Mayor Adams: Don't back down!

Mayor Adams, we think the media have gone too far in calling for your resignation, and we're absolutely disgusted at the thinly (if at all) veiled hatred that has passed for "public opinion" on the Internet this week.  We were thrilled to attend tonight's rally in your support.

You know whether you had sex with a minor or traded favors with Amy J. Ruiz, and we don't.  Despite what has happened, we trust you to look within yourself and do the right thing.  If the allegations are true, you cannot win and you simply must resign.

But if the allegations are false, you are just as strongly compelled to stand tall and strike a blow against the hatred that festers within our community!  We believe that many of the attacks against you come from outside, and that you still have strong support from real Portland citizens.

The beast that has backed you into this corner may be intimidating, but ultimately it is weak and cowardly.  If you aren't guilty of any crime and you stand up to this monster, you WILL defeat it!  You will also expose this small-minded hate for what it is, our community will be better off as a result, and we will teach the rest of the world a powerful lesson about right and wrong.  You're the most capable and energetic mayor we've had in a long time, we've got serious challenges in front of us and we need you back at work.  Don't let the bastards win!