2015 North Seattle Elections

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Monday January 19, 2015 · 7:38 AM PST

2015/01/19 · 07:38

This is a pretty exciting year to be working on those local campaigns. Seattle has 4/7 School Board positions open. Seattle will be having elections for City Council, by district, for the 'first' time. I live in North Seattle on 130th by Meridian, a few blocks above Haller Lake.

I will at least do sign waving Rah-Rah for local candidates I LIKE / CARE ABOUT. I'm willing to try to organize sign waving Rah-Rah for candidates I like / care about, and I'm willing to help people who want to organize other things (phone banking, doorbelling... whatever floats your boat) for candidates I like / care about.

TABLE OF CONTENTS, details below-the-squiggly

WASHINGTON STATE ELECTION CALENDAR

SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT MAP

SEATTLE SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT MAP

LINKS TO KING COUNTY (Seattle) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS

A BRIEF COMMENT ABOUT WHAT I WON'T DO

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12 votes Show Results

The BEST Unity and Solidarity happens when

12 votes Vote Now!

The BEST Unity and Solidarity happens when

we all do The Same Thing

0 votes

we all say The Same Thing

0 votes

everyone listens to me

0 votes

anyone who disagrees is ostracized

0 votes

All Of The Above

1 vote

Everyone does something, at least.

11 votes

Labor Rules For 99% of Us Laboring Stiffs

seabos84

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Monday September 02, 2013 · 9:15 AM PDT

2013/09/02 · 09:15

Question, on Monday, 2 Sept., 2013: Is there anything MORE interesting in labor than the working stiffs of the fast food industry trying to get more than garbage can scraps for their hard work?

The rules in this diary are not applicable to that 1% focused on keeping us serfs as serfs, catch farts, cannon fodder and doormats.

There are 6 billion ++ people in the world who need clothing, food, clean water, sewage, transportation, housing, education for their young, care for their elderly, healthcare, retraining when their jobs go obsolete, vacation ... everyone should be able to see the Great Wall of China and the Grand Canyon in their lives. There is more work to do for all of us than time to do it in.

There are not enough resources for everyone to have their own 400 foot yachts, 10 servants and 20 room mansions (um... do the math). However, we should be smart enough to get everyone working so that everyone can get what they need, and even some of what they want.

Earth is a factory, let’s make it work it efficiently so we all have free time and we all have opportunity. We need a hard working, honest public sector, and we need a non exploitive, vibrant private sector.

I don't have a new nirvana-ism to save us. I know that the goody two shoes isms fail cuz they rely on people being what they are NOT - selfless. A lot of times when people are selfless, it is actually serves their their self interest - community libraries, parks, roads, education, health care ...? Too much selfishness typically costs more than some selflessness - and since too many non right wing droolers define action as watching "I have a Dream" and sobbing into our Kleenexes, we don't know how to cost out our selflessness or selfishness, never mind balance them out. Until someone figures out the cost of nirvana-ism, we need to make stuff work for us in the here and now.

We need fair work rules that apply to everyone everywhere - otherwise we end up with what we have now - work rules which benefit the pigs at the top.

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64 votes Show Results

When I'm contemptuous, disparaging and belittling of the pomposity and arrogance of the college educated white collar parasite, I am

64 votes Vote Now!

When I'm contemptuous, disparaging and belittling of the pomposity and arrogance of the college educated white collar parasite, I am

creating division.

4 votes

not being positive.

2 votes

not being nice.

1 vote

not being supportive.

0 votes

all of the above.

11 votes

maybe nudging some parasites into being decent humans.

46 votes

Seattle Teachers NO Mayor Burgess NO Mayor Murray

seabos84

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Saturday February 16, 2013 · 8:09 PM PST

2013/02/16 · 20:09

I'm going to put the diary below the fold. I want it to fit on 1 page of paper for those of us who are paying for our own leaflets.

I will be distributing it to fellow citizens when the sell out 0-crat$ darling Michelle Rhee comes to Seattle on Tues., 19 Feb.

http://www.theatlantic.com/...

I will be distributing it at local Democratic party legislative district meetings in the next few months: the 36th (Hey Tim!), the 43rd (Hey Ed!), the 46th and the 32nd.

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7 votes Show Results

I will definitely

7 votes Vote Now!

I will definitely

leaflet too!

0 votes

at least tell 5 fellow Seattle voters.

4 votes

Tell people you need a straight jacket.

1 vote

All of the above.

1 vote

Whine that you're bad for unity and solidarity.

0 votes

Whine that you'll scare the middle and we'll lose.

1 vote

Burgess To Seattle Mayor As Citizens To Charters?

seabos84

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Thursday December 13, 2012 · 4:50 PM PST

2012/12/13 · 16:50

In 2012 there were a lot of voters on the Democratic side whose voting calculus had a major Lessor Of Two Evil (LOTE) component. For those of you tiring of that LOTE argument influences choices you make on your ballot - I'm talking to YOU.

Tim Burgess wants the citizens of Seattle to elect him Mayor of Seattle in 2013. He made this announcement at the end of November 2012. In November 2012 those same Seattle citizens voted against the Charter School Initiative 1240, in many precincts by over 60%. Who is Mr. Burgess going to representing on education issues? Will it be Seattle's citizens?

Seattle Initiative 1240 Voting By Precinct

The charter initiative 1240 obtained enough signatures for the ballot because millionaires and billionaires spent millions getting the signatures. Those rich people then paid for a multi-million dollar campaign which outspent the opposition appx. 17 to 1 so they could win 507 to 493. Initiative 1240 is the full employment act for education deformers in Washington.

I've been a Seattle high school math teacher for 7 years. The education deformers have done some good to systemically help kids who are being failed by the community and the system. That good is negated by the incessant, relentless deformer work blaming those of us in the buildings for problems which start far from our doors.

Some of Mr. Burgess' most prominent supporters are 1240 supporters because they are active education deformers, as is Mr. Burgess. I find him to be another LOTE Democrat. For how many more years and decades are we going to keep electing LOTE Democrats to run our community programs into the pockets of well connected cronies?

http://burgessformayor.com/

http://www.wacharters.org/...

The citizens of the City of Seattle voted against the 2012 Charter School Initiative 1240, in many precincts by over 60%. Mr. Burgess wants the citizens to elect him - who is Mr. Burgess going to representing on education issues? Deformers and their cronies, or, citizens?

Work Rules For 99% of Us Working Stiffs

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Friday August 31, 2012 · 8:48 PM PDT

2012/08/31 · 20:48

These rules are not applicable to that 1% focused on keeping us serfs as serfs, catch farts, cannon fodder and doormats.

We need fair work rules that apply to everyone everywhere - otherwise we end up with what we have now - work rules which benefit the pigs at the top.

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The Hard Work Of Fixing Work Rules Is BEST Accomplished By

6 votes Vote Now!

The Hard Work Of Fixing Work Rules Is BEST Accomplished By

Marching around in a park,

0 votes

Standing in front of a headquarters with a sign,

0 votes

Listening to powerful speeches and weeping,

0 votes

Chanting and stomping,

0 votes

Getting advanced degrees and leaving it to someone else,

0 votes

Get a high powered job and leave it to someone else,

0 votes

All of the above

1 vote

Peacefully blocking the driveways of the despicable scum making despicable rules

5 votes

In Memory - Non Rich Pig Ass Kissing Democratic Leaders

seabos84

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Monday May 28, 2012 · 7:30 AM PDT

2012/05/28 · 07:30

The Rich Pig A$$ Ki$$er$ I'm talking about are the well compensated leaders of Ed Deform A$tro Turf$, many which receive their daily caviar from the likes of the Gate$ Foundation and the Waltons. They lead a lot of organizations, they're well paid for it, they're focused on blaming the on-site working stiffs in education, and they NEVER hold accountable the leaders running education. With Democratic Leaders like this, who needs the Republicans?

Here is a partial list of organizations just in the great state of Wishy Warshy, Pacified Northwest: League of Education Voters (LEV), Partnership For Learning (PFL), Stand On Children (SFC), Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE), Teach For Awhile (TFA), National Council for Teacher Quality (NCTQ), A+ Washington (A+), Alliance For Education (AFE) ...

The organizations work relentlessly on the Great Teacher Bashing Tour, because ... they can't work on holding management accountable and get paid, can they?

All kids will be saved when we have charters and evaluations that work as well as ... the evaluations of Wall Street bandits?

Blame Teachers, Again

WA. Charter Crap, Version #2012

The teacher bashing onslaught soared to new heights in September 2010 with the release of "Waiting For Stuporman". One September day, I got home from work & I was channel surfing & I saw my Ex-Boss, (7 clicks removed) Bill Gates, sitting on Oprah's couch with Michelle Rhee, while the 3 of them ooh-ed and ahh-ed over this little piece of propaganda.

Having a full time ++ job, I decided that I was going to leaflet against their propaganda as I could.

Below is a leaflet I distribute at ed deform events, and at sundry other local Seattle community events.

I enjoy leafleting.

I enjoy telling people a teacher and I'm leafletting because I'm prejudiced:

I'm prejudiced against well paid managers, AND
I'm prejudiced against well paid CON$ultant$,
because as members of the 1% and as agents of the 1%,
their greatest skills are blaming us working stiffs for problems we didn't create -

I've been teaching high school math for over 6 years,
I actually worked at Microsoft in Redmond as a low level support serf for 5 years,
I was a chef for 15 years, and spent 5 of those years cooking in fine dining in Boston (the Boston Four Seasons Hotel from '85 to '87).

I KNOW what high priced CON$sultant$ look like,
I KNOW how little they help my kids learn math,
I KNOW how little they help kids at our school,
I KNOW how little they help any kids in our district,

Below is my leaflet.

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14 votes Show Results

Bipartisanship is critical because

14 votes Vote Now!

Bipartisanship is critical because

when we cower they beat us less,

1 vote

when we give in they take less,

0 votes

when we lie to ourselves we're happy,

0 votes

when we're used the Big People Are Happy

0 votes

when we're doormats we're in our place,

0 votes

all of the above

9 votes

we deserve it for being chumps.

4 votes

To The Gate$ Of The 1%

seabos84

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Sunday January 15, 2012 · 3:56 PM PST

2012/01/15 · 15:56

The Great Teacher Bashing Tour continues in the great state of Washington. All kids will be saved when we have charters and evaluations that work as well as the evaluations of Wall Street bandits.

Public School Corporatization

Teacher Evaluation Lies, Again

The teacher bashing onslaught soared to new heights in September 2010 with the release of "Waiting For Stuporman". 1 September day, I was privileged to get home from work & be channel surfing & see my Ex-Boss, (7 clicks removed) Bill Gates, sitting on Oprah's couch with Michelle Rhee, while the 3 of them ooh-ed and ahh-ed over this little piece of propaganda.

Below is a leaflet I distribute at ed deform events, and at sundry other local Seattle community events. I enjoy leafleting. I enjoy telling people I'm leafletting because I'm prejudiced:

I'm prejudiced against well paid managers, AND
I'm prejudiced against well paid CON$ultant$, because as members of the 1% and as agents of the 1%, their greatest skills are blaming us working stiffs for problems we didn't create -

I've been teaching high school math for over 6 years now,
I actually worked at Microsoft in Redmond as a low level support serf for 5 years,
I was a chef for 15 years, and spent 5 of those years cooking in fine dining in Boston (the Boston Four Seasons Hotel from '85 to '87).

I KNOW what high priced CON$sultant$ look like,
I KNOW how little they help my kids learn math, AND
I know how little they help kids at our school, AND
I know how little they help any kids in our district,

I'm prejudiced against well paid managers, AND
I'm prejudiced against well paid CON$ultant$, because as members of the 1% and as agents of the 1%, their greatest skills are blaming us working stiffs for problems we didn't create -

Below is my leaflet.

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12 votes Show Results

Arne style Democratic Sell Outs Aren't Liars for the Plutocrats, they're

12 votes Vote Now!

Arne style Democratic Sell Outs Aren't Liars for the Plutocrats, they're

looking out for our kid$.

1 vote

continuing the di$cu$$ion.

1 vote

having a CONver$ation

1 vote

lining their pockets.

3 votes

All of the above.

5 votes

Lazy Union Scum.

1 vote

The Gate$ Of The 1%

seabos84

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Monday October 31, 2011 · 6:21 PM PDT

2011/10/31 · 18:21

The Great Teacher Bashing Baloney Tour continues tomorrow night in Seattle, Tues., 1 Nov. at our downtown public library.
http://www.educationvoters.org...

The teacher bashing onslaught soared to new heights in September 2010 with the release of Since "Waiting For Stuporman". I was privelaged to watch the the acclaim of this propaganda from the classroom experts of Michelle Rhee, Bill Gates and Oprah over a year ago.

I enjoy leafleting against these Teacher Bashing Baloney Tours put on by the toadies of the 1%, and I enjoy telling people I'm leafletting because I'm predujiced -

I've been teaching high school math for over 6 years now,
I actually worked at Microsoft as a low level support serf for 5 years,
I was a chef for 15 years, and spent 5 of those years cooking in fine dining in Boston (the Boston Four Seasons Hotel from '85 to '87)

I'm prejudiced against well paid managers, AND
I'm prejudiced against well paid CON$ultant$
because as members of the 1% and as agents of the 1%,
their greatest skills are blaming us working stiffs for problems we didn't create -

Below is my Leaflet -

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11 votes Show Results

Education Is A Mess Because

11 votes Vote Now!

Education Is A Mess Because

Too Much Spent On Powerpoint

1 vote

Too Much Spent on Paper Pushers

0 votes

Too Much Spent on CON$ultan$

0 votes

The 1% Wants It This Way

1 vote

Their Lackeys in Both Parties Are Effective

0 votes

ALL of The Above

9 votes

Lazy Union Scum.

0 votes

Working Rules For All - We're All Workers

seabos84

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Monday September 05, 2011 · 6:00 AM PDT

2011/09/05 · 06:00

Well, except for that top 1% of Aristocrat scum living on the top by living off all the rest.

I don't have a new nirvana-ism to save us. I know that the goody two shoes isms fail cuz they rely on people being what they are NOT - selfless. Typically when people are selfless, it is actually in their self interest. Chew on that one. Too much selfishness typically costs more than some selflessness - and since we're all too busy watching "I have a Dream" and sobbing into our Kleenexes, we don't know how to cost out our selflessness or selfishness, never mind balance them out. Until someone figures out the cost nirvana-ism, we need to make stuff work for us in the here and now.

We need fair work rules that apply to everyone everywhere - otherwise we end up with what we have now - work rules which benefit the pigs at the top.

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It i$n't US Vs. Them Cuz

2 votes Vote Now!

It i$n't US Vs. Them Cuz

Cla$$ Warfare is a Negative Thought Crime.

0 votes

$ocial Cla$$ is a Bitter Thought Crime.

0 votes

I live the $alon life you Angry Thought Criminal.

0 votes

I a$pire to Dilettanti$m you all of the above.

0 votes

All Of The Above.

1 vote

You Filthy DFH's scare the middle and cause us to lose.

0 votes

I'm A Big Degreed, Big Credentialed, Big Salaried, Big Titled Asswipe to Them.

1 vote

Instead of Taylor To Thugs, We Need Cee Lo

seabos84

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Saturday September 03, 2011 · 10:50 PM PDT

2011/09/03 · 22:50

To The Dems.

For the unwashed among you, Cee Lo Green has had a hit "Fuck You", which is about a girl dumping him for his lack of funds. Taylor Swift has had a hit "Mean", where she tells off some mean meanie for being a meanie - it is very high school song.

I've listened to pop music for decades - it tells us what is going on out there among the mob of us nobodies, kind of like how the highly priced painting of a campbell's soup can tells us how outta touch our 'elites' are.

These 2 songs have been popular for months - and some of the excuse making for 0bama's LATEST $ell out$ just hit me the other day - blaming fascist pigs for being pigs while your 'champions' sell you out is ... great for the well paid 'champions'!

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4 votes Show Results

I'm enthralled and engaged by Third Way New Dem Conventional Wisdom

4 votes Vote Now!

I'm enthralled and engaged by Third Way New Dem Conventional Wisdom

cuz they have fancy degrees.

0 votes

cuz they have fancy homes.

0 votes

cuz they have fancy job titles.

0 votes

cuz they have fancy paychecks.

0 votes

cuz of all of the above.

0 votes

when it is written on Charmin.

4 votes

Dump Seattle's School Board

seabos84

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Saturday September 03, 2011 · 5:13 PM PDT

2011/09/03 · 17:13

REPLACE ALL 4 SEATTLE SCHOOL BOARD INCUMBENTS

Please vote on Tuesday 1 November to replace all 4 Seattle School Board Incumbents.

DISTRICT 1

SHARON PEASLEE (Vs. Incumbent Peter Maier)
http://sharonpeasleeforschoolboard.com/

DISTRICT 2

KATE MARTIN (Vs. Incumbent Sherry Carr)
http://katemartinforschoolboard.com/

DISTRICT 3

MICHELLE BUETOW (Vs. Incumbent Sherry Carr)
http://buetowforschoolboard.com/

DISTRICT 6

MARTY MCLAREN (vs. Incumbent Steve Sundquist.)
http://www.marty4ssd.com/

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When Bill Gates, Eli Broad, The Waltons & Rhee say "Reform"

11 votes Vote Now!

When Bill Gates, Eli Broad, The Waltons & Rhee say "Reform"

I sing How Great Thou Art

0 votes

I stand at attention and salute.

1 vote

I wish I could grow my own water.

1 vote

I wish I could harvest my roads and shirts.

0 votes

I don't need nobody for nuttin.

0 votes

All Of The Above.

1 vote

I look for the greedy paw in my wallet.

8 votes

Free - T. Roosevelt, J. Swift, M. Twain

seabos84

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Monday July 04, 2011 · 6:54 AM PDT

2011/07/04 · 06:54

HAPPY FREEDOM DAY.

We're going to have 3 different things to read, and we're gonna vote on who wrote which of the 3 things!

HAPPY FREEDOM DAY = More than just waving a flag,
it means NOT being a craven excuse making political pathetic,
it means NOT being a $ell out to rich pig$ on top whose goal in life is to stay on top and stay pigs,
It does NOT mean happy happy dilettante tele tubby positive politics is the ONLY politics,

It means Grayson Democrats,
It means "I welcome their hatred" Democrats.

rmm.

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5 votes Show Results

The Authors are:

5 votes Vote Now!

The Authors are:

T.Roosevelt,J.Swift, M.Twain

0 votes

Unfortunately Dead.

0 votes

STILL relevant.

0 votes

NOT DLC Third Way Lying Apologists

0 votes

NOT Sell Outs

0 votes

All Of The Above

5 votes

Conrad, Baucus, Lieberman

0 votes

bobswern,brooklybadboy, jane hamsher

0 votes

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