Sound Politics: Re: Ron Sims rains on own parade by violating state campaign laws

February 03, 2009

Re: Ron Sims rains on own parade by violating state campaign laws

Today's Seattle Times: "Sims yanks disputed Twitter posting"

King County Executive Ron Sims pulled a Twitter "tweet" from his Web site Monday after state Public Disclosure Commission staff said it improperly supported a candidate in today's election of a county elections director.
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"We don't think that it's an appropriate link because it's supporting a candidate," said PDC spokeswoman Lori Anderson.

Former state Rep. Toby Nixon complained Monday about the link, which was posted Sunday night.

Sims' office pulled the tweet after being informed of the complaint Monday. Sims spokeswoman Carolyn Duncan said it was "a very innocent post" intended to alert readers to the election deadline.

"There wasn't any intent to endorse any candidate," she said.

Yeah, it was just one of those funny coinkydinks that the Twitter post happened to link to an editorial promoting Sims preferred candidate.

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at February 03, 2009 09:17 AM | Email This

Comments

1. I wonder if the aggregate of 'inconsistancies' of Mr Simms' past are enough to be questioned at his hearing for the HUD post? With ADR Mr Simms...that really does not exemplify sound and 'good home training'.

Posted by: Duffman on February 3, 2009 09:17 AM

2. BREAKING: Tom Dashiell is 'bye-bye'. :)

Posted by: Duffman on February 3, 2009 09:47 AM

3. Don't expect "Dancing Queen" Dave Ross to bring this up on his local radio show. He's not into discussing reality-based news like this that embarrasses Dems like Sims. His subject matter is usually just the cut and paste liberal ideology disguised as "drive-by wisdom to them asses"...err, or rather, "the masses".

In other news: Tax cheater Tom Daschle bows out of nomination.

Posted by: Rick D. on February 3, 2009 09:49 AM

4. What in the heck is the extraordinarily efficient Obama team doing? Just about every single nomination has had problems, indicating that the screening process was pretty feeble. Or maybe they weren't really efficient after all, and the media was actually the Obama Team? Me thinks so. And the media continues to be the Obama Team by not taking on, even a little bit, all the questionable nominations. Hope and Change? Not. Just more of the same, with twinkles.

Posted by: katomar on February 3, 2009 10:12 AM

5. LOL.. loving it.
Daschle is OUT. Maybe Sims can step into that job.

Posted by: Medic/Vet on February 3, 2009 10:16 AM

6. I think there's only one way to be sure of impeccible passing of the vetting process...the Obama team must select Gov Gregoire! :)

Posted by: Duffman on February 3, 2009 10:25 AM

7. This is sweet, another one BITES the dust.
Nancy Killefer, who failed for a year and a half to pay employment taxes on household help, has withdrawn her candidacy to be the first chief performance officer for the federal government, the White House said Tuesday.
___________ What is it with DEM's and NOT paying taxes?

Posted by: Medic/Vet on February 3, 2009 10:37 AM

8. Hope and Change? Not. Just more of the same, with twinkles.

Obama is doing better than the previous Administration in appointing highly qualified people to run their respective agencies. Even better, no one in Obama's Administration is asking for 3 million dollars of taxpayer money to put curtains on a statue or using their position to promote their latest album of patriotic songs.

Posted by: Cato on February 3, 2009 11:05 AM

9. Not paying taxes?

IOKIYAD!

Posted by: ewaggin on February 3, 2009 12:10 PM

10. Cato.
appointing highly qualified people to run their respective agencies.
+++++++++++++++++++++

Sure Cato, their SO smart they can't even pay taxes when the company they work for gives them the money to pay the tax!
Just how stupid can you get. I know you dem's love to tell us how smart your are, but if this is your best people. LOL

2010 is coming fast. Get ready for a surprise!

Posted by: Medic/Vet on February 3, 2009 12:10 PM

11. Cato @8 -

If by "highly qualified", you mean at cheating on taxes, then you're absolutely correct.

Posted by: ewaggin on February 3, 2009 12:13 PM

12. Cato.

Obama say's NO to lobbyist in his White House (2nd day on the job)

Few days later he now has 17 of them.

LOL

I guess Mr. Voting present is showing his true smarts.

Posted by: Medic/Vet on February 3, 2009 12:16 PM

13. Remember folks Cato said these people that Obama picked are "smart"
____________________

Nancy Killefer, who failed for a year and a half to pay employment taxes on household help, has withdrawn her candidacy to be the first chief performance officer for the federal government, the White House said Tuesday.

Killefer was the second major Obama administration nominee to withdraw and the third to have tax problems complicate their nomination after President Barack Obama announced their selection.

Posted by: Medic/Vet on February 3, 2009 12:22 PM

14. Take a deep breath. We are going national with Chicago style politics. Surely, there will be bumpbs in the road.

Posted by: Marx on February 3, 2009 01:42 PM

15. Marx

More like HUGE pot holes. LOL

Posted by: Medic/Vet on February 3, 2009 02:10 PM

16. Medic/Vet asked, "What is it with DEM's and NOT paying taxes?

I'm not sure about this Medic/Vet, but I wonder if the Dumb DEMs have the same malady as the Righteous REPs. The symptoms are similar --

One's not honest about taxes, and the other's not honest about homosexual proclivities.

Same ole - same ole in our morally starved country.

I hope Obama does well in spite of the SOP political attacks.

And the beat goes on...

Posted by: My2Cents on February 3, 2009 07:24 PM

17. Medic/Vet asked, "What is it with DEM's and NOT paying taxes?"

I'm not sure about this Medic/Vet, but I wonder if the Dumb DEMs have the same malady as their counterparts, the Righteous REPs. The symptoms are similar --

A lack of honest. One is not honest about the taxes owed, and the other's not honest about homosexual proclivities.

Same ole - same ole in our morally starved country.

I hope Obama does well in spite of the SOP political attacks.

And the beat goes on...

Posted by: My2Cents on February 3, 2009 07:26 PM