The News for September 22, 2010

Steve Tharinger & Lynn Kessler

STATE HOUSE MAJORY LEADER LYNN KESSLER ENDORSES STEVE THARINGER
Retiring House Majority Leader, Lynn Kessler (D), has officially endorsed Clallam County Commissioner Steve Tharinger as her successor as 24th District state representative. Representative Kessler is one of the most powerful, respected, and distinguished public servants in the history of the 24th District, and her retirement considerably lessens the influence of the 24th District statewide if she is not replaced by a strong leader -- such as Commissioner Tharinger.

On her presumed successor, Rep. Kessler said, "“Steve is extremely well qualified to serve our large and diverse district. We need his experience and leadership in the Legislature. I am urging my supporters, regardless of which side of the aisle they are on, to vote for Steve Tharinger."

On August 26, the Republican candidate for Kessler's seat issued an odd press release in which he announced that "Lynn Kessler leaves big shoes to fill, but fill them I can." Apparently, the esteemed Rep. Kessler disagrees.

Read the rest of Rep. Kessler's endorsement at The Port Townsend Leader.

7PM Tonight at 111 South Wooding Street in Aberdeen

REP. VAN DE WEGE IN ABERDEEN TONIGHT FOR FUNDRAISER
The very busy lieutenant firefighter/parademic/father/husband/two-term state representative, Kevin Van De Wege, will be appearing at 7PM tonight at 111 South Wooding Street in Aberdeen for a fundraiser with Representatives Brian Blake and Dean Takko.

JEFFERSON COUNTY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IS DANGEROUSLY QUOTABLE
Thanks to the incredible investigative journalism of The Port Townsend Leader, we now know that Republican candidate for Jefferson County Commissioner Jim Boyer is, well, an extremely colorful and opinionated character ... who hates Port Townsend residents and apparently supports the armed overthrow of the United States government. A few selections from his online manifestos (my favorites in bold):

"Port Townsend is populated by those types who are migrating there from all over. Most of the town is welfare or trustafarians."


“Ugly old gay hippies in floppy hats would never consider loading a backpack and heading into the wilderness for a week or two with fishing pole instead of a Sierra Club Discovery Card.”

"There are NO well meaning democrats, but that’s a topic for another day."
 
“Liberalism is a mental disease.”

“For years I have believed that NORPLANT birth control should be mandatory for women (white or whatever) on welfare and government drug dependency programs.”

"Our congress is being taken over by liberals and we are sliding down the slippery slope to socialist destruction of the greatest nation the world has ever known ... What are the alternatives?... Armed revolution – march on the Capitol and demand that congress stand down and go home alive."


CONCLUSION
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