Letters

MORE THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION, PLEASE TO THE EDITOR: I’ve read with some interest the letters you’ve received regarding Dan Savage’s article about war with Iraq [“Yes to War on Iraq” October 24], and I can’t help but ask, “What is the problem with these people?” I’m no fan of Bush, but it seems like the left […]

ANOTHER ROUSING SAVAGE ENDORSEMENT TO THE EDITOR: I want to deeply thank Dan Savage for his clear and convincing exposition of why the US must go to war against Iraq [“Yes to War with Iraq,” October 24]. My eyes were opened by Dan’s explanation that President Bush has solemnly promised that after our victory, the […]

STUPID EZRA ACE CARAEFF AND HIS STUPID NAME TO THE EDITOR: Okay, here’s what we learned from Ezra Ace Caraeff’s “review” of the downtown foodcart Soul Shack [“Last Supper,” Oct 31]. 1) Ezra Ace Caraeff regrets moving to Portland from Southern California. 2) Ezra Ace Caraeff doesn’t know any native Portlanders. 3) Ezra Ace Caraeff […]

SAVAGE IS A SCHIZO GAY REPUBLICAN DEAR MERCURY: Has Dan Savage lost his mind [“Say Yes to War in Iraq,” Dan Savage, October 24]? He ends his pro-war editorial with edicts–Reform your societies! Liberalize! Democratize!–as if Dan himself were to be the dictator of the American-led military government he wants in Iraq. Here’s what Dan […]

I’VE GOT GLUE EAR DEAR MERCURY: I went to the doctor and she said I have “glue ear.” What is glue ear? I don’t want to have glue ear. Rebecca, age 8 Arts Editrix Julianne Shepherd responds: Don’t worry; glue ear is easy to cure. Your ear is just filling up with fluid that normally […]

I WANT SEAMLESS UNDERWEAR DEAR SIR: We are inquiring about the possibility of buying seamless underwear. I kindly ask you to send us the price list of a seamless underwear. Thank you in advance. Veneta Pavlova, Bulgaria The Mercury Responds: As it turns out, the Mercury doesn’t sell seamless underwear. However, we’ve heard you can […]

THE ASSASSINATION PROCLAMATION TO THE EDITOR: How I love the sound of liberal whining in the fall. “Peace Through Assassination” [News, Wm. Steven Humphrey, Oct 3] is proof of your ignorance. While I find your disagreement with military action in Iraq curious, the claim that Bush is seeking “revenge” and trying to fix the “inability […]

i just want to fit in DEAR PETA: [RE: “Letters,” Sept 26, in which the writer asks the Mercury and all hippie-haters to kiss her “hairy hippie ass.”] Hippies are not a radical movement. They are a social group. They drink out of jars and wear mismatched clothing just like their hippie friends. The people […]

HIPPIES: HUMANITY’S GREATEST HOPE FOR THE FUTURE? TO THE EDITOR: According to your “Am I a Hippie?” survey I am not a real hippie [“Self-Hell,” Sept 12]. Nevertheless, you and all your Mercury reading hippie-hating cohorts can kiss my hairy hippie ass. Perhaps hippie haters think sitting around in bars high on coke, watching shitty […]

POOH-POOH YOU! TO THE EDITOR: This is in response to letters printed in your paper written by “Voices in the SE Wilderness” and “I Am Not a Terrorist” [“Letters,” Sept 5, in which the writers pooh-pooh Ann Romano for pooh-poohing conspiracy theories claiming that the U.S. government was directly involved in the 9/11 attacks]. To […]

IS BUSSE A DEMOCRAT HUSSY? To Phil Busse: I was disappointed with the article “Thanks For Your Contribution” (August 29), because it takes what is a very important policy issue and spins it as partisan politics. I think you are right that it is unfair for elected politicians to expect the taxpayers to pay for […]

GOT WHACKED? JOIN THE CLUB! TO THE MERCURY: Concerning the article “The Wheels of Injustice,” by Bill Lascher [“On My Soapbox,” August 22, in which Bill gets abused by the police while photographing an event]. It’s obvious you are white. (Don’t take this wrong, my father is too.) I mentioned this because people of European […]