Last night I was at a civic event and we had to stand, put our hands on our hearts, and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Because of the phrase “under God” I always feel uncomfortable reciting the Pledge. At the end, I felt compelled to shout out an “Amen.” But I resisted and whispered it…
Last night five candidates for the 41st LD State House seat spoke and answered questions for PCOs of the 41st LD Democrats. Â Â The House seat became vacant when incumbent Marcie Maxwell resigned to serve as Gov. Inslee’s education adviser. The five candidates, in order, are: Greg Hoover, David Ellis, Tana Senn, Don Gerend, and…
Demonstrate & March on Labor Day for: Social Security & Medicare Preserve Them! Strengthen Them! Pass Them On! Labor Day, September 2, 2013 The annual Labor Day Celebration sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. County LaborCouncil is the venue for this demonstration. People arriving later than 10 a.m. can meet us at N 50th…
Conservatives love to hate public schools and public school teachers. Every chance they get, conservatives (more properly called “regressives”) blame public schools for the poor educational outcomes of students in poor neighborhoods. They also point to the supposed low performance of American students compared to students of other countries. Image source: wikipedia For a while…
NATIONAL THREAT LEVEL FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
I’m sick and tired of all those lazy ne’re-do-wells who live off the public dole. You know who I’m talking about. Those welfare-loving persons who feel entitled to government handouts but who complain if they have to contribute to society. I’m talking about corporations such as GE, Apple, Goldman Sachs, ExxonMobil, Boeing, and Microsoft. Without…
Ranking House Armed Services Democrat Rep. Adam Smith, of Washington State, says of the defense cuts: “The single biggest take away from Strategic Choices Management Review is that Congress, by allowing sequestration to exist, is abdicating its constitutional responsibility to responsibly fund the military and to provide for the common defense. Through sequestration, Congress is…
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Justice Begins with Seeds International Conference 2013 August 2nd & 3rd Featuring Dr. Vandana Shiva Seattle, Washington Seattle First Presbyterian Church, 1013 8th Avenue, Seattle WA 98104 MAP Conference Schedule Day One          Day Two GMO Awareness Week Film Series GMO Speaker Training with Jeffrey Smith Register for Conference
The facebook page of the Washington State Tea Party posted the following crude, anti-woman joke. The joke was apparently posted by Andy Stevens. A woman from Los Angeles, who was a tree hugger, a liberal Democrat, and an anti-hunter, purchased a piece of timberland near Colville, WA. There was a large tree on one of…