Hey… speaking of David Irons and quid pro quos, one has to wonder what Irons has promised the local gambling industry in exchange for over $10,000 of contributions towards his futile campaign for King County executive?
Casino Caribbean $4,050.00 Roman Casino $1,350.00 Iron Horse Casino $1,000.00 Tim Iszley $675.00 Vito Checci $500.00 Great American Gaming $500.00 Steve Michels $500.00 Cascade Lanes Casino $250.00 Roxbury Lanes $500.00 Pinnacle Gaming $250.00 Magic Lanes $500.00
Iron’s biggest contributor is Casino Caribbean and its owner, Michael Marquess of Yakima, who has been stubbornly pushing to build a new casino in the Kingsgate neighborhood, against the strong objections of the surrounding communities.
Hmm. I’m betting the 2000 concerned citizens who signed a petition opposing the casino might be interested in Irons’ position on building an 11,000 square foot casino and lounge in a residential neighborhood, within 500 feet of a day care facility and 700 feet of a community swimming pool. Surely, Irons must have a position on this controversy; the Kingsgate Neighborhood Association has been very aggressive in getting their concerns before elected officials. Indeed, Irons’ King County Council colleague, Kathy Lambert, vocally opposes granting a liquor license to the proposed casino.
But money speaks louder than words, so barring a clear public statement to the contrary, it seems Irons has already privately assured his gambling industry patrons his unswerving support for expanding “community based gaming.” How else can you explain the largesse of companies like Casino Caribbean and the US subsidiary of the loan-sharking, drug-dealing, whore-mongering Great Canadian Gaming Corporation?
I just wish Baptist were into gambling. Might be able to stop them from tearing down a section of my neighborhood. I do suspect they frequent prostites however.
jimmynap @ 1
Awwww. . . Baptists don’t object to casinos and brothels, per se. The real problem is that casinos and brothels encourage dance halls!
I bet its ‘favors to be determined later’… Irons seems to be getting busy with the infuence peddling.
Goldy, you have to sell your soul in order to win in politics and actually get elected. I am sure Ron Sims has at least as much in questionable contributions by people who want special treatment in politics.
thats true of course, but…
You have to think about who you’re selling your soul to.
Can’t Irons do better than the Gambling interest?
Hah! Look for Stefan Minnow to host an (un)SP Poker party touting a club’s “family-friendly” atmosphere..
damn! I used P*k*r!
windie @ 4
‘Can’t Irons do better than the Gambling interest?’
How about the unions?
http://www.horsesass.org/index.php?p=983
Well, at least we know he isn’t a moral conservative. And the strip bars are looking for a benefactor. We could at least have some fun in the Republican party.
I just wonder if the minnow has posted this yet? You would think he would want to keep his readers informed of who they are voting for.
Goldy—
Once again those magical, mystical Goldy “wiggle-jiggle” words when he hurls out an allegation and presumes the worst—-
“it seems”….
Have you looked at Sims contributors?
Sims loves to have his political cronies have their employees give money….kind of like the Colocurrcio fiasco.
Individuals who work for the same union, business or other special interest group ought to be all lumped together too, dontcha think???
This is going to be lots of fun….spinning campaign contributions. I guess it’s time to start the fun & games!
Are they Canadians coming or just Yankees wanting the Commie gone?
Irons is like any other politician. WHat’s the story?
I’m gonna vote Republican!
No, not FOR David Irons. I’m so disgusted by what happened in the 2004 governor’s race I’m gonna vote for a Republican for governor in 2008. I’m not kidding!
Yesterday, Stefan posted on Scuzzy Politics that because there’s “no contested Republican primary races in my part of the county” he will “mark the Democrat part of my ballot and vote for Karen Rispoli … a former jail guard[.]”
Well, two can play this game! In the 2008 GOP primary, I’ll vote for THIS candidate: http://www.king5.com/localnews.....baaa3.html
“Carey says she’s even thinking about moving to Washington so she can do what she did in California – run for governor. Her platform: more liberal adult entertainment laws.” Hell, that’s a more, ahem, uplifting platform than Rossi ever had!
If Stefan can sabotage the Democrats by electing a jail guard as the Dems’ county executive candidate, then I equally have the right to elect a porn queen to run as the GOP candidate against Gregoire in 2008.
What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander.
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Just saw that Great “American” Gaming donated. I think Heavy Iron is in some maple syrup he shouldn’t be in…
Every one bashes Iron’s about the gaming…has anyone looked at how much the Tribal Gaming Industry fleeces Sim’s pockets? Take off your rose colored glasses people! We are pushing for the ban on smoking, but the Tribal Casino’s will be exempt from the law? Why is that? Maybe because they are backing the law? Who besides the non-smokers have the most to gain if the state goes completely non-smoking and bans all mini-casinos? BIG TRIBAL GAMING…Get a clue people!
Hey Michael Pocock, Tribal gamming is NOT ON STATE LAND YOU STUPID MORON Why don’ t YOU get a clue before talking out of your ass again,,,,SLAM!