The state GOP’s fake “Sex Offender Notification” postcards have now been confirmed in the 16th, 17th, 26th, 28th, and 47th Legislative Districts.
Apparently, the “violent predator” living “in your community” depicted on the postcards really gets around. Or perhaps there’s something to the nefarious, Democratic conspiracy Darryl has uncovered…?
I’m not sure what I find more shocking… that the state GOP would stoop so low as to frighten families with a bogus sex predator warning… or that they would be so mind-numblingly sloppy as to picture the same fictionalized creep in six different districts ranging from Vancouver to Walla Walla to Kitsap County to Kent?
Dr E. read about one of your new fans.
Indians in Bolivia Celebrate Swearing in of One of Their Own
By JUAN FORERO
Evo Morales, a Socialist protest leader and steadfast
critic of U.S. policies in the region, was sworn in Sunday
as president of Bolivia.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01.....038;emc=th
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You shouldn’t be surprised. There has been a popular trend for years now in Bolivia toward the removal of corrupt, “free” marketeers in favor of nationalization. If you screw the peasants over again and again AND again, sooner or later they’ll manage to take power back into their own hands. Heck, you should feel lucky that they’ve only elected a “Socialist” — environments like that often usher in Marxists.
It appears the GOP game plan for Bush’s illegal spying scandal is to (a) insist the spying is vital to national security (bullshit), and (b) quetion the patriotism of the Democrats criticizing it. If Bush does the latter in his State of the Union speech, the Democrats in Congress — to a man and woman — should get up, turn their backs on this man, and WALK OUT.
Write to our Democratic congressmen and senators now, and urge them to walk out of the SOU if Bush impugns Democrats’ patriotism.
LIBERAL GROUPS VOICE SUPPORT FOR STATE-OF-UNION SPEECH WALKOUT
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/012206A.shtml
Why isn’t the media picking up on this story? I have looked everywhere, but have only seen reports of the postcards on bloging sites.
I wrote to all the major TV news stations and newspapers in Washington. If nothing is reported by tomorrow, I will be very upset.
Gerald
http://www.LiberalWashington.com
It’s time to serve notice on the Republicans that we’ve had it up to HERE with their attacks on our patriotism.
No more business as usual.
No more courtesy or respect.
No deals, no compromises, no cooperation.
If they want civil war, then let it be war.
Liberals must arm.
This stuff reminds me of Tricky Dick and his shennanigans.
Those postcards all look like Roger Rabid.
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Yeah? Where’s the ears? Where’s the cute cottontail?
When wingnut jackasses can’t tell the difference between a rabbit and a human, we gotta expect them to fuck up everything else, too.
You know — the economy, foreign policy, deficits, health care, jobs, tax policies, terrorism, disaster response, you name it, they fuck it up!
WHERE IS MR. CYNICAL???
Mr. C has been missing for some time now. He must be in jail. I propose taking up a collection at tomorrow night’s Drinking Liberally for a “Mr. Cynical Bail Fund.”
Where are the “real” Republicans (if there are any) on all this? The ones who, for 60 years, warned us about “Big Brother” government, stood for individual liberty and the Constitution, etc.?
Was that a charade, to be discarded upon convenience, a sham — a lie?
It seems so.
Roger Rabbit has posted 75.0% of the comments in this thread. If you don’t like it, go service your armadillo — she’s lonely.
So, Stefan — I know you read this blog — how come you’re not going to share the proceeds of your lawsuit against Dean Logan and King County Elections with the generous donors to your “legal action fund” who paid for the lawsuit? Is it because you’re a selfish prick, or because you can’t hold a job and need the money, or both of the above? I’m waiting for an answer … the world is waiting for your answer.
RR@10: Yeah, it was. Pretty disillusioning for those people who don’t just see an R or a D and vote a party line. Then again, if I was foolish enought to *believe* a politician, I guess I get what I deserve.
Also, you do know Liberals will never arm. Show me a convincing argument that gets them to actually go to the gun store and purchase something. Then I’ll be really impressed.
Doh! That should have been RR@11!
The radical left has really moved into the twilight zone in the last few years.
You would think that protecting our children would be more important than partisan politics, but alas, even this issue has to be opposed only because conservatives are sponsoring it.
The main reason why these fliers are going out is because the dems at the statehouse are opposed to “Jessica’s Law”.
I think that this constant knee-jerk reaction of yours is suicidal even in this state.
This most recent case of republican lies will just help us get a stronger foothold here in Washington. Eventually, we’ll run all the bastard righties and their inbred family groups out of Washington to Alabama or Texas or some other third world country where they belong!
For the past several days while the majority Washington State has been focusing on the Seahwaks, Our Dear blogger Goldy has been frantically writing about how AWFUL it is to aggressively pursue & convict child molesters, including child moelstors that are related to their victims.
Keep in ind, you would be hard pressed to find any subject that Goldy has addressed in such a desperate fashion.
It really makes me wonder about Goldy’s motivations…..
Brainwashed wingnuts like jaywingbot, BonzoBananaDanno and Momus seek to gain politically by complaining that already harsh (and yes, justified) penalties against pedophiles aren’t harsh enough. Sheer demagoguery.
My question is why are Qwest and Boeing, etc. funding this? I can understand the BIAW!
Momus, who the hell started this crap with smear tv ads and fabricated postcards. Maybe you should step back, take a deep breath, and get the facts streight:
Lawmakers are sincere in their efforts to protect potential victims, especially children…But that sincerity notwithstanding, there have been attempts to turn the effort to political gain. House Republicans called for a vote on one of their bills on the opening day of the legislative session — circumventing the standard committee hearing process. After majority Democrats rejected the maneuver, some Republicans tried to make the preposterous claim that it proved Democrats are “soft” on child molesters. It was a cheap and shameful political stunt.
I would almost believe that the Republican politicians, national and local, have gone of the deep end. Is this what you and your people want? Trench warfare. The political equivilent of nuclear anihilation?
I would prefer honorable combat on the field of battle, but if my back is against the wall, all bets are off. The Washington GOP can call truce anytime it wants to. The choice is theirs.
let see….
Brainwashed idiots are saying that sentences are not stiff enough and respectable residents of Washington State, such as yourself, are saying that these penalities are already harsh enough and that further legislation is just GOP Partisan Politics
What do you think Dylan and Shasta Groene would have to say about your opinion?
Oh, that’s right, Only Shasta can comment on that now, Thansk for clearing up all of you concerns “For the Clueless”
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“Liberals will never arm. Show me a convincing argument that gets them to actually go to the gun store and purchase something.”
Keep thinking that, wingnut. Be my guest …
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Hey Wingnuts,
In other news, “Dear Leader” is at 36%. Americans are more pessimistic about the economy.
Nice try on stirring up pedophile hysteria, increasingly irrelevant wingnuts.
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“For the past several days while the majority Washington State has been focusing on the Seahwaks, Our Dear blogger Goldy has been frantically writing about how AWFUL it is to aggressively pursue & convict child molesters, including child moelstors that are related to their victims.”
I’m for locking up sex predators for keeps, but prosecutors tell us that doesn’t work, because family members won’t cooperate with authorities if it means sending grandpa or uncle away for 20 years. It’s people like you whose stupidity puts these criminals back on the streets, so they can hurt more little kids. Get your head out of your ass — for the kids’ sake.
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“Is this what you and your people want? Trench warfare. The political equivilent of nuclear anihilation? I would prefer honorable combat on the field of battle, but if my back is against the wall, all bets are off.”
Ogg, that’s exactly what they want. The Republicans left the reservation back in 1988 when Newt Gingrich made this speech, and his party bought into it:
“ … this is a civil war, that … has to be fought with the scale and duration and savagery that is only true of civil wars. While we are lucky in this country that our civil wars are fought at the ballot box, not on the battlefields, nonetheless it is a civil war.”
Ogg, don’t delude yourself into thinking the WSRP will call a “truce.” There will be no truce, either here in our state, or nationally. These guys want to annihilate us, and they will do it by any and all means. We must deal with them accordingly.
Looks like Stefan Sharkansky is calling you out, Goldy. He says liberals are soft on sex offenders, and how we want to protect teachers who prey. Nice…..
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Momus, why are you against prosecutors?
Why do you want to keep prosecutors from locking up sex fiends? Why do you want to keep sex fiends on the streets?
Why do you hate little children?
Why do you hate America?
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“Looks like Stefan Sharkansky is calling you out, Goldy. He says liberals are soft on sex offenders, and how we want to protect teachers who prey. Nice…”
Stefan Sharansky is a chickenshit who won’t even answer a simple question from a cute little bunny.
Looks like the Pukes are worried about Gregoire’s legislative successes and rising popularity, and are trying to create a distraction by manufacturing a phony issue.
Everybody is for locking up sex predators, for God’s sake.
It’s interesting to note in that ARG study the high levels of approval given to “Dear Leader” from Republicans.
That tells me that almost the only people left in the Republican party are the “Will Baker” crowd (votes for anything with an R next to it).
Any thinking Republican now indentifies as Independent and among the I’s 74% disapprove “Dear Leader”‘s job performance.
Happy 2006 wingnuts!
SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL FINAL SIX
The P-I reports the Seattle City Council will interview the following 6 candidates for the council position vacated by Jim Compton:
Stella Chao – a community activist interested in environmental, housing, and homeless issues, and an advocate for people with limited English skills.
Sally Clark – an executive level director at the Lifelong AIDS Alliance who oversees operations of the community resource division, and a former legislative aide to King County Councilman Bob Ferguson.
Venerria Knox – is the former spokeswoman and community outreach coordinator for the defunct Seattle Monorail Project, a former director of the city’s human services department, and now works for Group Health.
Sharon Maeda – a veteran manager of small businesses, community non-profits, and government and faith-based organizations who has served on various commissions, committees, and boards.
Venus Velazquez – a neighborhood planner, public-affairs consultant, and project manager.
Dolores Sibonga – a former Seattle City Councilwoman and lawyer who works part time as a member of the King County Board of Appeals and Equalization.
Roger @ 27….
Ya, it looks like our war on child molestors is really working well.
Good Job!
There is no doubt that laws in Washington State already in place are clearly enough.
Wow, thanks for setting me straight.
This guy is a real threat, a level 3 sex offender at high risk to reoffend. Did Goldy ever actually say that? Check SP for the rest of the story.
RR: I think you are going to really have to expand your definition of ‘wingnut’ to include me. I voted for Dukakis for gods-sake! ; )
I just think firearms use and ownership doesn’t go along with the perception of the ‘culture of the left’. Maybe if there was a latte stand inside Wade’s in Bellevue, it would draw them in.
Buy a gun! There, I’ve done my part. Better yet, buy an American made gun. Aren’t too many manufacturers left, now with Winchester rolling up the doors.
RR: I think you are going to really have to expand your definition of ‘wingnut’ to include me. I voted for Dukakis for gods-sake! ; )
I just think firearms use and ownership doesn’t go along with the perception of the ‘culture of the left’. Maybe if there was a latte stand inside Wade’s in Bellevue, it would draw them in.
Buy a gun! There, I’ve done my part. Better yet, buy an American made gun. Aren’t too many manufacturers left, now with Winchester rolling up the doors.
31 – yeah and the same guy seem to live in the 16th, 17th, 26th, 28th and 47th Legislative Districts not to mention all over cable tv. These predators get around.
Especially when it’s wingnut hysteria timie.
Do you think Jim “Level III” West spits or swallows?
This child sex predator is apparently a real person:
According to official documents, XXX approached a 9 year-old girl and her 7 year-old male playmate while they were playing. He asked them if they had seen his dog, and they said they had not. XXX drove his vehicle up and down the street for approximately 20 minutes, supposedly looking for his dog. He then stopped again where the children were and asked if they would be willing to help him look for his dog. When the girl was hesitant to get into the vehicle, he showed her pictures of his children in order to convince her that he was a responsible person. XXX then drove the children to a secluded spot where he tied the boy up, gagged him and put him in the back seat. He then sexually assaulted the girl, threatening to kill her if she did not comply. XXX then returned the children to their original location. The police apprehended XXX after he abducted another little girl. This girl began to scream, kick, and hit him. She then grabbed the steering wheel of his car. When he slowed down, the girl opened the door and jumped out. A police officer happened to be nearby and was able to arrest him. XXX pled guilty to Rape 1st Degree in 1983 and was granted 20 years suspended sentence on condition of entering into and successfully completing the Sexual Psychopath Program at Western State Hospital. In 1985, the Suspended Sentence was revoked due to XXX being terminated from the treatment program for lack of progress. He then began serving his prison sentence and has been in custody since that time.
XXX has no other sex offense convictions; however, he has disclosed other child abductions for which he was not caught. The first occurred during the summer of 1971 in Utah. He saw an approximately 3 year-old girl who had gone into the restroom. When she came out, he picked her up, carried her to his car and drove to a church parking lot. He then pulled her pants off and fondled and kissed her. In 1974, he was looking for girls to molest. He was able to talk two girls, ages 6 and 11, into his car using the pretext of looking for his dog. He drove to an isolated area, put the younger girl in the back seat, and sexually assaulted the 11 year-old girl. XXX’s third abduction was in July 1981 and he was again looking for girls to molest when he came upon a 7 year-old girl. He again used the pretext of looking for his dog to talk to the girl. XXX then pretended his car wouldn’t start and asked her for assistance. He pushed her into the car, drove to an isolated location, and sexually assaulted her. XXX then drove her back to her original location. XXX also disclosed that his deviant sexual behavior began when he was 13-14 years old when he began playing and wrestling with much younger girls, which he found sexually stimulating. He reported that he had been involved with children like this on many occasions and this kind of molesting continued up to the time of his arrest.
XXX is an untreated sex offender and is considered at a high risk to reoffend. XXX will not be supervised by a community corrections officer and, therefore, has no supervision requirements.
http://pso.co.pierce.wa.us/3/yorkla.htm
The fellow in question was convicted of his child sex crimes in Pierce County Superior Court No. 82-1-00357-5. And he was just convicted of a drug possession offense two years ago in Pierce County Superior Court No. 04-1-00030-2. Apparently, he did serve a substantial stretch in the Washington state prison system, since his parole was apparently revoked sometime in 1985 and he did not register as a sex offender until March 3, 2002.
Momus @18,
Other bloggers might just have deleted a comment like yours, but I don’t believe in censorship. So instead, I’d just like to dispassionately invite you to eat me.
Your comment is of course illustrative of the entire GOP smear campaign: anybody who doesn’t blindly support the GOP legislative proposal is labeled as child molester or fellow traveler. Sure… that kind of divisive crap is unfortunately, Republican politics as usual.
But when it comes to scaring families with an official looking (but fake) “Sex Offender Notification”, you guys have gone too far. This is beyond the pale.
Why would we want to elect republicans when they are so stupid that they don’t realize the difference between Clark and Pierce Counties????
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“RR: I think you are going to really have to expand your definition of ‘wingnut’ to include me. I voted for Dukakis for gods-sake! ; )”
Gee, Food, I try to avoid dissing on fellow libs (there, I said it), but I do get frustrated with the “I’m gonna flee to Canada” element of our group — let’s get some spine and learn how to fight!
“I just think firearms use and ownership doesn’t go along with the perception of the ‘culture of the left’. Maybe if there was a latte stand inside Wade’s in Bellevue, it would draw them in.”
I hear ya, bro. What all our liberal friends is re-read Ann Coulter, who said liberals should be put in “concentration camps” and “executed.” Sound familiar? Maybe some liberals think she’s kidding, or cracking a joke, or trying to be funny. She’s not. Wingers have plenty of guns, and sincerely believe we are “the enemy.” We’ve got to arm!
“Buy a gun! There, I’ve done my part.”
When they come to arrest you for being a Democrat, remember why you bought the gun.
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Good work, Richard — you fingered him. Now … why did the Pubbies hide his identity?
ROGER RABBIT POLL
The Republicans concealed Leroy Alvin York’s identity because:
[ ] 1. They were afraid he would sue them for harassment,
[ ] 2. They were too lazy to copy and paste the photo of a different sex offender for each legislative district,
[ ] 3. They didn’t want voters to know they were lying when they said Mr. York lived in their community,
[ ] 4. They had an office pool going on who would finger him first,
[ ] 5. All of the above.
Oops, I forgot this one:
[ ] 6. They didn’t want him picked up before he had a chance to reoffend.
Goldy @ 40.
Blindly following a party line is one thing.
Spending four days writing about an incident such as this is completely a different story.
Seriously, I wonder why this is such a hot topic for you.
You say the cards are faked, and now we find out they are not. Where is your retraction?
As to why the party was sending it out? It’s obvious, the Democrats chose to not vote on a bill and this is a marketing piece that illustrates that yes, this is happening all over the state.
Clearly the mailing had it’s desired effect as your coverage clearly indicates.
However, I go back to my initial question of why are you focusing on this now? There are so many other topics going on in the State. The Superbowl, Gas works being pimped out by the City City Council to One Reel (They GAVE AWAY a park? and are now paying for upgrades?) and you focus on too harsh a punishment for child molesters?
Momus, why do you want to tie prosecutors’ hands and let these sex fiends go scot free?
Why do you have in it for little children?
Why are you so un-American?
Is it because your mother hates you?
Momus or (is it Janet S the talking points queen?):
Exposing GOP dirty tricks is always the hot topic around here. You can’t win without lying and cheating. With every new stunt you only expose more clearly how loathsome you all are.
Talk about whatever you want on the wingnut blogs.
This violent predator lives in your community
Hey Momus does your commmunity include the 16th, 17th, 26th, 28th, and 47th Legislative Districts?
What I want to see is justice, not politics and legislaslation.
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Show me where I said that?
Christ, talk aout clueless?
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“What I want to see is justice”
Justice is seeing Republicans get their just desserts.
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“However, I go back to my initial question of why are you focusing on this now?”
yeah, Momus, we’re sure you’d like to see this latest GOP smear campaign get buried on the back pages. Sorry, buddy, ain’t gonna happen! Goldy will expose Republicans for the lying scumbags they are.
Richard, Richard, Richard… To think that I briefly had some modicum of respect for your seemingly-reasoned, almost-principled comments here.
If this stunt had been addressed only at Pat Lantz and Derek Kilmer in the 26th LD, it might have been merely slimy and inflammatory grandstanding on the part of the WSRP, ummm HROC, well OK, Speaker’s Roundtable. As anyone with a bit of googling ability can plainly see, Mr. XXX resides in Gig Harbor. Which is nowhere close to Bill Grant’s neighborhood, nowhere close to Deb Wallace’s neighborhood, nowhere close to Tami Green’s neighborhood, nowhere close to Geoff Simpson’s neighborhood, nowhere close to Pat Sullivan’s neighborhood. That easily verifiable observation, coupled with the highly coordinated PR campaign devised around the falsehoods, on top of the ridiculous sleight-of-hand attempt on the first day of this year’s legislative session, is what elevates (or should I say lowers?) this affair to its importance as an example of the sort of wingnut perfidy that you so willingly embrace.
Not that it excuses anything whatsoever about Mr. XXX’s misdeeds, but it must be pointed out that the most recent sex offenses he has been accused of (and pled guilty to) took place 23 or 24 years ago. Most of his intervening years were spent in prison for that crime.
Momus @46,
First, as my longtime readers know, I could give a shit about the Seahawks. I was born a Philadelphia Eagles fan; I will die a Philadelphia Eagles fan. As far as I’m concerned, football season ended weeks ago.
And the reason I’m focusing on this should be quite clear. A) I’m pissed, and B) the Republican’s FUCKED UP, and if the MSM gets their act together and reports the truth, voters will be pissed. This is a disgrace, and they should be held accountable. I’m calling as much attention to it as I can because the state GOP deserves to pay a political price for this.