Slog - Comments on While I Was Gone http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1 Jonah and Josh (the male cabal that forms two-thirds of the Stranger's news staff) took advantage of my absence to write this totally offensive look back at 2007 "with" (they wish!) Venus Velazquez, the foxy onetime City Council candidate last seen losing to Bruce Harrell thanks to a DUI. Those two really know how to kick a lady when she's down! Anyway, here's an excerpt. Best Decision of the Year: No. And Hell No. The voters get credit for making the best decision of 2007. When it came to Seattle's waterfront, voters wisely said no to Mayor Nickels's expensive... Copyright 2008 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:15:58 -0800 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:54:45 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by max solomon cary moon IS foxy.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884505 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884505 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:19:31 -0800 Comment by Fnarf So it's OK to drive drunk as long as you're foxy?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884516 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884516 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:32:48 -0800 Comment by Lake I adore the Stranger does. But impersonating people in articles frustrates your credibility enormously.

]]> Lake http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884526 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884526 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:45:36 -0800 Comment by Lake *most of what

]]> Lake http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884527 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:46:11 -0800 Comment by laterite Oh, you men! *places hands on hips, taps foot*

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884532 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884532 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:50:35 -0800 Comment by *gong* psshh. I am ... was a Velazquez supporter, and I found this article hilarious.

It would be nice, however, to have some sort of signifier for pieces published in the actual paper that are completely made up. Secret code anybody? Common sense obviously isn't cutting it most of the time for a lot of people.

]]> *gong* http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884536 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884536 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:55:31 -0800 Comment by SeMe Two white journalists calling Bruce Harrell an African American Asian man a gorilla was a wee offensive, and worst of all, the piece was not even funny, except for the part about Bruce drinking at Earl's, my old watering hole.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884539 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884539 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:57:02 -0800 Comment by Greg @5: At least Erica doesn't turn them upside down when they rescue her from a dungeon, or constantly fold her arms under her breasts and glare.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884543 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884543 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 15:59:40 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 Offensive? Not really.

Funny? Not really.

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884544 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884544 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:00:14 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV How dare they kick a lady while she's down!

Since it's so offensive, lets post it again for maximum effect!

Heh.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884612 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884612 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:56:36 -0800 Comment by SeMe And besides, V is a lightweight compared to this dame. She blew a .55
Holly crap them Oregonians be drinking. No wonder theyre able to vote for good progressive transit packages and shit.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/1227072harper1.html

She can out drink all you fools.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884642 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884642 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:32:24 -0800 Comment by jamier That was a really lame article. I'm glad you're back!

]]> jamier http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884660 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884660 Conflict of Interest Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:12:12 -0800 Comment by watcher people who take the time to write about what a lame article a lame article is, are lame.

]]> watcher http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884993 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c884993 Conflict of Interest Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:25:11 -0800 Comment by croydonfacelift What about people who take the time to write about a lame article about what a lame article a lame article is? Honh? What about those people?

]]> croydonfacelift http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c885097 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/while_i_was_gone_1#c885097 Conflict of Interest Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:54:45 -0800