Over at FB, I asked a Bernieoid, Jack Smith ,why he was supporting Pramila Jayapal for Cingress in the the 7th Congressional District. My question arose because Jayapal was a Bernie endorser, but she does not live in this District.
Stephen Schwartz So why do you support Pramila over Brady? Does it bother you that she is a cartpetbagger?
Jack Smith My God Steven, 40 years in country and you are calling her a carpetbagger. Frankly, combined with your opposition to Sawant you and “the Ave” our sounding very racist. Pramila Jayapal Sawant I will not be posting there any more. Nick Licata
Stephen Schwartz As far as I know you have not used on THER Ave, but what in hell does my post have to do with racism? iDid I say anything about Pramila being an immigrant?????
She lives in District 9 and has taken a huge role in creating that as the “District of Color.” By running OUT OF HER DISTRICT she coopted a number of people who might have chosen to run here .o. including your own beloved Sawant. Also like Sawant, Jatapal is brionging in a very large amount of out of region support.
That is carpet bagging .. the kind of gerrymanderish dirty politics YOU seem to protest.
In the meantime, if you read TA, I am not yet supporting either her or Brady yet because so far neither of them has done much to talk about the issue peculiar to District 7. I want to hear about how they will deal with the major issue facing the port, Waterford workers, black flight, Unions and Amazon,.federal cutbacks at the UW .. you know DISTRICT 9 issues.
Her major opponent, Brady Pinero Walkinshaw is Cuban. Hell he is darker skinned than Pramila Jayapal too. Err does that make me racist? Or should I call you names because Brady is gay?
Stephen Schwartz I vote on issues. I have offered to meet both candidate and have met Brady. So far I have been rejected by Pramila.
Stephen SchwartzAlso for the record I give Pramila Jayapal huge credit for her work in drawing the divers folks in District 7 together and esp for bringing state funds to Rainier Beach Baccalaureate program after the District left them high and dry.