Some of you watching the WA State Governor's race from afar may have noticed that Republican Dino Rossi is often painted as a "moderate" by the media. We took a look at some of Rossi's past statements and his connection to our in state Grover Norquist: Tim Eyman.
The special report was created and posted by Permanent Defense.
What is the mainstream media not really telling us? Well, for one, Rossi has a superb PR team and a superb strategy. Since Novembenr of 2003, he's worked incredibly hard on his image, which always helps when you're trying to control how you're being portrayed.
Here's the introduction:
Washington State GOP gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi likes to promote himself as a sunny moderate who will bring prosperity back to Washington State.
But what most people don't know about Dino Rossi is his extremist positions - including his ties to initiative profiteer Tim Eyman, as well as his similarity to previous GOP candidates John Carlson (2000) and Ellen Craswell (1996).
A number of points are made, backed up by statements made by Dino Rossi and Tim Eyman to members of the media.
The Washington State Democrats also have a page where Dino Rossi's conservative positions are outlined in comparison to Craswell's and Carlson's.
It's clearly apparent, from their own words, that Tim Eyman and Dino Rossi are friends and allies, sharing the same ideals and philosophies on taxation. Though Dino has supported many of Eyman's initiatives, this year he tried to skirt the issue and refused to comment on supporting either I-864 and I-892 in order to soften his image as he ran for Governor.
And that bid for the governor's seat was firmly and openly supported by a very eager Tim Eyman, who longed to see someone of his own creed occupying the Governor's Mansion. Ever faithful, Tim has even recently urged his supporters to back Rossi's call for a revote.