MORE BLEEDING-HEART LIBERAL JOKES ABOUT HATE CRIMES
DEAR MERCURY—Holy shit, are you trying to make my head
explode? I consider myself a pretty open-minded cracker, verging on
bleeding-heart liberal territory when it comes to racial equality, but
when I read things like bike lanes being “the white stripes of
gentrification” and events like the Bridge Pedal made out to be some
kind of exclusionary “white people ride,” I think about committing
a hate crime [“Bicycle Race,” News, Nov 19]. Show me the data where
neighborhoods with high concentrations of minorities are underserved by
bicycle facilities and I might change my tune, but for now get with the
fucking program already, you whiny minority bitches. We want you on the
team.
-Asa Dye
DARN YOU CYNICAL KIDS! GET OFF MY LAWN!
DEAR MERCURY—Your recent bashing of the Willamette
Week comes off as petty jealousy, PM [“Leaving Randyland,”
Hall Monitor, Nov 19; “Willamette Week Publisher Report,” New
Column! Nov 19]. Just because WW is busy trying to do
some investigative journalism in its “Randyland” pieces while you’re
busy doing… what? Putting nonsensical, unfunny fluff on the cover?
(see “The Coming Apocalypse…” [“Welcome to the Apocalypse!” Feature,
Nov 19]), doesn’t mean you need to run not one but two articles in
direct response to what they’ve recently had in their paper. It’s
ironic that [Matt] Davis would rag on how WW is running all the
stuff “that didn’t make the grade to be an actual story” while the
Merc consistently does so in every paper (again, see “The Coming
Apocalypse…”). So what if WW‘s revenues are down 16 percent?
If the Merc‘s are up, it’s only because it appears you guys will
run anything that vaguely smacks of the juvenile and pretentious, and
that seems to appeal to a city comprised to a large extent by
pretentious, cynical kids.
-Joe Clinkenbeard
PROTOCOLONOSCOPY
The real issue here, people, is “protocol” [“A Line in the Sand,”
News, Nov 26]. The cops followed it in an escalating situation. If you
don’t like the protocol, address it with the administration to change
it. The union was involved because cops should not be suspended for
following the rules. The cops don’t have time to ask for ID to verify
their age, or interview subjects to find out if they’re mentally ill
and off their meds before they respond to inappropriate behavior.
Children and adults should learn to obey the laws, respect the police,
and act responsibly. OH… and where are the parents of this
“12-year-old” and why weren’t they concerned their kid was out and
hanging with hoodlums?
-posted by bigsislilsis on portlandmercury.com
LIVER THROUGH THIS
DEAR EDITOR—Please refer to Ann Romano’s statement [One Day at
a Time, Nov 26]. It reads, “But if you are a true Palin
supporter, then today you were among the thousands who gathered outside
the Grand Rapids, Michigan, Barnes & Noble to see Palin in her all
prissy glory for the kickoff of her book tour. And let us tell you,
those Grand Rapids hillbillies ate up Palin’s folksy charm like it was
Obama’s liver covered in ketchup.” Given Ann’s ooohs and aaahs
so far about Obama, this statement is, I believe, totally out of
context, tasteless, and disrespectful of the man holding the highest
office in the nation and perhaps the world! Was Ann having nightmares
the night before?
-Noor
OH NOOR, how perfectly sweet of you to care! Our Ann is sleeping
peacefully now, but then four martinis and one of Hubby Kip’s famous
foot massages will do that to a girl. You, meanwhile, get two tickets
to the Laurelhurst Theater and lunch at No Fish! Go Fish!, where all
foot massages must take place out back, as per health code
regulations.
As a minority who lived in Portland my whole life I have to say riding a bike is pretty much a white people thing. And a tweeker thing. I don’t want to be on your team. Not now, not ever. Thanks.
Since when has bike riding been a racial stereotype? I suppose since driving a car was gender specific. Doesn’t sound like I want to be on any team. Can’t we all just get along?
Bravo Joe Clinkenbeard, my feelings exactly!
I loved how Mr. Davis took it upon himself to rail against the WW in their print copy, but then “mysteriously” his rant didn’t appear on-line. Nice tactic to avoid any blow-back from your readers. Fucking pussy!
One must remember that this rag is the same piece of shit that aided and abetted Sam’s lies throughout the election and fallout. I’ll never get over that obvious deception of the public trust. BTW – Is that bytch-box Amy Ruiz still on Adam’s payroll? Matt Davis has simply taken Ruiz’s place, nothing has changed, and the Mercury’s reputation continues to swirl around the toilet bowl, leaving multi-colored streaks and smears. Now days it’s barely short of tabloid journalism.
Well I’ll Black & i ride my bike all the time. Since when did bicycling become a “White” or even a “tweeker” thing?