Our Soldiers are Dying - and Bush isn't attending funerals

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Thursday August 04, 2005 · 3:44 AM PDT

2005/08/04 · 03:44

Plutonium Page wrote yesterday:

When will he go to a soldier's funeral? Probably never. My ass he "lamented the deaths of the 14 Marines...".
And just think! He's on vacation. God forbid he should actually work, much less trouble his empty brain with thoughts of dead soldiers for more than the time it takes to say a few bullshit sentences that someone told him to say.
Mission fucking accomplished, asshole.

Wingnuts, of course, will come up with excuses to defend the President. A friend of mine told me, "Bush shouldn't attend any funerals. If he attended one or two funerals, he'd have to attend all of them."

My response: That's bull.

You know what I think? I think Bush SHOULD attend EVERY SINGLE FUNERAL. It's his war, he started it, and because of his arrogance, brave Americans are over there right now dying for no good reason. Good people are being killed!

If Bush really valued human life (which he doesn't) he would show his respect by attending funerals of soldiers that died fighting his unjustified, immoral war.

How much vacation time is this guy taking again?
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Racists try to thwart local Japanese American Memorial

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Tuesday June 14, 2005 · 2:05 PM PDT

2005/06/14 · 14:05

Fellow Kossacks:

I'm posting an important email from Clarence Moriwaki, Chair of the Bainbridge Island (WA) Japanese American Memorial Committee:

The time for public comments end the day after tomorrow, Wednesday June 15, to the National Parks Service on the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial.

The internment apologists have organized a nation-wide email campaign against us, and the National Parks Service has informed me that they are "bombarded" with emails saying "no tax dollars" with the typical messages, sometimes racist, of justifying the mass exclusion and other vile nonsense.

It is critical to show that our project has widespread support.

All that's needed is a simple email message to anna_tamura@nps.gov before June 15.

1. Please state that you support the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial (Nidoto Nai Yoni - Let it not happen again) and site at least one reason, such as first JA in American history under Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1 to be sent to internment camps; internment was wrong; etc.

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BREAKING: Sore Loser Rossi won't appeal decision

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Monday June 06, 2005 · 5:34 PM PDT

2005/06/06 · 17:34

Copied, in part, from a post at Northwest Progressive Institute written by my good friend, Chair Andrew Villeneuve...more details and analysis on the way. Also check out Pacific NW Portal and this audio clip from Rossi's press conference.

Dino Rossi has just announced, in a news conference at his Belleuve headquarters, that he is ending the election contest now, deciding against an appeal to the state Supreme Court.

Rossi said, in part:

"With today's decision, and because of the current political makeup of the Washington State Supreme Court, which makes it almost impossible to overturn this ruling, I am ending the election contest."

So Dino is throwing in the towel. But he isn't doing so because he's accepted Judge Bridges' decision. Rossi is clearly concerned more with the ideology of our judges and justices then he is with the law.

It's a thinly-veiled accusation that the state Supreme Court is really just dominated by partisan Democrats. It's also a weak excuse from a man who realizes only now that the law was not on his side. Read More

VICTORY! Judge Upholds Election of Christine Gregoire

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Monday June 06, 2005 · 8:42 AM PDT

2005/06/06 · 08:42

Welcome to my LIVE coverage diary of the decision announcement in the gubernatorial election challenge filed by Dino "Saur Loser" Rossi and the GOP back in January 2005.

The judge has just announced his decision - AND WE WIN!!! The election of Christine O. Gregoire as Governor of Washington State will be upheld!

This is a HUGE win for Democrats, both statewide and nationally...it's clear now that the GOP did not meet the high standard set by state law and reiterated by the judge that was neccesary for them to win their case.

UPDATE: Dino Rossi has just announced, in a news conference at his headquarters, that he will not appeal Judge Bridges' decision to the state Supreme Court. So this is the end of the election contest. It's officially over, and Washington State can move on. Christine Gregoire is safe.

Take a moment to celebrate today, especially if you are a Washingtonian. Do something special with progressive friends. We've won a hard fought battle thanks to our perserverance and determination.

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My Thoughts Before Tomorrow's Ruling

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Sunday June 05, 2005 · 3:00 PM PDT

2005/06/05 · 15:00

Fellow Kossacks:

Tomorrow, I invite you to join me as I liveblog the announcement in the Washington State gubernatorial election contest here in my diary on Daily Kos.

In less than sixteen hours, we're going to find out whether the election of Governor Christine O. Gregoire will be upheld or overturned.

The Republicans have alleged that fraud and ballot stuffing occurred in the election and they want it thrown out. What they ultimately want is Rossi for governor.

But they're not stupid, and so they're calling for a "re-vote" rather than just installing Rossi outright as Governor.

The GOP filed their election contest - a lawsuit in which they officially dispute the results of the election - just two days shy of six months ago.

Since then, Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges has been hearing the case. He held a number of hearings in the period leading up to the trial that just concluded last Friday evening. Now the two-week trial has concluded, and you know what that means: decision time. Read More

WA-Gov Election Contest Day Nine: LIVE Trial Diary (LAST Day!!!) PART II

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Friday June 03, 2005 · 1:00 PM PDT

2005/06/03 · 13:00

This is Friday, June 3rd, 2005. Welcome to PART II (Afternoon Coverage) of the LAST edition of the LIVE Trial Diary.
Back in January, Dino "Saur Loser" Rossi decided to contest the results of the 2004 WA state gubernatorial election and filed a lawsuit in Chelan County Superior Court, hoping to toss out the election of Christine Gregoire.

The trial in the case is taking place this week as well as last week.

As usual, Pacific NW Portal has all the information you need to brief yourself on the trial. It is always updated daily with the latest information.

I will provide updates from the Chelan County courthouse as often as I can. I am not actually there, but I am watching the trial.

This morning, both sides took care of some "housekeeping" - entering exhibits into evidence. Also, John Pearson who works for the Secretary of State, testified, as did Dan Brady, the chief GOP observer during the 2004 election. The judge has announced that he will issue an oral ruling on this case next Monday morning. I'll be doing a special LIVE diary to cover that announcement.

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Friday June 03, 2005 · 9:02 AM PDT

2005/06/03 · 09:02

This is Friday, June 3rd, 2005. Welcome to the LAST edition of the LIVE Trial Diary.
Back in January, Dino "Saur Loser" Rossi decided to contest the results of the 2004 WA state gubernatorial election and filed a lawsuit in Chelan County Superior Court, hoping to toss out the election of Christine Gregoire.

The trial in the case is taking place this week as well as last week.

As usual, Pacific NW Portal has all the information you need to brief yourself on the trial. It is always updated daily with the latest information.

I will provide updates from the Chelan County courthouse as often as I can. I am not actually there, but I am watching the trial.

Yesterday, the Democrats called up Linda Sanchez to finish testifying. Also, Noel Frame, who led the Democratic effort to identify felon voters, testified, as did Mark Handcock, one of the Democrats' experts. The Democrats also rested their case yesterday and rebuttal began. The judge has announced that he will issue an oral ruling on this case next Monday morning. I'll be doing a special LIVE diary to cover that announcement.

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Thursday June 02, 2005 · 1:38 PM PDT

2005/06/02 · 13:38

This is Thursday, June 2nd, 2005. Welcome to Part II (Afternoon Coverage) of today's edition of the LIVE Trial Diary.
Back in January, Dino "Saur Loser" Rossi decided to contest the results of the 2004 WA state gubernatorial election and filed a lawsuit in Chelan County Superior Court, hoping to toss out the election of Christine Gregoire.

The trial in the case is taking place this week as well as last week.

As usual, Pacific NW Portal has all the information you need to brief yourself on the trial. It is always updated daily with the latest information - including a useful index of news stories, blogs, commentary, and other resoruces.

I will provide updates from the Chelan County courthouse as often as I can. I am not actually there, but I am watching the trial.

This morning, the Democrats called up Linda Sanchez to finish testifying. Also, Noel Frame, who led the Democratic effort to identify felon voters, testified. The judge has announced that he will issue an oral ruling on this case next Monday morning. I'll be doing a special LIVE diary to cover that announcement.

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Thursday June 02, 2005 · 10:32 AM PDT

2005/06/02 · 10:32

This is Thursday, June 2nd, 2005. Welcome to today's edition of the LIVE Trial Diary.
Back in January, Dino "Saur Loser" Rossi decided to contest the results of the 2004 WA state gubernatorial election and filed a lawsuit in Chelan County Superior Court, hoping to toss out the election of Christine Gregoire.

The trial in the case is taking place this week as well as last week.

I will provide updates from the Chelan County courthouse as often as I can. I am not actually there, but I am watching the trial.

Yesterday, the Democrats called up King County elections director Dean Logan. Logan was questioned by Democratic lawyer Kevin Hamilton, then cross examined by Rob Maguire. In the afternoon Chris Adolph and Linda Sanchez were called up to testify.

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Wednesday June 01, 2005 · 1:30 PM PDT

2005/06/01 · 13:30

This is Wednesday, June 1st, 2005. Welcome to Part II (Afternoon Coverage) of today's edition of the LIVE Trial Diary.
Back in January, Dino "Saur Loser" Rossi decided to contest the results of the 2004 WA state gubernatorial election and filed a lawsuit in Chelan County Superior Court, hoping to toss out the election of Christine Gregoire.

The trial in the case is taking place this week as well as last week.

I will provide updates from the Chelan County courthouse as often as I can. I am not actually there, but I am watching the trial.

So far today, we've heard from King County Elections Director Dean Logan, whose testimony has taken up the entire morning's proceedings. Logan has talked about everything from his background/experience to the elections process itself to mistakes made last fall and afterwards to elections policy and procedure.

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Wednesday June 01, 2005 · 8:57 AM PDT

2005/06/01 · 08:57

This is Wednesday, June 1st, 2005. Welcome to today's edition of the LIVE Trial Diary.
Back in January, Dino "Saur Loser" Rossi decided to contest the results of the 2004 WA state gubernatorial election and filed a lawsuit in Chelan County Superior Court, hoping to toss out the election of Christine Gregoire.

The trial in the case is taking place this week as well as last week.

I will provide updates from the Chelan County courthouse as often as I can. I am not actually there, but I am watching the trial.

Yesterday, the Democrats called up state elections director Nick Handy as their first witness. Handy was questioned by Democratic lawyer Jenny Durkan, then cross examined by the dumbass GOP attorney Dale Foreman who asked incensed, demeaning questions such as "Aren't you a cheerleader for the state auditors?" In the afternoon Bob Terwilliger and John Pearson were called up to testify.

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Tuesday May 31, 2005 · 1:19 PM PDT

2005/05/31 · 13:19

This is Tuesday, May 31st, 2005. Welcome to PART II (Afternoon Coverage) of today's edition of the LIVE Trial Diary.
Back in January, Dino "Saur Loser" Rossi decided to contest the results of the 2004 WA state gubernatorial election and filed a lawsuit in Chelan County Superior Court, hoping to toss out the election of Christine Gregoire.

The trial in the case is taking place this week as well as last week.

I will provide updates from the Chelan County courthouse as often as I can. I am not actually there, but I am watching the trial.

This morning, the Democrats called up state elections director Nick Handy as their first witness for the day. Handy was questioned by Democratic lawyer Jenny Durkan, then cross examined by the dumbass GOP attorney Dale Foreman who asked incensed, demeaning questions such as "Aren't you a cheerleader for the state auditors?" Foreman finishes up after lunch.

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