What's your New Year's Resolution?
Sun Jan 01, 2006 at 12:06:01 PM PDT
My resolution is to write out a plan of how I can help to get a Democratic Congress in 2006 and then follow through on it. I don't know what I can do, but I'm going to calculate a budget of how much money I can give to campaigns, how much time I have to volunteer, and whether I can afford to take any time off from work for full-time political volunteer work later in the year. I'm going to plan for realistic goals that allow me to include political activism along side my family and work life--things I can actually accomplish, so that I follow through and make them happen.
What are the rest of your Kossacks planning for your year?
Seattle GOP voter challenges
Tue Nov 08, 2005 at 09:12:16 AM PDT
so I just voted here in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. When I was at the polling site I noticed "Semi-Irate Smarmy Suit Guy" talking with one of the election workers. As I was finishing, I heard the worker tell another that he needed to place 19 ballots in a special box, as they were being challenged. I had to get to work to save my experiments from failure so I didn't get to hear any more.
My question: is this just part of the 2000, often wrongly challenged voters, or is this another part of the WA GOP demonize King Co. Voter Intimidation Plan (TM)?
Vigil newspaper coverage
Thu Aug 18, 2005 at 09:41:28 AM PDT
I was surprised this morning to discover that the Cindy Sheehan vigils were the top story in the
Seattle PI. A glance at the newstand on the way to work revealed that the
Seattle Times, the
Vancouver Columbian and the
Olympian also had the vigils as page one news. What kind of coverage did the vigils and Mrs. Sheehan get elsewhere?
Spin fight! GOP AND D's wanted nuke option
Tue May 24, 2005 at 01:01:58 PM PDT
So, it seems to be a MSM spin regarding "the deal" that the nuclear option showdown was created by both Republican and Democratic leadership. It's symptomatic of "he said/she said" style journalism that tries to either divide blame equally or place no blame at all--sort of the "pox on both their houses" approach.
and in this case, it's clearly untrue. Frist, at the command of Dobson and Rove, wanted to use the nuclear option to break senate rules in ordr to pack the courts. Reid defended the institution of the Senate. He offered multiple compromises to avert a nuclear showdown. Frist/Dobson/Rove wanted the nuclear option--end of story--this crisis was not created by both Republicans and Democrats, only Republicans. To portray it otherwise is untrue and says that there is no difference between Dobson/Frist/Rove extremism and the Democrats.
I say we document the occurances and start sending the emails.
nuclear option GOP spin on NPR again
Thu Apr 28, 2005 at 07:30:40 PM PDT
Today's All Things Considered contained a tortured attempt to appear as neutral reporters while kowtowing to GOP spin on "the nuclear option."
David Welna did a report on Frist's 5-day waiting period "compromise" on judicial nominations in which he referred to the nuclear option as "a term coined by a republican but now exclusively used by Democrats."
Seattle-area Soc. Sec. Town Hall tonight
Tue Mar 29, 2005 at 01:19:38 PM PDT
I'm re-running this from yesterday in the hopes that more Seattle-area Kossacks can make the meeting. it appears to be open-entry.
from the RNC email:
"What: Congressman Reichert's Social Security Workshop
When: Tuesday, March 29, 2005, 7:00 PM
Where: Bellevue High School
Performing Arts Center
10416 Wolverine Way
Bellevue"
more information in the Seattle Times article:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002223157_reichert29e.html
Seattle area mini-Soc. Sec. Town Hall
Mon Mar 28, 2005 at 02:44:41 PM PDT
I just got an email from the RNC regarding a Social Security Town Hall event with Rep. Dave Reichert tomorrow:
WA Gov: local NPR show-Should Rossi concede
Mon Dec 27, 2004 at 11:34:38 AM PDT
One of our locally produced shows on the NPR affiliate will be covering the WA Governor race later today--the topic is: "Should Dino Throw in the Towel"
they are soliciting listener comments (can be live, email, or recorded).
contact information and extended show information below the fold
WA--King County ballots denied
Fri Dec 17, 2004 at 04:13:01 PM PDT
It just came out that the 500+ uncounted King County ballots have been denied by a state judge in Pierce County.
The Republican argument hinged not on whether these were valid ballots, but whether it was too late to count them. Their previously agruements before the State Supreme Court (on a different case) cited the discovery of these ballots as a sign that the system worked and "spoiled" ballots did not need to be re-examined.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Governor%20Recount
building a frame: dependence on (Communist?) Chinese Govt.
Thu Dec 16, 2004 at 02:38:42 PM PDT
so, a conversation with a couple conservatives led me to wonder about a frame we might be able to use, but I need help figuring out the best form for it.
The frame idea is: Bush's Iraq and tax policies make us dependent on the Chinese government and givers them power over country--including foreign policy.
Obviously, this is unwieldy and needs work--if it can work--more on how it's worked so far follows.
bookstore guerilla activism (
Sun Oct 17, 2004 at 06:38:11 PM PDT
Here's something fun to do on the way home after helping out with GOTV efforts:
should you be popping by your local Barnes and Nobles (or Borders, or wherever) to pick up the great new Lakoff book, why not grab a few extra copies of My Life, Against All Enemies, or the 9/11 Commission Report and slyly plop them on top of the giant stacks of books being pushed by the big conservative publishers? maybe on top of Ann Coulter's new book--or Unfit for Command--or whoever you feel could use it.
This works well at your "big box" retailers such as Costco, too.
Bush cuts funds for war wounded
Mon Oct 04, 2004 at 02:31:55 PM PDT
