Washington 2020: The Calm Before the Drizzle

[Keystone Phil]

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2008/july-dec08/wa_gov_10-16.html

Gregoire (clearly French) is attacking Rossi for being Italian? Gregoire embodies so much that I hate and Rossi embodies so much that I love. 

[Keystone Phil]

Some one has this in their sig;



How dreadfully, awfully 1950's can you get... I mean... urgh...

Torie has it in his signature.

I don't get what's 1950s about it. Is it the name "Dino" in handwriting? Maybe because he's sitting at a diner counter...? Other than that, I don't see it.

Al is just one of many that fears the power of Dino. 

[Keystone Phil]

Some one has this in their sig;



How dreadfully, awfully 1950's can you get... I mean... urgh...

Hi! 

Keystone, stop confusing me and Torie. 

Ah! Sorry! 

Some one has this in their sig;



How dreadfully, awfully 1950's can you get... I mean... urgh...

Torie has it in his signature.

I don't get what's 1950s about it. Is it the name "Dino" in handwriting? Maybe because he's sitting at a diner counter...? Other than that, I don't see it.

Al is just one of many that fears the power of Dino. 

I think it's the Mr. Rogers haircut.

...that many people in politics have. 

[Keystone Phil]

I don't get what's 1950s about it. Is it the name "Dino" in handwriting? Maybe because he's sitting at a diner counter...? Other than that, I don't see it.

The haircut is one thing, obviously. So is the setting, so is the shirt (though there's no tie). But there's more to it than that; the typefaces seem very fifties (as does the colour of the lettering) and so do the colours in the photograph.

The shirt looks normal to me. I wasn't aware that the color yellow (color of the typeface) and the color of the photo were '50s-esque. 

But hey, if this is the best that you can throw at Dino...   

[Keystone Phil]

Ok, how about the facts that:
1) He really knows nothing about how to run a state governement

Subjective. Can't be proven.

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Examples?

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"Are seen as..."

Well, obviously not the case with the voters. Again, this isn't really a "fact."

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...looks like enough people agree that Washington desperately needs him. 

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What would you like him to do?

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Ok but I don't consider that a pressing problem. It's more of the fault of the voters if they can't see through it. Maybe they do see through it and just don't care.

Whatever the case, these arguments still aren't really that strong against the guy. We're going to have policy and style differences but my point is that the guy is clearly a very strong, capable candidate and WA Dems/Gregoire supporters are clearly worried.

[Keystone Phil]

  He's also almost not white.  The Barack Obama of Washington state!  For real.

Because he's part Eskimo and Italian? Ok...

[Keystone Phil]

  He's also almost not white.  The Barack Obama of Washington state!  For real.

Because he's part Eskimo and Italian? Ok...

Around here, that counts as almost not white.  He also has a funny name.  He's a foreigner, but we're tolerant of that.

Just for the record (for those not aware that you're joking) - He's not a foreigner.

[Keystone Phil]

My Dad ended a phone call with me today with, "Rossi - GOP in Washington." Pretty random considering he wasn't told of my interest. Then again, my Dad was obsessed with Rossi/the recount fiasco in 2004 (as well as the loss of Tom Daschle).

The movement is spreading...

[Keystone Phil]

My Dad ended a phone call with me today with, "Rossi - GOP in Washington." Pretty random considering he wasn't told of my interest. Then again, my Dad was obsessed with Rossi/the recount fiasco in 2004 (as well as the loss of Tom Daschle).

The movement is spreading...

You have given me a new found energy to work against Rossi. Thank you.

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I don't know if that was serious or not but if it was, that says a lot about you. I don't even know you and you really don't know me (I can't think of many times when we've ever interacted) but I'm your motivation against a candidate? Sad.

[Keystone Phil]

Many of us were equally satisfied with the defeat of Rick Santorum in 2006.

Good for you.

[Keystone Phil]

My Dad ended a phone call with me today with, "Rossi - GOP in Washington." Pretty random considering he wasn't told of my interest. Then again, my Dad was obsessed with Rossi/the recount fiasco in 2004 (as well as the loss of Tom Daschle).

The movement is spreading...

You have given me a new found energy to work against Rossi. Thank you.

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I don't know if that was serious or not but if it was, that says a lot about you. I don't even know you and you really don't know me (I can't think of many times when we've ever interacted) but I'm your motivation against a candidate? Sad.

It is bad that I am motivated to work harder because I want to stop a person I see as incompetant getting a national following and thus a national influence? Rossi is already scandal-ridden, I don't see why he even deserves the chance to lead when already he has failed America trying to get there.

It just warms my heart that you guys resort to calling people that you don't like "incompetent" (look up the spelling next time you want to throw that one around). You guys just love throwing insults around rather loosely.

[Keystone Phil]

Terribly disappointing. I had very, very high hopes for Dino. Oh well. I hope he stays involved.