City races

[R.V. Murphy]

I admit that I'm working for a City Council challenger but what's with The Stranger kissing all the incumbents asses and making smartass remarks about all the challengers (see July 27 issue). I don't mind the smartass remarks, especially if they're clever, because that's just what we've come to expect from The Stranger. Last election the theme was boot out all the incumbents, now it's all the incumbents are going to win so who gives a shit. We should expect more from The Stranger than pandering to Drago and Nickels. What do others think.

[Rain Monkey]

What is with team Nickles protecting us from strippers. If we wanted a family-values nag whose pockets are stuffed with corporate cash Seattle would have voted red last time.

What's Boris Yeltsin doing in retirement? Let's elect him Mayor of Seattle.

[Fuzed]

DRAGO is good. Vote for her.

Licata, Conlin, and Pelz, good as well, support them if you want progressives and pro-music folks in office.

All of these folks support VERA, support all ages shows, music, and sensible government.

As for Nickels, he was great but is scaring us with his possible new noise ordinance proposal, his nanny anti-stripper policy, higher taxes on the music business community, and where is he on transportation!? Ever been to Portland? Lots of strip clubs and lots of public transportation. Nickels should stop letting Tim Ceis run the City and look to our friends down South for some examples, be spening his time worrying about running the city himself and leading on transportation, not protecting adults from boobies.

At least Nickels seems to be leading the way on funding the VERA Projects capital campaign. That wins him a ton of points. Doesn't overshadow his lame pandering on strip clubs though. Jeesh, just when I thought Seattle was growing up, we move towards Barbara Bush running the city.