I’m man enough to admit when I am wrong.
Last week I told the story the Irons’ family wanted voters to hear… the long, sad tale of their son David Jr., and their heartfelt belief that he lacks the qualifications, intellect and temperament for high public office. In doing so, I also made a point of lambasting the MSM for not covering the details of the Irons family feud… details that I believe speak directly to his character.
In an era when pundits and reporters can soberly chronicle the impeachment of a president for lying about a blowjob, it seems inconceivable that our local media could ignore the character testimony of a candidate’s own parents. But that is exactly what the MSM has done for years, most recently with Joni Balter’s timid, almost-apologia of a column in the September 29 edition of the Seattle Times.
Well… apparently my Google skills aren’t what they should be, for in fact checking my reporting, Darryl at Hominid Views has uncovered a number of articles from 2003, covering various aspects of the troubles. So those reporters who have privately complained that they had previously covered this story, well… I guess you were sort of right. Sorry. My bad.
Of course, that was two years ago during a county council race, back when few voters were paying attention to David Irons. I still think it is relevant to raise these issues again in 2005, now that Irons is running for a much more high profile county-wide office. And I provided some necessary context by stringing all the various allegations together into a single, coherent narrative, so that voters could get a clearer picture of what the Irons family is actually alleging: not simply that he hit his mother, but that he is totally unfit for office.
So what did Darryl discover from these news accounts?
For the most part, Goldy’s story is corroborated. In fact, I am surprised at the consistency, given the way time tends to warp memories.
My point here is not to criticize Goldy for not knowing about these articles. In fact, I find it reassuring that Goldy rediscovered this story and documented it without use of previous media accounts. At the same time, Goldy’s account includes some new angles, eyewitnesses, and relevant new details.
Finally, Goldy did what the MSM did not do in 2003. He brought together many eyewitness stories to document larger patterns of dishonesty and voilence.
Darryl’s research kind of puts my harshest critics in a curious bind, as it’s tough to attack me as a lowlife slimeball for breaking a story that… um… apparently, I didn’t break. As to abusing me for rehashing the story just a few weeks before election day, hey… I’m just some blogger. I think the MSM did voters a public service by jumping all over this story on Friday… but it’s not like I held a gun to their head.
In any case, stay tuned, and keep looking for that other shoe.
David Irons pretty much cooked his own goose by his actions with his mother. The wacky thing is that some people are just mad that his mother is talking about it, live on Radio and on TV.
It looks like it’s all over for Irons at this point.
If the GOP had really thought they had a chance at the King County Executive seat, they would have run a more serious candidate that didn’t have his closet stuffed full of skeletons. The GOP knew full well of Iron’s “family issues” or could have found them out.
However, given no alternatives, the republicans were basically forced to take Irons as their candidate like they did when Will Baker ran on the GOP ticket for State Auditor.
Eric @ 1
Indeed. But here is what I want to know. Why is it that the mother-beating, temper-tantrum stuff got covered by at least a couple of Seattle Times articles in 2003 when Irons was running for a lesser office, but in 2005, it takes a personally-financed investigation by a blogger to get a response from the MSM when Irons is running for King County Executive????
Secondly, where the fuck is the Seattle Times article on this? I mean, it looks like the Seattle Times covered a very similar story in 2003! Why is it that only the PI has the balls to pick it up two years later?
Hey, Seattle Times: GET SOME FUCKING SPINE!
It’s weird. There are always rumors going around about candidates at election time.
However, I can’t remember another where a candidate’s own family has come out so strong against a candidate and a mother accusing a candidate of hitting her.
How Irons got this far down the campaign trail without this being known much was really a failure of the MSM, until the last couple days at least.
King 5 News had a very good interview though that let Iron’s mother talk for herself when she said she was struck by him.
No spin needed.
It certainly doesn’t help that the Times is owned by a certified wingnut. He is the nation’s largest funder of the estate-tax repeal effort, up to and including giving free advertising to estate tax repeal groups.
Carl
I am curious, as you guys used in defence of Clinton, what the hell does this have to do with running King County buisiness?
Carl-4 ‘He is the nation’s largest funder of the estate-tax repeal effort..’
Is siding with the majority of Americans to get rid of the death tax the only thing that qualifies the Times owner as a “certified wingnut”?
Waiting for it to drop.
Chuck @ 5
To me, there’s just a wee bit of difference between domestic violence and receiving a blowjob.
Goldy—
Still trying to validate your cheeseball actions on an event that ALLEGEDLY took place 11 years ago I see.
Your psychotic, low-level SHITSQUAD and SHITSQUADRON cannot deflect from the fact that Sims has a terrible track record on dealing with the issues that matter to voters starting with ELECTIONS, then PROPERTY RIGHTS (CAO), then NOISE POLLUTION (SWA…complete with “favors” for comrades) and a real major one that has been underplayed the PERPETUAL GRIDLOCK OF KINGCO TRAFFIC.
Sims is a failure. Irons will do much better…alleged temper and all. Sims is run around by the entrenched KingCo bureaucrats. BUREAUCRATS are running the show…Sims lets them because he is lazy, stupid and a major BULLSHITTER.
An observation…
The posting about Goldy on SP is the only recent one that creates a number of comments on par with comments here.
The SP readers seem really bored (tuned out?) with all the typical SP stuff…it’s only Goldy’s story that gets them reacting.
Clearly, Goldy takes the substantial lead in creating blog postings that people care about.
Absolutely Thomas, Stefan cannot get 30 hits without writing a blog article on or about HA and Goldy. The absolute failure of his ‘spreadsheet’ logic in the last election contest places him down on equal terms with josefs blog.
Eyewitnesses? To what? Who are they?
David Irons Jr and his mother were the only ones in the room. Any account after that is told by one or the other. That is not an eyewitness.
Tantrums held in county offices told about by anonymous sources don’t count either. If you won’t put your name on it, I have no way to evaluate the motivation behind your allegation.
Don’t know who Darryl at Hominidviews is, but neither of you seem to have a working grasp of the English language. Corroboration does not mean hearsay, or passing along rumors and innuendo.
Publish some names with some facts attached. That is true reporting. What you are doing is smearing and sliming.
The first brick of the building constructed by Goldy for Sims has been dislodged. Cover your heads as the rest crumble down. Dan Rather would be proud.
I love the way you neander-cons blame everything and everyone except your own exceptionally stupid, arrogant and incompetent party leadership and your prevaricating and mendacious candidate.
De-Nial is more than a river in Egypt.
Oh and this line is STILL my favorite (so I’ll repeat it)…”You’re gonna run out of lipstick before you run out of pig!”
Chimp Patrol: The absolute failure of his ’spreadsheet’ logic
There has never been any effective refutation of the multiple voting being discovered by SP to this day. Sounds like a lot of stone throwing without actually reading SP. Wearing rose colored glasses does not reduce the credibility of SP, nor increase that of horsesass.
Mulesass @ 12 Again you seemed to have forgotten to append any content to your post.
This incident speaks to Iron’s character, or lack of it. If he resorts to violence in a disagreement, isn’t that worrisome?
I was also trying to verify the story of Iron’s running a business into bankruptcy.
He also seems to be back and forth on the urban development planning.
So how does the Green Party candidate look?
Donnageddon: you seemed to have forgotten to append any content to your post.
Just trying to fit in here. Read the post. Goldy is admitting the first “mistake” (brick) regarding the story. Like a true poletician the other bricks will start tumbling out slowly, but surely.
The next brick will have something to do with reliable (unnamed) source admissions from the Sims campaign. Stay tuned.
janet @ 11: So if some guy rapes you and there are no “eyewitnesses”, you are not a witness, and it’s just “he said, she said”?
I’m sorry but i listened to the interview on Friday afternoon (is that Carlson?) with Irons Mother and the one thing that stood out was how unbalanced she was.
Whoever the commentator was, said it best when he asked her the question, why are you trying to destroy your son?
The woman is obvioulsy unbalanced and should never have been used as a source.
Goldy has cemented himself as a jack ass
I wonder if anyone of you has actually read Goldy’s latest posts? They are no longer about Irons, only the first one was to a certain extent. They are all now about Goldy …how he found out, how he talked to the mother, how he was on radio, how he was first (or not), how the press was/is/will be ignoring him, how he “rediscovered” things, how he ….he….he…he….he…
Geeze, this is pathetic.
janet @ 11: So if you walk in to the local 7-11 and rob the place at 3 AM and nobody else it there but the hapless clerk, and the security camera is on the fritz, then you can, in the absence of any other corroberating evidence, claim innocence because there was no “eyewitness”?
rabbitwho..
Get used to it. Goldy is a patehtic little man. He is also well documentde susepcted child molester and now it appears that he has been bought and paid for by the Simms campaign.
George Busg had Jeff Gannon and now it apeears that Ron Simms has Goldy.
Interesting parrelels no? Sexual deviants with no sense of journailstic inegrity
prriss @ 21 Been hitting the cooking sherry a little early in the day, don’t you think?
priss @ 22 above
Chuck @ 5: Well, according to conservative logic, it’s all about character, and Irons’ is severely deficient, ergo he’s unfit for office. It really doesn’t matter what the candidates opinions, views or ideas are, it’s his character that counts. [Given what we no know about Bush and his cabal, I’m guessing that many are re-assessing this approach, but that’s just me. Merry Fitzmas!] Frankly, I’d rather we had (legal)porn viewing, pot smoking people with speeding tickets WHO ACTUALLY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING!
rabbbitwho @ 18: What is really pathetic is that you are now trying to turn Goldy’s reasonable response to comments from detractors (such as yourself) against him. So he should not respond? We all saw what happens to good people when they don’t fight back, vigorously, against wingnuts in the 2004 election cycle.
Donnageddon…
Not at all, dispute what I have (poorly typed) said.
Fact. Goldy has been publicly accused of being a child molester.
Fact. Goldy shared this story with the simms camp before going public with it.
prr @23,
Oh man… and to think that pbj over in the comment threads on (u)SP has the nerve to accuse me of censorship.
This is not a discussion about domestic violence – it is a discussion about an unstable woman (Irons’ mom) who is obviously deranged. She wants so much to destroy her son that SHE said on the radio on Friday that whether her son struck her is unimportant, rather his limited college education is more relevant. Say what? She is obviously bitter, vengeful and ridden by hate. The tone in her voice was hateful and mean….scary. When asked why she is attacking her son she said “because he keeps bringing the family into it by saying his father is his hero and he hopes we all reconcile.” Good reason for a mother to publically attack her child, don’t ya think? She is obviously a wack job and Irons has done the only decent thing he can do – ignore her and talk about the issues. Give it up, Goldy….your dive into slime just shows you’ll quote anybody as long as they serve your purpose, even if it uses an obviously ill woman as a pawn.
Viscious Partisan-22 ‘So if you walk in to the local 7-11 and rob the place at 3 AM and nobody else it there but the hapless clerk..’
And…the clerk, who steals and hides the money before the customer walks in, yells “thief”, is also innocent.
Barring other evidence neither can be proven guilty.
Thanks for the example.
let them accuse away ya friggin skinner
prriss, I imagine you are (in your drunken manner) about this
http://www.horsesass.org/wp-trackback.php/619
It was an anomonous fake charge, and the only person who made it public was Goldy himself.
If you think this has any resemblance to the Irons case, you are more drunk on Kool Aid than just the Gin you have been drinking this AM.
prr @ 26
“Fact. Goldy has been publicly accused of being a child molester.”
Not quite. It was not a public accusation.
prr, on the other hand, HAS been publically accused of being a child molester. In fact, it happened right here on a comment thread on horsesass.
So, I suppose that should say: “Fact. prr has been publicly accused of being a child molester.”
Donna & DJ
The only reason Goldy was not further investigated is that the accuser was too scared to go forward with confronting him.
So, you support intimidating victims of child molestation?
RE 9 & 10
Yes, many of Stephans posts lately lack the drama of Goldy’s recent posts (is the Jerry Springer show still on the air?) When you post a story and only look for comments that support your adgenda it makes for a great food fight. If you were really looking for the complete and real story, would you be interested in knowing what type of relationsship Irons mother has with her extended family? I cannot confirm this but in one of the radio interviews last week I heard that 14 Aunts, Uncles and Cousins are supporting David Irons. Does this aspect fit Goldys adgenda? Would he enjoy posting the results?
Contrast this with many of Stephans latest posts, another double voter, another unregistered, another double voter and so on, not much juice there to discuss or refute, no drama nothing to argue about, overall very boring. Are you shocked, amazed or surprised that he keeps finding these problems?
Goldy and the Sims campaign are being smart in laying low and not trying to refute any of his claims.
prr must be pbj’s significant other. They both are completely out of step with reality and are also the first to try and spread slander and slime. That’s it…the slime twins…….
prr@32
And you know this for a fact, you vicious prick?
Viscious Partisan – not sure what country you live in, but, yes – actual proof is needed to convict someone of a crime. Circumstantial evidence can be used, but it better be consistent. Otherwise, it just isn’t enough.
I repeat – there is no evidence of what happened between Irons and his mother other than what she has repeated. All the actions after the incident suggest that her version isn’t true.
We don’t live in a police state where anonymous charges are sufficient for throwing someone in jail, or from smearing those running for office. Too bad the left on this thread don’t get it.
I repeat – there is no proof, there are no witnesses, there is no corroboration.
I think janet and prr are drinking at the same bar this morning.
Funny…I didn’t think they had wifi BARS in ROY!
Rujax @ 35…
Absolutely, when it comes to dealing with scumbags such as yourself and Goldy.
This whole irons thing was a last minute dirty trick that Goldy has worked out with the Simms campaign.
Quite frankly, Goldy is a hack
priss @ 38 Then why do you read his blog? No one is making you read it, dipshit!
Rujax, got anything other than insults? I thought not.
Janet S. @ 12
“…but neither of you seem to have a working grasp of the English language. Corroboration does not mean hearsay, or passing along rumors and innuendo.”
You are confusing two different things.
You seem to be reading the “corroborated” sentence as meaning that Janet C. Irons story is corroborated. That is not what that sentence says.
The corroboration of Goldy’s story arises because the major elements were carried by the press before. Indeed, if you actually read the Seattle Times articles cited, Goldy’s story is corroborated.
In other words, whether you believe Janet C. and Di Irons or not, you can no longer claim that Goldy made up things. Apparently Goldy has gotten the same story from Janet C. and Di Irons as the Seattle Times got from them two years ago.
That said, the Seattle Times article does provide additional details that supports Goldy’s version of Janet C.’s story. Even though Di did not witness Dave Jr. belting mum, she was a witness to the “crime scene.” Di has also witnessed other violent behavior by Dave Jr. (throwing wrenches and a radio) according to the Times article.
All of this seems to support the idea that Dave Jr. has an anger management problem.
Three of his family members say he lies, and Goldy has uncovered plenty of evidence to back that up.
Make up all the lame-ass excuses you wish, but the evidence is seriously stacked up against Jr.
In sum: someone with veracity issues, and who also has a bad temper (esp. in power situations) has NO PLACE in public office!
Oldwitch@40(+)-
Neither do you apparently.
prr @ 32,
I understand that the only reason your accuser didn’t persue charges against you was that you threatened them.
You don’t suppose somebody would become so distrubed by the conversation in this thread that they would report you, do you?
yearight @ 28
“Barring other evidence neither can be proven guilty.”
What about the stuff that Di witnessed (mom on floor, phone ripped off the wall)?
Or are you suggesting that Janet C. get an academy award for faking being a victim of domestic violence?
muleass @ 18
“Just trying to fit in here. Read the post. Goldy is admitting the first “mistake” (brick) regarding the story. Like a true poletician the other bricks will start tumbling out slowly, but surely.”
You really have to READ the whole thing and try to understand the points.
Goldy’s “mistake,” in fact, strengthens the original point that Irons Jr. is seriously lacking in the integrety we want in politicians.
DJ @ 45
Okay, then along with the chain of thought.
You don’t suppose that posting an unfounded story, 2 weeks before an election, working in conjunction with the Simms campign, is beyond shady?
Both accusations are basless.
Janet S @ 38
“I repeat – there is no evidence of what happened between Irons and his mother other than what she has repeated.”
Simply, not true. Di witnessed the aftermath.
“All the actions after the incident suggest that her version isn’t true.”
Huh? The actions after the incident include Di walking into the room and finding her mother on the floor and needing help getting up.
“We don’t live in a police state where anonymous charges are sufficient for throwing someone in jail, or from smearing those running for office.”
Anonymous charges???? What anonymous charges.
One again, Janet S. you prove yourself “blinded by the right.”
(and my sincere apologies to folks on the right for the implicit insult of associating Janet S. with them.)
Goldy,
I’m curious.
How many other websites do you host?
http://www.kirotv.com/news/513.....0210202005
Mom said she was scared and ran away, hiding somewhere. Di says she found her mom lying on the floor. Which is it? Doesn’t seem like both can be true.
Y’all are missing an important point brought up by the discovery of additional stories. Several YEARS have passed and the story is still consistant. Wow, that’s a hell of a conspiracy. Bush/Rove/Libby et al couldn’t even keep thier story straight for a year or two, and they are supposedly the brain trust running this country. However, if we believe the detractors here, a three family memebers and a county councilman have all coluded and have successfully kept thier story straight for over 6 years! SPECTRUM and KAOS (fictional secret world domination organizations for all you non-trivia bufffs) better watch out!
prr @ 48
“You don’t suppose that posting an unfounded story, 2 weeks before an election, working in conjunction with the Simms campign, is beyond shady?”
Wouldn’t you have asked the same question if Goldy had posted his story 3 weeks before the election? One week before the election?
I am not sure why it is hard for you to believe that Goldy was following up on the intriguing Balder story on Sept 29th. For the most part, the timing of his post was constrained by how much investigation Goldy could do after this story piqued his interest and prior to the election.
I mean, given the number of people Goldy contacted, including interviewing Janet C. Irons in person, is it really surprising that it took Goldy 3 weeks to write-up the story? (And if you look at the post just prior to this story, Goldy was obviously struggling to finish the post by his self-imposed deadline.
Goldy was completely transparent about what date the story came out on (i.e. the day the ballots were mailed). If he had not targeted that day, the post might have shown up several days LATER, but probably not earlier.
Your suggestion that Goldy was working with the Sims campaign is unfounded. But, who cares??? Much of the stuff Goldy put together was previously documented in the Seattle Times. As far as I am concerned, the Sims campaign should have been giving out photocopies of the Times articles!
Domestic violence and anger management are serious issues that can prevent someone from being an effective leader, so voters have a right to know!
prr @ 50,
I find your curiosity about pedophile web sites most distrubing. Get help.
“Wouldn’t you have asked the same question if Goldy had posted his story 3 weeks before the election? One week before the election?”
Considering it’s a baseless story that goes back 11 years, 1 week is not the point.
“Domestic violence and anger management are serious issues that can prevent someone from being an effective leader, so voters have a right to know!”
Really?
Where is the eveidence?
Police reports? Eye witnesses?
oh that’s right, the initial contact was a fuck -up 51 years democratic party worker, who is sponging off her parents.
As opposed to her nrother and sister who completely deny this story and both appear to be succesful in their fields?
last time I heard, David Irons was strongly supported in his abilities in the role in fills in the council.
Janet S @ 51,
“Mom said she was scared and ran away, hiding somewhere. Di says she found her mom lying on the floor. Which is it? Doesn’t seem like both can be true.”
Huh? Why not? Di help her to her feet and a very freightened mom grabs her purse and heads for the car.
prr @ 55,
“As opposed to her nrother and sister who completely deny this story and both appear to be succesful in their fields?”
Brother? I think that you mean that David Jr. denies the story of hitting his mother. Yeah.
Sister Janet A. claims the story is not true, but she was not there. Di was there and witnessed the aftermath. From Goldy’s post, there is some suggestion that the father also witnessed the aftermath (phone torn off the wall), as well.
Father, mother, and sister all gang up against their son running for public office because he is violent and dishonest. Sure…happens all the time.
“last time I heard, David Irons was strongly supported in his abilities in the role in fills in the council. “
Do you mean supported by the council staff? If so, you heard wrong.
Really DJ.
“Do you mean supported by the council staff? If so, you heard wrong.”
Great,
I’d like to see these criticisms and from whom.
“Sister Janet A. claims the story is not true, but she was not there. Di was there and witnessed the aftermath. From Goldy’s post, there is some suggestion that the father also witnessed the aftermath (phone torn off the wall), as well.”
Did you listen to the interview on Friday?
The woman is obvioulsy mentally distrubed.
As to Di, serioulsy, all the evidence I can see is that she is a deadbeat who, why would anyone talke her as a credible witness?
Janet S. @ 51: Your ideology has your logical processing circuits in knots apparently. The two stories are NOT contradictory. Di could have come in, seen her mother on the floor, then her mother fled to the car. Just because the mother does not eplicitly state that Di came in before she fled doesn’t mean that it didn’t happen.
Nice try, but that dog won’t hunt.
Larry the wannabe….
Wow, you sound really informed.
Were you there? have you spoken with any of the irons family? Do you have a realtionship with any of these peope?
No?
Just what I thought. Stop arguing topics which you are completely none of your business.
Clearly, Mr irons Mother father and Sister Di have serious mental problems.
prr @ 60
“Were you there? have you spoken with any of the irons family?”
Goldy spoke with the family. And a Seattle Times reporter spoke with the family. They said these things happened.
“Clearly, Mr irons Mother father and Sister Di have serious mental problems.”
Yeah…right…mother, father and sister are ganging up on Jr. and lying about this. Three crazy people? Or are they just extremely alarmed at the prospect of a lunatic becoming King County Executive?
prriss @ 60 “Stop arguing topics which you are completely none of your business.”
Hmmm… Ironic?
Yes, very ironic.
prr @ 55, with your train of thought, that you ‘listened to the interview and the mother is very disturbed’, well then, that certainly qualifies you for the loony bin. All of your rantings over the past year have been absolutely unfounded and incredibly viscious. When do you get your admission to Western State? (My apologies to all whom have friend/family in prr’s new home)
prr @ 58
“I’d like to see these criticisms and from whom.”
Careful what you wish for! :-)
“As to Di, serioulsy, all the evidence I can see is that she is a deadbeat who, why would anyone talke her as a credible witness?”
I understand…you don’t like her first-person accounts about her brother’s bad temper, so therefore she is a deadbead.
Any excuse for your lyin’ motherbeater, huh?
prr @ 60, lmao@U It took you exactly 23 minutes to go from the mother being mentally disturbed to now calling 3 of the family having serious mental problems. From the way a neocon nuts mind like yours works, in another 46 minutes the entire family will be totally insane…thereby disqulifying your boy Irons from any elected office. Hooray for great minds like yours……lmao again @U
DJ @ 61…
Funny, as i think Goldy is a someone who I would not leave alone ina room with children, I’ll decide to ignore the skinners comments.
And it seems to me that the piece I read in the PI on Friday was more than a bit dismissive of this story (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/.....ons21.html)
DJ @ 64
“I understand…you don’t like her first-person accounts about her brother’s bad temper, so therefore she is a deadbead.”
No, she’s a 51 year old woman with a wanna be photo business that is funded by her parents, living in a home that is owned by her parents.
51 years and she cannot get her act together enough to buy her own house?
I would call that a waste of life
prr @ 60: Wasn’t claiming to have been there, just commenting on Janet S’s logic. Your response was sadly offbase and had little relation to my post. U can do better than that, I’m sure.
Also, what gives you the inside track? It’s still a free country, ain’t it? What right have you to question me for airing my opinion? I should keep quiet for the likes of you? You’ll pry the keyboard from my cold, dead fingers.
prr
“And it seems to me that the piece I read in the PI on Friday was more than a bit dismissive of this story (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/.....ons21.html) “
WTF? Read the story again. It (1) backs-up the domestic violence part of Goldy’s story, much like the 2003 Times stories do.
prr @ 67
“No, she’s a 51 year old woman with a wanna be photo business that is funded by her parents, living in a home that is owned by her parents.”
Ummmm….let me see here. So what you are really saying @58 is that she is not a credible witness because she hasn’t purchased her own home.
That’s comical.
Man, oh, man you’ll say anything, simply, ANYTHING to excuse your lyin’ motherbeater.
I did read it and see that spot where jantt (Jr.) recognizes that these horrendous recollections started when david ran against a democrat.
Kind of convennient, no?
“But David Irons’ older sister, Janet A. Irons, backs her brother’s assertion that he didn’t strike their mother and said, “I wasn’t told anything about that in 1994. It was only years subsequent that (my mother) said anything. It wasn’t until my brother ran against Mr. Derdowski that my mother remembered lots of awful things about David.”
“Even after 1994, she said, their mother actively supported David’s two successful campaigns for the Issaquah School Board and never accused him of abusing her.”
“Janet A. Irons, a Bellevue lawyer, said that after her mother publicly said during the Irons-Derdowski campaign that David once had “abused” her, the older daughter asked her mother about it.”
“She said that she and David had gotten into a shouting match and that she ended up on the floor and that it was David’s fault,” Janet A. Irons said. “I asked her if she was having an insulin reaction at the time, and she said she was. She has never said to me that he hit her.”
The daughter added, “Someone hitting you could not bring on an insulin reaction. But having an insulin reaction can distort your perception. And I’m positive that if he had hit her, she would have told me.”
Like her brother, Janet A. Irons is estranged from their parents and their younger sister.”
Di Irons, 51, is a Democratic activist, serving on the state party central committee. She lives next door to her parents in Sammamish, in a house they own. Janet A. Irons also is an active Democrat, unlike their conservative Republican brother.
prr @ 71
“I did read it and see that spot where jantt (Jr.) recognizes that these horrendous recollections started when david ran against a democrat.
Kind of convennient, no?”
Old news, dude. Janet A. posted that here before the PI printed the story. Of course, Janet A wasn’t there. Sister Di, who worked on-site (i.e. at the company), says otherwise.
DJ @ 71
Di worked?
I thought she just collected a check and got free housing from the company.
NO, no, no, no. The story of abuse was first aired by the mother only when her son ran against someone the mother endorsed. She hadn’t even mentioned it to her own daughter before that and she’d endorsed Irons in intervening elections! The mother’s allegation is the only first hand account of violence ever alleged against Irons – and the mom is a fruit loop. Did you listen to her? Geeeeeezzzz!!!! Thank god she isn’t my mother! She said her son was stupid, a liar, and then proceeded to attack the daughter too. Is there anything on God’s green earth that would get your mom to do that to you on the radio? Irons obviously has enormous fortitude that he didn’t let such a cancer in his life erode his self-confidence. As far as I’m concerned, the wild accusations from his nuts-oid mother are a reason to vote for him based on his strength of character, not a reason to vote against him.
DJ @ 72…
I can see where you would want to belive Di Irons.
I mean to her credit, she worked at the family company business and holds an AA degree in General Studies from Bellevue Community College.
Well put Jenny
I don’t recall any version of the story from Mom to include the fact that Di came in and rescued her from the evil son who was beating her. That is totally absent in the eleven years of retelling the story. She said she fled the location and hid.
On the other hand, Di continues to say that she picked her mom up off the floor.
These are two different stories. Go ahead and say they are consistent, but I don’t see it.
Sorry to keep going back to facts.
Janet S,
Don’t pay attetion to these freaks.
It’s interesting that you’re choosing this time to focus so much energy on what is effectively a non-issue. This 2-6 year old story isn’t going to have any bearing among the general populace for the November election. In fact, if Sims and his supporters here yammer enough, it will probably cause a backlash which will swing in Irons favor by one or two percentage point. Scandal for scandal’s sake doesn’t really sell anymore.
prr @ 73
“Di worked? I thought she just collected a check and got free housing from the company.”
Well, she certainly earned her paycheck on the day Dave Jr. slammed mom to the ground, didn’t she?
Well, let just say she ended up getting a house and more than likely a trust fund for saying that dave did this.
then again, she sounds to be about a 1/2 step away from being retaded.
Jenny @ 74
“The story of abuse was first aired by the mother only when her son ran against someone the mother endorsed.”
Yes. Janet A. said this, and the 2003 Seattle Times articles verify this as well.
“She hadn’t even mentioned it to her own daughter before that and she’d endorsed Irons in intervening elections!”
Janet A has said her mother did not mention it to her or come out with the story until 5 year later.
However, if you read the fucking links that Goldy gave, you would see from the Seattle Times, Oct 30 1993, “Di Irons said she entered the office after the incident and found her mother on the floor, unable to get up on her own.”
That is a direct quote from Di Irons published in the Seattle Times.
“The mother’s allegation is the only first hand account of violence ever alleged against Irons – and the mom is a fruit loop.”
Nope. Sister Di (same article):
And, from Goldy’s original story:
And then there are a bunch of second-hand accounts:
Per prr’s request (and your desire for more first-hand descriptions), more firsthand accounts will be forthcoming.
“Did you listen to her? Geeeeeezzzz!!!! Thank god she isn’t my mother! She said her son was stupid, a liar, and then proceeded to attack the daughter too. Is there anything on God’s green earth that would get your mom to do that to you on the radio?”
Ummm … I suppose if one is a pathological liar, potentially elected to a powerful office, mom might be put in a position to do that.
“Irons obviously has enormous fortitude that he didn’t let such a cancer in his life erode his self-confidence. As far as I’m concerned, the wild accusations from his nuts-oid mother are a reason to vote for him based on his strength of character, not a reason to vote against him.”
Right … blind youself. Any excuse for your lyin’ motherbeater! Any excuse!
Janet S @ 77
“These are two different stories.”
No…both individuals made affirmative statements about what happened. The statements are not mutually exclusive. Neither has denied the other’s account.
Do us a favor, Janet S, get a lobotomy. It might kickstart the dormant “thinking” part of your brain.
DJ
you fucking hate filled rodent,
reporterward @ 79,
“It’s interesting that you’re choosing this time to focus so much energy on what is effectively a non-issue. This 2-6 year old story isn’t going to have any bearing among the general populace for the November election.”
I believe it is the apologists who are trying to defend the motherbeating incident. I have, all along been focusing on the big picture–the overall pattern of David jr., a man who appears to have an anger management problem and a “veracity” problem.
Both problems disqualify him from this office—big time.
Goldy’s story is, in part, based on interviews with people who have worked with him more recently. Perhaps some of these people will “go public” as save us from a shipwreck.
Throwing things at his father is not the same as beating his mother. And, there is no account of this happening from anyone except Di and a bunch of anonymous sources. It isn’t clear in the episode with Chris if this is a retelling by Di, or a response from Chris himself. So we have “cable crews” and “council staffers” and “colleagues”. None of these people have names? None are willing to go on record?
The beating incident still isn’t clear. Was she beaten so badly that she was left in a heap on the floor, for her daughter to come to the rescue, or did she flea from the scene and hide? This is a basic point, where both can’t be true.
Di’s account of finding her mother on the floor seems much more consistent with Irons’ story, of this being a diabetic episode. There is no evidence that he ever hit anyone, and yet he beat his mother into a heap on the floor? Not plausible.
Too bad none of this skepticism is present in any of this. Maybe it is why the MSM never published the story.
DJ
A FUCKING HATE FILLED RODENT.YOU ARE TO KIND
Janet S,
“Throwing things at his father is not the same as beating his mother.”
Seriously Janet, think about what you just said! The whole point here is not that he will beat-up mothers if elected to King County Executive. The point is, the man has an anger management problem. People with such problems cannot manage a large staff, let alone lead a large, complex county government.
“So we have “cable crews” and “council staffers” and “colleagues”. None of these people have names? None are willing to go on record?”
That remains to be seen. But, since he is a council member for several more months, and potentially the KC Exec, it is a little much to expect council staff to come forward, isn’t it?
“The beating incident still isn’t clear. Was she beaten so badly that she was left in a heap on the floor, for her daughter to come to the rescue, or did she flea from the scene and hide? This is a basic point, where both can’t be true.”
From the accounts by mom and Di, there is no contradiction.
“There is no evidence that he ever hit anyone, and yet he beat his mother into a heap on the floor? Not plausible.”
False. There is evidence that he has a violent temper (or “billows up easily” as mom Irons says).
“Too bad none of this skepticism is present in any of this. Maybe it is why the MSM never published the story.”
The MSM never published the story?????? What the fuck?
Joshua H@8
What does it have to do with running King County? He isnt running for a job that addresses “domestic violence”!
dj – too bad you didn’t actually refute any of my points.
All those “cable crews” and “colleagues” could come forward at any time, with no risk of reprisal. If the council staffers had any integrity, they would come forward as well. But, none have. Either they are all scared of Irons, or none of it is true.
Mom said she ran from the scene, and hid. How is this consistent with being in a heap on the floor at the scene? I am truly puzzled.
Janet S @ 89
“All those “cable crews” and “colleagues” could come forward at any time, with no risk of reprisal. If the council staffers had any integrity, they would come forward as well. But, none have. Either they are all scared of Irons, or none of it is true.”
Ummmm…good point, Janet. They might be afraid of getting the shit kicked out of them if they talk. (Irons is a blackbelt in Judo–no kidding). I think the issue here is simply time. Give it a few days….
But, for the record, do you think Goldy is lying when he says, “while another former staffer recalled to me a copy machine mishap that ended in a door-slamming screaming fit?” I mean, seriously, you may not like what Goldy writes, but he doesn’t lie.
“Mom said she ran from the scene, and hid. How is this consistent with being in a heap on the floor at the scene? I am truly puzzled.”
Di helped her back up, and a freightened mother grabbed her purse and fled in the car.
As I said before, there is nothing contradictory about what each witness said had happened.
But, you might be right, Janet. I mean, mothers and sisters are so prone to making up shit like this about their brothers….
There’s a pony of truth in this pile of s–t:
she’d endorsed Irons in intervening elections.
She being his mom.
The Irons Campaign also said this weekend:
Note the person who called him, “respectful, considerate of others and a good friend” happens to be:
*Female
*Mom
*Coworker
Oh and I should have said “Grandmother”, too.
Goldy,
This continues to be a great story. I like every bit of your talking about your process – how you get information and put it together, who is responding to your facts and your mode of reporting.
This is so cool. You are entertaining and you have Stefan writing about you in order to up his hits and sending people over to get some real news told in a very human manner. Thanks.
Oh and BTW, I spoke to a staffer for my favorite King County Councilor (not Irons) and she took this with a big, huge grin last Friday.
Josef—
David Irons is doing EXACTLY the right thing….
Shifting the focus directly on the incompetence of Don Ron Sims King. His Press Release was PERFECT!!!
Sims is in huge trouble….and Goldy made it worse for him!!!
Goldy may get an award at the annual Republican Banquet as Republican of the Year if David Irons pulls this one out!!
Hey,,,Goldy keeps saying to me that I don’t understand what he is all about.
GOLDY IS A FUCKING REPUBLICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And you, Mr Irrelevant are a sorry excuse for a used to be accountant, that lives off of BIAW handouts and trolls the corner of 1st and Pike
Josef, you sack of shit…
…you said you weren’t coming back!
LIAR!
Comment by rujax206 — 10/24/05 @ 9:14 pm
I changed my mind.
I did when I realized you needed to be stood up too… and somebody needed to get the Irons Campaign press releases posted somewhere. Already, Sound Politics’ has a comment w/ that from Mr. Cynical (thanks).
As I said before, this wasn’t even a story 2-6 years ago and it’s not now. The only thing that is remotely interesting would be to see how involved the Sims re-election campaign was in this campaign. The more that this non-issue flogged, the less appeal it will be received by the average voter.
And on a sidenote, glancing through this website and the posts on this topic it’s pretty easy to see why bloggers will never be regarded as journalists or be taken seriously be the majority of Americans.
Josef,
Oh, Christ I though you were going away. Don’t you have someplace of you own to trash?
“I changed my mind.”
Just like your politics, I guess.
dj–
Josef simply posts an Irons Press Release and you LEFTIST PINHEADS all want him to “go way”.
Hmmmm.
I guess you confuse open-mindedness with your own empty-headedness….again.
Diversity is ok….as long as we agree with you??
Tolerance…where is your tolerance dj???
It’s got to be hard to wake up every single day of your life knowing you are a LEFTIST PINHEAD. How do you do it?!!
Thanks again for the post Josef.
These LEFTIST PINHEADS think they can shift the focus of this election away from Sims and his terrible track record onto an 11 year-old allegation by a crazy mother. No Go.
Did I tell you that when David Irons wins…Logan is FIRED!!!?
Good enough for me.
Goldy has fumbled and bumbled this smut to the point where Goldy has implicated the Sims Campaign in “Dirty Tricks”. Goldy goes overboard in a weak effort to say Goldy is a Liar…the Sims SHITSQUAD isn’t involved.
The problem is folks don’t believe Goldy….and the Seattle Times is even disgusted by Goldy’s tactics.
Goldy screwed up….but perhaps it was on purpose.
Goldy is Republican of the Year.
Goldy is a Stealth Republican. That’s his secret.
Cooooooool!