Sen. Maria Cantwell "observing elections" in Iraq? Hmmmm......
Washington Senator Maria Cantwell is "observing elections" in Iraq today. This seems like a sudden development...last week she had a fundraiser scheduled in Seattle with Hillary Clinton tomorrow,...
View ArticleCITIZEN ARTISTE, a creative Oasis! Must see!
Announcing the debut of my brainchild: Citizen Artiste. It's still baking, so be kind... is--or wants to be--a website devoted to diverse contemporary political art of the liberal persuasion. I'd like...
View ArticleArt Blogging with Citizen Artiste, Kissak swine!!
Citizen Artiste is a developing website for contemporary political art of the liberal persuasion. If there is such a website, I haven't seen it. I plan to showcase my favorite creative stuff: both...
View ArticleAvoid 3 words that freak out our neighbors?
Last fall, after the last big national antiwar event, we read a lot of discussions about message: are profanity, obscenity and Anti-American rhetoric counter-productive? Some of us had a problem with...
View ArticleCantwell "has no regrets" about IWR! My LTTE
According to yesterday's Seattle Post-Intelligencer, looks like Senator Maria Cantwell has not budged in her position on Iraq since the IWR. Cantwell "has no regrets" P-I story It spurred me to fire...
View ArticlePhotos! Colorful Hillary-Maria Protest in Seattle
I hope coverage of this event will not start yet another shitstorm in the firmly divided WA Kossaks contingent! I respect all, but we have differing perspectives. I understand that politics is a...
View ArticleI hold Howard Dean's hand! Where's Cantwell? WA State Crabfest
The Washington State PCO training and Annual "Crab Feed" rally was last night in Lacey, WA. PICTURES HERE Howard Dean gave a pep talk to 300 PCOs, after a terrific 4-hour training session on "Talking...
View ArticleMusic fans, a challenge! Score wet-lipped Liberal Cabaret!
Actually, our lips (and boots) are merely shiny--but I had to get your attention, didn't I? We all love Jim McDermott of Seattle--at least I do--a liberal congressman and a sometime poster here on...
View ArticleImpeach? WA Sen Oemig: Hell yes! Photos!
History is in the making!On Wednesday February 14, newly elected Senator Eric Oemig will officially announce his intention to introduce a Resolution in the Washington state legislature. If it passes,...
View ArticleHuh? CA Rep: classic films to fix U.S. image problem abroad
Our elected officials are aware the U.S. has an image problem, what with all that pre-emptive warmongering, illegal renditions, Abu Ghraib, international bullying, Idiot Decider, and such. In the...
View ArticleAnother Repub "I am not gay" sex scandal
Washington State may have its own Larry Craig... but it seems he went far beyond toe-tapping with his not-gay behavior. The Republican legislator initially denied being gay and having sex with a...
View ArticleAstonishing conversation with pro-Hillary elitist!
I just had a fairly amicable long-distance phone chat with my aunt in Pennsylvania that left my head spinning! She’s a big fan of Hillary and I’m an Edwards supporter, now switched to Obama.Background:...
View ArticleMy Obama art submitted to MoveOn contest
So I have this Obama banner of my own design....and MoveOn announced a competition for Obama-related artwork last week. As usual with MoveOn, they posted the event with very short notice. The deadline...
View ArticleSeattle bellydancers shake it up 4 single-payer
Well, not all are bellydancers - we have some Code Pinkers and other progressives who plan to participate - but it got your attention.http://citizen-artiste.org/...We're staging a colorful...
View ArticlePICTURES! Seattle bellydancers rally 4 single-payer
As promised, I am showing you pictures I took at the "Shake It Up" rally for single-payer health care, that I diaried yesterday.The hour or more of drumming/dancing got a lot of smiles from passers-by...
View ArticleEye candy! Seattle young rising star on campaign trail
Young, gifted and endowed with a funny name and a "calling" to public service. Late last year, I described Dorsol Plants' announcement of his upcoming candidacy to his Highland Park neighbors (right)...
View ArticlePhotos! Seattle Health Care Reform rally
Yesterday's peaceful rally was at Westlake in Downtown Seattle, 6pm. A large number of pro-reform demonstrators and about two dozen counter-demonstrators. Above, that's me at left with Craig Salins,...
View ArticlePhotos! Seattle Anti-Corporate Personhood /Occupy Rally
Crappy Birthday Party: On Saturday Jan 21st, a Coalition of Occupy Seattle, Peace and Justice activists, campaign finance reform advocates, Move to Amend (overturn Citizens United) and "Get Money Out...
View ArticleColorful 99% Protest at Mitt Romney's fundraiser in WA
March 1, 2012 - Guests at Mitt Romney's fundraiser were treated to an energetic (and fun!) Occupy-style demonstration on the sidewalk in front of the Meydenbaur Center in Bellevue, an affluent city on...
View ArticleShocking photos! Cops and Occupy West Seattle (update)
You saw it here first, friends! A member of "Occupy West Seattle" offers cupcakes to West Seattle cops at our first protest, and they REFUSE - because they're on duty! Harrowing details below.
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