Slog - Comments on Let Freedom Reign

Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball

Jubilation T. Cornball — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:21:53 -0800

Dan, if Iraq wore stovepipe jeans, a trucker hat and had a line on some killer chronic I bet the staff would pay more attention.

Comment by Amelia

Amelia — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:35:02 -0800

Thanks, Dan.

Comment by kinaidos

kinaidos — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:10:46 -0800

I just hope we never ever ever ever ever see Obama walk across the deck of an aircraft carrier in coveralls.

Comment by MarkyMark

MarkyMark — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:51:08 -0800

Follow the money...

Comment by elliott

elliott — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:55:22 -0800

Yea Dan, crack staff we got huh. WAKE UP FUCKERS.

Comment by Gabriel

Gabriel — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:12:07 -0800

Thanks, Dan. Like most media outlets, Slog has dropped the ball on this issue. It's eerie, no one's talking about Iraq. The one talking point you hear is that the surge is working, and that's treated by everyone as a conversation stopper. Most journalists discussing Obama and McCain's policy differences fail even to note that they differ on Iraq, one of the most pressing issues of the day. Meanwhile we get Eli and Erica yammering on about ZOMG OBAMA IS THE WORST POLITICIAN EVER. Step up to the fucking plate, Slog.

Comment by danzmyhero

danzmyhero — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:13:03 -0800

;D Thanks for remembering what so many would like to ignore/conveniently forget.

Comment by chas Redmond

chas Redmond — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:08:43 -0800

What are the end-dates for the Halliburton support contracts? How fast can the Army out-process troops? How many months of ammo/provisions are in or heading to the Mid East? Would this have a positive or negative effect on the US economy? Would marriage/divorce rates go up/down? Interesting proposition, here.

Comment by Rain Monkey

Rain Monkey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:48:07 -0800

The Stranger has cultivated a staff, and readership, who focus their attention on their own genitals first, and eventually consider matters extending as far as the limits of Capital Hill.

At times it is nice escapist reading, but often it is merely self-obsessed and irrelevant.

For as much shit as I fling your direction, Dan, at least you are aware that what happens in Washington affects each of us in an intimate way.

Comment by Vince

Vince — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:53:24 -0800

I'm beginning to care even less what Obama or McCain think. I can't stand either one. The Iraqis are going to have to pry us loose. Maybe if they gave us a permanent base with the stipulation we don't leave the base without specific authorization. Either way, we aren't going anywhere for a very long time.

Comment by spoilt

spoilt — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:00:41 -0800

I'd pay more attention, and give this more credence, if the information came from anybody besides you, Dan. You're the queen bee at The Stranger, right? Get one of the real journalists to write about the real stories.

You just stick to sex toys and S/M, indulge your need to point out bad heterosexual parents, whine about public transportation. Leave the politics for those who haven't humiliated themselves completely.

Comment by Mike of Renton

Mike of Renton — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:59:14 -0800

But... but... but, how will Bush's friends make get the money they deserve from no-bid contracts if we can't build those bases?

IOW, what @4 said.

Comment by Dan Savage

Dan Savage — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:48:04 -0800

Exactly, Spoilt. I have no credibility here. Which is why I wait, hoping, hoping, that one of my coworkers will cover this shit. But they don't, because... no one cares.