He has the same air of entitlement as Neil and like Neil the local media won't shine a light on this trait.

True character traits are often revealed in the most interesting venues.

“If I wanted to punch him in the nuts,” Smith says, “I would have punched him in the nuts.”

unbelievable!

And a bully too! How...Portlandia. He can take up where Randy leaves off.
Is the Jeffer-Jerk going to "punch in the nuts" those who oppose him at Kiddie Hall. And what if one is not genetically equipped with "nuts"? What will he punch then?
Maybe Jefferson should look for a job at the TSA.

Not surprising - he was also a bit of a problem child in "lawyer league" basketball when he was at his firm. This isn't disqualifying behavior for me in and of itself, but the lack of personal responsibility/self-control his actions and answers indicate give weight to what his most strident critics say. So the next mayor will be a liar or a fighter - keep Portland weird!

I guarantee that this guy acts like a dick to waiters/waitresses and anybody else in the service industry.

From the comment section on WIlly Week's site - looks like a pattern:

"My team played Jefferson's team once and Jefferson was nice enough to come up to one of my teammates after the match to scream in his face and tell him he played 'like a punk a#s b#tch' completely unprovoked. Thankfully our teammate was man enough to just laugh it off. He was definitely looking for a confrontation. Jefferson Smith has a bit of an anger management problem I would say. Not someone we wanting representing our city."

# provided by me, it's a quote but I like that this is a profanity/lunatic free comment section

One last thing I don't get, Jefferson Smith has had political ambitions for a long time, and regardless of how you feel about him, by all accounts he's a smart, politically savvy guy. Given that, how could he be dumb enough to pull crap like this and not expect it to go public?

"I guarantee that this guy acts like a dick to waiters/waitresses and anybody else in the service industry."

LOL. I read that was an old CEO trick - take the hotshot MBA that you're thinking of hiring out to a fancy restaurant, and let the MBA do the ordering. If the MBA is rude to the service people, it's guaranteed that he will be equally nasty to any subordinates he's managing.

For all of Portland's preening about How Wonderful We Are, how do we end up with such terrible mayoral candidates?

"One last thing I don't get, Jefferson Smith has had political ambitions for a long time, and regardless of how you feel about him, by all accounts he's a smart, politically savvy guy. Given that, how could he be dumb enough to pull crap like this and not expect it to go public?"

Well, you'd think he would also pay his Bar dues, and would avoid driving with a suspended license.

They guy obviously has a sense of entitlement as big as all outdoors. Obviously a perfect fit for mayor of Portland, given his illustrious predecessors.

Heckuva choice - Sociopathic liar or sociopathic bully.

The more things change, the more they get worse in Portland.

I can't help but think of this mayoral campaign now as "The Nutcracker vs. The Evil Mouse King."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nutcracker_and_the_Mouse_King

Tom & Jerry ~ A Nutcracker (1:08)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_BlQNaLQek

For a dose of reality, do write in Lavonne Griffin-Valade for mayor! Only need one more vote than either of the two candy colored clowns that remain in this runoff election.

We don't need another liar or nutjob for mayor -- we need an a$$kicker.

Playing any game against lawyers is a thankless chore, regardless.

My impression from interviewing Charlie was that he is a normal politician. I didn't sense anything wrong with his range of human emotions. In fact, I went out of my way to criticize him and he handled it with a grin.

My experience with Jefferson was much different. Jefferson is a problem child.

It was quite a burden meeting him. For weeks, I felt like I had some inside knowledge about Jefferson that had to be shared. It's quite a relief to see these reports show up now, but they should have been out during the primary.

Back then WW was charging Eileen Brady with everything but having too many grocery items in the express checkout line. Remember the thing about who founded New Seasons?

Meanwhile, they barely mentioned that Jefferson's dad bought him the bus. Doesn't that make his dad the founder of the Bus Project?

If it had to be 2 out of the Big 3, I would sleep better if Eileen and Charlie had advanced. At least then we wouldn't be considering a violent hothead with a reckless streak.

Oh, and Smith's explanation that he has mellowed since he turned 39, is a very special kind of lame. It's what the British soccer announcers call, "quite cynical."

"Maybe Jefferson should look for a job at the TSA"

That wouldn't work. The TSA is all about fondling nuts....not punching them.

This child-in-a-man's-body sounds like Randy Leonard's spiritual twin. He is, therefore, a virtual shoo-in for CoP mayor.

"This child-in-a-man's-body sounds like Randy Leonard's spiritual twin."

And possibly distantly related to Little Lord Paulson too?

Let's not be too quick to judge.

City council meetings could be cut in half after a few well directed nut shots to fellow council members who drone on for more than 20 minutes congratulating each other for showing up for work. I can only imagine what Mr. Steve Novic has in store for us...

Both Jack and Bill would now be very justified in saying "I told you so" right about now.

Only in the City of Portland could a closed fist strike to a persons testicles become an issue in the race for Mayor.

Slim (Chance) just left the building.