First Kshama Sawant took her campaign to the lace curtain liberals who celebrate Marxism in New York. She brought back something like $50,000 from unions and law firms with no obvious reason to care about pot holes on 23rd or the loss of Black people form Seattle. Now national realtors gave [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sawant’
July 13th, 2015 - 3:35 pm § in The Ave Scene
Pam vs Kshama
A colleague of mine is leaning toward a vote for Kshama Sawant. Here is my advice to him: Ed. May I suggest you meet each of them before deciding on Pam vs Sawant. There is no comparison. Pam grew up in a single family home. Her mom was a Chinese/Japanese lady who died when […][...]
July 13th, 2015 - 2:30 pm § in Misc.
Sawant: Cut off Their Heads
As usual, today Kshama Sawant blew her stack after the Mayor and Seattle City Council reached an agreement to address the need for zoning reform. The focus of the Mayor and the Council , as usual, is on finding ways to use development to enhance rather than destroy our existing neighborhoods. [...]
July 12th, 2015 - 8:02 am § in The Ave Scene
I support RATIONAL Linkage Fees
Among Sawant Kshama’s catch phrase demagoguery is the term “linkage fees.” This is a tax on new construction .. presumably to be used ot pay for creating the housing projects she wants to build for the poor. Sounds good? Perhaps until you read the numbers. The linkage fee s[...]
July 11th, 2015 - 8:38 am § in The Ave Scene
Commentary by SMS: A Sawantista Accuses Me of Racism, Classism and Obesity!
John Retherford Stephen seems to me to just be expressing a sense of class privilege, and anxiety that someone in power seems to be challenging the entitlement businesses feel to have exclusive access to the ears of their political representatives. How dare a politician ignore them and focus all the[...]
July 9th, 2015 - 12:02 pm § in Misc.
Sawant’s Socialist Alternative organization effectively served as a revolving fund for Sawant to deposit part of her city paycheck, then use that same money to send her around the world.
Is Kshama Sawant Using City Funds to Subsidize Her Campaign? .. Erica Barnett City Council member Kshama Sawant, who’s running to represent the city’s new District 3, invariably plugs the fact that she is “taking only the average workers’ salary,” $40,000, as a council member and contribut[...]
July 7th, 2015 - 11:13 pm § in Misc.
Seattle Times reports that the housing task force wants to sucker punch foks living in single homes
“Drop single-family zoning.” “Seattle’s zoning has roots in racial and class exclusion and remains among the largest obstacles to realizing the city’s goals for equity and affordability.” ” I’ve been writing Jolts for years, and my jaw is on the floor. Josh Fei[...]
July 7th, 2015 - 5:22 pm § in Misc.
Socialist group criticizes Sawants ties to Wall Street and prison industry.
Socialist Site Accuses Kshama Sawant of being a double agent for the Democratic Party By Eric London, World Socialist Web Site 25 March 2015 After over a year in office, Seattle City Councilperson Kshama Sawant’s first term is defined by her determined efforts to draw ever closer to the Democrat[...]
July 7th, 2015 - 11:12 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle Times and Seattle Municipal League Rate Pam Banks as Best City Council Candidate in District 3
The Municipal League has rated the five people running for Seattle City Council form District 3. The Times agrees. (readmore ST stories about Pam Banks) City Council Member 3 Leon Carter Adequate Interview: None Available www.leecarterdistrict3.com City Council Member 3 Pamela Banks Very Good Inte[...]
June 30th, 2015 - 7:40 pm § in Misc.
What the Ef Does Sawant Mean by “Revolution?”
Given Kshama’s sloganeering, and possible lack of understanding of words like “Trotskyism,” nobody here in the Seattle commune may ever be able to find out. Fortunately, she counts the highly articulate Chris Hedges as a voice. So, here is a longform interview with Mr. Hedges[...]