Good Morning, News: Oregonian's "Pulitizer Pox", When Kitz Met Hayes, and 50 Shades of $90 Million

Portland Mercury:

GOOD MORNING, BLOGTOWN! Call you on your cell you hangin' the fellas (the fellas). Hangin' with my girls you always getting jealous (n' jealous). LET'S GO TO PRESS. The Justice Department is cracking down hard on Cylvia Hayes, saying that, despite the fact she doesn't see herself as a policy advisor to Kitzhaber, she could face punishment for civil ethics violations as well as official misconduct. However, "so far, no one has alleged that Kitzhaber or Hayes has engaged in the scale of public corruption evident in other federal prosecutions," says the newspaper that asked him to resign. Speaking of the zeal that certain news organizations possess, Salem's Statesman Journal issued an editorial this weekend saying that the reason a certain news organization asked Kitz to resign is because they have a bad case of "the Pulitzer Pox." (Don't worry guys! We've been immunized.) (So if Kitz is vindicated two years down the road, does that mean previously earned Pulitzers can be taken away?) Here's a good NYT article about how KItz and Hayes met, fell in love, and got in a lot of trouble. Libya and Egypt launch airstrikes against Islamic State after they release a video showing the mass beheadings of Christians—21 in all—who are believed to be Egyptians. In case you missed it, on Saturday afternoon a murdering extremist killed a film director and a Jewish security guard in Copenhagen. The attacker was later killed in a shootout with police. Two Australians and five other foreigners are set to be executed in Indonesia for the crime of drug smuggling. Activists in Turkey are furious with the country's attitude toward women, spurred by the rape and brutal murder committed by a bus driver on his passenger. By the end of today, the film version of 50 Shades of Grey is expected to have earned a whopping $90 million. (They're just trying to torture you!) For the first time since 1962, a late night talk host is taking his show to Cuba. Take the Masturbating Bear with you, Conan! Now here's what's going on in your neck of the woods: DEAR GOD WHAT A GLORIOUS PRESIDENTS DAY! (And things are looking completely fine for the rest of the week, too.) And finally, I would be very happy if any of the women depicted in this "Action Women Movie Montage" became president. Prepare to have your ass KICKED. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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