http://soundpolitics.com/public/ Sound People talk about Current Events in Seattle, Puget Sound and Washington State en-us 2009-11-07T21:19:20-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/11/rick_larsen_nancy_pelosi.html Our 2nd District congressman has voted lockstep in line with Nancy Pelosi since he got to Washington D.C. San Francisco values are not 2nd Congressional District values. The next campaign needs to hammer home the point that a vote for Rick Larsen is a vote for Nancy Pelosi because they are essentially the same person! -Ken... 13514@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ National 2009-11-07T21:19:20kennethwilliamklein -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/11/obama_deathcare_or_prison.html What's next? Re-education concentration camps? JAIL TIME... 13510@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ National 2009-11-06T12:18:26LeCerveau -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/11/jim_berrios_for_mayor_and_why.html Jim Berrios will make an excellent mayor in Kent. He has proven his commitment to the community through his years of service on the Kent School Board, and he has demonstrated management and business acuity through his proprietorship of the Golden Steer. And most importantly in this economy, he will be good for business in Kent. Look at the number of Realtors, contractors, and small business owners on his list of endorsements. If they didn't think Mr. Berrios would be... 13496@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ King County 2009-11-03T08:45:2647thDistrictVoterForTruth -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/11/shameful_wsp_episode.html Just over a year ago, nine state troopers were put on paid "administrative leave," after it was discovered that they had submitted fake diplomas from diploma mills in order to qualify for raises. The nine, along with their monthly salaries (according to the Tacoma News Tribune state salary database): Christopher Sweet....$6354 Robert Brusseau........6230 Jason Linn.................6230 Garbriel Olson............5311 Bryan Ensley..............5311 Spike Unruh...............5311 John McMillan..............5417 Dennis Tardiff.............5311 Daniel Mann................5526 The average salary is just about $68,000 per year. A tenth trooper, James... 13495@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ 2009-11-03T02:07:236p01053690976c970c -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/10/just_a_little_power_grab.html Dow Constantine's latest attack ad crosses a line with journalists. It is (at last) becoming clear, even to the professional journalists in our region, that there is no bridge Constantine won't burn in his quest for power. In a post on the Seattle Times' editorial page staff blog, Ed Cetera, Kate Riley sounds an ominous warning regarding Constantine's tortured use of out of context material from the state public affairs network TVW. In doing this, Constantine does something that no... 13487@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ 2009-10-31T13:51:026p0120a69aa965970c -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/10/this_is_how_we_are_treated.html I have been reading this blog since it was created, and I am an avid follower of local, state, national and International politics. I am a native Seattleite and small business owner and I have never worked in a paid or voluntary capacity for any political party. Over the years I have watched the deterioration that has taken place in the political arena with a heavy heart. Following is an email exchange that took place between myself and a representative... 13486@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ King County 2009-10-31T11:06:206p0120a644c0b7970b -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/10/political_use_of_pet_license_i.html Former staff member to Bob Ferguson and Shoreline City Council candidate, Shari Tracey, used King County pet license information to create a mailing that arriving on October 24, 2009 for dog lovers. Her campaign treasurer made a public records request to access all dog owners in the City of Shoreline to reach these folks as her target. On October 26, 2009 Bob Ferguson was a co-sponsor of the legislation to close down King County Animal Control Services, shutting down the... 13485@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ King County 2009-10-30T16:04:506p0120a6426185970b -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/10/obama_sucker_punches_taxpayers.html OBAMA'S cash for clunkers cost the taxpayers $24,000 each. STORY1 When the White House lied about the above report here was the response: STORY2 I guess a lot of folks at the White House took dumbing down math courses in college to get their Arts Degrees!... 13476@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ National 2009-10-29T13:06:206p010536f1146a970b -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/10/obama_to_elderly_eat_this_tax.html Obama not only wants to throw grandma under the train, but now will tax her pacemaker to DEATH. Wow is this President out to get everyone over 60! Obama Deathcare... 13469@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ National 2009-10-28T06:27:316p010536f1146a970b -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/10/snohomish_county_judge_race.html There is a wild and crazy judicial race in Snohomish County. Five (count 'em, 5) candidates are in a free for all for one vacant seat. No primary, no run off. At a recent forum all the candidates forgot about us, the public, in a forum in Stanwood. The candidates argued about issues that nobody cared about. The forum was punctuated with snickers after all the candidates attacked Tessandore for stating that Snohomish County voters trust lawyers and judges, and... 13466@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ Snohomish County 2009-10-27T21:04:046p0120a627718c970b -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/10/obama_will_ban_all_meat_eating.html Obama wants you to quit eating meat. $20 Big Macs? Here is what the nut cases in the Obama Administration are supporting in Copenhagen: take away meat from the American People to SAVE THE PLANET? Crackpot News... 13465@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ National 2009-10-27T04:41:47LeCerveau -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/10/lefty_gop_gov_crist_pay_the_pr.html MAINSTREAM Republican Gov. Charlie Crist is now faced with being kicked out of the Florida Republican Party for hugging the Obama graft and corruption in the form of the idiot 'stimulus package'. Former House Speaker Marco Rubio comes down the stretch to taking the lead in the GOP Senate race. GOODBYE CHARLIE, UPDATE YOUR RESUME!... 13454@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ 2009-10-25T07:04:06LeCerveau -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/10/media_shirks_huge_i1033_story.html Recall three years ago, there were several state Supreme Court elections in which conservative interests made a concerted effort. Campaign money was raised and spent, and the media reacted fiercely. There were news articles, editorials, op-eds, and cartoons--the whole nine yards--warning about the injection of big money into an election. Here is one example of the reporting. An AP story that starts out thusly: "OLYMPIA - Power of incumbency, meet the almighty dollar. Well-heeled donors across the political divide are... 13451@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ 2009-10-24T20:35:346p01053690976c970c -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/10/richard_nixon_obama.html Moderate, sane, intelligent, bluedog, Democrats are not only jumping the runaway 'socialist ship' with Obama at the helm, they are now finding THEIR names along with a bunch of Republicans and everyone at FOX News on AN ENEMIES LIST! GO FIGURE! READ THIS Hey you guys at the White House make sure you have the correct spelling of my name: LE CERVEAU! I want to show my grandkids my name on the Obama enemies list after this moron is impeached!... 13448@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ National 2009-10-23T14:38:36LeCerveau -08:00 http://soundpolitics.com/public/2009/10/where_is_i1033_on_the_king_cou_1.html mike336 pointed this out in another thread and it is the question asked by King 5's Glenn Farley in this story, and also in this story from the Seattle Times. Jim McDermott missed it. The report shows that some voters on the street, given a few moments, missed or had trouble finding it. How stupid. Isn't one of the benefits of the all mail ballot supposedly that it gives the voter lots and lots of time (weeks) to read the... 13440@http://soundpolitics.com/public/ King County 2009-10-21T10:02:38SouthernRoots -08:00