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Many people claim they have no time to do
political actions. Well, with the average
American watching approximately four to six
hours of TV a day, I say hogwash. What better
way to model to our children than getting in-
volved in a neighborhood group, community gar-
den, city council meeting, etc.? These children
are our future. Oh, and another thing, it’s fun!
Pamela Driscoll
Eugene
NOTHING FISHY
In rebuttal to EW May 29 Morsels on
McGrath’s: I have been a regular at McGrath’s
approximately once a month for over eight
years. Upon the occasion of being seated in the
bar, or at any other area, I have never had
drinks pushed on me. Once I had a waitress
that was sub-par — an anomaly. She is no
longer there. I am still going back. Servers are
attentive, courteous and friendly. The food has
been up to the standard I require to go back to a
place. The clam chowder is very good.
Any delicate organization, such as a restau-
rant, can have an off day. It is unfortunate there
were so many on the day of your reviewer’s
visit. I offer this to contrast the review by Aria
Seligmann in hopes that a differing view will
be made available to your readers.
Chris M. Percival
Eugene
SHOW SOME LOVE
I am writing to let you know I am another
reader who would like to see better coverage
(reviews even) of the excellent acoustic music
scene in Eugene. I also am a reggae fan and I
believe this form of music suffers significant
lack of respect in the U.S. Your writers may be
“clever” and “cute” at times, but let’s please
respect the artists who bring us this socially,
politically and spiritually important music. In
the past I have seen patronizing and quite idi-
otic interviews and coverage. I know this can
be improved. Thank you.
Michael Madans
Eugene
SORRY, SOLDIER
Most Americans are aware of thanks and
appreciation we owe the youth in our Army
and Marines sent to Iraq in the belief they were
protecting us. We owe them something else,
too: regret and apologies for placing them in
harm’s way when there was no need for it.
When some of our soldiers ask of anti-war
demonstrators, “When was the last time you
did something for your country?” their mili-
tary blinders keep them from seeing the truth
that efforts of demonstrators are a service to
our country. What dissenters did after the inva-
sion of Iraq shows courage, which youthful
soldiers some day may appreciate.
The lying character of the Bush administra-
tion and gullibility of its citizens are obvious in
the story of the most famous selfless soldier,
Pvt. Lynch. She still deserves hero status for
putting herself in mortal danger, being injured
and captured on what she thought was her na-
tion’s behalf.
Now we and she know better. Fictional
weapons of mass destruction in Iraq were jus-
tification for illegal preemptive war, but we
have learned there were no such weapons. If
they eventually pop up, they surely will have
been planted by a government accustomed to
sinking that low. The lying about Lynch con-
tinued with the Pentagon’s untrue story of how
she was “rescued” from the Iraqi hospital
where she was treated for injuries.
We have heard nothing from her since her
return to the U.S. Embarrassment may dis-
courage her from telling what really happened.
More likely, as a soldier still following orders,
she has been told by her commando-in-chief to
keep her mouth shut.
Our children, like the Pvt. Lynches, suffer
when their parents tolerate an unjust and lying
“leader.”
George Beres
Eugene
RX FOR U.S.
A prescription for human survival: Replace
the Bush of CEO payoffs, war, stolen elec-
tions, propaganda, environmental calamities
and U.N. hating with the Kucinich of real
democracy, peace, honest elections, truth, en-
vironmental protection and U.N. loving. We
cannot expect the rest of the world to want to
have a U.S.-style government while the U.S.
government remains so pitifully addicted to
mass death and environmental suicide.
Bob Saxton
Eugene
U.S. OF IRAQ
Tell me when our new messiah, George W.
Bush, will make his triumphal victory march
into Baghdad astride a donkey to accept the
homage and gratitude of the liberated Iraqi
people. Or is Messiah Bush waiting for the
regime’s Bechtel and Halliburton cronies to
rebuild Baghdad at American taxpayers’ ex-
pense and huge corporate profits? Will there
be Golden Arches for Messiah Bush to pass
through on his donkey to receive his acco-
lades? Will the shell-shocked Iraqis kiss the
victor’s feet for liberating Iraqi oil fields to the
hands of Shell, Exxon and other oil cronies?
And surely the Iraqis will be flying the
American flag to celebrate their new favored
status as another oppressed country for our
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