Darcy Burner: One Of Us

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Wednesday July 02, 2008 · 8:08 AM PDT

2008/07/02 · 08:08

Political candidates will have their good and bad days, but this was one rough day Darcy Burner certainly didn't envision with just over four months until election day. This photo shows a distraught Darcy in front of the charred remains of her house. The Burner family was asleep when the fire started. While the house is a complete loss, the family thankfully made it out safely. Unfortunately they did lose their pet cat to the flames, and pretty much everything else inside.

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Tuesday February 26, 2008 · 7:33 AM PST

2008/02/26 · 07:33

In 2006 Darcy Burner came out of nowhere and transformed a race everybody thought would be a blowout by incumbent Republican Dave Reichert, into a narrow loss of only 7,000 votes, or about 5 votes per precinct, out of 250,000 votes cast.

It was the best result any Democrat has ever had in Washington State's 8th district.

Despite the setback, Darcy renewed the fight last year, getting off to an earlier start, and is probably by now already $800,000 ahead of her record fundraising pace of 2006. Much of that is due to the remarkable efforts of the netroots.

Daniel K

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Monday December 31, 2007 · 3:57 PM PST

2007/12/31 · 15:57

Yesterday I wrote that the Darcy Burner campaign was making a final push to raise $25,000 before the end of the year.

Later in the day I heard from the campaign that the drive had brought in close to $20K so far. As Goldy at HorsesAss.org wrote yesterday:

The 4th Quarter fundraising period is drawing to a close, and where Darcy stands in relation to Dave Reichert and to her fellow Democratic challengers will largely determine the level of financial and logistical support she will initially receive from the DCCC and other organizations. A strong showing will put Darcy near the top of the list, positioning her to make a strong run out of the gate in 2008. A disappointing showing could set her campaign back into the second tier of competitive races, giving Reichert the breathing room he so desperately needs.

Goldy now indicates that if she can raise $10K in the next 8 hours she will be able to report $600,000 cash on hand for the end of year.

Daniel K

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Sunday December 30, 2007 · 1:22 PM PST

2007/12/30 · 13:22

The Darcy Burner campaign (WA-08) has a had a great year out fundraising incumbent Dave Reichert in Q3, and reporting more cash on hand through September. Now the campaign is making one final push for the final quarter of the year to raise $25,000 before midnight Monday Dec 31st. That's less than 35 hours from now, as a countdown clock at the Burner site reminds us.

Daniel K

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Monday September 10, 2007 · 11:38 PM PDT

2007/09/10 · 23:38

I save my wall calendars.

You see, each year eventually comes around again in exactly the same date to day of the week arrangement. It is just a matter of time.

To see what I mean take a look at this table at the Virtual Perpetual Calendar site. Each year of the calendar has a number next to it that can be used to located other years that have the exact same calendar. For example, 2007 will repeat in 2018, meaning the wall calendars you are using this year will be reusable again in 11 years.

In this manner I've been able to use my 1989 calendars twice since then, which is nice since one of those is a much loved Calvin & Hobbes calendar. However, some periods before reuse are much longer. Next year's calendar last occurred in 1980, and won't be reusable again until 2036. That's such a long way out that they might actually have light rail running to Redmond by then!

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Sunday August 26, 2007 · 10:04 AM PDT

2007/08/26 · 10:04

(From the diaries. mcjoan)

Mcjoan and Markos have been asking Kossacks this week to reach into their pockets and contribute to a nationwide fund raising drive for Washington 8th Congressional District candidate Darcy Burner, in her effort to counter George Bush's fund raising visit for incumbent Republican Dave Reichert on Monday.

As a resident of the 8th, I am heartened by the tremendous amount that has been donated in just a couple of days. It has been a wonderful response!

However, I suspect many here don't know much about Dave Reichert or just how insidious an incumbent he is. The 8th is a swing district, but it wasn't always that way, and it has never elected a Democratic representative since it was created in 1983.

More after the fold...

Daniel K

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Tuesday February 06, 2007 · 8:10 AM PST

2007/02/06 · 08:10

From the Seattle Times:

The court martial of 1st Lt. Ehren Watada began today with a military judge sharply restricting the list of witnesses sought to defend this Fort Lewis officer who refused to deploy to Iraq.

Lt. Col. John Head said that these witnesses, which included a former member of the CIA and a former U.N. official, "are not relevant and would tend to confuse issues at the trial."

In the courtroom, a defiant defense counsel, Eric Seitz, said, "I think it is an atrocity that our witnesses are being handled in this manner."

The conviction of Lt. Watada continues today. Hundreds protested yesterday, hundreds will do so again today.

Ehren Watada's "Trial" Begins Monday (w/Poll)

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Sunday February 04, 2007 · 10:11 PM PST

2007/02/04 · 22:11

On Monday, Lt. Ehren Watada will stand trial for refusing to partake in what he and others claim is an illegal war of aggression in Iraq.

He faces 2 years in prison for missing deployment, and 2 more years for expressing his opinions.

His case, that the Iraq war violates the U.S. Constitution, and that his officer's oath demands he abide by that same Constitution, above all else, has brought international attention.

Recently he received the support of a man respected by many throughout the world, Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town.

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WA-08 More Doorbelling for Darcy

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Sunday November 05, 2006 · 9:27 PM PST

2006/11/05 · 21:27

Once again I got up early (for me) on a weekend day and headed to the Darcy Burner campaign offices to help out as I could. The weather was dry, and although I had indicated that I would work the phones, I kept thinking what I really should be doing is helping canvass once again. Not everyone can do it, and I think I'm pretty good at it, so it just seemed that that was the best way I could help out.

As expected they were happy to send me out on another route, this time in Bellevue.

So I studied my list, verified the addresses and the map, prepared flyers I might leave at addresses where there was no answer, and headed out. Read More

WA-08 Supporting Darcy Burner - Rain or Shine

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Saturday November 04, 2006 · 5:46 PM PST

2006/11/04 · 17:46

I was out doorbelling again this afternoon for the Darcy Burner campaign. This time in Renton.

It was wet.

It still is! Read More

Getting Out The Vote: Doorbelling for Darcy

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Saturday October 28, 2006 · 9:04 PM PDT

2006/10/28 · 21:04

With only 10 days left until Election Day, and absentee voters already able to mail in their ballots, it is time for me to get out from behind my laptop and help get out the vote.

Living in the 8th Congressional District has given me a front row seat to one of the most hotly contested races this year, and I have been writing about it since February. Back then few were paying attention, but today Darcy Burner's campaign could decide whether the Republicans continue to drive this nation into the ground, or whether we will finally have a Democratic majority in Congress that can start holding the Bush administration accountable for six years of failed policies, at home and abroad.