From the Washington State Democrats home page. Tonight's party features the man who lost the 2004 U.S. presidential election and the woman who lost the 2004 Washington State gubernatorial election:
You’re invited to join Senator John Kerry1 for a seafood reception to benefit the Washington State Democratic Party'sIt would almost be worth the price of admission to show up wearing a Re-Elect Rossi T-shirt!GovernorFormer Attorney General's Defense Fund with special guestGovernorFormer Attorney General Christine Gregoire.
Event Sponsorship: $250, Individual Sponsorship: $100, Individual Ticket: $75.
Where: Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
Discovery Park, Seattle (Magnolia Neighborhood).
When: Sunday, May 1st 6:30 – 8:30 pm.
RSVP: Shawna Ousse at 206-583-0664 or shawna@wa-democrats.org.
1 The haughty, French-looking Massachusetts Democrat, who by the way promised 91 days ago to release his military records.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at May 01, 2005 09:08 AM | Email ThisUmmm... What the aich ee double hockey sticks is the message when you feel the need to have a DEFENSE FUND this early in your tenure?
Nervous, Christine? Nervous that Berendt didn't pack the system strong enough to support your position? Feel the need to have some seed money to toss to more 'constituents' to encourage them to support you? Didn't get enough bang for the buck by stealing MY settlement money from power companies to spread to your favorite nonprofits? Need mmoney now?
And, what a GREAT choice to have plead your case. Ok, it's better than Gore, but isn't your new guy, the attack dog Dean available for you? What, you don't have access? He's staying away from you? What a shame. Well, at least you have Murray, Kerry, and McDermott there for you. Some solace, I am sure.
Guess your healing tour didn't take. And the press conference for southwest Washington held in Portland didn't get you much ground.
What a joke.
Posted by: Patches Pal on May 1, 2005 10:50 AM
Say it aint so deadman. I thought Cohen/Kerry discovered his Jewish roots on the campaign trail.
This event is as un-kosher as the last election
I remember from the campaign is that Kerry's grandfather was a christianized Jew from Slavakia (or possibly some other state of what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire). The grandfather changed his name when he immigated from Europe to America. I don't recall if it was changed from Kohn.
As I recall I saw this on one of the news shows, probably cable news. I suppose it may have been the Kerry campaign reaching out to the Jewish community, but it sounded plausible.
Posted by: Deadwood on May 1, 2005 03:36 PMGee--when push comes to shove, "we're-just-like-you's" opt for the prime satueed beef, duck a la ORANGE(!! ha ha) bescehmel sauce, fine desserts and local fine wines.
Yes--you feel our "pain." Want to impress me? Eat the stuff at any WA prison (for a week--or for that matter--at any women's shelter)--and THEN tell us how you plan to spend taxpayer money in a sensible manner. Walk the talk. WE balance our checkbooks--how about you?
Posted by: Jimmie-howya-doin on May 1, 2005 07:39 PMAbout 16-20 protesters gave the Dems a "shock and awe" attack at their little seafood buffet tonight. Good old Gregoire must have been pretty ticked off, because someone ordered that her staffers repark a slough of cars to try and block us from being seen by people walking in.
NO matter how hard they tried, they couldn't block Old Glory and the barrage of anti-Gregoire, anti-Kerry, and anti-Sims, pro-Rossi signage!!! You should have seen the rubbernecks gawking, and the bird flying from frustrated Dems!
Several red faced Dems with drinks in their hands tried to approach the crowd of protesters, but were quickly heckled back into pro-Gregoire territory (Not much, since we had them surrounded). I've never seen so many T'd OFF Democrats in my life, it was pure and utter disbelief that WE, College Republicans of Washington, et al. would have the NERVE to protest them!
The camera's were buzzing around too, with a few interviews, snapping shutters, and yes, even a few SOUND BITES! The only thing yet to be seen is how the PI, KOMO, KING, and KUOW present the story...
Posted by: Patrick E. Bell on May 1, 2005 10:29 PMThese days it's become Gregoire "lost."
Can anyone tell me what's changed? It used to be that folks would say we can never know who the illegal votes were for -- that is, without testimony under oath and some pretty strong truth serum. I don't think that's changed. And now, with hundreds or thousands of questionable votes in pro-Rossi areas identified, now of all times people are getting sure that Rossi "won"? (Note to those of you who've become statistics and voting experts in the last three months by reading posts here and elsewhere on the internet: please spare me your ideas about analyzing the data on a precinct level, and about your intimate knowledge of how illegally-voting felons usually vote etc. You don't know, and neither do I.)
Whatever this trend is, it sure doesn't sound rational.
(By the way, I've seen how you treat the Democratic posters here. I can guarantee you that your insults about Gregoire, democrats-as-communists, my intelligence, Dean Logan, etc. will not impress me. I just want to know if there's any rational reason to be sure that Gregoire "lost" and Rossi "won.")
Posted by: Rachel on May 1, 2005 11:29 PMGee...I wonder where Daddy 'Moneybucks' Soros is these days? Have they bled him dry already?
Posted by: Deborah on May 1, 2005 11:45 PMRachel, where are the Democrats finding the illegal votes that just surfaced?
(A) My guess its in high population areas. As population increases, so does the ratio of Democrat voters. I doubt the ratios will hurt Rossi much.
Rachel, who won the election?
(A) No one knows! The Rossi win category is based on either annulment of the hand recount which was so fatally flawed or annulment of the election with a new vote which polls show Rossi as most likely to win.
a) what if we found Democratic poll workers taking absentee blank ballots home, before the election?
b) what if we found far more votes than voters?
c) what if the Democratic county both violated near every rule on vote counting (e.g. counting before the polls opened)
d) (fill in the rest, felons, Georgia residents, the deceased, etc)
You all cry like wounded little girls when someone calls you a "bad name". You should read your own posts and review the frequent and lowdown shmack that you gratuitously hurl at anyone who dares question you. You are not individuals, but members of a neo-con groupthink sewing circle. You are small, mean-spirited losers. And when you win you're gloating, loudmouthed braggarts.
Posted by headless lucy at February 10, 2005 10:35 AM
If these have been problems all along, it would tend to exonerate Logan.
Posted by headless lucy at April 28, 2005 11:39 AM
If you had any sense you'd back socialized medicine so you could get a glass belly button installed.
Posted by headless lucy at April 27, 2005 01:49 PM
I'm bigger than the Beatles.
Posted by headless lucy at April 27, 2005 01:58 PM
I still maintain it's not about fair elections with you. It's about winning any way you can at whose cost you couln't care less.
Posted by headless lucy at April 27, 2005 10:48 AM
Do you think the word "truth" in the name of the club has anything to do with the troubles the club has. Show me a club called something like: "The Absolute Truth Darwinian Evolution Club". Of course you can't because no school would allow such a club, just like they won't allow the: "Truth Bible Club". And that's the truth.
Posted by headless lucy at April 28, 2005 11:50 AM
2.In a straight comparision, P. Murray (D) received 176,347 more votes than C. Gregoire.
3.In a straight comparision, B. Sonntag (D) received 176,347 more votes than C. Gregoire.
4.In a straight comparision, B. Owen (D) received 70,144 more votes than C. Gregoire.
5. King County has found more votes, after the election, than the rest of the state combined by a factor of 6.
6. King county has found more votes in the 2004 election, than it had found in the last three prior presidential elections, combined.
Posted by: Mike P on May 2, 2005 08:09 AMLove the ratio; found votes now vs all other found votes. Could do a breakeven..."it would take the last n elections to provide as many "found" votes as in this recent one.... (or you have to add 15 (making that up) states found ballots to equal King County alone.
Posted by: righton on May 2, 2005 08:16 AMShould have been:
3.In a straight comparision, B. Sonntag (D) received 295,214 more votes than C. Gregoire.
Also add:
7.In a straight comparision, M.Murphy (D) received 202,138 more votes than C. Gregoire.
Posted by: Mike P on May 2, 2005 02:36 PM I don't know if any one will see this
If nothing else at least the dems are
raising money.We the gop have some serious
problems in that area right now.
the state is close to 2 million dollars
in the hole right now.As many of you may
know the state just had annual spring event.
the idea for those of you who don't know
is to raise money forthe state party through an
auction.
I have it on good authority that two thirds
of the 200 people that showed up.Went
home before the auction even started.
Vance has no idea or ideas on how to raise
money.I'm sorry stefan but its the truth.
Its even more difficult when you dont
have the support of the majority of the
party anymore.
Thank goodness all is not lost.A new
organization called GO WASHINGTON is
going to be a force to be reckoned with.
There main objective is raise money to help
elect candidates.Vance this is going to be your
worse nightmare.