On a side note, that entire 2 year long dialog I had with that dude made me wonder if there any Catholics who are religious. (note to offended Catholics: I kid).

Excerpt from \"Say Yes To War\" by Dan Savage October 2002

\"In the meantime, invading and rebuilding Iraq will not only free the Iraqi people, it will also make the Saudis aware of the consequences they face if they continue to oppress their own people while exporting terrorism and terrorists. The War on Iraq will make it clear to our friends and enemies in the Middle East (and elsewhere) that we mean business: Free your people, reform your societies, liberalize, and democratize... or we\'re going to come over there, remove you from power, free your people, and reform your societies for ourselves\"

And people who want (let alone expect) to be treated as serious journalists don't use "fuck" except in a direct quote.

It'd be nice to read something in The Stranger/Slog again that actually made a real difference in someone's life. Use or misuse of the word "fuck" doesn't. Dan, get a clue.

You really don't understand why daily papers aren't full of curse words? You really don't get how they are different from alt-weeklies? Or are you just pretending to be stupid?

Are you really beating up a straw man? Or are you just pretending to be stupid. Dan was responding specifically to Postman's little dig at The Stranger:

“Please excuse the (totally unnecessary) profane headline”

Who is Postman to decide whether or not cursing is "necessary"? And what if it is unnecessary - so fucking what? I and thousands like me appreciate the fact that The Stranger says "fuck". If Postman wants to warn his readers about profanity, more power to him. As for labeling it "totally unnecessary"? Lick my ass.

A smart, proficient person can still say or write something impactful and emphatic without resorting to words that by their very nature get an immediate recoil.

It's just lazy.

Perfect for playgrounds or Seattle.

Anyone who calls establishment ass-kissing, rubber stamping, "Go Along Get Along" Bob Edwards out on his sudden born again political progressiveness conveniently taking place right before the major dailies are due with their port commission endorsements deserves props. Good job Josh!

And King County could care less about housing low income families in this county. If they did, they would be collaborating with Burien city hall and other local governments on real solutions.

Instead, the the county government bureaucrats are bullying Burien, threatening to withhold funding, and when that doesn't work, they file baseless lawsuits.

It's great political theater, it draws a lot of attention to the Housing Authority, but it does little to actually solve the problem of housing the homeless.