Washington Outsiders

• Congressman Larsen visits 42nd LD Democrats

  →The 42nd LD Democrats had its regular monthly meeting Saturday and Congressman Larsen dropped in to give us an update on what's going on in D.C.. [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 9:30am EST
  

• thank you Joe Sustek !!

  A great big tip o' the hat to Joe Sustek today for getting the back of the Justice Dept Attorney General Eric Holder and the Obama Administration as the do they right thing today. As a great American, who truly understands what, in my opinion, the county stands for, he' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:32pm EST
  

• Unduly Burdened By B.I.A. Bullshit

  →I ran across an article written by Bill Quehrn - Executive Officer, Building Industry Association of Whatcom County. The title of the article is "Those Unduly Burdened, Rise and Fight!". The article lays out some inaccurate and misleading arguments about "takings" and then concludes, "However, recent actions by county government" [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 3:17pm EDT
  

• Wise Words from Digby

  →Wise words and penetrating analysis from Digby: "... the Republicans have managed to rebrand themselves from an epic screw-up party to a batshit crazy party ..." [...]
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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 9:12am EDT
  

• Whatcom County Election - Mayors Endorsement?!?

  →I was surprised that the small city mayors joined together to endorsed the (Republican recruited) conservative candidates.So I decided to look a little deeper into the endorsement.What my sources told me, was that the small city (Blaine, Ferndale, Lynden, Everson, Nooksack & Sumas) Mayors are mad about the Urban Growth [...]
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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 8:41am EDT
  

• Net Neutrality Could Be In Danger

  →Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has introduced something called the “Internet Freedom Act.” The legislation would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from enacting Net Neutrality rules to making sure that Internet service providers don’t create a pay-for-play system where they could selectively block or slow content and applications.Telecoms largely support [...]
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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 12:42pm EDT
  

• The Public Option Is The Compromise

  →Darcy Burner on ABC News Now's TopLine: "If [Obama] wants the bill to pass, it's going to have to include a public option.Progressive Change Campaign Committee PAC (http://boldprogressives.org/home.html)" [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 8:48pm EDT
  

• Rethink Afghanistan

  I just saw the film Rethink Afghanistan with a small group of other humans. There is absolutely nothing to be accomplished there with more military engagement. I am unclear what our military occupation has ever been about. Only a humanitarian mission could improve anything for the humans in Afghanistan. I [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 8:15am EDT
  

• Vote Yes - Whatcom library proposition 1

  →Some details about the Whatcom Library levy on the November 2009 ballot. For more info please visit www.yeslibraries.com [...]
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  Posted: October 09, 2009, 12:18pm EDT
  

• Whatcom County Elections - Have You Noticed - #2

  →Have you noticed the Letters To The Editor, supporting the "conservative" candidates, from people in the land development business who want to "take back our county"?I didn't know the county belonged to the Realtors & Building Industry associations, did you?' [...]
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  Posted: October 07, 2009, 6:43pm EDT
  

• Whatcom County Elections - Have You Noticed - #1

  →Have you noticed that all the "conservative" candidates yard signs seem to be planted on the public right-of-way in front of vacant property? [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 6:35pm EDT
  

• Sanders Unfiltered

  →Senator Sanders makes a lot of sense... and every time he talks, you can hear the ditto-heads exploding in the background.Senator Sanders and Michael MooreGet weekly Sanders Unfiltered delivered to you on Facebook, email, Twitter, or podcast. Go to SandersUnfiltered.com http://sandersunfiltered.com/ And, be part of Senator Sanders weekly show. Submit [...]
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  Posted: October 03, 2009, 6:30pm EDT
  

• "We need Democrats with guts."

  →Rep. Alan Grayson discusses the Republican health care plan and GOP charges about him with Ed Schultz on Oct 1, 2009.If you're impressed with his guts, throw in a few bucks to support Alan Grayson's campaign for re-election in 2010. It's a good way to let him and other Congressional' [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 9:58pm EDT
  

• just for fun....

  today Carl Wolfson and Christine Alexandra (morning crew Portland’s Progressive AM 620KPOJ), filling in for Thom Hartmann, had a "call in challenge" to name Sarah Palin's new book ...(limit 6 words) my favorite was a fella who called in "Sarah Palin-the road to nowhere" with a sub-title.... " I can'" [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 11:51am EDT
  

• Glenn Beck Blows Thru Mt. Vernon

  →Skagit County Young Democrats organized the protest. Some folks from Whatcom County went down to add their voices... I recognize several familiar faces in the video's.KOMO4 - W. Washington greets Glenn Beck with huzzahs, hissesMt .Vernon says NO to Mad Hater Glenn BeckGlenn Beck Recieves The Key To Mt. Vernon,' [...]
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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 8:40pm EDT
  

• Protect Insurance Companies PSA

  →Protect Insurance Companies PSAProtect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell [...]
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 1:55pm EDT
  

• a g-zillionth wake up call from Kunstler

  I always enjoy reading this righteous pessimist, with keen observational skills, a quest for knowledge and a very sharp intellect. He levels the g-zillionth wake up call, hoping we will be our best selves and go optimistically in search of a new way of living that offers future generations a [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 6:52pm EDT
  

• we're #37

  this is hilarious and speaks (or sings) to the insane chaotic drama code playing out in this country. we pay 40% more than others and rank 37.... it begs the question...where, oh where, did the money go?? or for some more fun.... where did the money go? [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 10:36am EDT
  

• Another Rightwing Smear of ACORN

  →Foxnews runs the video over and over again, without having bothered to check whether it was for real, because it fit the politics they're pushing. When that happens it's called propaganda, not news.Fox News Caught in a Smear: Media Matters calls for accountability following shameful omission during ACORN reports And' [...]
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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 7:04pm EDT
  

• Health Care Reform March

  today about 200 folks showed up to voice our support for sweeping reforms to our current healthcare system. it was a beautiful day in Bellingham and it was a pleasure to be with all who came to take part. many of those there have been working tirelessly on this for [...]
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  Posted: September 13, 2009, 9:49pm EDT
  

• A Public Option Isn't Scary

  →Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich explains what a public option for healthcare coverage really means for working people. [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 8:21pm EDT
  

• Doug Ericksen's Town Hall Meeting

  →A brief report on Doug Ericksen's town hall meeting.The high point of the meeting came at the beginning. When Doug and his helpers couldn't find an American flag, they ad-libbed by putting a yard sign with a picture of a flag up on an easel and asked everyone to pledge' [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 12:06pm EDT
  

• HealthCareCantWait.com - A Message To Grassley

  →Main Street Bipartisanship--http://HealthCareCantWait.com -- The Progressive Change Campaign Committee & Democracy for America announced this at on Aug. 31, 2009 info@boldprogressives.org [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 11:30pm EDT
  

• must see...end mountain top removal now !!

  i just recieved my copy of this powerful collection from Christians for the Mountains. the people of the Appalachian Mountains need us all to help stop the destruction of their home. i have ordered extra copies i hope to put copies in the hands of my Christian friends so, hopefully, [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 9:50pm EDT
  

• How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right

  →Interview with David Neiwert author of "The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right".- The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right [...]
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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 11:36pm EDT
  

• attention: true patriots

  i love this over at Brasscheck TV ...bottom line "if you love America, you throw money in it's hole." [...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2009, 3:16pm EDT
  

• fight wall street wealthcare

  the progressive caucus has taken a strong stand and we can get their back.....help fight dumber than joe the plummer from being suckered by these theives again..... here's a couple of ways to get their backs and make it possible for them to continue to fight on our behalf. Standing Up [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 8:36pm EDT
  

• Canadian healthcare on Big Eddie today

  Today on The Ed Schulz Show, Michael J Sullivan spoke about the healthcare of the Canadians his union, Sheet Metal Workers International Association, represents.He said the common complaint he heard when talking with them was how their conservative government was trying to take their coverage away from them.An individual said [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 3:53pm EDT
  

• bipartisonship now

  i say we all stand up for health care for we the people by we the people.... i wrote this to comment on a letter to the editor by Vern LaFave i read in the paper this morning. i guess he will appear on line tomorrow ....his letter was advocating [...]
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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 4:07pm EDT
  

• I've Got Facts & You've Got Glenn Beck!

  →From Crooks & Liars; a video clip from Congressman Rick Larsen's Everett town hall meeting.I've Got Facts On My Side & You've Got Glenn Beck On Your Side! Rep Rick Larsen Town Hall [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 8:13pm EDT
  

• single-payer healthcare NOW !!

  pay or die....or....us paying for us ??? hmmmmATTENTION CONGRESS:specifically....Rep. Rick Larsen, Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray i am for all of us making a good living for a good contribution to the quality of life of all others living on planet earth.we can hire good people (our friends, family [...]
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  Posted: August 10, 2009, 10:32am EDT
  

• WRSP and its agents Smear Larsen (WA-02)

  →In today's MCCLATCHY article "Baird to skip town hall, cites 'lynch' mentality of conservatives", long time Republican Party activist, Lynn Carpenter is quoted; "But she said Larsen, her representative “won’t talk to us and won’t listen to us.”"Carpenter isn't being honest and as proof I give you this post from' [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 1:12pm EDT
  

• We've Got Your Number, Republicans

  →Enough with the astroturfing. Enough with the fearmongering. We all know the "Tea Party" is just a front that gets its marching orders from corporate lobbyists and their Republican lackeys.DNC Web Ad: "Enough of the Mob" [...]
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  Posted: August 05, 2009, 7:05pm EDT
  

• One Year Ago: Knoxville Church Shooting

  →One Year Ago Today...By Coury Turczynon July 27, 2009 10:24 AM...Knoxville experienced a nightmarish attack when Jim David Adkisson decided to strike out against liberals and "kill them where they gather." He chose the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church as the site of his rampage--on a day when children were [...]
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  Posted: July 27, 2009, 5:58pm EDT
  

• Congressman Larsen Wants To Fix The Public Option

  →Congressman Larsen's position isn't what a lot of people think it is... check it out.KGMI - Morning News Extra for 7/24/09 - Congressman Rick LarsenCongressman Rick Larsen talks about the reasons why he wants health care reform in America, and the recent criticisms he has heard from local groups on' [...]
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  Posted: July 25, 2009, 7:16pm EDT
  

• A Message To Blue Dog Democrats

  →I couldn't have said it better than Headzup has:Oh, and by the way... Whatcom County Democrats aren't very pleased with New Democrat Congressman Rick Larsen's (WA-02) negative position on health care reform.Whatcom County DemocratsP.O. Box 3095, Bellingham, WA 98227-3095• Phone: (360) 647-7661 •Office Location: 215 W. Holly Street, Suite B-27, [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 7:44pm EDT
  

• TARGET: Max Baucus!

  →Wake up Max. If you stand in the way of progressive change, you'll get run over.ANNOUNCEMENT: After over 60,000 votes cast, you chose Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) as the #1 target for our public option accountability campaign. The PCCC & DFA will air the below TV ad in Montana. Our' [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 11:09am EDT
  

• Health Care Reform Cannot Wait

  →President Obama says "... any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange: a one-stop shopping marketplace where you can compare the benefits, cost and track records of a variety of plans – including a public option to increase competition and keep insurance companies honest ..." [...]
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  Posted: July 18, 2009, 3:47pm EDT
  

• The Bush/Republican Budget Deficit

  →Numerous economists have noted, Bush administration policies are responsible for a large portion of the current deficit, but you won't hear that from the Republicans or their pals in the media .Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, stated that "the overwhelming majority of the budget'" [...]
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  Posted: July 14, 2009, 7:09pm EDT
  

• in support of Don Siegelman

  i sent these emails to:Tim Kaine Chairman,
Democratic National Committee, 430 S. Capitol St.SEWashington, DC 20003 202-863-8000 emailand Rahm Emanuel (Hon. Rahm Emanuel, Chief of Staff to President Obama,The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20500 202-456-1111
fax:202-456-2461 emailtoday on behalf of Don Siegelman who is facing more prison time [...]
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  Posted: July 13, 2009, 1:28pm EDT
  

• healthcare by wall street or doctors???

  attention all who represent us in congress and President Obama:who do you want between you and your doctor??? insurance companies or "the gov-ment" ??? the "gov-ment" is supposed to be us. when are we going to take it back from the greedy selfish wall street profiteers. they are turning us [...]
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  Posted: July 12, 2009, 11:49am EDT
  

• TeaBag Boneheads

  →I read a (July 8th) post on the B'ham Tea Party blog and was amazed at the pure boneheadness. Aside from the writers fantasy that no one refers to the 4th of July as Independence Day, the most revealing bit of obstinate ignorance was this: "..., our own President won’t'" [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2009, 8:40am EDT
  

• freedom still on the march....or 10 minutes with the women in Afghanistan

  as we continue to export the corporate war machine and expect others to host the nightmare in their country, we bankrupt ourselves and squander the dewindling resources of our planet (and no, there is no planet b) how long will the other humans on our beautiful planet continue to live [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 3:41pm EDT
  

• Tim Eyman, Spending Your Tax Dollars, Again!

  →hmmm... once again Tim Eyman is using our tax dollars to experiment with how to create an initiative that will suck people in. He's filed an experimental initiative, he has no intention of gathering signature for, to get Secretary of State's office to do his legal research for him.Eyman wants [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 10:33pm EDT
  

• 5 minutes in West Virginia

  or can this planet be saved??? mountain top removal of the 2nd most diverse forest on our planet, largely responsible for some of the best news following the last ice age, will foreclose on a grim future for our descendants. along with the rainforest protection, what we do now will [...]
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  Posted: July 07, 2009, 11:40am EDT
  

• WSJ's Lies About Franken (and Gregoire) !

  → Three day old fish would be embarrassed to be wrapped in this issue of Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal. Not only did they lie about Al Franken's election to the Senate, they repeated the same tired lies about Governor Chris Gregoire's 2004 election, again.From The Brad Blog:By Brad Friedman [...]
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  Posted: July 03, 2009, 8:44pm EDT
  

• Who's Behind the Teabaggers?

  ***We already know the Republican Party (or should I say, the Party formerly known as Republican) doesn't want to be identified with the Tea Party but is busy in the shadows whipping up fear and paranoia.But locally the Republicans aren't doing a very good job of hiding their involvement. Lynn [...]
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  Posted: June 27, 2009, 12:45am EDT
  

• Unprecedented Hypocrisy from FoxNews

  →Hypocrisy is nothing new to FoxNews, but this really takes the cake. After eight years of whoring for the Bush Administration in exchange for "unprecedented access", Fox whines about ABC being given access to the White House.Fox caught with its pants down on ABC attacks Posted Jun 18,2009, 12:52 PM [...]
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  Posted: June 25, 2009, 2:44am EDT
  

• Will Whatcom GOP Renounce Terrorism?

  →Minuteman leader Shawna Forde has been arrested in Arizona for masterminding the murder of a nine year old girl and her father. The motive was robbery and "The proceeds, it seems, would go toward funding their on-going anti-immigrant 'activism' and, more ambitiously, instigating a race war to overthrow the US" [...]
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  Posted: June 18, 2009, 4:56pm EDT
  

• local Ferndale student wins art award!

  Tracy Nguyen was honored for winning the annual high school art competition for the 2nd Legislative District. Her painting will be on display with art from high school students from all over the country. What an honor ! Congratulations to Tracy.I especially enjoyed the moment when Tracy was asked who [...]
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  Posted: June 14, 2009, 4:32pm EDT
  

• Congressman Larsens townhall - Prt. 2

  →Congressman Larsen speaking at townhall meeting in Ferndale, Saturday, June 13, 2009. [...]
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  Posted: June 14, 2009, 4:07pm EDT
  

• Congressman Larsen Holds Townhall in Ferndale

  → Congressman Rick Larsen visited Whatcom County yesterday. In the afternoon he held a townhall meeting in Ferndale.It appears that the local Republican deadenders were trying to stir things up by circulating an email claiming that Larsen was having a "secret" townhall meeting. Politics reporter Sam Taylor posted the email [...]
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  Posted: June 14, 2009, 8:10am EDT
  

• break up the banks rally

  thanks Dianne, Bellingham chapter leader for A New Way Forward, and Kristi and all the great folks who suited up and showed up and helped.After a great intoduction by Dianne, Kristi Laguzza-Boosman speaks about where we are, how we got here and what we need to do to right ourselves. [...]
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  Posted: June 11, 2009, 9:19pm EDT
  

• democrat in name only

  Thanks to Thom Hartmann for calling attention to this despicable shameless behavior on the part of a fellow human charged with making law and paying for the commons needed by we the people.Unfricking believable !! this dino behavior is as shameless as it gets. But what can you expect from [...]
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  Posted: June 09, 2009, 12:36pm EDT
  

• ‘BREAK UP THE BANKS ‘ RALLY

  i will be on the street corner to join others who have had it with more of the same, as we fall further into the cancerous phase of laissez-faire crony casino capitalism on steroids.wake up america!!!!!!PRESS RELEASE May 27, 2009‘BREAK UP THE BANKS ‘ RALLYOn Wednesday, June 10th , 4-6:30pm [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 1:02pm EDT
  

• How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right

  → GRITtv Wednesday June 3, 2009David Neiwert: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American RightBill O’Reilly has said that far left zealots are exploiting the death of Dr. George Tiller by making a connection to right wing hate speech. Has right wing talk radio encouraged the kind of violence that reproductive [...]
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  Posted: June 07, 2009, 10:10pm EDT
  

• Answers from the Congressional Progressive Caucus

  →Did you know that you can ask the Congressional Progressive Caucus questions?... and actually get answers!Hi Friend,Two weeks ago, we did an experiment in which you submitted questions to members Congress, and members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus got up on the floor of the House and answered many of [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2009, 4:19pm EDT
  

• GOP - still "the Party of No"

  →At yesterday's RNC meeting:"We are going to take this president on with class. We are going to take this president on with dignity," Steele said. "This will be a very sharp and marked contrast to the shabby and classless way that the Democrats and the far left spoke of President" [...]
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  Posted: May 20, 2009, 1:19pm EDT
  

• more freedom is on the march.....

  Chris Hedges, with the help of Dr. Juliette Fournot, does a nice job of asking the question.who have we become?? as i continue to see the evidence of our national disorder expressing itself in the world, i become more and more dismayed. and i look around as americans, for the [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2009, 7:13am EDT
  

• freedom is on the march....

  this CBS 60 minutes piece was the most disgusting story i have seen in a good long time. i just have to ask..who have we become??? there is a debate going on about whether we should torture other humans and now this. humans in nevada are sitting at computers pulling [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2009, 9:53am EDT
  

• Same Old Sunday Bilge

  →It's just not worth turning on the TV, Sunday mornings. The same old morally & intellectually bankrupt Beltway talking-heads invite the same old morally & intellectually bankrupt Rightwing political players to pontificate about the same old discredited notions.The only ideas those Rightwingers have are toxic ideas. They aren't serious thinkers,' [...]
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  Posted: May 11, 2009, 10:45pm EDT
  

• Naomi Klein on Maddow - Banking Bailout

  →For a long time, we've been pointing out the real nature of the phony crony capitalism that's been promoted by so-called conservatives at the behest of Americas wealthiest families... private profits but socialized risk. And now we have the ultimate result, the Bank bailouts. Banks that were de-regulated so they' [...]
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  Posted: May 08, 2009, 12:43pm EDT
  

• The No-Government Option

  →Here's the answer for all those TEA Partying conservopublitarians who don't want government to do anything: Move to a place that isn't 'over-regulated' and doesn't have 'Big Government'...REGULATION VACATION CELEBRATION!' [...]
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  Posted: May 07, 2009, 9:15am EDT
  

• blog on !!!!!!!!!

  What an arrogant piece by a David Lewis, of the Lynden Tribune, who calls himself a reporter. Is a reporter the same as a journalist? Hmmm…. well, I don’t call myself a journalist or a reporter (my degree is in another field) but I do proudly call myself a blogger. [...]
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  Posted: May 04, 2009, 6:36am EDT
  

• Whatcom's RNC Wacko Wants Democrats to Change Name

  →RNC member Jeff Kent wants the Democratic Party to rename itself to conform to his Rightwing wacko delusions.In January of 2007 when ex-KGMI talkshow host Jeff Kent was made Vice Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from the Western Region he was quoted as saying, "As we build momentum" [...]
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  Posted: April 24, 2009, 3:00pm EDT
  

• Earth Day

  thanks to Andrea for this....let us behave as if our lives depended on it.....check it out at Meatless Monday [...]
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  Posted: April 22, 2009, 1:19pm EDT
  

• Wingnuts Squirrelly About ACORN

  →We drove into B'ham last Wednesday to see the Tax day tempest in a teapot. I drove and jpeg shot video of the protesters. I estimated the crowd at between 1000 and 1500. An impressive turnout for Whatcom county.We had a momentary encounter with some of the protesters when we' [...]
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  Posted: April 20, 2009, 9:23pm EDT
  

• love this.....

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  Posted: April 16, 2009, 2:17pm EDT
  

• Corporate Astroturf Spectacle

  →Schuster: If You're Planning Tea Bagging Across The Country, 'You're Going To Need A Dick Armey' [...]
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  Posted: April 15, 2009, 11:53am EDT
  

• Tea-ed Off

  →I've always associated the term non-partisan with political neutrality rather than simply not being officially sponsored by a political party.When the League of Woman Voters has a voter registration table at the community college because that's where lots of potential new voters are, that's non-partisan. Their goal; to register voters,' [...]
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  Posted: April 15, 2009, 10:44pm EDT
  

• an evening with David Suzuki

  i had the pleasure last evening of attending the evening with David Suzuki and a very large, enthusiastic crowd at the Mount Baker Theatre. He read from the chapters of his new book co-authored with David Robert Taylor and then delighted, informed and rallied us all to work as if [...]
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  Posted: April 07, 2009, 4:27pm EDT
  

• Senator Cantwell Visits Whatcom County

  →Saturday afternoon Senator Maria Cantwell stopped by to say hello to Whatcom County Democrats. The gathering was held in Bellingham at the Blue Horse Gallery.Sen. Cantwell was back in Washington State after a week of Senate budget action, and anxious to talk about her work on alternative energy and climate [...]
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  Posted: April 06, 2009, 10:36am EDT
  

• Republican Approval Numbers Plummet

  → It's no wonder the Whatcom County Republican Party Chairwoman is advertising her next political stunt as a non-partisan event. This tax-day stunt is part of an astro-turf PR campaign Planned Months Ago by GOP Billionaires that's supposed to convince people that President Obama's economic stimulus plan isn't popular.Republicans have' [...]
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  Posted: April 02, 2009, 12:21pm EDT
  

• House Operating Budget Press Conference

  →Thanks to TVW we get to see Rep. Kelli Linville lead a press conference about the House version of the proposed Operating Budget for 2009-2011.The cuts suck. But the revenue shortfall is not the fault of Washington State's Democrats. It's part of the global economic cluster F..k. If you want [...]
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  Posted: March 31, 2009, 8:56pm EDT
  

• Democracy For America, 5th B'day Party

  →It's DfA's 5th Birthday. jpeg and I got together with several other DfA members and joined the birthday party conference call. It was good to hear Dr., Governor, Chairmen Howard Dean. He introduced "Stand With Dr. Dean"Listen to the DfA birthdya party conference call: [...]
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  Posted: March 26, 2009, 10:00pm EDT
  

• "I can't believe it's not insurance."

  REP. GARY ACKERMAN: AIG "SNAKE OIL SALESMEN" 03/18/09 [...]
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  Posted: March 19, 2009, 9:28pm EDT
  

• randized again....!

  Today Thom Hartmann had Yaron Brook from the Ayn Rand Institute on and he stated over and over that this economic catastrophe (yet to come, in my opinion) is because of too much regulation...huh.... Scooby doo moment for sure.... and several repeats of that as he claimed a real free [...]
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  Posted: March 16, 2009, 10:24am EDT
  

• Colbert nails this one....

  i remember reading rand as a teenager and thinking it was wondraful....my aunt cautioned me and now as i look at our national disorder,(well, one of them) narcissitic personality disorder, it makes sense to me. i love his analysis, "Preachy and Can Be Used To Justify Anything".cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png' [...]
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  Posted: March 12, 2009, 8:55pm EDT
  

• Doug Ericksen (R-Doom & Gloom)

  →As we've all come to expect, Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) once again has declared to reporters that a Bill passed by Democrats will bring on the end of the world.But this time, Doug seems to be running on auto-pilot. Brad Shannon of the Olympian reports; "Republican Rep. Doug Ericksen of Ferndale'" [...]
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  Posted: March 11, 2009, 11:40pm EDT
  

• Does Bill O'Reilly Have The Balls To Meet The Challenge?

  →BillO loves to toss around those labels. He's quick to judge and even quicker to condemn. Now SEIU is challenging him to come find out who they really are. BillO's usual M.O. is to send out one of his flunkies to do an ambush 'interview'. Will he have to guts [...]
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  Posted: March 06, 2009, 11:27am EST
  

• Ericksen Alert! - Doug Sez; Damn The Homeless, Protect The NIMBY's

  →My GoogleNews Alert read:Breast-feeding in public protected by Wash. billSeattle Times - Seattle,WA,USADoug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, said the bill was just another case of the Democratic majority in Olympia mandating what city and county councils can and can't ...And I thought I'd struck gold... I could see my headline "Ericksen (R-Ferndale)" [...]
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  Posted: March 03, 2009, 8:22pm EST
  

• t boone alert ....again

  For some mysterious reason, as I prepared to listen to Thom Hartmann today, a segment of a David Bender show where he had t boone pickens on as his guest, started playing. I was horrified to hear David Bender singing the praises of t boone pickens. Wow!Not one important question [...]
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  Posted: March 02, 2009, 9:29am EST
  

• Rick Santelli - Asshole of the Apocalypse

  →Holy cow! Here's one time when guys can say they read Playboy for the articles and mean it. A detailed article exposing how that business news peckerwood Rick Santelli is in the pay of the ultra-rightwing Koch family and his TV rant was the opening shot of an astroturf campaign [...]
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  Posted: March 01, 2009, 11:06pm EST
  

• Energy, Is It Clean OR Safe Just Because PR Guys Say So?

  →Get clean coal clean! (NEW Air Freshener)http://www.thisisreality.org/ In reality, there's no such thing as clean coal. Learn more. Join the campaign. But not to be out done by the Clean Coal people, the Nuclear Power people have come up with the phrase "carbonless energy parks" to describe four unfinished nuclear [...]
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  Posted: February 27, 2009, 8:04pm EST
  

• I.C.E. in Bellingham Draws Secretary Napolitano's Attention

  →Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) officials don't seem to have gotten the memo that there won't be anymore spending buckets full of taxpayers dollars to employ shock tactics and overwhelming force just to check up on workers citizenship status.Napolitano orders review of WA raidBy MANUEL VALDES ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERSEATTLE -- [...]
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  Posted: February 25, 2009, 4:02pm EST
  

• Keep the Border Patrol ON THE BORDER

  →Keep the Border Patrol ON THE BORDERThe film "Keep the Border Patrol ON THE BORDER" features Washington residents across political, social and economic divides who are speaking out against the Border Patrol presence in their area. Included are talks by Border Patrol agents, a local attorney & an ACLU legislative [...]
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  Posted: February 24, 2009, 7:39pm EST
  

• what a maverick !!!

  grampy's fiscal angst is just palpable...not Is McCain jealous of the helicopter Obama will get? [...]
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  Posted: February 24, 2009, 1:50pm EST
  

• Reproductive Health and Rights Lobby Day

  citizens from across the state came to Olympia yesterday to ask our legislators to maintain our $10 million dollar budget for state family planning. a 10% cut ($1 million) for Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood would cut $634,600. 300 patients would lose services.read about it and participate with a message to [...]
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  Posted: February 24, 2009, 11:03am EST
  

• Following The Money - GRITtv: Terry Jones: Arms Manufacturer

  →Yes in deed, the Military Industrial Complex has created a replacement for the "threat of Communism"... it's "the threat of Radical Islam". If you don't think there is a Military Industrial Complex, then you just aren't really paying attention.GRITtv gives us Terry Jones, (of Monty Python), observations on the global [...]
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  Posted: February 22, 2009, 12:09pm EST
  

• A Lesson About Bipartisanship

  →To Congressional Republicans, bipartisanship is just an opportunity to screw things up and then blame it on Democrats...http://breakroomlive.com/BreakRoomLive with Maron and Seder is LIVE weekdays, 3-4pm from the Air America Break Room. Another episode of Remedial theater from Marc and Sam. Here they break down how Republicans in Congress are [...]
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  Posted: February 20, 2009, 1:20pm EST
  

• moving from casino capitalism to disaster capitalism

  here they come again...in 2005 their mantra was to privatize social security....they were going to give us a "real choice" ....as this article and the losses taken at the casino prove, we were right to stand up and loudly shout "keep your picks off our social security"......now they have a [...]
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  Posted: February 20, 2009, 9:38pm EST
  

• Doug (the demagogue) Ericksen (R-Ferndale)

  →Somebody else has noticed that Doug Ericksen (R) is prone to some pretty inflammatory rightwing rhetoric when he's away from the District (42nd Legislative District that is)From Publicola.net:Dear Bellingham,by Josh Feit, 02/19/2009, 3:11 PMI wonder if the voters of Bellingham know that their Republican staterepresentative, Rep. Doug Ericksen (R-42, Ferndale, [...]
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  Posted: February 19, 2009, 4:11pm EST
  

• Doug Ericksen (R) - Quid Pro Quo?

  →When it comes to campaign contributions and Legislators actions, I don't know exactly where the line is between Ok and Quid Pro Quo. However, the legislation that Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) just introduced certainly has a bad smell.First the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association asks Puget Sound port pilots to back off' [...]
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  Posted: February 17, 2009, 5:24am EST
  

• Doug Ericksen (R), Our Ferry Fairy

  →Report: Ferry to Friday Harbor subsidy depends on use JARED PABEN - THE BELLINGHAM HERALDBELLINGHAM - A passenger-only ferry between Bellingham and Friday Harbor could inject nearly $1.3 million into Whatcom County's economy, but it could end up costing taxpayers to operate it, a study found.Depending on how many people [...]
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  Posted: February 16, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Bellingham Herald Editorial, Fact-Challenged

  →I must admit Saturdays Opinion piece by the Bellingham Heralds Editorial Board turned out to be good for a laugh. They challenged the Whatcom County Council & Administration to fix the way property taxes are re-assessed.Tax time a reminder system still needs fixing THE BELLINGHAM HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD - THE [...]
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  Posted: February 15, 2009, 11:44am EST
  

• Declining Coverage at the State Capitol

  →There's a worrying trend at the State Capitol, fewer and fewer government reporters. The MSM is faced with declining revenues because of cheaper advertising on the internet and they're shedding reporters in an attempt to reduce costs. Yikes!TVW's news program "The Impact" covers the story:It's already tough staying on top' [...]
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  Posted: February 14, 2009, 10:09pm EST
  

• State Rep. Linville (D) Rescues Elders

  →The 42nd Legislative District sure has a strange mix of representation in the State Legislature. As usual, Democrat Kelli Linville is working hard to care for the citizens of Washington State, while Republican Doug Ericksen is off grandstanding.Eliminating adult day health will hurt Snohomish County seniorsBy Nancy Dapper and Nora [...]
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  Posted: February 07, 2009, 5:16am EST
  

• Spending Is Stimulus - - Why Don't Republicans Get It?

  →Do Republicans really want the U.S. to slide into an economic depression because they think that would improve their prospects in the 2010 election? Why else would they be obstructing a Bill intended to stimulate a faltering economy? Why else would they be calling help for families that have lost [...]
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  Posted: February 06, 2009, 5:15am EST
  

• Boondoggle Doug... R-Ferndale

  →Legislator Wants Stimulus Funds to Build Five Foot FerriesBy Ed FriedrichWednesday, February 4, 2009... Rep. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, is sponsoring House Bill 1209, whichwould direct the state Department of Transportation to buy five passenger-onlyferries for $25 million. The bill does not address how or where the boats oughtto be used. [...]
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  Posted: February 04, 2009, 8:44pm EST
  

• Democrats to Discuss Top-Two Primary

  →Roni Beall, the Chair of the 40th Legislative District Democrats sent me this meeting notice:40th LD Quarterly Meeting Announcement- 1 PM, Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Fairhaven Library -"Top-two Primary" status & influence on local party organizations"Distinguished Speaker: Todd Nichols, Chair, Washington State 2nd Congressional District DemocratsJoin us for" [...]
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  Posted: February 04, 2009, 10:56pm EST