At least for one comment thread, here and here. She’s doing it right this time, simply restating the facts of the incident as she sees them, not getting wrapped around the axle. And, trying to be funny about the cookie thing. Also, I think SMASH is joking here. He/she actually wants does want elected officials…
Month: January 2009
Jim Jeykll, who are you? Why don’t you have a blog that I can read?
The last few days “Jim Jekyll” has been dropping down the wisdom in the comment threads here, picking apart some of my new media posts with a rapier-mind. For some reason, I typically know 90 percent of the people who comment on my blog. Well, “for some reason” typically is I write posts for certain…
Floods force new media outcropping (#wafloods, Lewis County Buzz, Olympian)
1. #wafloods is a revolution in Washington media. The more we can create cross news room standards like this, the better. 2. Lewis County Buzz is back for the floods as well. Originally started in response to the 2007 floods, the Chronicle shuttered the forums after things got out of hand back in August. It…
Want college football playoffs? Don’t watch bowl games
I skipped the National “Championship” Bowl last night in favor of a recorded FA Cup 3rd Round game and UW beating Stanford. Mostly because I didn’t watch any bowl games this year, not wanting to encourage the entire system. The only bowl game I even remotely tried to watch was the Rose Bowl, it has…
Just random stuff on the next steps to replace Bob Macleod
We did all of this so far (hat tip, 1889 Washington Constitutional Convention): That the person appointed to fill the vacancy must be from the same legislative district, county, or county commissioner or council district and the same political party as the legislator or partisan county elective officer whose office has been vacated, and shall…
Ken Balsley and dominating political women
In his instantly out of date piece today, Ken says: Thurston County is unique in politics. It’s become the norm that women run and are elected. As a matter of fact, being a woman on the ballot, here in Thurston County, gives the candidate a five point edge before the campaign even starts. So Brendan…
Valenzuela, Bogni and Jorgenson
The PCOs voted tonight and the ranked list we’re sending to the county commissioners is: 1. Karen Valenzuela (Tumwater city council member) 164 points2. Susan Bogni (current commissioner’s assistant, who endorsed her) 109 points3. Walt Jorgenson (former Tumwater city council member) 87 points. The PCOs were allowed to rank three of the applicants, with six…
Obogni
Don’t worry Mark, I respect your opinion, despite your non-PCO status: I would not vote for Susan Bogni. At the forum on Saturday, she struck me as one who felt she was due the appointment by virtue of employment for the current commissioner. The only other political adroitness she seemed to possess was the ability…