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Ring of Fire Enterprises Blog Page: "Fish Wars in the News From The Wall Street Journal, July 22, 1999, p. A24: Take a look at the bumpers in this northern California town normally known more for wine than religious controversy. Skip Keyser, a nuclear engineer turned real estate agent, has a Darwin fish on his pickup truck. 'It shows my belief in evolution as opposed to creationism,' he says. Joel Levitt, a therapist in town, put a fish emblem emblazoned 'Gefilte' ... 'I'm Jewish and I thought it was cute,' says Mr. Levitt. 'I often see people in my rearview...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The state's Democratic chairman has apologized for a political gimcrack that parodied a popular Christian automobile adornment. The magnet also bore the image of a cross and the word "hypocrite" over a background of flames. State Rep. Doug Ericksen, R-Bellingham, called it an "anti-Christian" symbol. Paul Berendt, the state Democratic chairman, said he was surprised to find the item advertised on the Web site. He told The Seattle Times the magnet was not properly vetted and was removed from the party's site after less than 48 hours. The fish magnet is copyrighted by a Mount Vernon...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The state's Democratic chairman has apologized for a political gimcrack that parodied a popular Christian automobile adornment. The fish-shaped magnet was posted for sale alongside other political paraphernalia last week on the state Democratic Party's Web site. The magnet also bore the image of a cross and the word "hypocrite" over a background of flames. State Rep. Doug Ericksen, R-Bellingham, called it an "anti-Christian" symbol. Paul Berendt, the state Democratic chairman, said he was surprised to find the item advertised on the Web site. He told The Seattle Times the magnet was not properly vetted and...

The state Democratic Party is catching heat for posting an item on its Web site that parodies the popular Christian fish symbol commonly seen on the back of cars. The item — a magnetic version of the fish, emblazoned with flames and the word "Hypocrite" alongside a cross — appeared last week on the Democrats' Web site. It was displayed along with other political-message magnets, bumper stickers and buttons that the party sells. State Democratic Party Chairman Paul Berendt said he first found out about the hypocrite fish posting on Friday when someone from KIRO radio called to ask him...

Democrats under fire over fish parody By Ralph Thomas Seattle Times Olympia bureau OLYMPIA — The state Democratic Party is catching heat for posting an item on its Web site that parodies the popular Christian fish symbol commonly seen on the back of cars. The item — a magnetic version of the fish, emblazoned with flames and the word "Hypocrite" alongside a cross — appeared last week on the Democrats' Web site. It was displayed along with other political-message magnets, bumper stickers and buttons that the party sells. State Democratic Party Chairman Paul Berendt said he first found out about...

OLYMPIA — The state Democratic Party is catching heat for posting an item on its Web site that parodies the popular Christian fish symbol commonly seen on the back of cars. The item — a magnetic version of the fish, emblazoned with flames and the word "Hypocrite" alongside a cross — appeared last week on the Democrats' Web site. It was displayed along with other political-message magnets, bumper stickers and buttons that the party sells. State Democratic Party Chairman Paul Berendt said he first found out about the hypocrite fish posting on Friday when someone from KIRO radio called to...

Washington State Democratic Party Pulls Offensive Anti-Christian Sticker Dear James, To the right is the picture of a metallic car sticker which was being offered by the Washington State Democratic Party on their official web site. The sticker is of the Christian fish symbol and cross emblazoned with the word "hypocrite" on a background of hellish flames. As soon as it became public knowledge that the sticker was being offered on their site, they immediately removed it. However, at no time was there an apology offered. Click here to see the original page. Please email the Washington State Democratic Party...

The official website of Washington State Democrats sold magnetic car stickers of the Christian fish symbol and cross emblazoned with the word "hypocrite" on a background of hellish flames. The item was removed about mid-day yesterday after a weblog took note, calling it an example of Democrat Party hostility toward religious believers, especially Christians.

This was the image of the car magnet for sale on the OFFICIAL Washington State Democrat Party website. The image has been taken down since Dori called Party Chairman Paul Berendt and asked him to explain why it was being sold. Dori is streaming live at kiro710.com. Click on the KIRO link to see his latest post.