tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.comments2023-09-06T05:58:02.522-07:00PalousiticsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5420125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-65419528678620155542011-01-21T05:31:46.529-08:002011-01-21T05:31:46.529-08:00I am of the belief that you cannot believe ANYTHIN...I am of the belief that you cannot believe ANYTHING the media is reporting these days on economics.Bob Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547952324711171677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-42460452032115463792011-01-17T07:49:38.418-08:002011-01-17T07:49:38.418-08:00Michael that 6,500 number is a seasonably adjusted...Michael that 6,500 number is a seasonably adjusted number and is a bogus number, meaning nothing. Look at the chart at the top of my blog and look at the excell worksheet. These numbers have not been played around with by a bunch of brain dead state employees at the Washington Department of Labor.<br /><br />BobBob Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547952324711171677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-58936335953263850112010-10-23T08:54:04.062-07:002010-10-23T08:54:04.062-07:00I'm amazed this was reported on. I'm think...I'm amazed this was reported on. I'm thinking that Patty must have pissed off KOMO somehow.<br /><br />This story is being spread all over the 'net like wildfire. One of the senators Obama personally pulled out the stops for to try and get her reelected now has this tied to her name. So, too, will the rest of her party as this little tidbit of our state election is no doubt being nationalized and will factor into people's voting decisions across the country.Paul E. Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480215501034566588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-23160561187696306322010-10-18T10:19:49.007-07:002010-10-18T10:19:49.007-07:00Good work Bob.
Michael Plunkett
Republican PCO
Ed...Good work Bob.<br /><br />Michael Plunkett<br />Republican PCO<br />Edmonds City Council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-46579914773282226372010-10-15T23:13:11.122-07:002010-10-15T23:13:11.122-07:00Could not agree more. I could easily add more to ...Could not agree more. I could easily add more to this list. Everytime he opens his mouth, he lies. I believe he is incapable of telling the truth. Truely disgusting this man is the POTUS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-27654387463430277832010-10-15T21:47:03.299-07:002010-10-15T21:47:03.299-07:00Publisher of Sound Publishing Ms. Etchey and Edito...Publisher of Sound Publishing Ms. Etchey and Editor NKD Cornish got caught with their hands in the Democrat cookie jar. The NKN and the sister publication ran a slanderous hit piece by a Ms. Milton, of Bainbridge Ovation Group. The paper dutifully ran a clear hit piece in 4 papers under the same title. I called the paper out immediately about the slanderous letter. Editor Cornish said she would put my rebuttal but her editor Etchey said she would not. After warning of the "Nuclear Option", Publisher Etchey did the right thing (published my defense) for probably the wrong reason -- $$$$. Needless to say, the fix was in on this endorsement irrespective of what the NKH Citizens Group voted. Etchey and Cornish revealed themselves to be party hacks and once they were cornered, they were not going to give OLSEN the endorsement.<br /><br />Johnny Walker captures the differences quite well. I am also sure the voters will see their Publisher and Editor have jumped the shark and made their endorsement of Rolfes just more hack journalism.<br /><br />Thanks Johnny for your fair evaluation.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983016924675689276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-53514068417948036112010-10-15T18:47:08.670-07:002010-10-15T18:47:08.670-07:00why should we care if James watkins knocks on any ...why should we care if James watkins knocks on any doors at all?? The guy is 100% RINO.<br /><br />I voted for Matthew Burke in the primary and I warned people about Watkins dishonesty back then, when he spread lies about Burkes past. I was so red hot mad when I heard the other day that Watkins was let go from microsoft. He has never said that once in the primary. He bragged about his experience like he was better than Burke becuase of how great he was at Microsoft, but I guess Microsoft didnt think to highly of him. I double checked on the Watkins website and didnt see anything about it. I am personally disgusted Watkins misled so many people in the primary.<br /><br />MESSAGE TO MY FELLOW TRUE RED STATE CONSERVATIVES: <b>BETTER RECRUIT HONEST CANDIDATES NEXT TIME!</b> What a waste of a candidate in a year that's supposed to be good for us. We can't afford to send up these candidates with such character flaws... don't get me wrong, I'm definitely voting for Watkins over Inslee, but I wish I could vote for a Republican I can be proud of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-71449265038208603882010-10-15T13:59:59.880-07:002010-10-15T13:59:59.880-07:00Rick Larsen is not running a campaign because what...Rick Larsen is not running a campaign because what is he going to talk about: Obama deathcare, failed stimulus, higher taxes, Acorn funding, and on and on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-69172721028561739822010-10-12T16:39:06.246-07:002010-10-12T16:39:06.246-07:00Saw the signs a few days ago here in Woodinville a...Saw the signs a few days ago here in Woodinville and darn near wrecked my car I was laughing so hard. Laughing to the beat of orginality and its TRUTH!Joe A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-76159155752785663542010-10-11T14:01:08.669-07:002010-10-11T14:01:08.669-07:00As someone who knows Greg Sandstrom, I can wholehe...As someone who knows Greg Sandstrom, I can wholeheartedly attest to the pain that Pete Favazza's jaw-droppingly appalling campaign tactics have caused for myself, my family, and other people who know and care about Greg. Pete Favazza's behavior in Hansville is just an extension of the same unethical, filthy tactics that got him denounced in public by the Democratic party earlier in the summer. <br /><br />My next words may <i>seem</i> melodramatic, but I assure you that I am not communicating my feelings with melodrama; my emotions are only intense because Pete Favazza's actions have been so extreme: <br /><br />He has been so dishonest, so mean, so underhanded, and so unsparingly and consistently unethical that his campaign has literally eroded my faith in humanity (and during a campaign season and a political climate like the one our nation is enduring this year, that says a <i>lot</i>!). I have been shocked, I mean flat-out genuinely floored, on multiple occasions now by the inappropriate malicious lies and insinuations about Greg Sandstrom that Pete Favazza has attempted to spread online and throughout the community. I've never seen anything like it, and there are times where it's made my heart ache with outrage and disbelief. I honestly believed better of people before I was forced to be aware of Pete Favazza's existence. And I already considered myself a cynic!<br /><br />It hurts to have your belief in the decency of others diminished. Pete Favazza has absolutely caused me that pain.<br /><br />(Your blog post, on the other hand, comforts me some, so thank you. It helps to see people raising an outcry when someone does something so utterly unacceptable. Keep up the good work!)Sara A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-79673389530739419802010-10-10T21:19:53.642-07:002010-10-10T21:19:53.642-07:00Thanks for your update on the candidate forum in ...Thanks for your update on the candidate forum in Hansville. It was clear Sherry Appleton has never seen a new or increased tax she doesn't like !! the same goes for Rolfes but she is a smoother with her answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-9824825444803929772010-10-10T11:05:14.567-07:002010-10-10T11:05:14.567-07:00Inslee's been the 1st congressional congessman...Inslee's been the 1st congressional congessman since 1999, not 1992..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-75646463708846132612010-10-09T23:34:57.278-07:002010-10-09T23:34:57.278-07:00Thats it.. Blame Inslee for Bush's 6 trillion ...Thats it.. Blame Inslee for Bush's 6 trillion dollar deficit!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-24492550355715704262010-10-09T12:13:48.125-07:002010-10-09T12:13:48.125-07:00While the statistical data is valuable (l love raw...While the statistical data is valuable (l love raw data), another litmus test on this may be even easier to identify with for many voters. Do you trust the legislature to limit themselves to the currently proposed income tax limitations, or do you think they will change the formula in a few years to facilitate even more spending?<br /><br />Suspending the people's initiative (I-960) earlier this year and then immediately legislating 70+ new taxes is proof positive that our government cannot be trusted to honor either its promises or the people's will. <br /><br />Do not allow Washington to fall into the trap. Vote NO on I-1098.KingstonJWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265206095526759609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-77677451152575687822010-10-07T11:06:07.229-07:002010-10-07T11:06:07.229-07:00If the aim is to stimulate the economy Pelosi is e...If the aim is to stimulate the economy Pelosi is exactly right.<br /><br />http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/29/news/economy/stimulus_analysis/index.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-29961086409188487052010-10-05T18:19:05.130-07:002010-10-05T18:19:05.130-07:00No way are the new Inslee signs by the Watkins Cam...No way are the new Inslee signs by the Watkins Campaign "Dirty" or untrue in any way. Inslee's supporters will have trouble with it because his voting record (99% with Botox Nancy Pelosi) has resulted in a contraction in our economy here in the 1st District and Washington State for that matter! Team Watkins, you keep on putting out the truth! <br />Vote James Watkins on November 2nd!!!<br /><br />With Ivory Soul,<br />May Palmer-The Queen of Ivory Soul<br />www.maypalmer.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-82637009492284030322010-10-04T17:59:53.558-07:002010-10-04T17:59:53.558-07:00The WATKINS signs are perfect. Message received !...The WATKINS signs are perfect. Message received !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-69295703547796037442010-10-03T15:29:55.206-07:002010-10-03T15:29:55.206-07:00Thank you to the anonymous comment... to be clear,...Thank you to the anonymous comment... to be clear, while the blog is owned by Tom Forbes in Whitman County, the concept of Palousitics is commentary from the Palouse to the Puget Sound. I am a contributor residing in Kingston, Kitsap County.<br /><br />I've since started making this more clear at the beginning of blog entries; however, that seems to have raised its own ire. Apparently I need more sunshine on my pale skin.<br /><br />My best for liberty...KingstonJWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265206095526759609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-58231816988661814002010-10-03T15:22:13.157-07:002010-10-03T15:22:13.157-07:00I want to thank you all for a good, robust respons...I want to thank you all for a good, robust response to this blog entry. To the two anonymous comments, No, I did not know that Haigh had called Tea Partiers racist in the past and will remember this should I have a future opportunity to speak with her. This is why comments are so important for web logs. News and commentary become a conversation and not just a single perspective.<br /><br />Please note; however, that I did not endorse Representative Haigh at all in post. She is not in my district and I merely presented the conversation I had with her in a fair way. I did think that some of her ideas on education were interesting but also introduced the idea that it was likely too little too late and that she didn't have a plan. Being polite to Haigh should not be equated to an endorsement. The Dan Griffey campaign can attest that I tried to get ahold of Dan for a balanced response on education, but he was unavailable.<br /><br />To Cranky Bubbe, I admire your spirit and I think I remember you walking past me on your way out grumbling about Mr. Seaquist... yes, you indeed were passionate. I agree with you Mr. Seaquists presentation was crude. Seaquist's bad behavior and other issues simply did not hit the priority of what I wanted to publish in the little space and time I have. The good words about Haigh were more about ideas in education, which are probably valid regardless of how well she has been able to execute them. <br /><br />Thanks you all for your comments... I hope you will introduce yourselves if you ever see my pale sunshine deprived face in person.<br /><br />My best for liberty...KingstonJWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265206095526759609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-86262026951363739582010-09-30T19:27:47.950-07:002010-09-30T19:27:47.950-07:00Great article. I think it captured the essense of ...Great article. I think it captured the essense of the event very well. I was impressed and have forwarded it to many on my contact list. Thank you <br />Donna HamiltonDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052956558381964350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-33943162940009613202010-09-30T13:35:39.727-07:002010-09-30T13:35:39.727-07:00JW -- a good take on the evenings' happenings....JW -- a good take on the evenings' happenings. I found many in the audience came for trouble -- your comments about Appleton captured part of it.<br /><br />For me, the issue of lack of moral leadership and character lays at Rolfes' feet for her silence. Silence in the face of wrong is not style but weakness.<br /><br />This is the same statement I read at this American Legion forum and in the earlier morning debate at Eggs and Issues (See Bremerton Chamber of Commerce Facebook page for the full tape). Ms. Rolfes was stunned both times by my words.<br /><br /><br />Excerpt Candidate Olsen opening statement Eggs and Issues:<br /><br />There is a serious matter I must raise. I firmly believe personal character, moral clarity and courage are essential for military leadership and elected office. Over the past several months on Bainbridge exclusively -- the place both Ms. Rolfes and I call home -- there has been a venomous organized campaign of intimidation and slander against me, a candidate for state Legislative office, and my family.<br /><br />This campaign has been waged in the Bainbridge Review and on the street of Our Bainbridge Island. To date I have filed 8 BIPD police reports with losses well in excess of 80 signs stolen and defaced here on Bainbridge including intimidation and vandalism at my residence in Fort Ward. I have repeatedly sought a public statement decrying this from BIPD Chief Felhman, COBI Manager Bauer and the COBI Council. They have been silent.<br /><br />I believe my opponent, Ms. Rolfes, the Representative for 23rd LD, has been coyly silent on these infringement of my Constitutional Rights of Free Speech, security and safety in my home. The corrosive and slanderous attacks have come from individuals self-describing themselves as Rolfes admirers. I have seen no public statement from Ms. Rolfes decrying the sleazy slanders from her admirers. Ms. Rolfes has been notified by my campaign of the constant and unrelenting vandalism of my political signs while her signs sitting next to mine are unscathed. Ms. Rolfes has to see the OLSEN-sign vandalism that I leave up for all to ponder. Not a word from her to the community and her constituents decrying this attack of the body politic. The effect now and long-term is to chill discussion and engagement from Independents and Republicans.<br /><br />Moral character means standing up for all constituents even if the issue is your opponent’s 1st Amendment rights. Moral fortitude is standing up to the mob rule of vandalism and intimidation and demanding a cease and desist. Ms. Rolfes has consciously elected to remain silent. That is certainly not leadership. These acts of aggression going unchallenged tarnishes the reputation of Bainbridge and dampens Democratic involvement. Silence in the face of wrong is not moral clarity.James M. Olsenhttp://www.voteolsen23.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-252270319427512062010-09-28T16:39:35.588-07:002010-09-28T16:39:35.588-07:00Excelent article Johnny, I was there and you captu...Excelent article Johnny, I was there and you captured the spirit very well.Pat tarzwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074466973646330075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-64508364839510321652010-09-28T13:16:42.113-07:002010-09-28T13:16:42.113-07:00The TEA Party is indeed to be respected and praise...The TEA Party is indeed to be respected and praised for holding to their beliefs in the face of blistering negative coverage by the Lame-Stream Press. BRAVO ZULU to the Kitsap Patriots.<br /><br />I could not join them last night due to the home arrival of CAPT Olsen, my USA combat pilot. The first note from the event was your Tweet.<br /><br />35 days and counting.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983016924675689276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-30762064528150026482010-09-28T08:37:12.690-07:002010-09-28T08:37:12.690-07:00This is hilarous and very true. Where is the video...This is hilarous and very true. Where is the video of her praising Osama Bin laden going to surface.?Adam J. Niehenkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393202316099313306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-29543529321281286952010-09-27T16:20:14.580-07:002010-09-27T16:20:14.580-07:00Odd how this blog entry implies that it is a probl...Odd how this blog entry implies that it is a problem that Rolfes is getting out-of-district support, a blog supporting Olsen, written primarily by people in eastern WA.<br /><br />I disagree with the politics of the people of the Palouse (as expressed in the voting booth), but I don't go around telling people out there how they should vote in local elections.<br /><br />With his multiple "sign-gate" controversies, Olsen has shown that he doesn't care about the opinion of the people that he would be representing on Bainbridge. Why should these people expect him to represent their interests?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com