Dear Editor:

Last week some of your readers were dismayed at your choice of Jerry Sanders as Person of the Year. One letter suggested that Congresswoman Susan Davis should have been selected. Ms. Davis is great when it comes to marching in Pride Parades and waving the gay flag. However, we must remember that last May – along with a handful of other Democratic sellouts – Ms. Davis joined Republicans in giving “The Decider” a blank check for his bloodbath for oil profits in Iraq.

In September a group of peace activists visited Ms. Davis’ San Diego office and requested that she sign a pledge not to fund Bush’s endless “War.” Todd Gloria, the Congresswoman’s San Diego mouthpiece, told the San Diego Union Tribune that “the Congresswoman does not sign pledges.” (Friday, September 21, 2007 Page B4) Apparently the Congresswoman is more comfortable signing blank checks for Bush

Ms. Davis has joined other California Democratic Bush enablers – most notably Dianne Feinstein and Nancy Pelosi – who do nothing while Bush and his pack of liars trample the Constitution, spread fear and hate, and sellout US troops and the Nation to the highest bidder. Jerry Sanders may or may not have been the best choice, but a far better choice than Congresswoman Susan Davis would have been.

Jack Hogan

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Dear Editor:

The LGBT community is comforted to know that Nicole says that he has talked personally with top city officials and there are no campaigns going on to raid and close GLBT businesses. Period! Wait a minute isn’t this the same Nicole that stood next to the chief of police at David’s Coffee House when Lansdowne promised that he would not send undercover police into LGBT businesses while at the same time he was doing it? Sorry Nicole but no one can believe you anymore.

Ho Chang

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Dear Editor:

No Nicole, the letters to the editor criticizing City Attorney Michael Aguirre and Police Chief William Landsdowne were not written by employees of the 2200 Club with the exception of the letters written by me. No videos depicting unsafe sex were shown on the televisions. Employees refused to play videos brought in by members. Aguirre claimed in his letter in the GLT that legal action was taken to protect the health and safety of the GLBT community. There is no evidence in the Health Department inspection reports or in court transcripts that any such violations existed or were alleged. The 2200 Club enjoyed a good relationship with the Health Department because any minor violations were immediately corrected. The sole reason that Aguirre and Landsdowne sent undercover police into the 2200 Club was to look for sexual activity between consenting adults. Read their statements; they were not looking for health code violations, illegal drugs, nor did they attempt buy drugs.

You introduced Chief Landsdowne before his presentation to the LGBT community at the coffee house in Hillcrest when he stated that he would not use undercover police in LGBT businesses and then did. My suggestion is to stick to the truth in your column; it is a lot easier to remember and to defend.

Charlie Sharples

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Dear Editor:

Now lets get this straight. Nicole says that Michael Aguirre is getting slammed in the media because of disgruntled former employees of the 2200 Club. Maybe it was for some other reasons. Maybe it was because members of his own party, the San Diego Democratic Central Committee, referred to him as “Embarrassment to the party”, “erratic”, “unpredictable” and “liar” when they vetoed his endorsement. Maybe it is because Russell O’Brien, the editor of the GLT, slammed Aguirre in his 2/15/07 editorial for his treatment of the gay community. Maybe it was because San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said she was concerned about the manner in which this City Attorney recklessly and without supporting evidence accuses citizens in our community of corruption, conspiracy and other criminal misconduct. Maybe it was because he had an ethics complaint filed against him for soliciting or accepting donations or gratuity in money from subordinates or employees. Maybe it is because of the millions and millions of the taxpayer’s dollars that he has wasted. Sorry Nicole but Michael Aguirre has a few more problems than the former employees of the 2200 Club.

Howard Greenberg

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Dear Editor:

Where does Nicole come up with these stories? No the people writing letters were not former 2200 Club employees. They have all moved on to other jobs including the other bathhouses. No special group frequented the 2200 Club. You would see many of the same faces at any of the three clubs. Drug users caused major problems and were not welcome at any of them. The same people that were on the 86 list at one club were also on the lists at the others. The owners of the three clubs were personal friends and cooperated fully with each other. None of the clubs had a reputation of allowing druggies or other low lifes in. I believe that the 2200 Club had never had a death or serious injury during their entire operation which is pretty good considering they were the only one with a large swimming pool. The 2200 Club had the reputation of encouraging off duty police officers to join the club. One Highway Patrolman who frequented the club had his police emblem on his driver’s license under the lamination. It was probably the safest place in town on a Friday or Saturday night. People with nice cars preferred it because it was the only club with a parking lot which was well lit and monitored with video cameras. The sorry reputation that Mike Aguirre has in Hillcrest and North Park is well earned by his actions.

Juan Gonzalez

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