State Senate Democrats Kohl-Welles, Fairley and Oemig held a press conference yesterday to announce their "election reform" proposals. (TVW video). Hilariously, the backdrop consisted of portraits of Lyndon Johnson and Josef Stalin, reminding us not to trust the Democrats' proposals.
Oemig quoted LBJ as a role model, as if unaware that Johnson's path to power included stealing a Senate primary. Oemig quoted the Stalin line "it's who counts the votes" as a warning, but of course it's partisan Democrats who count most of the votes here in Washington.
Their stated goal is "improving the elections process so far more citizens can exercise their right to vote" (as if eligible voters are currently prevented from voting). No mention of protecting lawful voters from well-documented sloppiness and fraud. Their biggest ideas: publicly financed campaigns and same-day registration.
(credit: Postman)
Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at January 19, 2007 02:59 PM | Email Thishow about retroactive registration instead
Posted by: dan425 on January 19, 2007 03:02 PMWhat in the name of sanity does that mean?
I guess the logical question for these loons at this point is to ask them to identify the citizens that are being denied their right to vote.
I've been voting for decades. I've never found it to be particularly difficult.
Posted by: Bill Cruchon on January 19, 2007 03:38 PMNO NO NO NO to all this!
Posted by: Michele on January 19, 2007 03:40 PMAre these people genuinely stupid or are they being deliberately obtuse? Do they have any idea how repugnant and objectionable it is to put Stalin's picture in a Democratic setting? Quote him if you want but good grief, don't use him as a backdrop in a photo-op.
So what is it we can look forward to...a Great Society and Pogroms? Posted by: Diogenes on January 19, 2007 03:59 PM
Diogenes - "Do they have any idea how repugnant and objectionable it is to put Stalin's picture in a Democratic setting?"
Objectional in a democratic (with a little "D") setting but maybe not as objectionable in a Democratic (with a capital "D") setting.....
Posted by: SouthernRoots on January 19, 2007 04:07 PMGood point. I was thinking in terms of Democratic as in Democracy, and this setting as Democracy in action... not Party. Bbut alas, as Uncle Joe taught us, the Party is Everything.
Never be the first to stop clapping.
Did someone just cut and paste the pictures into the scene or are these folk really this stupid?
Or are we that stupid for electing this gang of lossers?
Perhaps both?
Posted by: Snuffy on January 19, 2007 04:39 PMThis photo does show what a tin ear, how out of touch, these people are.
So . . . these are our "leaders"?
I just can't get it out of my head. Ha, ha, ha!!
The joke is on us, you know.
Posted by: Snuffy on January 19, 2007 05:15 PMHardy Har Har Har.....
Posted by: GS on January 19, 2007 05:47 PMSo all you out there that wanted to make send a message to President Bush and voted for any and all "D"'s on the ballot, here's your reward and sad to say there is likely a lot more to come!
Posted by: BornRight on January 19, 2007 05:55 PM
Posted by: Methow Ken on January 19, 2007 09:21 PM
Priceless.
Posted by: G Jiggy on January 19, 2007 10:19 PMThey should have pictures of Hugo Chavez and Dean Logan behind them as well.
Posted by: Jeff B. on January 20, 2007 07:20 AMDon't believe for a second she and the other two senators didn't know of the props and how they were to be used. If there's one thing a legislator pays attention to, it's how they will be presented to and perceived by the press. Especially at a press conference.
They simply didn't think a picture of - and a quote from - Stalin at an election-'reform' press conference would generate a negative reaction. That reveals far more about them than it does the people taking them to task over it.
Posted by: jimg on January 20, 2007 10:45 AMNote: This is not an attempt to draw a comparison of a performer with questionable talent and the performance talents of a state senator.
But I do love it when politicos try to explain their actions on blogs ;o)
Same day registration aids the unmotivated until the day of the election (i.e. the clueless or those selling their votes) and the organized criminals (who bus groups from poll to poll to register and commit multi-voting fraud.
Posted by: km on January 20, 2007 02:51 PMdoes the same-day bill have a companion bill? the Multi Lingual Same Day Diversity Registration? after all, we'll need scores of translators and 12 different ballots to "be inclusive" and "not disenfranchise" anyone (except, that is, again disenfranchising legal citizens & taxpayers of their $$).
and--how can we shoehorn-in the 'it's for the children' angle?
Posted by: jimmie-howya-doin on January 21, 2007 10:15 AMFor some reason the Looney Left promotes their biggest losers and bums to the Parthenon of party lead lights (Stalin is honorary however). I wonder why they left out a picture of Jimmy Carter? If they included him I wouldn't be able to stop laughing for a month.