October 26, 2006
Democrat House Candidate Deb Eddy Admits Theft of KCGOP Property
Democrat Deb Eddy, 48th District state House candidate, has admitted to illegally removing lawfully posted campaign signs belonging to the King County GOP. (documentation here) :
(KCGOP) is asking that [Bellevue Police Dept.], in conjunction with Prosecutor Maleng, take the following action with regard to Deb Eddy who has admitted to acts against the property of the KCGOP constituting theft in the first degree (RCW 9A.56.030), possession of stolen property in the first degree (RCW 9A.56.150) and the lesser included offense of removing or defacing political advertising (RCW 29A.84.040). Theft in the first degree and possession of stolen property in the first degree are both class B felonies (RCW 9A.56.030 and 9A.56.150). Removing political advertising is a misdemeanor. A conviction of either felony charge would warrant removal from public office under RCW 42.12.010.
Eddy's (law-abiding) Republican opponent is
Bret Olson.
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at October 26, 2006
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1. Own goal!
2. They'll do it every time! Who says politics is boring?
3. Gregoire wants to raise our property taxes also. She stated that she will get with the next legislature for a fix.........
4. why do I think there's more to this story that will never come out here? Too easy...
5. of course they will claim it was all a misunderstanding and just give the signs back and that will be the end of it.
6. There's nothing on the sign that identifies who put the signs up and paid for it; nothing in Olson's expenditures....so to whom do they belong?
7. There's nothing on the sign that identifies who put the signs up and paid for it; nothing in Olson's expenditures....so to whom do they belong?
8. Curiouscat#7
I love your sarcasm. You are right, that what the Dems will claim.
9. The Seattle Times endorsed her in the primary as a
"Pragmatist", and in the general election as a
"smart, progressive" Democrat. .
So now we know how a smart, progressive, pragmatic Democrat acts. I wonder how Democrats who are dull, reactionary, and impractical act.
Will the Times will retract their endorsement? Probably not -- but they should.
10. Book her, Danno !
11. Curiouscat - the answer is obvious....
NOT Eddy! It isn't his property and she has no business touching it.
Hang 'em...hang 'em high!
12. Of course the court will say unless the sign can say who placed it there it cant be determined.
13. This just shows how desperate she is to hide her record. Her tax could cost the families in the 48th District over $10,000.
14. Deb is clearly a victim folks.
There must be some form of past abuse she can point to causing her to "act out" in the form of sign heisting.
I understand Deb is already committing herself for treatment and will be regularly attending ASSHOLE (Anonymous Sign Swipers Have Only Low Esteem)!
15. But there's nothing there that says she removed the signs herself. Her campaign office may possess the signs, but that doesn't mean she possesses them personally. You people are accusing this woman of a crime, and yet there is no evidence that she has committed any crime. No evidence on this website, anyway. And if she had committed a crime, would she e-mail Republicans to tell them that she had? I know it's election season, but use common sense, you partisans. That the time and effort of the police were wasted in some absurd political game of gotcha is the real pity here.
16. Umm, Todd, YES she says she has the signs and YES she emailed the Republicans herself. Why don't you try actually reading the linked complaint.
17. ...that depends on what the word "remove" means.
finger waving into TV camera (again): "I-did-not-have-vandalism-with-that-sign!"
brilliant high school prank--what next? overturning porta potties? soaping windows?...and you want our vote?...trick or treat!
18. I did read the complaint.
19. Earth to Toad....Earth to Toad....Come in Toad.
20. I've heard the best way to nail these Lefty Sign Thieves is to attach the sign to the wood post with 2-1/4 inch staples with a powerful staple gun so the sharp edges poke out the back of the wood post. Then when the Lefty snatches the sign....OUCH! You can tell who the sign thieves are....they have blood dripping all over themselves and bandages!
21. "There's nothing on the sign that identifies who put the signs up and paid for it; nothing in Olson's expenditures....so to whom do they belong?"
Deb Eddy admits they do not belong to her, so regardless of to whom they belong, a crime was committed. We need not even know who owns the signs. All we need to know is they are not owned by that socialist Democrat. She stole the property and admitted to it in her email.
Busted!
22. "But there's nothing there that says she removed the signs herself. Her campaign office may possess the signs, but that doesn't mean she possesses them personally. You people are accusing this woman of a crime, and yet there is no evidence that she has committed any crime. No evidence on this website, anyway. And if she had committed a crime, would she e-mail Republicans to tell them that she had? I know it's election season, but use common sense, you partisans. That the time and effort of the police were wasted in some absurd political game of gotcha is the real pity here."
No one ever said criminals were smart. Just look at Democrat William Jefferson who keeps his bribe money in tupperware in the freezer.
23. Funny thing is my wife actually saw an older guy in sixties and another guy late 30's early 40's collecting those signs along 148th and NE 8th in Bellevue on Tuesday the 24th at around noon. They were parked in the Super Suppliments parking lot and had an arm full of signs each.
She had mentioned to me that she had seen something strange on her on her way home from doing some errands. Now it all makes sense. Theives and liars...Book'em Danno.
24. It's interesting that she "could not determine" who owned the signs yet she knew exactly who to inform that she had stolen them.
25. Todd:
But there's nothing there that says she removed the signs herself.
Email:
I and my staff are fielding multiple calls from voters, asking about the signs and the website. Today, we have begun taking down the signs that are posted in the public right of way and storing them at our field office and here at my home.
Nope. Nothing at all.
Now I know why the schools don't teach kids how to read anymore.
26. http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=signs27e&date=20061027&query=deb+eddy
27. were the signs found in a deep freezer next to the $90,000? sorry--innocent 'till proven....
28. i propose an "over-enthusiastic recycler" (green, liberal) defense. perhaps an anti-littering defense. right wing conspiracy has it all wrong. packrat syndrome? moon cycle/tides? hormonal? gotta be some leftover trauma SOMEWHERE.
sadly, she'll get off.
29. but that doesn't mean she possesses them personally.
What part of this don't you understand?
"Today, we have begun taking down the signs that are posted in the public right of way
and storing them at our field office and here at my home." (Emphasis added.)
Quote from Deb Eddy's email.
30. Todd, You're not doing our party any favors. Thsi is a rare case of the democrats being clearly in the wrong. Stop playing games
31. ...And if she had committed a crime, would she e-mail Republicans to tell them that she had?
E-mailing the Republicans that she took the signs from the public right of way and is storing them at her residence isn't proof she didn't commit a crime, only proof she's an idiot.
32. bottom line: these pinhead adult actions/choices warrant our vote?! trust her with power to legislate over me? i'd sooner trust a randomly-picked stray shelter dog. at least their actions are clear and from the heart.
33. I like her reasoning. There is a car parked outside of my office that I really like and I dont know who it belongs to. I am going to take it home and figure that part out later. Once I learn who owns it I will email them to tell them I have it.
34. I noticed that Deb Eddy's campaign signs dont mention who paid for them. Is that also a "clear violation of Public Disclosure Commission statutes and regulations" as she says on her website?
35. I seem to remember back in the dim past that a law was passed making it a misdeamor to abandon anything on a public rightofway, if you wanted to post signs they had to be placed on private property with the property owners permission Oh well what is a misdeamor among good democrats.
36. Oh my, what fun we have tonight. I logged on to the Seattle News sites tonight after 12 hours on my second job to read how my friends in Seattle are suffering at the leftist hands of the liberals. I not only find this tail of thievery, but also the story about the BCC rally.
These stories reaffirm my decision to leave the left leaning state in February to a state where the choice for Senator is a very conservative democrat or a republican businessman.
I think it is hilarious that she doesn't want her own words used against her, and Eddy's website defends the new tax (Also know as theft from those that take risks) as being smaller than the fee paid to a real estate agent to sell your house. BTW, I sold my house in January and the tax paid to the state was over 20 times what I paid to sell my house.
I also was less than impressed with the news coverage but I expected that. The news today is such a bleeding heart story with the Seattle Press looking for the idiot who is to dumb to help themselves or the leftist angle. What ever happened to personal responsibility.
I am happy to live in a conservative state. Where my State Senator's loyalty is to the people they represent, not the party they belong to. Where the governor cares about the state and understands what drives the economy.
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest, I feel better now. I know that I went off topic and I apologize.
37. And next to the stolen signs in Deb's storehouse was found yet another box full of votes for Gov'nor Chris.
38. In my state the sign is a "gift" from the candidate to the property holder. So if she takes "my" sign she is stealing from me.
39. TODD you are the definition of "Liberalism is a Mental Disorder"
40. It's a Democrat, they are allowed to steal signs with impunity. After all, their feelings are being hurt by those nasty factual signs!
In Arizona during the 2000 election, Democrat Harry Mitchell (state rep) stole his opponent's signs and was caught doing so. No problem, a friendly judge dismissed the case. He's running for a Congressional seat this time.
41. What will she do on Nov 7th, slice the tires off of the republicans cars. Oh, that's right. that's already been done by democrats elsewhere. Right in line with the fact there was hundreds of violent incidents during the 04 election and 100% were comitted by democrats and their jackbooted stormtroopers from the unions. Not much left but to start knocking off their opponents, well that was done at least once in 04 by a democratic sheriff that lost.
42. [quote]... but that doesn't mean she possesses them personally.[/quote]
http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.../NEWS/610280334
According to this source, the police confiscated 263 political signs earlier in the week from Eddy's car, garage and campaign office.
How else do you define "possesses them personally" ?
43. What, no updates? Deb has removed comments from her web site. There have been no news stories indexed on Google. I assume this will be swept under the rug.
44. Of course she had a right to confiscate the signs. They (the signs) were illegally using her name. Just like you can't open a restaurant and call it McDonalds or sell a beverage called Pepsi. The theft occured when someone printed her name on the signs without her permission.
45. Thank you, Phil, for putting some truth into this fake story. I think it's time for some truth in campaigning. Has anybody else received the misleading letter about Rodney Tom from Rob McKenna with the fake attorney general letterhead?