Sen. Murray asks students to ponder bin Laden’s popularity (Seattle Times version )

The Seattle Times ^ | Friday, December 20, 2002 - 02:41 p.m. Pacific | AP

[cousair]

I believe there is a real tie in between Bagdad Bonier and McDermott from Seattle with Clinton cool aid drinker Murray. There are Muslim threads there and I wouldn't doubt for a minute that a lot of Murray's reelection money comes right down the tunnel from them. Treason is an ugly word, but then, her words to the students in that Vancouver, Wa. school were pretty ugly also. Murray said Hate America First!! No matter what she says or how she spins it, that is exactly what she meant.

[B Knotts]

We should go after her like they went after Trent Lott.

I'm tryin'! I'm tryin'! :-)

Keep bumpin' these threads if you want to help! And email your media and politicians!

[aristeides]

Patty Murray may not be RAT minority leader, but she was in the last campaign the chairman of the RATs' senatorial campaign committee. (Frist was her Republican counterpart.) She did not do a successful job of work, so she may not have any future in the leadership.

[aristeides]

Adolf Hitler delivered lots of pork to the German people, until he started losing the war.

[wai-ming]

Thank you for your efforts. We must get the word out.--I'm afraid it's kind of bad timing though, four days before Christmas.

Now if it had been a Republican faux pas, no matter how small, it would be splased all over the headlines.

[bigfootbob]

The East is a growth area. It's growing up and into the Casacades. Closer to Seattle proper the costs are higher, hell, they're all pretty high. The West side of Puget Sound where I live, housing costs are still reasonable. Transportation to Seattle is the biggest hurdle for us. There's only one bridge across the Sound and 3 cross Sound ferry routes. That has caused the enormous growth Eastward from Seattle.

The East siders have to deal with Lake Washington and the 2 floating bridges into Seattle. It's not uncommon for a 15 or 20 mile commute to take 45 minutes to an hour to get into Seattle. There has been no significant road construction for the past 20 years because the Washington Transportation Committee Chairman wants us out of our cars. This is evolving some.

North and South of Seattle is rough too because of the same social engineering by the WTC. The I-5 corridor through Seattle is hourglasss shaped because the Mensa, (not), members who ran the State Transportation Department, (another worthless bureaucracy hindering transportation),decided to build the Washington Trade and Exhibition Center over the top of I-5 in downtown. So I-5 narrows in the heart of downtown from 10 lanes to 4 with no through truck bypass. This makes for a fun commute also.

Basically what you get, either you "pay" to live in the Seattle area, or you flee to the hinterlands where it's still affordable and figure out your own transportation regimine. Seattle is not family friendly and the public schools are sh!tty. And it's the liberal mecca North of San Fransisco. It's called San Fransisco North. The outland areas are considerably more conservative with some public schools being rather good.

Since you're a freelance writer you may wish to look at Port Townsend on the Olympic Peninsula. It's a Victorian style city loaded with artisans. It's very beautiful. It's about 90 miles West of Seattle. I hope this helps. If I can help feel free to freepmail me.

[SeattleTiger]

Hey, friend from Spokane :-),

I went to opensecrets.org and took a look at Patty Murray's fund-raising sources from the 1998 election. She has hefty "ideological" support, headed by Emily's List, the support group for pro-choice women Democrats. I'd be interested in knowing what other ideologies were included in that category.

A few of the individual donors were ex-military, and, even if they are personal friends, I wonder what their thoughts are right now.

I believe Washington State would vote for a Republican in 2004 if we can field a good one.

I have not yet heard if Jennifer Dunn is going to accept that job.Sure hope not.

[ken5050]

Suggestion for you long suffering Wash residents.....dig out the picture of NY liberal dem congresscritter Carolyn Maloney, who appeared on the floor of the House working a burka......then you should all call, email her asking her if she agrees with Murray's description of OBL as a good guy.....

[kcar]

"There really is only one political party left in the country, the republicans. the dims are nothing more than a dysfunctional family all fighting for their share of the inheritance. watch what happens when the moneys gone."

I like the analogy.

[Eala]

What districts are conservative-friendly?

bigfootbob has named it pretty well. Also much of the Eastside (such as the 45th), though it's tilting a bit.