The organization “Stand with Us” is making a HUGE error that will drive Jews away from support for Israel. Sadly, it has come out against President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. SWU is foolish. SWU was created to counter the boycott movement BDS. BDS is a pro Hamas organi[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sawant’
July 25th, 2015 - 1:07 am § in Misc.
Let’s Separate Support for Israel from Support for the Tea Patty.
July 22nd, 2015 - 8:27 pm § in Misc.
Get PAID to vote in the Seattle Primary!
GET A CHEAP DRINK BY VOTING IN A DISTRICT 3 BAR! If you’re a registered voter, you should have gotten yours in the mail already. Why vote alone when you can join in TRU’s two-night Voting Extravaganza?? Bring yourself & your ballot, schmooze with the candidates, enjoy drink specials, and[...]
July 22nd, 2015 - 9:05 am § in Misc.
UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS: The half million dollar race for a $120,000 job
UPDATE: A source close to Sawant’s campaign has bragged to me that she has already raised over $400,000 BEFORE the primary is complete. The irony of this is that her campaign is also bemoaning the voters’ decision to go to district rather than city wide elections DESPITE her deci[...]
July 21st, 2015 - 6:27 pm § in The Ave Scene
Sawant’s Numbers Do Not Add Up
“As a representative of the people I do not take a penny of corporate cash.”* Her contributions list includes Microsoft, Amazon, Adobe, and numerous law firms. 61% of her contributions come either from outside of Seattle or from contributors who refuse to give their address. “[...]
July 21st, 2015 - 5:35 pm § in The Ave Scene
The Faux Debate on Rent Control
The great debate over rent control turned out to be an amateurish production of the famous play “The Theater of the Absurd.” video The doors to Town Hall opened at 5 PM. By 6 PM the crowd overwhelmed the former church, extending out onto the sidewalk where I u[...]
July 20th, 2015 - 7:14 am § in Misc.
Geov Parrish on the Seattle Election
GEOV.ORG Primary Election 2015: It Takes a Village Full of Candidates Two years ago, against the near-unified opposition of Seattle’s political establishment, an overwhelming two-thirds of Seattle voters approved a new, district-based composition for Seattle City Council: seven districts and two a[...]
July 18th, 2015 - 8:08 pm § in The Ave Scene
FYI: Sawant’s $80,000 Charity: Where Does it Go?
Financial data from her SA Party website. The most obvious question here is what is her total income. Given her other costs (housing, cabs, food, and travel she is unlikely to be living on $40,000. One source tells me that she also pays her housemate $25,000. If that is true, these data say[...]
July 18th, 2015 - 6:28 pm § in Misc.
Sawant and the mysterious “no address.”
Where does Sawant get her money? 61 % of her contributions comes either from “no address” or outside Seattle. Out of almost 1300 contributors, only 200 live in District 3![...]
July 15th, 2015 - 10:16 am § in Misc.
The Stranger’s Wierd Endorment of Kshama Sawant (emphasis added)
Council District No. 3 Kshama Sawant Kshama Sawant KELLY O Comrades! Let us take another step forward in the righteous, people-powered, scent-free struggle to overthrow the greedy capitalists and create a Socialist utopia on Puget Sound, a place where a giant state apparatus will ensure that you hav[...]