barack Obama says senior citizens earning less that $50K a year should pay no federal taxes. Do you support it?
49% Yes. No federal income tax gives seniors a shot at a secure retirement.
34% No. Because that means I have to pay more taxes to cover the difference.
17% Even McCain might vote for him now!
Bela Karolyi, U.S. Olympic Gymnastics coach, accused China of "cheating" for fielding gymnasts that he thinks are underage. "They are obviously kids," he says. But their passports say they are 16. Do you think China would lie about their age?
77% Yes. China would say or do anything to make them look better.
8% No. There are too many sports federations that could catch them and cause embarrassment.
15% ...They look old enough to supervise a sweat shop to me.
Who had the better looking mistress?
51% John Edwards (Rielle Hunter)
22% Bill Clinton (Monica Lewinski)
27% Larry Craig
Oregon City cops are complaining they are forced to meet a ticket quota. The chief of police says there is no ticket quota. Do you believe cops are given a monthly ticket quota?
61% Yes, that's a city's revenue source. They need to write the tickets.
22% No. They don't make you speed. They only punish the people who deserve it.
17% Just don't tase me, bro...
JOHN EDWARDS with love child? That’s the claim in this week’s National Enquirer. Do you trust the National Enquirer when they say John Edwards has a love child?
28% Yes. If it was untrue you’d think Edwards would have sued them by now.
37% No. It’s tabloid journalism. No accredited news source has picked up this story.
35% OMG! Did you read about the Bat Boy on page 7 ?!?
Oregon gas prices are the lowest they’ve been in 11 weeks. Will it continue to drop or is this a head-fake by the oil companies?
39% It will continue to drop. Greed caught up with the speculators and the market is crashing.
48% It’s a fake out, the price will go back up higher than before.
13% Invading Iraq finally paid off.
Solid wood desks, flat-screen TV's, leather couches and more will soon adorn Oregon legislators' offices. Critics are calling the furniture in the Oregon Capitol's $34-million renovation lavish and extravagant while others say it's well-priced and made to last up to 75 years. Is it extravagant or a good investment?
44% It's extravagant. These people work part-time and hardly deserve luxury accommodations.
13% It's a good investment. The Capitol furniture is too dated and needs to be upgraded.
43% Can't wait for November when we voters have our own "renovation."
United States Congressmen Barney Frank says the U.S. should stop arresting responsible marijuana users. Do you think it’s possible for there to be responsible marijuana users?
35% Yes, adults can and have treated it like alcohol and it hurts no one else.
49% No, these people are breaking the law and putting themselves at risk.
16% I know they are responsible for the bad movie Snakes on a Plane.
A Washington State congressman proposed giving 'Gas Stamps" to poor people to help them cope with rising gas prices. Do you support this idea?
6% Yes. These people are most affected by high gas prices, they need our help.
65% No. Driving a car is a privilege, not a right. We have public transportation.
29% With the high price of gas I now qualify as a poor person.
State Senator Floyd Prozanski will seek to expand Oregon's bicycle helmet law to include everyone who rides a bike, not just people under 16. Should every Oregon bicyclist be forced to wear a bicycle helmet?
27% Yes. There are more bicyclists than ever and we need to protect them from serious injury.
40% No. This is America. People should be free to choose.
33% Who is going to protect me from the bicyclists?
Instead of a summer gas-tax holiday, Congress is talking about RAISING the gas tax by a dime to rebuild our aging infrastructure and create jobs. Are you willing to pay 10-cents more a gallon to save our worn-out highways?
22% Yes. The roads and bridges have been long ignored.
64% No. Are you ______ me?
14% 10-cents a gallon? They must be hiring day laborers.
Metro Council voted for a new six-lane (3 each direction) toll bridge that features a light-rail extension to Vancouver. State highway planners say we need 12-lanes, but Metro thinks that would encourage growth and emit more greenhouse gasses. What do you think we need, six or 12 lanes?
10% Six. Metro is right, we can't just think of ourselves, we have to consider environmental impact.
65% Twelve. What is the point of a new bridge if it won't reduce traffic?
25% By the time they get it done I'll be using my jet-pack to get to work.
US Airways pilots are accusing the airline of forcing them to use less fuel than they feel is safe to save money. The pilots want 90 minutes of reserve fuel. The airlines (and FAA regulations) want 45 minutes of reserve. Should airlines carry more than 45-minutes of reserve fuel for every flight?
57% Yes. More is better.
27% No. If they save fuel they save me money.
16% 45 minutes of extra gas – sounds like a bad bean burrito.
Congress is mulling a second stimulus bill. Would you approve of Congress sending out a second rebate check?
42% Yes. I can use the extra money.
35% No. We couldn’t afford the first one. This will just make things worse.
23% I'm worried my bank won't be able to cash it.
President Bush said today that "the nation's troubled banking system is basically sound." Does this comfort you?
50% Yes. There's a lot of worry but there but more banks are strong than weak.
15% No. I can look around and see for myself how bad things really are.
35% I'm basically ready for a new President.
IndyMac Bancorp was seized by federal regulators. Today other banks suffered their biggest drop in eight years on heightened concerns that bank failures will spread. Are you tempted to withdraw all your money from your bank?
6% Yes. I am very close to getting out what I can WHILE I can.
61% No. It's insured by the federal government. I won't panic.
33% Doesn't apply to me. I spent my last dime on a tank of gasoline.
Fmr. Senator Phil Gramm, John McCain's (now former) economic advisor suggested that the current economic slowdown is a "mental recession" and that "America has become a nation of whiners." Is the recession all in our heads?
36% Yes. Things aren't that bad. We have all knee-jerked from media coverage.
41% No. The rapidly rising costs of everything and my lack of spending power are real.
23% Maybe he'll think differently now that he's unemployed, too.
Barack Obama is in talks to sponsor a stock car in a NASCAR race. It would be the first time ever a major U.S. presidential candidate would sponsor a car. Is this presidential?
27% Yes. NASCAR is one of the most watched sports in the country and it's a great way to communicate with the people.
52% No. He's going to have his name next to Home Depot and Wal-Mart.
21% This is rip off of John McCain sponsoring Sunday Night Bingo.
Here we go again! Miss Washington was photographed in a series of "bad apple" acts (flipping off the camera, posing in a bra just a couple of them). The Miss Washington contest calls the photos a learning opportunity and that nothing will be done. Is this the right course of action?
12% Yes. She broke no actual laws. Young people make mistakes.
57% No. She is supposed to be a role model. She should be stripped of her crown.
41% Send me the link to the rest of the photos...
Oregon is in a recession and the City of Portland is giving away two fire trucks to sister city Guadalajara, Mexico. Is this the best use of city resources?
31% Yes. The trucks are near the end of their service life and they desperately need them. It comes with being good members of the global community.
31% No. We could sell them and put the money back into the city.
38% ...maybe they can stop by the day labor camp on the way out of town...
Exotic dancers at a New York club filmed themselves dancing and plan to send the tapes to American soldiers in Iraq. Is this appropriate?
35% Yes. It's a nice gesture. The troops will feel appreciated.
25% No. We don't need society's sinners to send video greetings.
40% Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.
Some environmentalists are calling for bans on fireworks (public and private) because they frighten neighborhood pets and birds. Should fireworks be banned to protect all animals?
4% Yes. We have a responsibility to protect them.
53% No. With a few precautions the animals do just fine.
43% I'd rather ban my neighbor's dog from leaving 'bombs' in my yard.
Are you scaling back on home fireworks this year due to the slow economy?
29% Yes. It’s an extra expense we just can’t afford.
20% No. It’s only once a year and it doesn’t cost that much.
51% Between that and no Starbucks I can afford a gallon of gas.
Should they drain the Mt. Tabor drinking water reservoir #6 after authorities found two people skinny-dipping in it Saturday morning?
7% Yes. Nude people swimming in my drinking water is disgusting.
61% No. It was not on-line and they can treat it with chemicals.
32% All of a sudden bottled water sounds cheap.
TriMet has unveiled the next generation of MAX cars. Each car cost $3.7 millions and carries eight more people. Are these cars a good investment?
16% Yes, with more people riding MAX it’s the time to invest in the future.
41% No, the current cars work just fine and there are more places that need the money.
43% Will the new car keep me from getting beat up?
Should the State of Oregon force parents who practice "faith healing" to seek medical care for their kids?
60% Yes. It’s inexcusable when minors die because their parents won’t contact a doctor.
18% No. They are exercising their right to religious freedom.
22% Let’s just pray they do the right thing.
Jenn Moss wants to ride a bike topless in the Ashland Fourth of July Parade, because it’s legal in Ashland. An Ashland city ordinance allows toplessness. But parade rules say it must be family friendly. She says she’ll sue if she can’t ride topless. Do you let her ride?
14% Yes. It’s not illegal. The city ordinance trumps a parade ‘rule.’
61% No. There will be a lot of little kids there, they don’t need to see that.
25% That’s one way to get dad’s to the parade.
An African-American is the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. Is it time to end Affirmative Action in America?
60% Yes. Winning the presidency is one of the highest attainable goals in America.
8% No. Plenty of minorities still need assistance.
32% Does that mean senior discounts are over if McCain wins?
Would you hire someone (for $10 hr) from the Portland day labor site?
11% Yes. It’s a good deal and safe place to find someone to small jobs.
63% No. I don’t know these people and they are probably not American.
26% In this economy someone will be hiring me from there soon.
It is wrong to call your dad collect on Father's Day?
63% Yes. It's one day a year, man-up and pay it.
16% No. Dad's happy to hear I'm calling.
21% At least I'm not calling from jail.
Should BUDWEISER be owned by a European country?
12% Yes. They make better beer than Budweiser anyway.
56% No way. It's an American institution. It needs to stay that way.
32% What...we couldn't get the Chinese to buy it?
A Portland elementary school eliminated the Pledge of Allegiance before their end of year 'promotion ceremony' out of respect to the diversity of religious faiths practiced by the school community. Should we take the word 'God' back out of the Pledge of Allegiance (it was added in 1954) to make it more socially acceptable?
7% Yes. It makes it easier for schools not to offend individual religions - and it wasn't even part of the original Pledge.
84% No. We've had it for the last 50+ years, nobody is hurt by it.
9% Right now I'm just worried about where my tomatoes are coming from...
Gas is over $4 a gallon and going up. Should America expand oil drilling within our borders?
72% Yes. This will reduce our dependence on foreign oil and keep gas prices reasonable.
19% No. We need to find alternatives to decrease our dependence on oil.
9% I hear Venezuela has weapons of mass destruction...
Has $4-gallon gas affected your driving habits?
62% Yes. I am changing my behavior and trying to conserve and/or drive less.
18% No. Not yet. I'll figure out how to pay for it along the way.
20% The Mad Max movies have become educational videos.
Some USA city halls are going to a 4-day work week to save the city and employees fuel bills. Should Portland City Hall go on a four-day work week to save money?
45% Yes. Everyone benefits, the city and the employee… and taxpayers.
17% No. They would be 10-hour days and that’s too much.
38% Well, it’s a start….
The city of Salem wants to spend $235,000 for a bulletproof public restroom. Should we be spending $235,000 for a bulletproof public restroom?
2% Yes. It will protect against all kinds of vandalism.
84% No. It's a restroom, not a condo.
14% What are they eating shown there?
Should Oregon accept trash from Hawaii?
15% Yes. We make money from the deal.
56% No. We have our own landfill problems.
29% If they keep Mark & Dave, we'll call it even.
Should Portland cops enforce the no-parade-tape rule or "look the other way"?
52% They should enforce it - it's the new rule.
8% They should look the other way. It's a tradition that's been going for decades. It hurts nobody.
40% I guess they solved the meth problem, then?
A video purporting to show a space alien was released to the media today. Here's a shot of the alien looking through the door of a house. Is it really an alien?
3% Yes. I believe in them and the photo proves it.
43% No. The photo can be doctored.
54% It's probably Hillary looking for voters.
A proposed Clark County wind farm with 400 ft tall wind turbines may have to be built close enough to be visible to residents in Portland and Vancouver. Each turbine could generate enough juice to light 1,000 homes. Would you green light such a project?
68% Yes. We need the clean energy more than we need an unobstructed view.
6% No. No one wants to have the view spoiled by giant turbines.
26% Build them near Salem, that's where the hot air is.
Dunkin' Donuts abruptly yanked an ad in which Rachel Ray wears a scarf that resembles a keffiyeh -- a traditional headdress worn by Arab men. (The backdrop, BTW, is Salem, Oregon). Some people became enraged by the ad and even threatened to boycott the company. Here's the pic. Does she look like a terrorist to you?
5% Yes. This type of scarf is an icon of the cultural jihad.
74% No. It's just a scarf. People are making way too much out of it.
21% Must be photo shopped. Rachel would never go to Salem.
Should Portland Public Schools spend 3 to 4-million dollars to insure all children who don't have health insurance?
14% Yes. Kids need to be healthy to learn.
78% No. Health care premiums are something to be paid by parents, not taxpayers.
8% I hope so. Then I could insure gas for my car.
A young boy was attacked in the face by a peacock at the Oregon Zoo. Should the peacocks at zoo be allowed to mingle with visitors?
68% Yes. It's part of the animal experience. Let them stay.
18% No. They are too unpredictable. Get rid of them.
14% How about getting rid of the smell in the Penguin house?
Has the price of gasoline changed your holiday plans?
39% Yes. It's just cost too much to fill my tank, we are sticking closer to home.
28% No. It cost more, but not enough to outright cancel a vacation.
33% I can't take vacation. I'm too busy working my three jobs.
A Washington mom is offended by the growing trend of bikini-clad baristas. Should drive-up bikini barista stores be classified as adult-only stores?
38% Yes. These women are flaunting their bodies. Kids don't need to be exposed to that.
40% No. It's bikinis, nothing sinister. You see those at the beach all the time.
22% Only if we classify the coffee as a drug.
It's May 20, 2008. Which will you follow more closely? American Idol or the Oregon Primary results?
23% American Idol. David vs. David is an exciting contest.
35% Oregon Primary. Could be the most important vote in decades.
42% Puh-leeze! I'll be watching Dancing With The Stars.
There is a growing business in "Pet Loss" services. Would you embalm your pet and display it for viewing at a pet funeral?
3% Yes. Pets are a valued member of the family and deserve this dignity.
56% No. That's too far over the top. We love our pets but there are other priorities.
41% If people are blowing money on this, the price of gas is not high enough.
Is the brutal heat wave (it's only mid-May!) a result of climate change?
6% Yes. And this will get worse and happen more often.
77% No. Days like this are bound to happen every decade or so.
17% Thanks to the A/C, it's a cool 68 inside my SUV.
Tonya Harding said abuse as a child by her mother and being raped at gunpoint by her then-husband was the reason for her bad behavior in her just released book, "The Tonya Tapes." Do you believe her?
17% Yes. She is finally dealing with her tragic past and how it has affected her life.
65% No. She is trying to rewrite history. I don't buy it.
18% They weren't the kind of tapes I thought I was buying when I saw it online.
An Oregon State panel has voted to pull Multnomah County Sheriff Bernie Giusto's badge. Cops from around the state have decided the Multnomah County Sheriff's memory lapses aren't credible. Do you think they're credible?
18% Yes. It's over 20 years ago, I can't even remember what I had for breakfast.
56% No. He exposed himself to a lot of things that needed to be covered up.
26% You can force people from office from having a bad memory?
This young lady was barred from entering her prom in Houston, TX. and eventually taken away in handcuffs all because of the dress. Did school officials do the right thing?
59% Yes. She is showing wayyyy too much skin.
14% No. She is showing nothing illegal. Arresting her was wrong.
27% Where were those dresses when I was in high school?
Should the government lower speed limits back to 55mph on highway to help conserve fuel?
19% Yes. We need to do more than talk about the problem, let's do something to help.
52% No. It's a free market. If people can afford it, let them use it.
29% With traffic around here I barely get above 35 anyway.
There will be a funeral procession for the eight sea lions that died on the Columbia in recent weeks. Do you feel like you should attend?
2% Yes. We need to voice our concerns for these innocent creatures.
77% No. Only the crazies will show up for this one.
21% I'm too busy at Hillary's Presidential funeral.
Hillary Clinton's run for the presidency..."It's Over." IS it?
29% It is over. She gave it her best, but there's no way she will catch Obama. He's got it wrapped up.
25% It is not over! Never count out a Clinton, she is a resourceful politician. She will win big in Oregon.
46% It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If 'is' means is and never has been, that's one thing. If 'is' means there is none, then 'is' is it.
Bill Clinton said "Hillary would be a better President than me." Would she?
17% Yes. She's learned from her husband's successes and failures.
30% No. She was just the first lady, you can't count that as experience.
53% You know she'll pick different Interns.
Should the person who shot the sea lions be prosecuted?
51% Yes. They were caged and were being dealt with.
27% No. We all agreed that we were going to shoot them anyway.
22% How do we know it wasn't the salmon shooting back?
Should members of the U.S. Congress be able to lease cars and pay for gas and maintenance with taxpayer money?
11% Yes. It's part of their budget use as they see best.
66% No. They should lead by example and pay for it themselves.
23% Only if it runs on hot air.
A single-mom Florida high school biology teacher claims she was fired from her teaching job because she was moonlighting as a "bikini mate" aboard a local charter fishing boat. The charter also features topless mates, but she says she never did that. Should she get her job back?
53% Yes. She didn't do anything illegal.
19% No. Teachers like that don't need to be around impressionable youth.
28% I'm betting no one missed her teacher meetings.
Five years out, the White House says the Mission Accomplished sign might have been a mistake. You tell us. Was it?
39% Yes. We are still there now and the U.S.S. Lincoln is headed back.
36% No. We accomplished our short term goals. We are turning Iraq around.
25% It'll all be worth it once we get those low gas prices.
With the price of gas at $4 gallon, should ODOT begin converting more freeway lanes to carpool lanes to promote carpooling?
15% Yes. Carpooling need to be encouraged and rewarded.
55% No. It only makes the rest of us burn more gas sitting in traffic.
30% Doesn’t matter, in twenty years they’ll all be bike lanes.
A group from Hood River wants to see Eastern Oregon become our 51st state because Salem does not represent their needs. Do they have a case?
33% Yes. All the benefits go to citizens west of the Cascades.
25% No. They benefit in many ways that urban citizens don't.
42% As long as they pay for half of the new border fence.
Should states allow religious license plates on vehicles?
54% Yes. It’s a fundamental right in a religious based country.
23% No. Separate of church and state.
23% I’m for anything that will help me beat a photo-radar ticket.
Were the "Phoenix Lights" an alien encounter?
25% Yes. We can't be the only intelligent life in the universe.
33% No. It's an atmospheric phenomenon, or some government test.
42% I'm not building a fence for THOSE aliens.
Did Oregon's Kristy Lee Cook deserve to get kicked off American Idol?
42% Yes. She went as far as her talents would take her.
37% No. She has a better voice than the others and deserved to stay.
21% Even Hillary said it was time for her to get out.
Commissioner Dan Saltzman says special trees in Portland should have rights, even when on individual owner’s property. Should trees have rights in Portland?
51% No. That’s the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
18% Yes. Som
